The Serpent
HEBREW UNDERSTANDING:- Search results for "serpent": 660 'eph`eh ef-eh' from 659 (in the sense of hissing); an asp or other venomous serpent:--viper. 1281 bariyach baw-ree'-akh or (shortened) bariach {baw-ree'-akh}; from 1272; a fugitive, i.e. the serpent (as fleeing), and the constellation by that name:--crooked, noble, piercing. 2119 zachal zaw-khal' a primitive root; to crawl; by implication, to fear:--be afraid, serpent, worm. 2352 chuwr khoor or (shortened) chur {khoor}; from an unused root probably meaning to bore; the crevice of a serpent; the cell of a prison:--hole. 3882 livyathan liv-yaw-thawn' from 3867; a wreathed animal, i.e. a serpent (especially the crocodile or some other large sea- monster); figuratively, the constellation of the dragon; also as a symbol of Bab.:--leviathan, mourning. 4846 mrorah mer-o-raw' or mrowrah {mer-o-raw'}; from 4843; properly, bitterness; concretely, a bitter thing; specifically bile; also venom (of a serpent):--bitter (thing), gall. 5391 nashak naw-shak' a primitive root; to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan:--bite, lend upon usury.
SCRIPTURE UNDERSTANDING:-
Matt 10:16 - See, I send you out as sheep amongst wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
Matt 12:34 - Brood of adders! how are you able to speak what is good - being wicked? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.
Rev 12:9 - And Yahusha laid hold of the great red dragon who was thrown out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Shatan, who leads the world astray. He was thrown to the earth and his angles called demons, were thrown out with him.
Yahusha booted Satan and his fallen angels out of the heavens down here to earth with us. Does it look like Yahusha is worried for His creation? No it does not, for if we are obedient to His word we are safe. Disobedience to Torah brings trouble to us. Satan is against every word of Scripture, and he will even question how an "it" or even an "a" is used in Torah, Satan twists Scripture to mean something else, to deceive us. Satan is using his army of fallen angels all over the globe to deceive man into disobedience.
Speaking of w
hich, there is a massive push from Natsarim and Messianic teachers, to take on board "The Older Brother Doctrine". This doctrine comes from the parable of the "Prodigal Son." Apparently we are to listen to the Jews because they have always been there, as the older brother was in the parable.
THE TEACHING THEY WANT US TO TAKE ON BOARD IS THE WAY WE CELEBRATE THE FEASTS OF ISRAEL.
We know from Yahusha's teaching that He fulfilled the requirements of the Feasts, which were given to Moses on the Mount. They were given to us in "Shadow Practical Form," and when Yahusha appeared He said, "The volume of the book is written of Me." There is only one more Feast to be fulfilled at His second coming. Understanding Yahusha's words we realise that He is the centre of our worship at Feast Times, which shows that the "Older Brother Doctrine," is false and another man made deceit.
How could we centre on the Shadow Religious Traditions at these times, making them the centre of the Feasts, rather than celebrating Yahusha Himself with good food, wine, and gratefulness in our praise. Our Feasts are in a "Spiritually Discerned Form," not in a "Shadowy Laborious Dead Unfilled Religious Form," which cannot see the fulfilment of Yahusha Messiah's work here on earth and in heaven which was cleansed by his shed blood.
SATAN AND HIS DEMONS WERE CAST OUT OF HEAVEN UPON YAHUSHA'S VICTORIOUS ENTRY, THEY ARE HERE ON EARTH TO BE JUDGED WITH ALL THOSE WHO FOLLOW HIS DISOBEDIENT WAYS, SATAN HAS NO POWER OVER US BECAUSE WE ARE VESSELS THAT HOLD HIS PRECIOUS SPIRIT, HIS TEMPLE, WE WORSHIP NOT THE SHADOWS BUT YAHUSHA HIMSELF.
