Cherub At The Gate
Apart from Lucifer, the first angels in the Bible were the Cherubims with the flaming sword that guarded the gate to Eden. Angels are said to be ministering spirits for those who shall be the heirs of salvation. Those Cherubs were preserving eternal life for those who will properly have it; for you and me.
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."
Your Worship Must Be Doctrinally Correct
Adam and Eve's first son, Cain, voluntarily brought an offering to the LORD - fruit of the ground, a garden harvest. Their second son, Abel, also brought an offering to the LORD - the firstlings of his flock. The LORD respected Abel's blood offering but unexpectedly, He had no respect for Cain's. Cain was furious. God tried to correct him, but Cain would not be corrected. In rage, he murdered his brother. Cain failed to learn that you must worship God in Spirit and in Truth. Doctrinally incorrect worship was rejected.
Genesis 4:5 - "Unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect."
The Risks Of Wrath
Anyone might have congratulated Cain for the beautiful offering of the fruit of his harvest that he presented to the Lord that day. But who could predict that God would ignore it and select instead the sacrificial lamb presented by Cain's brother, Abel. God arrested Cain for getting angry and admonished him to try again. But anger got the best of Cain, and he killed his brother. God cursed him. Can you control your anger? If not, sin lies at the door.
Genesis 4:6 - "And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth?"
If Thou Doest Well, Shalt Thou Not Be Accepted?
Cain only had to look at Abel's sacrifice to quickly learn what was acceptable to God. But he was stubborn. He refused to change his form of worship to please God. Today, multitudes of professing Christians stubbornly refuse to change, even though they are doctrinally incorrect. They intend instead to force God to accept their worship from a heretical environment. God will refuse it and you will be lost. Change. Do what is right. Don't be hard-headed.
Genesis 4:7 - "If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door."
Satan's Doom
The very first Bible prophecy was two-fold and awesome. Messiah would come, and Satan would be doomed! "The devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, ...and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever," Revelation 20:10. John clearly said the Serpent was the Devil (Satan) in Revelation 12:9. God had told the serpent,
Genesis 3:14-15 - "I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."
Thorns And Death
For Adam's sin, God cursed the ground to bring forth thorns and thistles. But there was more. Adam was sentenced to die and return to the dust from which he was created. Before he sinned, Adam might have lived forever. Now, life is hard, then you die. The great hope is beyond the grave. Are you ready?
Genesis 3:19 - "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."
The Man Is Become As One Of Us
God wanted Adam to always be pure, untainted, and innocent. God knew that was the best life. He warned Adam not to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. But Lucifer taunted them saying, "Ye shall be as gods!" Adam and Eve both yielded. Till then, only God and Satan understood the sickening awfulness of sin. Nothing good comes out of it. Nothing is better than innocence. Flee temptation!
Genesis 3:22 - "And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil."
The Tree Of Life
Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, so God cast them out of the garden. In the heavenly paradise of God, the tree of life bears twelve fruits continually for the healing of the nations who keep His commandments and enter the gates of that city (Revelation 22:2).
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."
Apart from Lucifer, the first angels in the Bible were the Cherubims with the flaming sword that guarded the gate to Eden. Angels are said to be ministering spirits for those who shall be the heirs of salvation. Those Cherubs were preserving eternal life for those who will properly have it; for you and me.
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."
Your Worship Must Be Doctrinally Correct
Adam and Eve's first son, Cain, voluntarily brought an offering to the LORD - fruit of the ground, a garden harvest. Their second son, Abel, also brought an offering to the LORD - the firstlings of his flock. The LORD respected Abel's blood offering but unexpectedly, He had no respect for Cain's. Cain was furious. God tried to correct him, but Cain would not be corrected. In rage, he murdered his brother. Cain failed to learn that you must worship God in Spirit and in Truth. Doctrinally incorrect worship was rejected.
Genesis 4:5 - "Unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect."
The Risks Of Wrath
Anyone might have congratulated Cain for the beautiful offering of the fruit of his harvest that he presented to the Lord that day. But who could predict that God would ignore it and select instead the sacrificial lamb presented by Cain's brother, Abel. God arrested Cain for getting angry and admonished him to try again. But anger got the best of Cain, and he killed his brother. God cursed him. Can you control your anger? If not, sin lies at the door.
Genesis 4:6 - "And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth?"
If Thou Doest Well, Shalt Thou Not Be Accepted?
Cain only had to look at Abel's sacrifice to quickly learn what was acceptable to God. But he was stubborn. He refused to change his form of worship to please God. Today, multitudes of professing Christians stubbornly refuse to change, even though they are doctrinally incorrect. They intend instead to force God to accept their worship from a heretical environment. God will refuse it and you will be lost. Change. Do what is right. Don't be hard-headed.
Genesis 4:7 - "If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door."
Satan's Doom
The very first Bible prophecy was two-fold and awesome. Messiah would come, and Satan would be doomed! "The devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, ...and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever," Revelation 20:10. John clearly said the Serpent was the Devil (Satan) in Revelation 12:9. God had told the serpent,
Genesis 3:14-15 - "I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."
Thorns And Death
For Adam's sin, God cursed the ground to bring forth thorns and thistles. But there was more. Adam was sentenced to die and return to the dust from which he was created. Before he sinned, Adam might have lived forever. Now, life is hard, then you die. The great hope is beyond the grave. Are you ready?
Genesis 3:19 - "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."
The Man Is Become As One Of Us
God wanted Adam to always be pure, untainted, and innocent. God knew that was the best life. He warned Adam not to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. But Lucifer taunted them saying, "Ye shall be as gods!" Adam and Eve both yielded. Till then, only God and Satan understood the sickening awfulness of sin. Nothing good comes out of it. Nothing is better than innocence. Flee temptation!
Genesis 3:22 - "And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil."
The Tree Of Life
Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, so God cast them out of the garden. In the heavenly paradise of God, the tree of life bears twelve fruits continually for the healing of the nations who keep His commandments and enter the gates of that city (Revelation 22:2).
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."
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