July 29, 2025 • 13 mins
The Woman's Seed - The Saviour of the World - Genesis 3:15
Genesis 3:15 is often referred to as the “Protoevangelium,” which is the initial proclamation of the gospel message of salvation for all humanity.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Fall of man.
The chapter outlines humanity'ssinful states, starting with
the temptation, god's call toAdam and Eve, the curses God
imposed on the three partiesinvolved due to their acts of
disobedience and rebellionagainst God, and finally we see
(00:25):
God's gracious covering of Adamand Eve through the first blood
sacrifice, symbolizing theforeshadowing provision of the
ultimate sacrifice.
Referring to the seed of thewoman, this chapter pretty much
highlights the sin of man and wealso see God's prophetic
(00:53):
provision of salvation forhumanity.
The pretext, before we diveinto the text itself.
In several passages in theBible we see a visible creature
is addressed, but certainstatements also refer to an
(01:15):
invisible agent or entity.
Spiritual entities have noauthorization to dwell in the
earthly realm.
They can get involved through atangible material entity,
because our world is material,our world is natural, our world
(01:38):
is physical.
So for a supernatural being ora supernatural entity, spiritual
beings, in order for them tohave access in our world, they
need to embody a physicalsubstance, a physical material.
So in this case we see aninvisible being embodied in a
(02:01):
visible creature Satan and thesnake in a visible creature,
satan and the snake.
So in essence, what I'm tryingto say is that the snake is that
visible creature, the tool inwhich the invisible entity,
which is a spiritual beingcalled Satan, used to get to us.
Right now we're just looking atthe pretext before we actually
(02:22):
get to our text, which isGenesis, chapter 3, verse 15.
So the pretext God addressesthis physical serpent with
punishment for being used as atool, an instrument, as a vessel
for the spiritual entity toembody, to communicate with us.
The serpent offered its bodyfor this invisible spiritual
(02:45):
entity, in this case Satan.
In Genesis, chapter 3, verse 15, god directly addresses the
spiritual entity that initiatedthe fall of man, which is our
primary focus for now.
The serpent acts as the conduitfor temptation, while Satan is
(03:12):
the true cause for the fall ofhumanity, along with consent and
participation of both Adam andEve.
Participation of both Adam andEve our sinful condition that we
find ourselves in is as aresult of four parties.
(03:33):
Involvement number one thephysical, lateral serpent being
used as a conduit.
Number two the invisiblespiritual entity which we call
Satan, is the true cause ofmankind's fall.
(03:53):
He initiated the temptation byusing the serpent, going to
exclude the responsibility andaccountability of Adam and Eve
because they also consented andparticipated in that decision to
rebel against God.
I'll put enmity between you andthe woman and between your
(04:19):
offspring and us.
He will crush your head and hewill strike his heel.
Genesis, chapter 3, verse 15.
God is the I in this verse.
So God is establishing aconflict between Satan and the
woman Eve.
This conflict is not onlybetween Satan and the woman Eve.
(04:41):
This conflict also continuesbetween the seed of Satan and
the seed of the woman Eve.
Although Genesis does notexplicitly or precisely identify
or name the serpent as Satan,the apostle John refers to Satan
(05:03):
as that old serpent, theserpent of old, called the devil
and Satan.
So that is why the bibleexplained itself.
The meaning of the scripture isa scripture.
If you want to observe andinterpret or obtain explanation
(05:23):
of a verse or a passage or abook in the bible, look within
the bible itself first, beforeyou start looking at outside
biblical materials.
The New Testament can revealmore insight about Old Testament
, and an Old Testament alsospeaks about the New Testament.
(05:46):
So why am I bringing this?
So that you understand why I amsaying that the serpent is
Satan.
Because in the New Testament, inRevelation, chapter 12, verse 9
, and Revelation, chapter 20,verse 2, the apostle John refers
to the serpent as Satan, theserpent of old, meaning that the
(06:09):
serpent that was in the garden,the serpent in the ancient
times, and that serpent iscalled the devil and Satan.
You can look at John, chapter 8, verse 44, acts, chapter 13,
verse 10, to really explain themoral, spiritual hostility
between demons, the devil andeven human agents Between them
(06:35):
and the children of God.
You see, because the Bible sayswe do not wrestle against flesh
and blood alone, but the agentsof the devil, which includes
demons and human agents, and thechildren of God.
(06:58):
And this conflict has beengoing on since Genesis and this
conflict continues to go onbetween light and darkness, life
and death, good and evil, lifeand death, good and evil, the
kingdom of Satan and the kingdomof God, the seed of Satan and
the seed of God, the children ofGod and the children of the
(07:20):
devil.
There's this ongoing conflictbetween them.
This conflict started with Eveand this conflict continues with
us.
And, to be more specific, thisconflict has been ongoing
between enemies of the childrenof Israel, which are the
children of the seed of theserpent, satan, constantly
(07:42):
attacking the chosen people ofGod, the children of Israel,
even us as believers who havegiven our lives to Jesus Christ.
There's also a contention fromthe enemy, because we are
children of God through the seedof the woman, jesus Christ.
The seed of a woman refers to aspecific and a supernatural
(08:05):
conception distinct from theseed of man.
Eve refers to Seth as the seedand it is through the lineage of
Seth that you and I, we havethe main seed of the woman that
is specific and supernatural innature and conception, distinct
(08:30):
from the seed of a man.
Seth is the seed of a manbecause set was conceived
between adam and eve, whereasthe seed of a woman foreshadow
prophecy about mary, her being avirgin conceiving by the holy
spirit.
The rest of genesis traces asingle line of said descendants,
(08:54):
which will eventually producethe main seed, referencing
through whom all nations of theearth will be saved, as
salvation is of the Jews.
You can see John, chapter 4,verse 22.
This promise is fulfilled withthe New Testament through the
coming of the Son of God, vat,mary, a virgin.
(09:17):
The seed of a woman signifiesthe virgin birth of the Son of
God, conceived by the Spirit ofGod.
This is supported by thebiblical references, such as in
Isaiah 7, verse 14, andultimately being fulfilled in
(09:38):
Luke 1, verse 31, luke 34, verse3, confirmed by Paul in
Galatians 4, verse 4.
Let's examine.
He shall bruise your head, youshall bruise his heel.
This is the last section ofGenesis, chapter 3, verse 15.
Refer specifically to Christ,who is the seed of the woman, as
(10:02):
a male figure, and to Satan aswell.
A conflict between the seed ofthe woman and the seed of a
woman, who is a male figure.
Who is actually?
Jesus christ, the son of god,and satan himself.
Jesus is the savior, theembodiment of salvation.
(10:25):
He should ultimately crush andeternally defeat satan for the
salvation of all mankind, aspromised in Genesis, chapter 3,
verse 15.
And Jesus Christ, in his firstcoming, fulfilled this.
He has defeated, he hasdestroyed the works of Satan on
(10:48):
the cross, although the earthlyministry of Jesus Christ doing
the fulfillment of this prophecyin Genesis, chapter 3, verse 15
, on the way to the cross, evenon the cross, satan inflicted
temporary sufferings, temporaryafflictions upon Jesus Christ,
(11:13):
who is a seed of the woman, asthe Bible states that the devil
shall bruise his heel.
And the devil did that on thecross because of our sins.
This punishment is for the sinslaid upon him, for mankind, not
because Christ is guilty.
We can look at references inIsaiah 53,.
(11:35):
Acts, chapter 2, verse 25 to26,.
Hebrews, chapter 2, verse 14 to15,.
Revelation, chapter 1, verse 18.
The promise of the seed of awoman in view is fulfilled in
Jesus Christ, the Savior of theworld.
Jesus Christ, the Savior of theworld, which is also explicitly
(11:59):
presented in the New Testamentas overcoming Satan, in Hebrews
2, verse 14, 1 John 3, verse 8,compared John 12, verse 31.
At the same time, he is bruisedby Satan on the cross.
What is the conclusion of allof this?
The human race still has hopefor salvation.
God made a provision.
(12:20):
God made the first sacrificetemporarily to cover the sins of
Adam and Eve.
God, in his wisdom and power,had a predetermined plan for
salvation.
This includes the provision forsalvation, the process of
(12:43):
salvation, the promise ofsalvation, the personification
of a Savior coming who is theone and only begotten and
beloved Son, given to die for usall out of love from the father
.
Therefore, genesis, chapterthree, verse fifteen, has been
(13:03):
called the proto evangelium,meaning.
Fall of man.
The chapter outlines humanity'ssinful states, starting with
the temptation, god's call toAdam and Eve, the curses God
imposed on the three partiesinvolved due to their acts of
disobedience and rebellionagainst God, and finally we see
(00:25):
God's gracious covering of Adamand Eve through the first blood
sacrifice, symbolizing theforeshadowing provision of the
ultimate sacrifice.
Referring to the seed of thewoman, this chapter pretty much
highlights the sin of man and wealso see God's prophetic
(00:53):
provision of salvation forhumanity.
The pretext, before we diveinto the text itself.
In several passages in theBible we see a visible creature
is addressed, but certainstatements also refer to an
(01:15):
invisible agent or entity.
Spiritual entities have noauthorization to dwell in the
earthly realm.
They can get involved through atangible material entity,
because our world is material,our world is natural, our world
(01:38):
is physical.
So for a supernatural being ora supernatural entity, spiritual
beings, in order for them tohave access in our world, they
need to embody a physicalsubstance, a physical material.
So in this case we see aninvisible being embodied in a
(02:01):
visible creature Satan and thesnake in a visible creature,
satan and the snake.
So in essence, what I'm tryingto say is that the snake is that
visible creature, the tool inwhich the invisible entity,
which is a spiritual beingcalled Satan, used to get to us.
Right now we're just looking atthe pretext before we actually
(02:22):
get to our text, which isGenesis, chapter 3, verse 15.
So the pretext God addressesthis physical serpent with
punishment for being used as atool, an instrument, as a vessel
for the spiritual entity toembody, to communicate with us.
The serpent offered its bodyfor this invisible spiritual
(02:45):
entity, in this case Satan.
In Genesis, chapter 3, verse 15, god directly addresses the
spiritual entity that initiatedthe fall of man, which is our
primary focus for now.
The serpent acts as the conduitfor temptation, while Satan is
(03:12):
the true cause for the fall ofhumanity, along with consent and
participation of both Adam andEve.
Participation of both Adam andEve our sinful condition that we
find ourselves in is as aresult of four parties.
(03:33):
Involvement number one thephysical, lateral serpent being
used as a conduit.
Number two the invisiblespiritual entity which we call
Satan, is the true cause ofmankind's fall.
(03:53):
He initiated the temptation byusing the serpent, going to
exclude the responsibility andaccountability of Adam and Eve
because they also consented andparticipated in that decision to
rebel against God.
I'll put enmity between you andthe woman and between your
(04:19):
offspring and us.
He will crush your head and hewill strike his heel.
Genesis, chapter 3, verse 15.
God is the I in this verse.
So God is establishing aconflict between Satan and the
woman Eve.
This conflict is not onlybetween Satan and the woman Eve.
(04:41):
This conflict also continuesbetween the seed of Satan and
the seed of the woman Eve.
Although Genesis does notexplicitly or precisely identify
or name the serpent as Satan,the apostle John refers to Satan
(05:03):
as that old serpent, theserpent of old, called the devil
and Satan.
So that is why the bibleexplained itself.
The meaning of the scripture isa scripture.
If you want to observe andinterpret or obtain explanation
(05:23):
of a verse or a passage or abook in the bible, look within
the bible itself first, beforeyou start looking at outside
biblical materials.
The New Testament can revealmore insight about Old Testament
, and an Old Testament alsospeaks about the New Testament.
(05:46):
So why am I bringing this?
So that you understand why I amsaying that the serpent is
Satan.
Because in the New Testament, inRevelation, chapter 12, verse 9
, and Revelation, chapter 20,verse 2, the apostle John refers
to the serpent as Satan, theserpent of old, meaning that the
(06:09):
serpent that was in the garden,the serpent in the ancient
times, and that serpent iscalled the devil and Satan.
You can look at John, chapter 8, verse 44, acts, chapter 13,
verse 10, to really explain themoral, spiritual hostility
between demons, the devil andeven human agents Between them
(06:35):
and the children of God.
You see, because the Bible sayswe do not wrestle against flesh
and blood alone, but the agentsof the devil, which includes
demons and human agents, and thechildren of God.
(06:58):
And this conflict has beengoing on since Genesis and this
conflict continues to go onbetween light and darkness, life
and death, good and evil, lifeand death, good and evil, the
kingdom of Satan and the kingdomof God, the seed of Satan and
the seed of God, the children ofGod and the children of the
(07:20):
devil.
There's this ongoing conflictbetween them.
This conflict started with Eveand this conflict continues with
us.
And, to be more specific, thisconflict has been ongoing
between enemies of the childrenof Israel, which are the
children of the seed of theserpent, satan, constantly
(07:42):
attacking the chosen people ofGod, the children of Israel,
even us as believers who havegiven our lives to Jesus Christ.
There's also a contention fromthe enemy, because we are
children of God through the seedof the woman, jesus Christ.
The seed of a woman refers to aspecific and a supernatural
(08:05):
conception distinct from theseed of man.
Eve refers to Seth as the seedand it is through the lineage of
Seth that you and I, we havethe main seed of the woman that
is specific and supernatural innature and conception, distinct
(08:30):
from the seed of a man.
Seth is the seed of a manbecause set was conceived
between adam and eve, whereasthe seed of a woman foreshadow
prophecy about mary, her being avirgin conceiving by the holy
spirit.
The rest of genesis traces asingle line of said descendants,
(08:54):
which will eventually producethe main seed, referencing
through whom all nations of theearth will be saved, as
salvation is of the Jews.
You can see John, chapter 4,verse 22.
This promise is fulfilled withthe New Testament through the
coming of the Son of God, vat,mary, a virgin.
(09:17):
The seed of a woman signifiesthe virgin birth of the Son of
God, conceived by the Spirit ofGod.
This is supported by thebiblical references, such as in
Isaiah 7, verse 14, andultimately being fulfilled in
(09:38):
Luke 1, verse 31, luke 34, verse3, confirmed by Paul in
Galatians 4, verse 4.
Let's examine.
He shall bruise your head, youshall bruise his heel.
This is the last section ofGenesis, chapter 3, verse 15.
Refer specifically to Christ,who is the seed of the woman, as
(10:02):
a male figure, and to Satan aswell.
A conflict between the seed ofthe woman and the seed of a
woman, who is a male figure.
Who is actually?
Jesus christ, the son of god,and satan himself.
Jesus is the savior, theembodiment of salvation.
(10:25):
He should ultimately crush andeternally defeat satan for the
salvation of all mankind, aspromised in Genesis, chapter 3,
verse 15.
And Jesus Christ, in his firstcoming, fulfilled this.
He has defeated, he hasdestroyed the works of Satan on
(10:48):
the cross, although the earthlyministry of Jesus Christ doing
the fulfillment of this prophecyin Genesis, chapter 3, verse 15
, on the way to the cross, evenon the cross, satan inflicted
temporary sufferings, temporaryafflictions upon Jesus Christ,
(11:13):
who is a seed of the woman, asthe Bible states that the devil
shall bruise his heel.
And the devil did that on thecross because of our sins.
This punishment is for the sinslaid upon him, for mankind, not
because Christ is guilty.
We can look at references inIsaiah 53,.
(11:35):
Acts, chapter 2, verse 25 to26,.
Hebrews, chapter 2, verse 14 to15,.
Revelation, chapter 1, verse 18.
The promise of the seed of awoman in view is fulfilled in
Jesus Christ, the Savior of theworld.
Jesus Christ, the Savior of theworld, which is also explicitly
(11:59):
presented in the New Testamentas overcoming Satan, in Hebrews
2, verse 14, 1 John 3, verse 8,compared John 12, verse 31.
At the same time, he is bruisedby Satan on the cross.
What is the conclusion of allof this?
The human race still has hopefor salvation.
God made a provision.
(12:20):
God made the first sacrificetemporarily to cover the sins of
Adam and Eve.
God, in his wisdom and power,had a predetermined plan for
salvation.
This includes the provision forsalvation, the process of
(12:43):
salvation, the promise ofsalvation, the personification
of a Savior coming who is theone and only begotten and
beloved Son, given to die for usall out of love from the father
.
Therefore, genesis, chapterthree, verse fifteen, has been
(13:03):
called the proto evangelium,meaning.
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