The LORD GOD declared HIS divine, immutable WORD to the serpent in the Garden of Eden:
the SEED+ of the woman Eve
would bruise the head of the lying serpent.
And I will put enmity between thee and The Woman,
and between thy seed and her SEED+ ;
*HE+ shall bruise thy head,
and thou shalt bruise His+ Heel.
Genesis 3:15
*[ In this Hebrew verse, “HE” is specifically written. “It” does not occur in the Hebrew language. ]
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Yes, this is the first Prophecy of the Coming LORD JESUS, The MESSIAH+ , The CHRIST.
In this first Prophecy of the MESSIAH’S Advent, The LORD certainly was referring to the immediate situation with Eve as “The Woman.”
HOWEVER . . . Could the verse above hold yet ANOTHER meaning ? Consider this:
Genesis 3:20
And Adam called his wife's name Eve;
because she was the mother of all living.
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It has been said** that “GOD is our FATHER; the Church is our mother.”
** from Cyprian of Carthage: “No one can have GOD for their FATHER who does not have The CHURCH for their mother.” Cyprian ( d. 258 AD ) on Church Unity, Section 6.
That statement is based on The Words of The LORD JESUS :
Matthew 12:49
And HE+ stretched forth His+ Hand toward His+ disciples, and said, Behold My+ mother and My+ brethren!
That is, His+ Church. [ Similarly, in Mark 3:34, Luke 8:21 ]
The Church is The LORD’S earthly instrument to find those who are lost and usher them into a LIVING Salvation in CHRIST. [ See Galatians 4:26 on the Church as our “mother.”]
So, could it be that THE ANOINTED CHURCH of The Living LORD might ALSO be considered “the Woman” whose off-spring or children will also “bruise” the head of the satan ?
What does Scripture state ?
LUKE 10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, LORD, even the devils are subject unto us through THY+ NAME.
LUKE 10:18 And HE+ said unto them: I+ beheld satan as lightning fall from Heaven.
LUKE 10:19 Behold, I+ give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over ALL THE POWER of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
LUKE 10:20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in Heaven.
[ Note: “You” in the KJV is the plural “you.” Thus, this passage is referring to the Followers of CHRIST, which would be the Living Church. ]
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Thus, we NOW can see a deeper meaning built into that first Prophecy about the Advent of the Jewish MESSIAH+, The SAVIOR+ of the world.
That is:
HE+ extended the power to bruise the head of the satan even unto us who walk in obedience to CHRIST, as His+ Body on earth, the one, unified, Apostolic, Eternal CHURCH of the LIVING GOD !
CHRIST’S Victory over death, hell, and the grave was transferred unto His+ obedient followers, unto His+ Living Church.
John 5:24
Verily, verily, I+ say unto you,
He that heareth MY+ Word,
and believeth on HIM that sent ME+,
hath everlasting Life,
and shall not come into condemnation;
but is passed from death unto LIFE.
The serpent didn’t bargain for THAT when he tricked Eve!
That old serpent, the devil, didn’t see his own defeat coming when the ONE+ he worked to kill through evil men , as an infant and as an adult crucified …
rose again from the Dead !
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Let us pray:
LORD JESUS,
Thank YOU+ for Coming to earth.
Thank YOU+ for condescending in the greatest of humility to be born of a woman, a simple Hebrew virgin.
Thank YOU+ for taking on our human flesh … in order to free us from the grip of satan.
Thank YOU+ for fighting our battles with the satan so that we could become the adopted sons of The Living GOD… never to die again, like HIM+.
For, HE+ hath moved our soul and spirit from the Realm of Death into the Realm of The Living.
WORTHY is The LAMB+ !
Glory to GOD in the Highest and Peace on earth,
goodwill towards man !
Amen and Amen.
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