Is the serpent referenced in Genesis Satan? Is there evidence for this?
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Christ said
He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.
"So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. (Revelation 12:9)He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. (Revelation 20:2)"
Seems the end speaks about someone from the beginning. The author from the beginning is the same at the end.
He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.
"So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. (Revelation 12:9)He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. (Revelation 20:2)"
Seems the end speaks about someone from the beginning. The author from the beginning is the same at the end.
All the Biblical authors were inspired by the Holy Spirit.
As was mentioned above, all Scripture is given by inspiration of God.
Also, Jesus Himself when discussing His claim to be God with the Jewish leaders in John 10, said that the "Scriptures cannot be broken". (This was right after he referenced Psalm 82.)
So it would be inconsistent to say that Satan would not be in the serpent in Genesis yet be referred to as such in Revelation.
Two different human authors, same Holy Spirit.
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As was mentioned above, all Scripture is given by inspiration of God.
Also, Jesus Himself when discussing His claim to be God with the Jewish leaders in John 10, said that the "Scriptures cannot be broken". (This was right after he referenced Psalm 82.)
So it would be inconsistent to say that Satan would not be in the serpent in Genesis yet be referred to as such in Revelation.
Two different human authors, same Holy Spirit.
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Again, there is only One Author of Scripture. Did you read Jeremiah 36?
Do you know that even today there are people who transcribe what others say? And the "author" is not the person who writes down what someone says. The "author" is the person who spoke what was written down.
Psalm 12:6-7 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
You've been given everything you need in order to understand that God is the sole Author of Scripture. You either believe God's Word or you you don't.
Do you know that even today there are people who transcribe what others say? And the "author" is not the person who writes down what someone says. The "author" is the person who spoke what was written down.
Psalm 12:6-7 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
You've been given everything you need in order to understand that God is the sole Author of Scripture. You either believe God's Word or you you don't.
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It appears that you have much more in mind than what you have shared so far in your posts. If you share more fully what you're thinking, and perhaps where those thoughts originate, it will be easier to provide responses that are satisfactory. 
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