GymRose Posted April 1, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 31 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 862 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/31/2004 Status: Offline Share Posted April 1, 2008 Ovedya........ I'm dropping the kids to school and can't wait to get back and read through your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted April 1, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted April 1, 2008 . . . Therefore, the cherubim with the flaming sword in typology represent God's glory, His holiness and His righteousness, all of which must be satisfied in order for man to approach the tree of life. However, as we know, the sinful condition of man does cannot attain to God's glory, does not possess God's holiness, and cannot meet God's righteous requirement in order to have fellowship with Him. Between God and the sinful man is an enormous gulf which no mortal man, or even the blood of animals could ever bridge. That is really cool, Ovedya! Excellent explanation, and a lot more meaningful than other things I have heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricH Posted April 1, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 366 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 10,933 Content Per Day: 1.57 Reputation: 212 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/21/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted April 1, 2008 Nice post Ovedya. We should also keep in mind that just because a story has typological significance, does not mean it did not happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger398 Posted April 1, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 562 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2,074 Content Per Day: 0.31 Reputation: 648 Days Won: 2 Joined: 11/01/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/31/1966 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 This is soooooooooooooo intresting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricH Posted April 1, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 366 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 10,933 Content Per Day: 1.57 Reputation: 212 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/21/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted April 1, 2008 Along those same lines, do you know where the first place the word "love" is use in the Bible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricH Posted April 1, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 366 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 10,933 Content Per Day: 1.57 Reputation: 212 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/21/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted April 1, 2008 "Take your son," He said, "your only son Isaac, whom you love, go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about." Genesis 22:15 HCSB The first time the word love is used in the bible is in reference to a father offering his only son up as a sacrifice. This echos: For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 HCSB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GymRose Posted April 1, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 31 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 862 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/31/2004 Status: Offline Share Posted April 1, 2008 WOW...... Ovedya, it highlights once again how far we fall short and the absolute AWSOMENESS of God. The symbolism is very interesting and very much worth considerable thought......... Pondering. But more over it just highlights to me how AMAZING He is. Can't wait to read more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GymRose Posted April 1, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 31 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 862 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/31/2004 Status: Offline Share Posted April 1, 2008 "Take your son," He said, "your only son Isaac, whom you love, go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about." Genesis 22:15 HCSB The first time the word love is used in the bible is in reference to a father offering his only son up as a sacrifice. This echos: For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 HCSB That is really interesting Eric, I don't think we fully comprehend the word love in our culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerioke Posted April 2, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 97 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,850 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 128 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/19/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/11/1911 Share Posted April 2, 2008 So God invented the sword? That's all you got from that? I'm just wondering how they could have got a sword from the original text if war and violence hadn't been invented till some time after the fall. Even Cain had to use a rock to kill his brother, did he not? I had always assumed that they used the word "sword" for lack of a better word for whatever the flaming thing was. I'm not the crispiest chip in the bag when it comes to analyzing allagories and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovedya Posted April 2, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 375 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 11,400 Content Per Day: 1.44 Reputation: 125 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/30/2002 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/14/1971 Share Posted April 2, 2008 So God invented the sword? That's all you got from that? I'm just wondering how they could have got a sword from the original text if war and violence hadn't been invented till some time after the fall. Even Cain had to use a rock to kill his brother, did he not? I had always assumed that they used the word "sword" for lack of a better word for whatever the flaming thing was. I'm not the crispiest chip in the bag when it comes to analyzing allagories and such. Perhaps in the earthly realm war hadn't begun for a few generations, but in the spiritual realm there was a war in the heavens prior to the fall of man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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