Today, there are many self proclaimed christian ministers, who handle and distribute Spiritual snakes, and drink Spiritual poison, to prove their faith! Such, and all their followers, utterly fail to understand that God, is speaking, in this text, of the Spiritual discernment, Given only to the Elect. Scripture tells us, that such christian scoffers, which abound in our day, refuse to see the "snakes and poison", of false christendom, greatly promoted by satan today, while cunningly disguised as an angel of light! Such "snakes and poison"; True Christians, even if temporarily overtaken; can by Grace, tread upon, and conquer, by The Holy Spirit!