Essential Bible Studies

The Ancient Serpent

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In the book of Revelation chapter 12:9, the great red dragon, the ancient serpent is called the devil and Satan. Stephen and Tim seek to understand what this means by studying the symbology of a serpent in the Bible. Join us as we go from Genesis to Revelation discovering the keys to understanding more about this difficult passage.

For more background, listen to episode 43 on The Curse of the Serpent.

Key Verse:

"And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him." Revelation 12:9

Outline:

  1. Introduction
    1. Reading Rev. 12 and symbology
    2. Did the Satan become or serpent or did the serpent become a Satan?
    3. Incidents involving serpents
      1. The crafty serpent (Gen. 3:1) that the Lord God made
      2. Key words in the curse on the serpent (Gen. 3:13-15) – Lies, eat the dust, crush the head, treading under foot
      3. Moses’ rod turning into a serpent (Exodus 4:1-9) represents Pharoah and Egypt (Ezek. 29:3)
      4. Fiery serpents in the wilderness (Num. 21:5-9)
        1. How were people saved?
        2. Why a serpent on a pole? Brass a symbol of sin.
        3. Jesus relates it to the cross (John 3:14)
        4. The Serpent Symbol
          1. The serpent symbol in relation to men (Deut. 32:32-33; Job 20:12-16; 58:3-5; Psa. 140:1-3; Isa. 59:4-5; Rom. 3:10-13; James 3:7-8)
          2. The seed of the serpent (Matt. 3:7; 12:34; 23:33)
          3. The Serpent Subdued
            1. Kingdom pictures (Isa. 11:8; 65:25)
            2. Bible echoes (Psa. 72:9; Isa. 49:23; Micah 7:16-20)
            3. Conclusion

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