The Serpent: Genesis to Revelation

This 2001 series, The Serpent: Genesis to Revelation, traces Scripture’s most enduring symbol of opposition to God—from Eden’s tempter to the “old serpent” finally destroyed. With clear, practical teaching, Brother Ted Hodge, Jr. uncovers how the serpent theme exposes sin’s deceit, names God’s enemies in history and today, and points to the hope of deliverance in Christ. Along the way, listeners learn to recognize the serpent’s tactics and to cling to God’s promised victory.

The Serpent in the Garden

Beginning in Genesis 3, this class examines the serpent’s first lie, why Scripture adopts the serpent as a comprehensive figure for all that opposes God, and how the fall introduced fear, shame, and mortality. The session lays the foundation for seeing sin as our first enemy and the need for God’s remedy.

The Serpent in Man

Here the focus turns inward: the “serpent” as it manifests in human nature and the carnal mind. Drawing on the bronze serpent and the uplifted son, the class shows why looking to Christ—who condemned sin in the flesh—is the only cure for the venom of sin, and how disciples must refuse to let the “belly” rule the mind.

The Serpent in the Nations

This study explores how Scripture uses serpent imagery to describe predatory leaders and empires driven by appetite and pride. It exposes the spirit of the age—boastful, devouring, and deceptive—and calls believers to discern its patterns without becoming part of them.

The Serpent in Religion

Turning to false religion, the class traces the serpent’s lies from Eden into every age—poison under the lips, tongues sharpened to deceive, nets laid for the unsuspecting. The exhortation is twofold: bridle our own tongues and beware of voices that mimic truth while opposing the ways of God and his word.

The Serpent in Philosophy

This session examines worldly wisdom and human traditions that “lie in wait to deceive.” Using the apostles’ warnings, it contrasts experience-based pain with the better teacher—foresight—urging disciples to cultivate prudence so they recognize subtle lures before the strike and hold fast to the mind of Christ.

The Serpent in the Millennium

The series concludes with the promised end of the conflict: the triumph of God’s king, the taming of the world’s appetites, and the final destruction of the old serpent. Believers are encouraged to stand firm now, confident that the enemies within and without will be subdued under the feet of the saints in the age to come.

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