POWER TO TRRAD ON-SERPENTS
Power to Tread on – Serpents? 3/07/2013 “And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Luke 10:18-19 . I’m sure you are all familiar with the congregations who believe they can handle snakes without being bitten or harmed in any why. Verse 19 above is often misinterpreted by these folks. They believe that what Jesus is saying is that He has given all His disciples the power to tread on literal serpents and scorpions. They believe that it is only a lack of faith that allows them to be bitten and ultimately to die from snakebite. These are foolish people who hold to a form of biblical illiteracy. “And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.” Luke 10:17 . The serpents and scorpions Jesus refers to in verse 19 above are supernatu