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Genesis 3:15
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
Catholic Perspective
Genesis 3:15 is known as the Protoevangelium, the “first gospel.” Immediately after the fall, God speaks directly to Satan (the serpent) and announces Satan’s punishment and defeat through “the seed” of a woman who will crush his head.
She is the virgin woman whom the prophet Isaiah said would conceive and bear a son (Isa. 7:14; see also Matt. 1:23); she is Mary, who, being immaculately conceived, did not sin. It was through her consent and her humility as handmaid of the Lord that she gave us Jesus, our redemption.
Common Objections
| + | GENESIS 3:15 IS NOT A REFERENCE TO MARY. |
| + | CATHOLICS ONLY HAVE ONE VERSE TO SUPPORT THIS TEACHING. |
