What was Satan's design in thus persecuting the church?

Answer

"And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be
carried away of the flood." Verse 15.
 


To whom does the \"seed\" in these promises refer?
What kind of church would He thus be able to present to Himself?
What admission did they secure from Him as the basis of condemning Him?
What system was established on account of man's transgression of the law of God?
What will this prophet do when he comes?
Before he was afflicted, what did he do?
What seasons of worship will be observed in the new earth?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle