Eastern Orthodox tradition (as expressed in the Lenten Triodion) says that after Jesus was crucified and resurrected, the flaming sword was removed from the Garden of Eden, making it possible for humanity to re-enter Paradise.

After sending them out, the LORD God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

2017年5月7日 · Because of their sin, God expelled them from the beautiful Garden and placed angelic beings called Cherubim, as well as a flaming sword, to guard the Tree of Life (Genesis 3:24).

2022年5月11日 · Genesis 3:24 says, “He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.”

2024年6月29日 · The angel with the flaming sword is mentioned in the Bible in the book of Genesis. In Genesis 3:24, it is described how after Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden, God placed cherubim and a flaming sword that …

Genesis 3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. In Genesis chapter three, we have the story of the fall of man.

The expulsion from Eden and the placement of the Cherubim and the flaming sword have been interpreted in various theological traditions. For Christians, this expulsion is seen as indicating the need for redemption through Jesus Christ.

That Paradise, like God’s heavenly temple, is the eternal reality, of which the earthly Paradise (the Garden of Eden) and the temple at Jerusalem were merely the copies (Hebrews 9:23). Let us learn from Jesus Christ by allowing His Word — His …

2016年4月3日 · After Adam and Eve sinned, God “placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.” The sword represented the justice of God that would fall on any of Adam’s descendants who sought to find their way back to God and to life by their own efforts.

2023年12月2日 · When Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden, it is said that God placed a flaming sword that went every direction to guard the place so that mankind couldn't return to eat from the tree of life.