Do you believe the serpent in the Garden of Eden was a deceiver or humanity’s liberator?

[SolitarySolace]

“The serpent in the garden wasn’t satanic… it was the savior. It was the voice of Earth wisdom guiding humans to awakening to the truth of who they are. In the oldest layers of symbolism, the serpent has been associated with wisdom, reincarnation, and eternity. It is the one who sheds its skin and is reborn. The one who moves between worlds. The one who represents cycles, transformation, and the eternal return of divine consciousness. In the Garden of Eden, the serpent was not introducing corruption, but interrupting illusion. The illusion of separation from divine presence. Eve stood at the threshold of shifting from the comfort of illusion into total divine awareness. What if the Garden of Eden was not heaven on Earth, but the comfort of not yet questioning it? A place where everything is given to you, but nothing is yet truly known by you. Then why did God get mad at Eve? God didn't get mad. The ego did. No God of the highest Light would curse his own creations. It is impossible for darkness to flow from light. The ego tries to convince you that you are in danger when you expand past the comfort of your current beliefs. The whole story of Eve is the story of killing the comfort of your ego identity to expand your consciousness. It wasn't temptation that she fell to. It was choosing awareness over comfort. Eve represents the initiation of humanity's awakening to their divinity. How overcoming the voice of fear and choosing expansion leads to the journey of enlightenment.” - Angela Nicholson on Facebook

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This is not Christianity. It is a Gnostic/New Age reversal of Genesis.

Genesis presents the serpent as the deceiver who tempted Eve to distrust God. His promise was not enlightenment; it was rebellion disguised as wisdom.

“God didn’t get mad, the ego did” also does not fit the text. God Himself confronts Adam and Eve and judges the serpent.

“Choosing the apple” did not liberate humanity. It brought shame, separation, death, and exile. Christ saves mankind from the Fall, not the serpent.

[jshm2]

LOL, neither. There was no "snake" if you read the actual account in the gospels.

The church changed the description to "snake" as a snake is a lowly creature on its belly, worming it' way into all sorts of things and friendly to nothing warm.

Adam and Eve HAD to suffer as they had to know what sin and forgiveness were. You cannot teach such lessons. You have to experience them.

Satan also was never held in high regard - despite (according to the Jewish texts) being an instrument of destruction of his own evil kind, before he ended up being just like them. So God proved you cannot trust such natured things, even if they do "good" for you, it does not change what they are.

[Pterodon]

It’s simpler much simpler period. The serpent was a tempter not deceiver. It was nothing but a simple choice Eve made. God said do not eat fruit from this tree and left it at that. Eve met the serpent and he represented temptation and told Eve to just try it she might like it. The temptation was to great and she made her choice. After she tempted Adam to eat it God came to the garden and called for them. They answered we can’t because we’re naked. God responded how do you know you’re naked? They then acted like kids with Adam saying she made me do it and Eve blaming the snake when reality it was Eves freedom of choice

[Ariesman81Nshiiit]

💯... it is the metaphor for humans choosing to defy God's word. Eve has free will to defy authority, but with that choice, she plunged mankind into sin and ultimately death. Adam's mistake was letting her.

[Pterodon]

He didn’t let her. What are you an ultra controlling Muslim that beats his wife? Then as now you can’t control a woman

[Ariesman81Nshiiit]

They maybe believe in a false God, but they're not wrong about everything.

[slatyb]

Not sure. How do you feel about the Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy? Forces for good or evil?

[strateguy632]

not a liberator.