Your takeaway from Genesis 3:15?

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EarsToHear

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Genesis 3:15 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.
 

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Genesis 3:15 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.
It sure sounds like the Gospel was first preached to the serpent (but it was bad, bad news for him) and heard by Adam and Eve (it was good, good news for them) :)
 
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It sure sounds like the Gospel was first preached to the serpent (but it was bad, bad news for him) and heard by Adam and Eve (it was good, good news for them) :)
Jesus didn't die for angels though.
 
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how could 2016 hear this. even a broken watch is correct twice a day. etc
 
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truth leads everyone, first port of call, to them, that can walk on water. even a balloon holds air with out proof.
 

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Jesus didn't die for angels though.
Genesis 3:15 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.

Of course not. That's why the message of 3:15 is bad news for the serpent. I did infer that, no?
 
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It sure sounds like the Gospel was first preached to the serpent (but it was bad, bad news for him) and heard by Adam and Eve (it was good, good news for them) :)
sin, was in the punishment,(death) bad news to a fool. and how many snakes, do you know that speak. changed your b/head line.
 
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Genesis 3:15 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.

Of course not. That's why the message of 3:15 is bad news for the serpent. I did infer that, no?
yesterday, etc come on, 2016.
and bad news to fool etc .................................................................... who thinks scripture, was to stay in the past. with change. etc balloon.
 
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yesterday, etc come on, 2016.
and bad news to fool etc .................................................................... who thinks scripture, was to stay in the past. with change. etc balloon.
Sorry, I no longer speak that language...

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Genesis 3:15 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.
God was telling the serpent that he will be brought down low to its belly, and which the man will be able to step on and bruised its head, but the serpent would only be able to bruise the man's feet. Before,the serpents, some were as tall as the trees. But God telling them what is going to happen in their future.

Psalm 108:13 With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.
 
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JesusIsAll

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Was it the second prophecy in the Bible, after the prophecy of death for eating the fruit? In this one, it is stating there would be a perpetual struggle going on between demonic forces, which would include the devil's servants among man, and mankind. Satan would deal a crippling blow to mankind by wounding the heel, but Satan's kingdom would be destroyed, get a fatal head wound. The bruising of the heel has ultimately to do with Christ being crucified, wounded but not defeated, overcoming death and victorious, a wound of the heel not of devastating nature, while Satan's wound will be a head wound, devastating to Satan and his kingdom. Or, Satan wounds Christ's heel, Christ wounds Satan's head, the latter the much worse for wear, Christ's head intact, but not Satan's. Interesting there's a mortal beast related head wound in Revelation, also, the beast or antichrist Satan's Messiah knockoff.
 
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Chuckt

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Genesis 3:15 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.

Of course not. That's why the message of 3:15 is bad news for the serpent. I did infer that, no?
I just didn't want other people to be confused.

1 Peter 3:19 by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison,

According to 1 Peter 3:19, Jesus “made proclamation” to these spirits in prison. Other translations, such as the KJV, say that He “preached” to them. The word preached sometimes gives people to the wrong idea, namely, that Jesus was seeking to lead the spirits in prison to repentance. However, salvation is not available to the fallen angels—and the fate of people in hell is also sealed—so Jesus was not “preaching” in the sense of trying to convert anyone. The word translated “proclaimed” or “preached” means “to publicly declare” or “to herald.” Peter says that Jesus went to the Abyss and proclaimed His victory to the fallen angels imprisoned there. They had lost, and He had won. The cross triumphs over all evil (see Colossians 2:15).
Who were the spirits in prison?
 

tanakh

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My takeaways usually come from the Sun Do Chinese establishment about five minutes from my home. No Snakes on the menu so far but the Special Chow Mein is excellent.

What in the world is this thread all this about? Judging frpm some responses I feel I have been hit by one of those Gravity Waves just discovered.
 

John146

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Genesis 3:15 would start the all out attack by Satan against the promised seed. It starts right away with the killing of Abel. Abel's sacrifice was pleasing to God, he must be the seed that was just promised to the woman...kill Abel. And so through the entire OT, there would be attack after attack. Even the death of Jesus Christ was initiated by Satan to keep the seed from victory.

The only way you can explain all of the bloodshed, war and violence in the OT is through the all out attack on the seed by Satan, and God, doing what He needs to do to protect the seed.
 

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I just didn't want other people to be confused.

1 Peter 3:19 by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison,



Who were the spirits in prison?
1 Peter 3:19-20 KJVS
[19] By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; [20] Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.



Not my area of expertise, (as if any area is) but I would say they are the unbelievers up to the flood.
Jesus was proclaiming his victory.
 
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Ariel82

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One of the first prophecy of the coming Messiah. Jesus is the Seed of Eve that crushes Satan head even though he bites his heel.

Head being symbolic of power and authority.

It reminds me of the Bible verses about all Jesus enemies being used as footstools or something to that effect,
 
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Genesis 3:15 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.
After Adam and Eve sinned, I suppose it was necessary for the Lord to take this action to save them (and all of us).
 

posthuman

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It sure sounds like the Gospel was first preached to the serpent (but it was bad, bad news for him) and heard by Adam and Eve (it was good, good news for them) :)
the serpent is definitely coming out the worse in this altercation.