5. When the serpent deceived Eve, what developed regarding God’s sovereignty and his name, and how will the controversy be resolved?

⁵ The prophecy of Genesis 3:15 was addressed to the serpent that had lied to Eve, suggesting to her that she would not die for her disobedience but that she would become independent, a goddess. The serpent thus made Jehovah out to be a liar and insinuated that humans could improve their lot by rejecting His supreme rulership. (Genesis 3:1-5)

6. How does Revelation identify the one who spoke to Eve through a snake?

⁶ As for that term “serpent,” does it apply only to a literal snake? Not at all! Revelation identifies for us the infamous spirit creature that spoke through that snake. It was “the great dragon . . . , the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth,” that “seduced Eve by its cunning.”​—Revelation 12:9; 2 Corinthians 11:3.