Reference

Genesis 3:24

Dominion Over Creation Conditional Immortality (Hell context)Stewardship of Creation

“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.”

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:

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

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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Conditional Immortality (Hell context)

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Stewardship of Creation

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Dominion Over Creation

This verse describes God's actions in expelling humanity from the Garden and establishing guardians, rather than humanity exercising any authority or control over creation. It depicts a loss of access and a divine imposition, directly contrary to the idea of human dominion.

Conditional Immortality (Hell context)

The verse describes the prevention of access to the tree of life, which would grant immortality, but it does not explicitly state that those denied access will cease to exist or that their existence is conditional on salvation.

Stewardship of Creation

This verse describes humanity being *removed* from the garden and prevented from accessing the tree of life, rather than being placed in it to tend and keep it. The action described is one of expulsion and guarding, not of stewardship or management by humans.

Dominion Over Creation

Cross-References

Exodus 25:18Thematic

“And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.”

Genesis 2:8Thematic

“And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.”

Psalms 104:4Thematic

“Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:”

1 Chronicles 21:16Thematic

“And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.”

Hebrews 1:7Thematic

“And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.”

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