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NASB | Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 3:15 "And I will put enmity (open hostility) Between you and the woman, And between your seed (offspring) and her Seed; He shall [fatally] bruise your head, And you shall [only] bruise His heel." [Gal 4:4] |
Subject: The serpents curse |
Bible Note: That is an excellent question. I agree with BradK in that there appears to be no evidence that angels can procreate. If they could, then presumably God could have become an angel and redeemed the race of angels as well. Yet, this appears to be reserved to the race of mankind. I think it is proper to acknowledge that God did not give us a great deal of knowledge about angels. Certainly what He has revealed about Himself is infinitely more important. It seems, though, that there is a distinction in how terms could apply to different things. That Jesus is called the Son of God does not mean that God the Father had relations with God the Mother who then gave birth to God the Son. This is unthinkable for many reasons, and it's absurd because we are applying human constraints to deity. The Sonship of Christ is eternal. He never came into existence. He is, has always been, and always will be (Heb. 13:8, Rev. 1:8). By the same token, it would seem improper to ascribe human characteristics to angels. It appears likely that the "Seed" of Satan is referring to the host of other angels that followed him in his rebellion. Interestingly enough, there is a scene in "The Passion of the Christ" by Mel Gibson that likely refers to that passage. You may recall when the "Satan" figure is peering at Christ from among the crowd while carrying a young demonic-looking child with him. I think that is wholly inaccurate, but it's at least intriguing. I hope this helps. I wish you success in your quest to understand the Bible better. God bless you. |