'And I will put enmity between thee and the woman,
and between thy seed and her seed;
it shall bruise thy head,
and thou shalt bruise his heel.'
(Genesis 3:15)
Hello there,
Speaking to the serpent (Revelation 12:9, 14, 15 & 20:2) in the verse above, God (Jehovah-Elohim) refers to the serpents 'seed'. I have not considered the serpents seed before in any depth, 'the seed of the woman' being what claimed my attention.
I see by the notes in my Bible margin, that the word 'seed' is singular: this being determined by the context, and the words 'it' and 'his'. In relation to 'the seed of the woman', therefore, it refers to Christ Himself, as it does in Acts 3:25 & Galatians 3:16. As the seed of Satan is also singular, is this referring to the Antichrist?
2 Thessalonians 2:9-10, describes one 'whose coming is after the working of Satan': and all through the Scriptures we see the line of Isaac through which 'the Seed of the woman' would come (Romans 9:7), being constantly attacked, and God's purposes for them thwarted by Satanic activity through men operating under his influence.
The coming of the Antichrist is the culmination of all Satan's efforts: but there are those today, as in ages past, who are walking according to the course of this world, according to 'the prince of the power of the air', the spirit working in those who are walking in disobedience or unbelief.
My thoughts go to the Lord's words spoken in John 8 to the Jews who were opposing Him, which is worth reading as a backdrop to John 8:44, the verse that came to my mind, in which the Lord refers to them as:-
'Ye are of your father the devil,
and the lusts of your father ye will do.
He was a murderer from the beginning,
and abode not in the truth,
because there is no truth in him.
When he speaketh a lie,
he speaketh of his own:
for he is a liar,
and the father of it.'
In regard to the Antichrist: he is referred to as, '... him, whose coming is after the working of Satan':-
'And then shall that Wicked be revealed,
.. whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth,
.... and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming:
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan
.. with all power and signs and lying wonders,
.... And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish;
...... because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,
.. that they should believe a lie:
.... That they all might be damned who believed not the truth,
...... but had pleasure in unrighteousness.'
(2 Thess. 2:8-12)
In the light of this, it is good to keep in mind the words of 2 Corinthians 11:3-4:-
'But I fear, lest by any means,
as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty,
so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus,
whom we have not preached,
or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received,
or another gospel, which ye have not accepted,
ye might well bear with him.'
Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris
and between thy seed and her seed;
it shall bruise thy head,
and thou shalt bruise his heel.'
(Genesis 3:15)
Hello there,
Speaking to the serpent (Revelation 12:9, 14, 15 & 20:2) in the verse above, God (Jehovah-Elohim) refers to the serpents 'seed'. I have not considered the serpents seed before in any depth, 'the seed of the woman' being what claimed my attention.
I see by the notes in my Bible margin, that the word 'seed' is singular: this being determined by the context, and the words 'it' and 'his'. In relation to 'the seed of the woman', therefore, it refers to Christ Himself, as it does in Acts 3:25 & Galatians 3:16. As the seed of Satan is also singular, is this referring to the Antichrist?
2 Thessalonians 2:9-10, describes one 'whose coming is after the working of Satan': and all through the Scriptures we see the line of Isaac through which 'the Seed of the woman' would come (Romans 9:7), being constantly attacked, and God's purposes for them thwarted by Satanic activity through men operating under his influence.
The coming of the Antichrist is the culmination of all Satan's efforts: but there are those today, as in ages past, who are walking according to the course of this world, according to 'the prince of the power of the air', the spirit working in those who are walking in disobedience or unbelief.
My thoughts go to the Lord's words spoken in John 8 to the Jews who were opposing Him, which is worth reading as a backdrop to John 8:44, the verse that came to my mind, in which the Lord refers to them as:-
'Ye are of your father the devil,
and the lusts of your father ye will do.
He was a murderer from the beginning,
and abode not in the truth,
because there is no truth in him.
When he speaketh a lie,
he speaketh of his own:
for he is a liar,
and the father of it.'
In regard to the Antichrist: he is referred to as, '... him, whose coming is after the working of Satan':-
'And then shall that Wicked be revealed,
.. whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth,
.... and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming:
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan
.. with all power and signs and lying wonders,
.... And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish;
...... because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,
.. that they should believe a lie:
.... That they all might be damned who believed not the truth,
...... but had pleasure in unrighteousness.'
(2 Thess. 2:8-12)
In the light of this, it is good to keep in mind the words of 2 Corinthians 11:3-4:-
'But I fear, lest by any means,
as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty,
so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus,
whom we have not preached,
or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received,
or another gospel, which ye have not accepted,
ye might well bear with him.'
Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris
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