4257 — Bruising the Serpent's Head
By Editor
Please explain Gen. 3:15; and is the devil of to-day in the form of the serpent? The "seed of the woman" refers to Christ, and His final triumph over Satan is indicated in the expression, "It [the seed of the woman, or Christ] shall bruise thy head." The serpent's poison is lodged in the head, and a bruise on that part is fatal. So the stroke that Satan receives from Christ is fatal. "Thou [the serpent] shalt bruise His [Christ's] heel." The serpent wounds the heel that crushes him, and so Satan would be permitted to afflict Christ, and bring suffering and persecution on His people. As to the form which Satan assumes at the present time, the Bible says that "Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light." 2 Cor. 11:14. It is believed that when Satan appeared in the wilderness to tempt Christ, he came in the form of an angel. These scriptures show that he has the ability to appear in different forms. When it serves his purpose to appear as a serpent, he comes in that form, and he may also appear in the splendors of an angel of light.