3:1. Now the question before us is: how will the man and woman respond to the goodness and love of God who created them with wonderful capabilities and put them in such a gorgeous garden? So God allowed a test. A serpent appears which is not identified here, but from its knowledge and what it says, it is obvious that it is more than an ordinary serpent. It was said to be different from all other creatures by its subtlety, that is, its shrewdness or cleverness. Revelation 12:9 and 20:2 clearly identify