Well... if you read the story, the snake is made to crawl on its belly and be enemies with man. Sounds quite like a literal snake.
So the snake didn't crawl on it's belly prior to that? Genesis 3:15. The first prophecy of the Messiah. He is talking to Satan and his followers and Jesus / Michael and the Bride, or his followers. Now! Take it easy! Let me show you. Just hear me out. I want yu to slowly read this, and check the scriptural references as you go, which I will give below.
Genesis 3:15And I (God) will put enmity (or hostility) (
Revelation 12:7, 17) between you (
Revelation 12:9) and the woman (
Revelation 12:1) and between your offspring (or seed) (
John 8:44 / 1 John 3:10) and her offspring (or seed) (
Genesis 22:18; 49:10 / Galatians 3:16, 29)
He will crush your head, (A fatal blow) (
Revelation 20:2, 10) and you will strike him in the heel. (non-lethal blow) (
Matthew 27:50 / Acts 3:15)
Revelation 12:7, 17 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels battled with the dragon, and the dragon and its angels battled. So the dragon became enraged at the woman and went off to wage war with the remaining ones of her offspring, who observe the commandments of God and have the work of bearing witness concerning Jesus.
Revelation 12:9 So down the great dragon was hurled, the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth; he was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him.
Revelation 12:1 Then a great sign was seen in heaven: A woman was arrayed with the sun, and the moon was beneath her feet, and on her head was a crown of 12 stars,
John 8:44 You are from your father the Devil, and you wish to do the desires of your father. That one was a murderer when he began, and he did not stand fast in the truth, because truth is not in him. When he speaks the lie, he speaks according to his own disposition, because he is a liar and the father of the lie.
1 John 3:10 The children of God and the children of the Devil are evident by this fact: Whoever does not practice righteousness does not originate with God, nor does the one who does not love his brother.
Genesis 22:18; 49:10 And by means of your offspring all nations of the earth will obtain a blessing for themselves because you have listened to my voice.'" The scepter will not depart from Judah, neither the commander’s staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes, and to him the obedience of the peoples will belong.
Galatians 3:16, 29 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “and to your descendants,” in the sense of many. Rather, it says, “and to your offspring,” in the sense of one, who is Christ. Moreover, if you belong to Christ, you are really Abraham’s offspring, heirs with reference to a promise.
Revelation 20:2, 10 He seized the dragon, the original serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for 1,000 years. And the Devil who was misleading them was hurled into the lake of fire and sulfur, where both the wild beast and the false prophet already were; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Matthew 27:50 Again Jesus called out with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.
Acts 3:15 whereas you killed the Chief Agent of life. But God raised him up from the dead, of which fact we are witnesses.
And that has absolutely nothing to do with the story of The Fall.
The story of The Fall. Not the fall. The Fall. Uppercase, T, uppercase F. Sounds like religiosity to me. you look at the Bible through the eyes of religion. Judaism?
