The Seed of the Woman and the Seed of the Serpent

THE SEED OF THE WOMAN AND THE SEED OF THE SERPENT

January 20, 2012

Now the Lord God had told our first parents: “Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” Genesis 2:17  

But the serpent beguiled Eve and she saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.” Genesis 3:6

After that escapade, the LORD GOD confronted the serpent with: “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   With his Old Testament logic, Paul wrote: “For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.” Romans 5:19

Not forgetting that the Lord God had said to the serpent: “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.   Yea, GOD did induce an adverse hostility between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent that is still ongoing.   Now JESUS was the Seed of the woman, even the seed of the Virgin Mary whom she named JESUS.   Not many days before the Jews crucified Him, JESUS addressed them as: “Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?”   Matthew 23:33   (Now He was not slandering their name but identifying them as: “The seed of the serpent that was to bruise His heel.”)

Likewise, John the Baptist reckoned the scribes and Pharisees to be the seed of the serpent when they came to be baptized of him.

Luke said: “Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?”  Luke 3:7

Yea, the Lord God told the serpent that the seed of the woman shall “bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”  Genesis 3:15

Bruise His heels they did when they drove the nails into His hands and feet as they nailed Him to the cross.

Up to that time it might have appeared that JESUS was the loser, but nay; the prophecy didn’t end there and neither did the conflict.  

Yes, the seed of the serpent killed the SON of GOD and then He was buried by His friends.  However the story didn’t end there, for on the third day GOD raised Him from the dead.

Yea the detailed account of His death, burial and resurrection is the Gospel.   And when preached in the power of the SPIRIT, it bruises the head of the Devil and Satan.

The late Reverend Bob Jones of Toledo Ohio said it best.  He said with a great big smile, that through the work of the cross JESUS pulverized the head of the Devil and Satan.  I agree whole heartily. Amen and Amen!

Here’s a portrait of where the seed of the woman bruised the head of the serpent.   When JESUS sent His disciples out to preach His Gospel, He told them: “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Luke 10:19   In that context Paul said: Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; [15] And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;” Ephesians 6:14-15 

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In the following doctrine the results is the same but the language differs.  For the Church is represented in the woman and her offspring is the Risen Saviour JESUS CHRIST and  He is her firstborn.   The Apostle declared CHRIST to be her firstborn.   He wrote: “Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:”  Colossians 1:15

Here is the way that Paul taught that to the Romans.  He wrote: “For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.” Romans 8:29

That is to say that God’s firstborn Son must be first born from a child of GOD before a child can be born into the Kingdom of GOD.  What do you think?

Some fifty days after the death and Resurrection of JESUS CHRIST, Peter stood and preached to some that had participated in His death.

He told them: “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.”

The writer continued:

Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?  Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts 2:37-38

Did you notice how the tide had turned against the Devil and Satan?

Yea, many that had taken part in JESUUS’ death were pricked in the heart and asked: “Men and brethren, what shall we do?   Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins.”  Acts 2:36-38

“Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.” Acts 2:41

WOW!

At that time how could a scripture be more appropriate than where the Psalmist wrote? “The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net, which they hid, is their own foot taken.” Psalm 9:15

May the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob be blessed forever.

Amen!