Was it literally a snake, or was it something else?
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Satan is an angel,so he is invisible to people,so when he appeared to Eve it would have to be a visible image of him,for she could not see his angelic form.
So it would not be hard to believe it was a snake,for would people think it was human form,for why would it matter back at the time of Adam and Eve if Satan appeared as a snake,for today we would think if a snake spoke to us we are crazy,but back then at the time of Adam and Eve it would not be a crazy thing if a snake spoke to Eve,for she did not know what we humans knew later on in history,and she would be like a child back then believing anything for the world has not operated by a standard conduct,and a certain reality,for a certain amount of time,so to Eve it would appear as normal to her,and not shock her,for she did not the operation of things yet and what all is involved with reality to say I am crazy because this snake is speaking to me.
Satan appearing as a snake to Eve and her not thinking she is crazy,is the same as a young child believing in Santa Clause,or the Easter Bunny,for they cannot decipher reality yet to the full extent,but in the case of Eve it would be even more feasible for her to not think anything is weird about a snake talking to her,as a child that believes in Santa,or the Easter bunny,or I got your nose,for even a child will see through that eventually.
Satan appearing to Eve as a snake is not shocking like a person walking down the street is not shocking to us,for she did not know the full extent of reality to know it is weird for a snake to talk to her like we would today.
If you get what I mean,but God probably does not allow things like that to happen today lest people think they are crazy,but at the time of Eve she would not think it is crazy.
If God created you,and you had no prior experience of anything,and was the first human on earth,unicorns could dance around you,and clouds could smile from the heavens at you,and horses could talk to you,and pigs could fly,and you would not think anything about it and would not appear as weird to you,for how do you know the operation of things,but today we would say we are going crazy,or should of not took that hit of acid.
I believe Satan did appear to Eve as a snake,where she would not think it was weird,but God does not allow things like that now,for He does not want people to think they are crazy for we view reality a certain way,although a donkey did speak to Balaam because God put the words in the donkey's mouth.
I might be going overboard,but to Eve it would not be weird for a snake to speak to her,as it would be for a snake to speak to us,because we know the standard operations of reality,and if God allowed Satan to tempt Eve to see where her loyalty lies because her and Adam have a choice,and she could not see him in angelic form,a snake does not hinder that temptation,for Eve would not think it was weird,but if God allowed us to be tempted He would not allow a snake to speak to us,for we would run thinking we are crazy.
With that being said I believe it was a literal snake,for Eve could not see Satan in angelic form,and she would not think it was weird for a snake to speak to her,so it would not hinder the temptation put to her.
