Numerical Expositions: Genesis 3:15

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

-- Gen. 3:15 (KJV)

This curse that God places upon the devil is rather interesting.  A perpetual conflict is established between the serpent and the woman and between the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman.  As proof that the conflict continues today, 61% of the people that attend church on a regular basis in Australia are women according to research done by NLCS.

The second part of the conflict is sort of encrypted as the seed of the serpent will have enmity with the seed of the woman.  What in the world is the seed of the serpent?  The seed of the serpent has been misinterpreted for many years.  Some believe that the seed of the serpent was that the devil and Eve conceived Cain.  That's wrong.  Some believe that the seed of the serpent was when the fallen angels conceived giants with women.  Both of these theories about the seed of the serpent are incorrect because the descendants of Cain and the giants were destroyed after the Flood.

As you look at the entire verse, the verbs are in the future tense.  The seed of the woman is pretty easy to decipher because the seed of the woman is Jesus Christ, who was born of a virgin.  Jesus Christ has full authority over the devil.  That part has already been figured out.  John 8:44 identifies the seed of the serpent.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

-- John 8:44 (KJV)

When you look at the entire context of the chapter, Jesus is talking about the the Pharisees that were trapped by religion.  Those influenced by religion can trip up your spiritual walk with God.  Do not allow religious people that place rituals ahead of a personal relationship with God to influence you.

Numerical Analysis:  The numerical pattern for this verse is 3,6,9,1,5.  (3) To stay in the Spirit, realize that you will have to deal with conflict.  (6) To expose evil, realize that you will have to deal with conflict.  (9) To overturn evil, realize that you have authority over the enemy.  (1) To stay in the anointing, do not allow for religion to trip you up.  (5) To stay in God's presence, do not allow for religion to trip you up.