Before the fall of man, Adam walked with God every day. They were face to face and talking about anything and everything either of them desired. There was nothing separating Adam from God because he was pure and righteous. Man's heart was clean and contained no sin.
After man fell, sin separated man and God. God even put Cherubim, the most powerful angels created, to stand guard at the entrance to the garden of Eden so that man could not reenter. Man was cast out from where Adam had enjoyed being in the presence of God.
Years later Moses built the Tabernacle where the presence of God would reside with His people, the nation of Israel. The Tabernacle had two rooms with a curtain separating the two rooms. Behind the curtains was the Holy of Holies where the Mercy Seat was found sitting on top of the Ark of the Covenant. This was the throne of the presence of God. The curtain had Cherubim sewn on it to prevent anyone from entering or seeing where the presence of God resided. Once a year the High Priest was permitted to enter that most holy place.
The Solomon's Temple and Herod's Temple also had curtains with Cherubim sewn on them. The cherubim from the times of the fall of man to Herod's Temple protected the Holiest place on earth. It was not until sin was conquered so that man could once again be pure and righteous that those Cherubim were finally removed and man could gain access to the presence of God. When Jesus died those curtains were torn from top to bottom, from Heaven to Earth to show that God once again was available to man.
Are you too wicked for God to accept you? Have you done anything so evil that God could never allow you into His presence? People who think that God could never forgive them, are calling God a liar.
"for "Whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved." Romans 10:13
The word whoever means everyone including you. There is nothing stopping you from going to God. He invites everyone into His presence to repent of their sins and accept the pardon given by the death of Jesus Christ. The sacrifice of Jesus removes even the most heinous of sins.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
After man fell, sin separated man and God. God even put Cherubim, the most powerful angels created, to stand guard at the entrance to the garden of Eden so that man could not reenter. Man was cast out from where Adam had enjoyed being in the presence of God.
Years later Moses built the Tabernacle where the presence of God would reside with His people, the nation of Israel. The Tabernacle had two rooms with a curtain separating the two rooms. Behind the curtains was the Holy of Holies where the Mercy Seat was found sitting on top of the Ark of the Covenant. This was the throne of the presence of God. The curtain had Cherubim sewn on it to prevent anyone from entering or seeing where the presence of God resided. Once a year the High Priest was permitted to enter that most holy place.
The Solomon's Temple and Herod's Temple also had curtains with Cherubim sewn on them. The cherubim from the times of the fall of man to Herod's Temple protected the Holiest place on earth. It was not until sin was conquered so that man could once again be pure and righteous that those Cherubim were finally removed and man could gain access to the presence of God. When Jesus died those curtains were torn from top to bottom, from Heaven to Earth to show that God once again was available to man.
Are you too wicked for God to accept you? Have you done anything so evil that God could never allow you into His presence? People who think that God could never forgive them, are calling God a liar.
"for "Whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved." Romans 10:13
The word whoever means everyone including you. There is nothing stopping you from going to God. He invites everyone into His presence to repent of their sins and accept the pardon given by the death of Jesus Christ. The sacrifice of Jesus removes even the most heinous of sins.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
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