The rod miracle shows God's power is greater than Satan's, and Les Feldick's teaching on the last trump promises that believers will be changed — the answer to death.
Les consistently notes that the Egyptian magicians performed the same serpent miracle by Satan's power, but the serpent from Aaron's rod swallowed all of theirs, proving God's power is greater than Satan's (Clip 2, Clip 6). In a separate teaching on 1 Corinthians 15:51, he stresses that believers will not all die, but all will be changed; the old body cannot enter glory, so living believers must be transformed (Clip 0). The provided clips do not explicitly say 'Aaron's rod = victory over death,' but they lay the two necessary truths side by side.
Exodus 7:12 — The verse where Aaron's serpent swallows up the magicians' serpents, showing God's power over them.
1 Corinthians 15:51 — The verse Les teaches when explaining that believers will not all die but will all be changed.
Exodus 7:10–12 tells the story plainly: Aaron's rod became a serpent, the Egyptian magicians managed the same miracle with their enchantments, and Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. The text itself does not describe the serpent as a symbol of death or Satan; it records the superiority of the LORD's power over the magicians. 1 Corinthians 15:51 says, 'Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.' This verse declares that not every believer will die, but every believer will be changed.
Les teaches that the rod becoming a serpent was a sign from God to prove to Israel that Moses was His man (Clip 1). He stresses that the Egyptian magicians also turned their rods into serpents, but they did it by Satan's power, not God's (Clips 2, 3). The encouraging part is that the one serpent from Aaron's rod swallowed all the magicians' serpents, which 'showed us and showed them that God's power is greater than Satan's' (Clip 6). In another teaching on 1 Corinthians 15:51, Les says believers will not all sleep or die, but all will be changed; the old body cannot enter glory, so living believers will be changed while the dead are raised (Clip 0).
Moses, at God's command, threw his rod on the ground and it became a serpent, which caused him to flee (Clip 7). God then told him to take it by the tail, and it immediately reverted to a rod (Clip 4). Les describes this as a sign to prove to Israel that Moses was God's man (Clip 1).
Les teaches that the Egyptian magicians, using Satan's power, turned their rods into serpents just as Aaron did (Clip 2). The only consolation is that Moses and Aaron's serpent gobbled up the serpents of the Egyptians/Pharaoh, showing that God's power is greater than Satan's (Clips 2, 6).
The provided clips show Les teaching two separate truths: first, that Aaron's serpent swallowing the magicians' serpents proved God's power is greater than Satan's (Clip 6); and second, that believers will not all sleep/die but will all be changed at the last trump, because the old body cannot enter glory (Clip 0). The direct statement that Aaron's rod is a picture of victory over death is not made in these clips; the connection comes from these companion truths about God's power and the promised transformation.
Les says we can't go to glory in this old body. Those who die and experience resurrection will have a new body; those alive at the last trump must be changed because their present bodies cannot enter glory.
The Believer's Change at the Last Trump
Les teaches that believers will not all physically die, but all will be changed, because the old body cannot enter glory and must be transformed.
The Rod as a Sign to Israel
Les explains the rod becoming a serpent was a sign to prove to Israel that Moses was God's man.
Aaron's Serpent Swallows the Magicians' Serpents
Les says the magicians' rods became serpents by Satan's power, but Aaron's serpent gobbled them up.
The Magicians' Serpents by Satan's Power
Les shows Pharaoh's magicians duplicated the miracle through Satan's power, but the comforting part is what happened next.
The Serpent Reverts to a Rod
Les highlights that Moses caught the serpent by the tail and it immediately returned to a shepherd's rod, connecting to Paul's point about signs.
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Neither he said, let us tempt, and I think the word should be test. Don't test Christ, as some of them also tested him. And what did God have to do? He destroyed them with the serpents. Now there again, we won't take time to go back and look that up. You remember the setting? As a result of Israel's sin, God sent poisoned serpents out amongst the camp.
God's Power Greater Than Satan's
Les says the one serpent from Aaron's rod swallowed up all the magicians' serpents, proving God's power is greater than Satan's.
The Rod Becomes a Deadly Serpent
Les describes the rod becoming a real, deadly serpent so that Moses fled from it.
Exodus 4:3: And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
The first rod-to-serpent sign, showing the power of God's word to change a staff into a living creature.
Exodus 4:4: And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:
Moses catches the serpent by the tail and it becomes a rod again, demonstrating God's full control over the miracle.
Exodus 7:10: And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
The public performance of the rod miracle before Pharaoh, setting up the contest with the magicians.
Exodus 7:11: Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
The magicians counterfeited the miracle with their enchantments, showing a rival supernatural power.
Exodus 7:12: For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
Aaron's serpent swallowed the magicians' serpents, the direct picture of God's power over Satan's power.
1 Corinthians 15:51: Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
Paul's statement, used by Les, that believers will not all die but will all be changed at the last trump.
Yes, according to Les, the serpent was real. He says Middle Eastern serpents can be deadly poisonous, which is why Moses fled from it. When Moses took it by the tail at God's command, it immediately became a shepherd's rod again.
Les explains that the magicians used Satan's power to turn their rods into serpents. The one serpent from Aaron's rod swallowed all of them, which Les says showed that God's power is greater than Satan's power.
In the provided clips, Les does not explicitly say that. He teaches that the rod shows God's power over Satan, and separately that believers will be changed because the old body cannot enter glory.
Les teaches that believers will not all sleep or die physically, but all will be changed. Those who have died will experience resurrection with a new body, while living believers will have their bodies changed because the old body cannot enter glory.
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