--The snake a symbol of Satan--
"The snake, as a symbol of Satan, has wound its way around the human heart and filled us with its poison.
--In fact, by the time we get to the book of Revelation, the serpent in the Garden has become a raging dragon bent on world domination.
Following a battle in heaven, “the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him” (Revelation 12:9)."
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