By his spirit he has adorned the heavens; his hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.
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Ephrem The Syrian
AD 373
These words eloquently signify the perceptible serpent that must be annihilated by Christ’s death. He calls Satan a fleeing and deserting serpent in order to indicate his flight from the company of the heavenly powers, and also because he hoped to escape the punishment of his crime.