在创世记一至三章所看到的每样事物，几乎都是一粒种子，要在圣经接下去的各卷里长大，在新约的书信中出现为庄稼，而在启示录里成熟收割。我们已经看到这原则如何应用在许多项目上。当我们读过整本圣经，会看见不仅创世记说到蛇，就是别卷书里也题到。启示录十二章九节和二十章二节都说到蛇。在启示录十二和二十章，我们看到撒但有几个不同的名字－大龙、古蛇、魔鬼和撒但。
约翰三章十四节是另一处说到蛇的地方。当尼哥底母这位高级的上流绅士积极的来找主耶稣，主对他说，他需要由新生命获得新生。主告诉他，他的灵需要从圣灵得重生，因为“从那灵生的，就是灵。”（约三6）。没有多少基督徒注意到，主在祂与尼哥底母的谈话中，把那位绅士指为一条蛇（约三14）。
创世记三章第一次说到的蛇，乃是一粒种子，要在接下去的各卷圣经中得着发展。我们在创世记三章看到蛇，在约翰三章十四节也看到蛇。几乎所有的基督徒都看见约翰三章十六节里永远的生命，但只有不多的人看见约翰三章十四节的蛇。蛇不仅在创世记和约翰福音出现，更在启示录完全被暴露。创世记三章十五节的蛇是一小粒种子，这粒种子在约翰福音长大，到启示录收成。我们读过圣经就能看见，历代神的神圣工作有一个目标：建造身体以彰显祂的儿子基督，并且要除灭蛇。
已将他自己注射到人里面
藉着人的堕落，蛇已经把他自己注射到人里面。这条蛇现今在那里？在我们的肉体里。在伊甸园中，在人堕落以前，蛇是在人外面。然而，自从人堕落以后，这条狡猾、诡诈的蛇是在人里面，在人的肉体里。当你说话凶恶的时候，你是谁？你是撒但。当你卑劣的对待妻子或丈夫的时侯，你是谁？撒但！撒但今天就在人的肉体里。我们都必须警觉，因为那曾经试探且败坏人类第一代的撒但，现今就在我们里面。
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The Serpent (1) – Gen. 3:15
Everything we see in Genesis chapters 1 to 3 is like a seed that grows throughout the rest of the Bible, appears as crops in the epistles of the New Testament, and reaches full maturity and harvest in the book of Revelation. We have already seen how this principle applies to many items. As we read through the whole Bible, we will see that not only does Genesis speak of the serpent, but other books also mention it. Revelation 12:9 and 20:2 both refer to the serpent. In Revelation chapters 12 and 20, we see that Satan has several different names — the great dragon, the serpent of old, the devil and Satan.
John 3:14 is another verse that mentions the serpent. When Nicodemus, a refined and noble gentleman, earnestly came to seek the Lord Jesus, the Lord told him he needed to be born anew with a new life. The Lord told him that his spirit needed to be born of the Holy Spirit, because “that which is born of the Spirit is spirit” (John 3:6). Not many Christians have noticed that during the Lord’s conversation with Nicodemus, He referred to this gentleman as a serpent (John 3:14).
The serpent first mentioned in Genesis chapter 3 is a small seed that develops throughout the rest of the Bible. We see the serpent in Genesis 3 and also in John 3:14. Almost all Christians see the eternal life in John 3:16, but very few see the serpent in John 3:14. The serpent appears not only in Genesis and the Gospel of John, but is fully exposed in Revelation. The serpent in Genesis 3:15 is a tiny seed that grows in the Gospel of John and is harvested in Revelation. When we read the Bible, we can see that the divine work of God throughout the ages has one goal: to build the Body to express His Son Christ, and to destroy the serpent.
He Has Injected Himself Into Man
Through man’s fall, the serpent has injected himself into man. Where is this serpent now? He is in our flesh. In the Garden of Eden, before man fell, the serpent was outside of man. But since the fall, this cunning and deceitful serpent is inside of man — in man’s flesh. When you speak with harshness, who are you? You are Satan. When you treat your wife or husband with contempt, who are you? Satan! Satan is now in man’s flesh. We must all be alert, because the same Satan who tempted and corrupted the first generation of mankind is now within us.