Section 13
was only made in the form of the serpent, "in the likeness of the flesh of sin" for us.
John 12:31 says, "Now is the judgment of this world; now shall the ruler of this world be cast out." When the Lord Jesus uttered these words He was speaking about His coming death on the cross. The Lord was saying that the time of His crucifixion would be the time of Satan's judgment, for Satan is the prince of this world whose judgment was announced in John 12:31. It was Jesus who hung on the cross, but in the eyes of God, Satan was judged there. Therefore, Hebrews 2:14 says that through death Christ destroyed him that had the power of death, the Devil, Satan. Christ destroyed Satan by His death in the flesh on the cross. On the cross Christ "in the likeness of the flesh of sin" was not only a substitute for sinners, taking away all their sin; He was also crucified in the form of the serpent, completely destroying Satan, the Devil.
Due to the flesh of sin, the law of God was weak. Therefore, God had to deal with both the flesh and sin. He sent His Son "in the likeness of the flesh of sin," that is, in the form of the ser pent. Christ brought this flesh to the cross and crucified it there. All of the beings in the spiri tual world, the angels and the evil spirits, know