Serpent

Are cats the result of the ancient genetic manipulation of snakes?

The Serpent in the Garden of EdenPerhaps the most famous biblical reference involving a snake is the story of the serpent in the Garden of Eden found in the Book of Genesis.

In this story, a serpent tempts Eve to eat the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.

The serpent is often associated with deception, temptation, and sin.

After the temptation, God curses the serpent to crawl on its belly as a punishment.

Moses' StaffIn the Book of Exodus, God instructs Moses to use his staff to perform miracles before Pharaoh, including turning it into a serpent.

Bronze SerpentIn the Book of Numbers, God commands Moses to create a bronze serpent and place it on a pole.

Those who had been bitten by poisonous snakes could look at the bronze serpent and be healed.

Symbolism in the New TestamentIn the New Testament, Jesus refers to serpents metaphorically in different contexts.

In Matthew 10:16, he advises his disciples to be "wise as serpents and harmless as doves," emphasizing the need for shrewdness and innocence in their mission.

In John 3:14, Jesus compares himself to the bronze serpent lifted by Moses, suggesting that just as the bronze serpent brought physical healing, belief in Jesus brings spiritual healing and salvation.

Hinduism

Deva

In some narratives, Vishnu is described as sleeping on the cosmic ocean on the serpent Ananta or Shesha, between the cycles of creation maintained by Brahma.

Iblis -> Azazil

His subsequent form resembled a colossal serpent, maintaining the rugged, armored head.

All of the animals refused except the serpent.

In Ishaq’s sirah, the serpent is depicted as a graceful animal that walked on four legs, but as a result of her collaboration with Iblis, Allah punished her and condemned her to travel on her belly.

Giants

Goliath

Though this translation is understandable because chain mail would resemble scales, it obscures an important connection with the serpent (and possibly Dagon).

Scale armor ramps up the significance, as it connects Goliath with the serpent himself.

Goliath was the seed of the serpent, and David was of the seed of the woman.

Whether Goliath was the biological offspring of the serpent (through the Nephilim) or merely the spiritual offspring, there is a connection with Genesis 3:15.

David, the seed of the woman, crushed the head of the seed of the serpent.

Israel’s first king, Saul, fought a serpent in his first battle against Nahash (Hebrew “serpent”), king of the Ammonites, and here David faced his own serpent.

David passed the test by defeating the giant serpent and cutting off his head.

Snakes And Reptilians

“So Taautos himself regarded as divine the nature of the serpent and snakes, as did the Phoenicians and Egyptians after him; for this animal, according to the tradition established by him, was fiery and the most filled with breath of all crawling things. Moreover, it displayed a matchless swiftness by means of its breath, without feet, hands, or any other external members by which the other animals make their movements.

In Hinduism, the serpent Ananta-Shesha symbolizes time, transformation, and the infinite.

In Aztec mythology, the feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl was considered a benevolent deity associated with wisdom and life.

In Norse mythology, the serpent Jormungandr represents chaos and is a force of destruction, while in other cultures, snakes may symbolize balance and harmony.

The serpent is one of the Elohim

The serpent had 2 arms and 2 legs

Enuma Elish

Enuma Elish: Tablet I

Tiamat is described as a monstrous dragon or sea serpent.

Sea serpents or snakes could symbolise the DNA.

133 Mother Hubur, who forms everything,134 Supplied irresistible weapons, and gave birth to giant serpents.135 They had sharp teeth, they were merciless .

Genesis and Atlantis

i., 2), "And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." The Quiche legend says, "The Creator--the Former, the Dominator--the feathered serpent--those that give life, moved upon the waters like a glowing light."

Lord Kingsborough says: "The Toltecs had paintings of a garden, with a single tree standing in the midst; round the root of the tree is entwined a serpent, whose head appearing above the foliage displays the face of a woman.

Both had a species of serpent-worship.

Famous Sirian people

Kukulkan, also known as Quetzalcoatl in Aztec mythology, is a feathered serpent deity in Mesoamerican religion.

The god was often depicted as a feathered serpent, combining features of a serpent and a bird.

Although Kukulkan was mentioned as a historical person by Maya writers of the 16th century, the earlier 9th-century texts at Chichen Itza never identified him as human and artistic representations depicted him as a Vision Serpent entwined around the figures of nobles.

Poetic Edda

Loki is the father of several mythical creatures, including the wolf Fenrir and the serpent Jörmungandr.

The seeress foretells the events leading to Ragnarök, including the release of the wolf Fenrir and the serpent Jörmungandr, the death of Baldur, and the chaos that ensues.

It mentions the venom that dropped from the south, which eventually became a dragon, possibly referring to the world serpent Jörmungandr.

There comes the darkdragon flying,the shining serpent,from below the deeps,the hills burst into flame.The heavens heave,the ancient earth,—do you still seek to know?—come crashing down.

In this stanza, the poem introduces the arrival of a dark dragon, described as a “shining serpent,” flying from below the depths and emerging from the Niðafjöll mountains.

Maybe in a cycle, hitting the earth again millions of years later.-Dragon -> Usually a comet-shinning serpent -> tail of the comets(Suppose that most of the debris will miss the earth and block the sun (There comes the dark), Comets flying, crashing comets, where they hit, everything bursts in flames,

Kʼiche people

Popol Vuh – Creation story

Six deities, covered, in green and blue feathers, lay in the primordial waters: the Framer and the Shaper, Tepew and Quetzal Serpent, along with Xpiyacóc and Xmucané.

Genesis 3

The birth chamber

1 Now the serpent was more devious than any sustenance of the territory which the YHWH God had made.

2 And they said to the Ishshah, 'Indeed, the Elohiym said you can eat of all the trees of the garden' And the Ishshad said, 'The serpent is a reward.

4 And the Serpent said unto the Ishshah, you shall not surely die:

1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made.

2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ”

4 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

14 So the Lord God said to the serpent:

Genesis 2

Enclosed garden

All of the animals refused except the serpent.

In Ishaq’s sirah, the serpent is depicted as a graceful animal that walked on four legs, but as a result of her collaboration with Iblis, Allah punished her and condemned her to travel on her belly.

When Iblis overheard this, he realized this was Adam’s weakness, and he came to Adam, hiding in the serpent’s mouth, and offered him eternal life.

According to Ibn Ishaq, after Iblis was expelled from the Garden of Eden, he married the serpent whose mouth he had entered when he spoke to Adam, and they had offspring.

In Gnosticism, the biblical serpent in the Garden of Eden was praised and thanked for bringing knowledge (gnosis) to Adam and Eve and thereby freeing them from the malevolent Demiurge's control.

The blue beings

For example, the first day of the year, called "2 Serpent," was a day of great celebration, as it marked the beginning of the agricultural cycle and the planting of crops.