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| Topic | Why doesn't God just forgive Satan? |
| WingsOfGood 07/09/22 12:48:47 PM #26: | DarkRoast posted... People seem to forget that Paradise Lost isn't the Biblical narrative. no but it is based on Tertullian's interpretation of Ezekiel 28 He assumed this was not just talking about the king of Tyre but Satan because it says you were in Eden, you were on the Holy mountain of God, you were a guardian cherub The suggestion being the King of Tyre was not, so it is an allegory. The problem is that Tyre could be metaphorically said to be in Eden historically, the holy mountain of God just means Israel of which Tyre was allied with (they allied with David and Solomon) and the guardian cherub probably alluded to this alliance helped protect Israel Then the other assertion was that since it said the King of Tyre was a covering cherub, they extrapolate from this the whole best angel, most beautiful blah blah no where does it actually say or suggest that, but the idea is that a covering cherub was one of the two cherub on the ark of the covenant which means they were closest to God but what is funnier is that Satan is often thought to be a seraph, not a cherub.... lol ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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