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What does Jesus reference to the serpent in John 3 v15 and 16 mean for gentiles?
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14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Jesus was referring to the analogy of Christ being crucified in order that salvation for all could be won - it is available to both Jew and Gentile - with Moses' lifting up of the serpent on a pole during the plague of serpents during the wilderness wanderings. One obtained a physical cure, while the other won a spiritual cure.
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