Scripture Post #1,369: *MAN DRIVEN FROM EDEN*

Genesis 3: 

22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: 

23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. 

24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

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Adam & Eve died spiritually for sinning against GOD but that's not why they were driven from Eden. Man was kicked out of Eden because had Adam and Eve eaten of the Tree of Life, (the second supernatural tree in the Garden of Eden) mankind would've been doomed forever. GOD kicked man out not to protect the Garden, but to protect man. If any man were to eat of the Tree of Life after being in the sin-stained state of being that we're all born into, that man would live eternally in the sin-stained state of being. That man would be damned. GOD protected Adam, Eve and anyone else who dared to re-enter the Garden by placing armed Cherubim (celestial beings) to guard it. 

"…God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil…" Here, GOD spake of Himself in 3 forms: Father, Son & Holy Ghost. AKA: the Trinity. 

Originally Published: Sun. 6 • 12 • 16