Olive Sea Snake that bit Paul on the Island of Malta

[Bible Speaks]

Perhaps it was like this Olive Sea Snake that bit Paul on the Island of Malta. One bite said to deliver enough venom to kill 20 full grown men!  ???

The creature fastened itself to Paul’s hand but he shook it off and the people who witnessed this said ‘he’s a dead man for sure.’ They waited for Paul to swell up and die but when nothing happened, they thought he was a god. 

They just didnÂ’t know that Jehovah would not allow him at that moment to die because he had future plans for Paul. - Acts 28:6.
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[Melinda Mills]

(Acts 28:1-3) . . .After we made it to safety, we learned that the island was called Malta. 2 And the foreign-speaking people showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and received all of us kindly because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold. 3 But when Paul collected a bundle of sticks and laid it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand. . .

Was a viper - a venomous snake, which lived among the sticks (wood).  Sea snakes are even more venomous but they live in the sea.

[Queen Esther]

Thanks  for  your  simple  but  good  explanation,  dear  Sister  @Melinda Mills 

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1 hour ago, Melinda Mills said:

(Acts 28:1-3) . . .After we made it to safety, we learned that the island was called Malta. 2 And the foreign-speaking people showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and received all of us kindly because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold. 3 But when Paul collected a bundle of sticks and laid it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand. . .

Was a viper - a venomous snake, which lived among the sticks (wood).  Sea snakes are even more venomous but they live in the sea.

@Melinda Mills

Thank you for your support!

Agape, 

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[Rosalie Barry]

Very interesting! Thanks for posting

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14 minutes ago, Rosalie Barry said:

Very interesting! Thanks for posting

@Rosalie Barry

Thank you for your support! Jehovah Bless!

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