It's based on the book of Numbers when Moses held up a serpent on a staff and all who looked upon it would live. Jesus explains it was typology of him being made into our sin(serpent) and raised up(crucified) in John 3 which is the lead in to the famous verse, John 3:16.
edit: I should add, that's the single snake version. The two snake version is the wand of Hermes the greek god of commerce hilariously enough.
It's based on the book of Numbers when Moses held up a serpent on a staff and all who looked upon it would live. Jesus explains it was typology of him being made into our sin(serpent) and raised up(crucified) in John 3 which is the lead in to the famous verse, John 3:16.
edit: I should add, that's the single snake version. The two snake version is the wand of Hermes the greek god of commerce hilariously enough.
Thanks pede, #NotAllSneks
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The satanist deity baphomet has a staff with twin snakes as well.