Serpent Seed: The Bible’s Forbidden Mystery Revealed
What is the Serpent Seed? The Serpent Seed doctrine, also known as the Two-Seedline doctrine, is a controversial belief that Eve had sexual relations with Satan (The Serpent) in the Garden of Eden, resulting in the birth of Cain – Satan’s own son. This teaching remains a polarizing topic in biblical studies. However, without this knowledge, truly understanding history, current events, and prophecy would be very difficult, if not nearly impossible, because the two seedlines and their ongoing conflict are central to everything that happens in the world.
The two foundational verses that reveal this great mystery, one from the Old Testament (Genesis 3:15) and one from the New Testament (Matthew 13:37-38), are listed below and will be discussed in more detail throughout.
“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.” – Genesis 3:15
“He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man: The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil…” – Matthew 13:37-38
Watch this video to dig deeper into the Serpent Seed doctrine, or scroll down to read more.
Is the Serpent Seed Teaching Biblical or a Racist Heresy?
Sadly, the mystery of the Serpent Seed is widely ignored and even condemned by most in “mainstream” Christianity, that is, if they’ve even heard about it.
Many mainline Bible scholars label it as “heresy” or some dangerous form of “racism”, but rarely do they offer an alternative interpretation of Genesis 3:15. If they do, they often assign a vague spiritual meaning, such as “anyone who does bad things is of the serpent” or “all evil people are the spiritual children of the Devil.” And that’s it. Time to move on. They don’t spend any more time on it. I believe that is a significant error on their part.
Every scholar accepts that the woman’s seed is a literal family line leading to Christ. They don’t question that. So why do they reject a literal serpent seed? It baffles my mind.
The Serpent Seed as a Physical, Biological Family Line
My friends, not only does Satan love it when we don’t expose him for what he has done here, but if we reject the serpent seed based on racial “sensitivities,” then we must also reject the Woman’s Seed for the same reason because Jesus came through the racial line of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Dangerous!
That would mean all of the genealogies given in the Bible proving Jesus was the promised Seed of the Woman are arbitrary and meaningless. Every single one of them! Worse yet, we’d have to accuse God of being racist for choosing one race over another. Jesus says:
“Woe unto you, lawyers! For ye have taken away the key of knowledge; ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.” – Luke 11:52
So true. Those dismissing the physical side of the serpent seed are taking away the keys of knowledge, and the people who teach the Serpent Seed doctrine aren’t teaching racism; they are teaching the truth.
For there is no way around it. If the woman’s seed is a biological family line, then the serpent’s seed must also be a biological family line. To say otherwise would be wholly inconsistent. (Now, of course, there are extremes in everything. There are groups of angry people not following the teachings of Jesus who want to find someone to hate or something to complain about; this article is not for them.)
Does Genesis 4:1 Prove Cain Was Adam’s Son?
Before I go any further, one may say, “The physical serpent seed sounds plausible, but it clearly states in Genesis 4:1 that Cain is Adam’s son, not Satan’s.” Let’s examine this closely.
“And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.” – Genesis 4:1
Indeed, this appears to be a HUGE obstacle. I could stop here and say, “Well, that settles it. Adam is Cain’s biological father. Plain and simple.”
But if we keep reading to Genesis 4:2, we see that Eve continued in labor and gave birth to another son, Abel. This means Cain and Abel were twins.
“And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.” – Genesis 4:2
“So what if they were twins?” you might ask. Here’s why it matters: it suggests two separate conceptions, not just one. And it just so happens God mentioned another conception just before this in Genesis 3.
For right after Eve admitted she was “beguiled” or seduced by the serpent, God cursed the serpent and said:
“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. Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and THY CONCEPTION; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children…” – Genesis 3:15-16
Look! There are two different seeds mentioned here that require two separate conceptions. Adam was the father of one seed, and Satan the father of the other. What else could God be talking about when he directly tells the Serpent (Another name for Satan in Rev. 12:9) he would have a seed after beguiling Eve.
Superfecundation: Twins from Two Different Fathers (Cain and Abel)
A woman having twins from two different fathers still happens today. It can happen when a woman has intercourse with two men within a specific time frame; she can conceive a child from both. The medical term for this is “Superfecundation,” meaning “the fertilization of two or more ova from the same cycle by sperm from separate acts of sexual intercourse, which can lead to twin babies from two separate biological fathers” (Wikipedia). Oftentimes, this goes unnoticed unless twins are born with different skin colors.
So, when Genesis 4:1 says Adam knew his wife Eve, it means he was the father of one of those boys, not both.
And when Cain offers an unacceptable offering to God and kills Abel because his offering was righteous, we now know whose son belongs to whom. Cain is Satan’s son, and Abel was Adam’s.
Did not God tell us there would be “enmity” between the serpent seed and the woman’s seed?
Now, this is important. Many believe there must be a literal serpent seed but struggle to accept that Eve had sex with Satan, or they find Genesis 4:1 too big of a hurdle to overcome. They might suggest the serpent seed refers to the hybrid offspring of fallen angels and humans in Genesis 6, known as giants, or that it began later, after the flood.
But those alternate explanations ignore the fact that the “enmity” between these two seed lines began immediately with Cain and Abel.
Evidence Cain’s Father Was Satan
Thousands of years later, the Apostle John confirms that Cain’s father was Satan when he says:
“Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.” – 1 John 3:12
Furthermore, Jesus links a group of scribes and Pharisees (claiming to be Jews) to an unbroken family line responsible for murdering righteous men, starting with Abel:
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. Ye SERPENTS, ye OFFSPRING OF VIPERS, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?” – Matthew 23:29-33
Could Jesus have been any clearer about their lineage? He even tells them to “fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.” What measure? To bruise the heel of the woman’s seed (Genesis 3:15).
He continues:
“Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation (race).” – Matthew 23:34-36
Who killed Abel? Of course, it was Cain! How many more witnesses do we need to confirm that Cain was the beginning of the Serpent Seed?
Let’s consider the scene. Adam and Eve stand before God, naked and ashamed, trying to cover their private parts with fig leaves. Then God speaks of conception, pain in childbirth, and two seeds at enmity with each other.
Soon after, Cain murders Abel. Doesn’t it seem reasonable to believe such a thing happened?
Why Is Cain Excluded from Adam’s Genealogy in Genesis 5:3?
“And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:” – Genesis 5:3
There is no mention of Cain at all in Adam’s genealogy. Sure, an argument could be made that Cain was removed because he was banished for murdering Abel. That’s not unreasonable.
But considering all the other evidence, the only logical conclusion is that Cain was not begotten in Adam’s likeness, like Seth, but was begotten in the image of his father—Satan.
Additionally, though Cain was the firstborn, he was never considered the chosen seed of the woman. As it is written:
“And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.” – Genesis 4:25
Did you catch that? Eve said God appointed her another seed instead of Abel. Now Abel was the original Seed of the Woman, and Cain was never of the woman’s seed. If Cain and Abel were both of the woman’s seed, she would have had two promised seeds before Cain murdered Abel, negating the serpent seed. That would contradict Genesis 3:15, wouldn’t it?
The Parable of the Tares Explains It
If you’re still hung up on Genesis 4:1, believing it says Adam was Cain’s son, then Jesus’ parable of the tares may help clarify. This parable supports the Two-Seedline teaching, illustrating the battle between the woman’s seed and Satan’s seed as the tares being planted among the wheat.
“Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed GOOD SEED in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed TARES among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence hath it TARES? He said unto them, An ENEMY hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?” – Matthew 13:24-28
Jesus explains this parable soon, but let’s align it with Genesis 3:15:
- Good Seed = Woman’s Seed
- Tares = Serpent’s Seed
- Enemy = Satan / The Serpent
In other words, Jesus reveals that Satan was the progenitor of the serpent seed, described as the tares. Part of the mystery is that they remain hidden among the wheat until the harvest.
The servants ask, “Should we rip those tares out of the earth?”
“But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.” – Matthew 13:29-30
This is critical. We are not to harm the tares physically. Doing so would also damage the wheat. Why? Because people struggle with this profound truth. Just look at how they react when we teach that there are biological children of Satan on earth—they call us heretics and racists!
Besides, the tares are here to fulfill the negative part of God’s plan, and we must let them do so.
“Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.” – Matthew 13:36
If Jesus’ parable meant something vague like, “All bad people in the church are spiritual tares,” would the disciples need clarification? No way. Bad people in churches or society are no mystery. If that were the case, the disciples wouldn’t be so curious. They knew this parable held a profound truth, and it grabbed their attention.
The Tares are the Children of the Devil
So, Jesus tells them who the tares are:
“He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one.” – Matthew 13:37-38
Whoa! Did you read that? It’s no longer a mystery. Jesus told his disciples that Satan planted (conceived) children on earth. We can no longer deny who Cain was or what happened in the Garden of Eden after reading this!
3 major points supporting this interpretation:
- Genesis 3:15 establishes two distinct seed lines: The woman’s seed and the serpent’s seed, indicating a physical lineage for both.
- Cain’s absence from Adam’s genealogy (Genesis 5:3) suggests he was not Adam’s biological son, unlike Seth, who is described as being in Adam’s likeness.
- Jesus’ parable of the tares (Matthew 13:37-38) explicitly identifies the “children of the wicked one” as a distinct group, sown by the devil, in contrast to the “children of the kingdom.”
Jesus Revealed Controversial Truths in Parables
Are there truths you wouldn’t dare say in public? Of course. Same with Jesus. If he had openly told the multitudes that Satan had biological children on earth and identified them, it would have caused an uproar, likely undermining his message.
So, Jesus wisely shared this truth through a parable, explaining its meaning privately to his disciples. If the parable simply meant that everyone who does evil is a “spiritual” child of the Devil, no one would be surprised—they already believed that. There’s no mystery there, and it wouldn’t offend anyone.
But teaching that Satan has literal biological children on earth? That’s different.
People get upset. They call you a racist, a heretic, and everything else. Now do you see why Jesus shared this parable with the multitude but explained it privately to his disciples?
Earlier in this chapter, the disciples asked, “Why speakest thou unto them in parables?” (Matthew 13:10). Jesus replied:
“Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.” – Matthew 13:10
Some truths, like Satan’s literal biological family line existing today, aren’t meant for everyone to understand. That’s obvious.
It’s also written:
“All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.” – Matthew 13:34-35
In other words, some truths in Genesis were hidden until Jesus revealed them. That’s why even well-known biblical scholars can’t see the serpent seed today. Their worldly wisdom and credentials don’t help. Jesus told Peter, “flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 16:17). And elsewhere, he says:
“I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.” – Matthew 11:25
That’s why they can’t accept it—they can’t understand it.
So, I don’t let it bother me when people call me a heretic or a racist for teaching the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; it’s expected. Embrace it.
Spiritual and Physical Seeds
Because several New Testament passages spiritualize the seed of Abraham, there is a temptation to spiritualize the serpent seed as well. Here are two examples:
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” – Galatians 3:28-29
True. This shows that all believers in Jesus, regardless of race, are considered Abraham’s seed spiritually.
Then, in John 8, Jesus tells some Scribes and Pharisees:
“I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.” – John 8:37
He continues:
“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
Some argue, “See, if Jesus calls these biological children of Abraham the seed of the serpent, it’s a spiritual thing, not physical.”
But wait. If the seed of the woman and the serpent are only spiritual, why does Revelation 12 mention a “remnant of the woman’s seed” attacked by the serpent in the future tribulation? And in Revelation 7, why are 144,000 from Israel’s tribes sealed, distinct from a multitude of believers from all nations?
That means a distinction between biological Israel and Christians persists until the end.
So, how do we reconcile these passages?
It’s simple. There is both a literal and spiritual application of the Woman’s Seed and the Serpent’s Seed.
If you’re not a biological descendant of Abraham, you can be “adopted” into the family by faith in Christ. Conversely, a biological descendant of Abraham can be “adopted” into Satan’s family. But this doesn’t erase the two biological lines—they still exist and matter.
Spiritualizing The Serpent Seed Robs You of Truth
When someone teaches a literal seed of the woman, from Eve to Jesus Christ, but denies a literal serpent seed existing today, they’re only telling half the story that began in Genesis 3:15. And half-truths can be very misleading.
This isn’t surprising. Most churches cherry-pick what sounds nice and avoid the “dark side” on just about every other issue. Sometimes, I think they don’t want to believe it exists because it’s too scary.
As tempting as that is, it’s dangerous.
Understanding what happened in the beginning—who Cain’s father was—unlocks mysteries about the Antichrist and his kingdom. The more you know about Satan’s kingdom, the better prepared you are to withstand it. That’s the biggest thing about this!
You must know that the serpent’s seed is real and active on earth, preparing for the coming of the ultimate seed of the serpent that the enemy has been awaiting for thousands of years—who is the counterfeit seed of the woman and the counterfeit savior of the world. As it is written:
“For the mystery of iniquity doth already work; only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming.” – 2 Thessalonians 2:7-8
Do you have eyes to see and ears to hear? Don’t let this be a forbidden mystery to you. Understand it and you will understand so much more.