Genesis says that. Whether you believe it is your choice.
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Jesus also said serpents were wise:
Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
If all we had was the book of Genesis, then we well might not know the activity of satan behind the serpent. But we have more. (Rev. 12:9) "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan....." Also, (Rev. 20:2), "And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years."
Now you're saying the serpent and Satan are the same thing? I remind you too that Revelation does not refer to past events from Genesis since John said everything in it was in the future. Go figure.
I didn't know that. My copy of the Bible has Ezekiel saying that to the Prince of Tyre. No mention of Satan there. Again, go figure.
From your comments to me, I'd say you should be careful about throwing the first stone.
You're not paying attention. I never said the serpent was not wise.
You need to use quotation marks when you quote me, else you are trying to make my words appear as yours. I know you need help, but let's be honest.
No, I never said the serpent and satan are the same thing. I said the serpent was literal, and so was satan. Both were there.
So, you don't like me using (Revelation). I wonder why, since you first used (Revelation) in post #(104) to make your incorrect comparison of the river that made four. What (Revelation) says is true. It's prophecies are future. And I am not making the prophecies a past event. But the information given in (Revelation) can be compared with the rest of Scripture to enlarge upon a truth. And that is what I did.
You create these 'fantastic' spiritual interpretations all the while abandoning any 'literal' interpretation. But when you get to (Ezekiel 28) you declare that it is nothing but 'literal' and cannot refer to satan. Go figure.
Why, I don't just carry one stone?
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