Evilness

Having been cursed or judged upon, the serpent might be looked upon as either having been damned by the edge of the sword or as if being sensed by the tip of the spear. The serpent will be itself differently in the two cases dependent upon how it is judged.

Being damned the serpent is sentenced and banned. In the story of the creation the serpent can be looked upon as if telling Eva it was not true what God had said, that they would die if they ate or touched the fruit of the tree in the midst of the garden, but that their eyes would be opened and that they would be like gods knowing good and evil if they did eat the fruit. If this was the case the serpent is damned as if by the edge of the sword. In that case the serpent raised its hand, so to speak, against The Lord, letting himself count for a spirit which wants control over the being, and control on earth the prince of this world thinks he has by knowledge, by which anyone and anything is dead and left to be serving the way knowledge can explain how. Satan wants God, who was, who is, and who will be, to be explained by knowledge. Satan wanted Adam and Eve damned and dead to be in control of them. And as the world by knowledge is damned the prince of this world himself is damned by his damnations.

Being sensed as if by the tip of the spear the serpent is judged differently from what the case is when the serpent is damned. Being sensed as if by the tip of the spear the serpent told Eve God truly had said they would die if they ate or touched the fruit of the tree in the midst of the garden, and so, to have their eyes opened and to be like (secular) gods knowing good and evil, they should eat the fruit. By so doing they would know how to behave. The serpent in this way is perceived as a creep of the earth as different from the cattle and the beasts. To the earth animals on the ground are what motifs are to the man. They are like reasons. And by the creeps necessity is given heed. By the cattle utility is given heed. And by the beasts splendour is given heed. The serpent, being a creep, in this respect pointed out the necessity for Adam and Eve to feel sorry.

In either case God told the serpent: “And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” (Genesis 3:14-15)

In either case God by Moses told the Children of Israel: “For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.” (Leviticus 11:44-45)

But Moses also said in his blessing of the tribe Dan – the sons of Dan: ”Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.” (Genesis 49:16-18) Justice on earth depends upon actions to count. To justice it is necessary man is responsible. And so Moses said, longing for another world: "I look for your deliverance, O Lord!" (“I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.”).