the man whom God removes from his holy mountain, just as Ezekiel 28:16 records: You sinned; so I defiled you and banished you from the mountain of God— the guardian cherub expelled you from the midst of the stones of fire. (NET) As far as we know, it was only Adam and his posterity that God cut off from Eden. Job 1:6; 2:1 and 1 Kings 22:21–22 indicate angelic beings standing before God. By comparing the king of Tyre’s judgment to Adam’s, we find imagery that suggests how glorious Adam was and how
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