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Originally Posted by armourbearer Paul says the serpent beguiled Eve | Is Satan a literal Snake? Is Satan, as a snake, now crawling around on his belly eating dust all the days of his life according to God's curse in Gen. 3? | Please consult Geerhardus Vos, Biblical Theology, pp. 33, 34. He states it well when he says, "It therefore becomes necessary to adopt the old, traditional view according to wich there were present both a real serpent and a demonic power, who made use of the former to carry out his plan. So far from there being anything impossible in this, it finds a close analogy in the demoniacs of the Gospels, through whose mouths demons speak." | Hence, the serpent today still literally crawls on the ground.
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