{"id":2442,"date":"2024-05-24T18:56:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T18:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/how-satan-entered-eden\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T17:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T17:52:15","slug":"how-satan-entered-eden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/how-satan-entered-eden\/","title":{"rendered":"Waarom was Satan in de Hof van Eden en hoe kwam hij daar binnen?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Scripture never says how Satan got into the garden, or that anyone let him in. Genesis does not even use his name. The tempter is &quot;the serpent&quot;, one of the creatures &quot;which the LORD God had made&quot; (Genesis 3:1). Later Scripture tells us the devil stood behind that serpent to deceive, and old tradition adds that envy drove him. That small phrase, &quot;which the LORD God had made&quot;, is the key to the whole question. The serpent did not climb\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genesis names only the serpent. The devil&#039;s entrance comes from tradition: Augustine, the Life of Adam and Eve, Pirke de-Rabbi Eliezer and Ezekiel 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-2442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-mysteries"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2391,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/serpent-symbolism-christianity\/","url_meta":{"origin":2442,"position":0},"title":"What Do Snakes Symbolize in the Bible? 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