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.

Into what condition has sin brought the entire creation?
Why was He to be named Jesus?
At His birth, what message did the angel bring to the shepherds abiding in the field?
18. What effect did Christ's miracles have upon the individuals restored, and the people who witnessed them?
6. What occurred at the time of the crucifixion which indicated that the typical system had been taken away by Christ?
How does Paul again express this same truth?
Why are its gates not to be closed?

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