46. the Bibles' first angels
People always connect the Garden of Eden with the tempter, Satan. But there were angels connected with Eden as well, though not in any pleasant sense. After the serpent tempted Adam and Eve, they ate the forbidden fruit, and because they disobeyed God, they were banished from Eden. The entryway of Eden was guarded by cherubin (angels) and a flaming sword, a vivid symbol that once man had sinned he could never go back to Eden (Gen. 3:24).
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