Paul bitten by a snake and considered to be a murderer, he didn’t die and was considered to be a god.

Acts 28:3-6

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“Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand. When the natives saw the venomous beast hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the god of justice has not allowed him to live.”  Acts 28:3-4

This verse reveals the atheism of the “unusually kind” inhabitants of Malta and the false god that they served. They served a god that lived through animals and creatures of all types to bring judgment against social crime. A venomous snake bit Paul and he was immediately judged to be a murderer. However, we know Paul lived for the Holiness of God and he spent his entire born-again life to spread the message of life through the gospel of Christ. As we know, it is much better to be judged by the mercy and grace of God than to be judged by a false god that lives within the physiology of creatures.

Today, there is an atheistic entity that lives through the physiology of animals and creatures of all types and is the same entity that gives human beings what to feel, think, do, and say. In fact, animals and creatures are mentioned in the Bible as being part of the turmoil on this earth, “I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.” Revelation 6:8 Speaking of the global government, “‘She has become a place for demons and a haunt for every impure spirit a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable animal.” Revelation 18:2

I’ve often heard people say how much they love the companionship and comfort of animals, but they choose not to own a pet because of the aggravation and trouble they bring instead. I’ve also heard people talk about their pets being unusually riled around certain people, apart from the natural instincts of the animal. I’ve also heard people talk against the those that were attacked by an animal, wondering what had gotten into the animal to bite and maul a person. They were thinking that the entity with power over the behavior of the animal had caused the attack. They assumed that the attacked person was an enemy of today’s culture that lives by the entity that has power over physiology to give them what to think, feel, say, and do. Nowadays, I’ve noticed how the majority of pets are the type that would eat “fluffy” for breakfast.

In today’s atheistic culture of humanism, they have changed “…the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things…who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator…they did not like to retain God in their knowledge…” Romans 1:23, 25, 28 Humanism is the fig leaf worn by the entity with power over physiology to give what to think, feel, do, and say.

The metaphorical brushfire is where people who are shunned by today’s culture are placed. The hostility, coldness, and superficial kindness coming from the people of the community culture keep the unwanted in the brushfire and out of their society. That brushfire is filled with frustrated, angry, depressed, lonely, and rejected people. They will lash out and attack like a venomous snake, if they feel the freedom in their physiology to do so. Many might wonder what caused the entity with power over physiology to allow the attack to happen. A phrase that is a creation of today’s society is “victim shaming”, and we are told not to vocalize and engage in such a thing. Paul was being victim-shamed for being bit by a venomous snake that was trying to flee the heat of the brush pile.

“But Paul shook off the beast into the fire and suffered no ill effects. The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead; but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.” Acts 28:5-6

While the inhabitants of Malta weren’t receptive to the Holy Spirit and closed out the gospel of Christ, God was still working on behalf of Paul, and He made the lethal venom of the viper of no effect. This definitely had an effect on the Maltese people to see this, as they called Paul a god. Even then, Paul was prevented by the hardness of their hearts to tell them to give praise to the God of Jesus Christ.

Paul shook the venomous snake off his hand, and it fell back into the brush fire where it would have burned up and died. Paul had no ill-effects from the lethal venom. Then the inhabitants of Malta said he was a god. In today’s culture, when a person plays a part in casting shunned people into the metaphorical brushfire and causing them to die by self-destructive behavior [or otherwise], they are considered a god. They are given positive reinforcement and honor to lift their esteem, but Jesus says this, “How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?” John 5:44

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:11