It is the King of Tyre, that the association was being made of him being in the Garden of Eden and also being the anointed cherub, in Ezekiel 28:12-19, which that link your provided claims is talking about Adam - and not Satan.
It is not Adam, because Adam was not a cherub, and Adam will not be a terror, and Adam will not be exposed before kings so that they will behold him, as it says in that set of verses in Ezekiel 28:12-19.
Nor is the prince of Tyre in Ezekiel 28:1-10, a reference to Adam, because in those verses God is going to bring strangers against him to slay him.
I can tell that you have not read the whole article provided and your comment proves your confusion and twisting on Ezekiel 28.
Ezekiel 28:1-10 is talking about the revealed man of sin.
Nope.
Ezekiel 28:12-19 is talking about Satan.
Nope.
You got a big problem reading and comparing Scripture. You did not even bother to research what the word "Tyrus" represents. Consider wisely:
Romans 8:29
- "For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren."
It should be self-evident that (according to scripture) it was
a man (Adam) and not angels who were in the Garden of Eden where
every precious stone was his covering. It was Adam who was the anointed Cherub that covereth upon the Holy mountain of God. Why? Because
He was the very image/likeness of the Glory of God. It was Adam who walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire (in the presence of God) in that Garden. In point of fact, the very name "Tyrus" means a
stone. So it's quite obvious to me what is being illustrated here. It was in Adam that man was in the image of God and perfect in all his ways in the garden from the day that
he was created until iniquity was found in him (the fall). And the fall of the king of Tyrus in his sinfulness "personifies" this fall from God's image by Adam. God is illustrating to fallen man that we qualify by attempting to be like God in eating of the tree of knowledge without wisdom. Man qualifies for "all" that we read in Ezekiel 28:12-16. But Angels do
not qualify. Not Satan. Not your antichrist, Douggg! We
interpret scripture by scripture, not by popular assumptions or your charts. And not once do we read of angels in the Garden of Eden. Not once do we read of angels falling in the Garden of Eden. Not once do we read of angels being corrupted because of knowledge. Not once do we read of angels defiling their sanctuaries by the multitude of their iniquities. On the contrary, we read of man in the garden, man was perfect there from the time he was created, and man is the one who fell there. And let's not forget, did not God say these very things of Adam?
Genesis 3:22
- "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:"
It is man who was corrupted because of knowledge, not angels. Selah! He sought to be as God by his disobedience in eating of the tree of knowledge, and it was this that caused his fall in the day he transgressed. Satan in the Garden of Eden didn't have every precious stone his covering, but Adam was made glorious, precious in the sight of the Lord. Satan was not set the anointed Cherub that covereth upon the holy mountain of God, but scripture says Adam (man) was created in the very image of God so that this definition is consistent. In point of fact, everything in the Garden of Eden, including the serpent, was 'under dominion of Adam,' (Genesis 1:26-28;3:1) as He was perfect. Adam was the very likeness or image of God. ..as a Cherub.
Genesis 1:26-27
- "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
- So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."
Letting the scripture be its own interpreter, you need to ask yourself where is it written in Scripture that Satan was created in the image of God (as a Cherub) in the Garden of Eden, hummm? We don't read that of Satan, but we do read that of
man. Scripture does not say that Satan was perfect in the day He was created until his fall, but God created Adam (man) perfect, without sin, with free access to the tree of life until the day of his fall. In all of scripture, there is no one (besides Christ, the God man) whom God declares was created perfect,
except Adam. This in itself should illustrate to us that the king of Tyrus "personifies" man who had everything, and lost it in the fall. In fact the very language, "perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created," clearly harkens back to the creation of Adam.
Genesis 5:1-2
- "This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
- Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created."
So again, it all points to the
King of Tyrus as a representation of fallen Man, not of an angel, Satan, nor your antichrist. Adam walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire and had no reason to hide from God before the fall. All these things which God speaks of concerning the King of Tyrus, applies to
Adam before the fall. Get it? He was the very image of God (cherub) from the day that he was created, till iniquity was found in him. And by the multitude of his iniquity is their violence, and he has sinned, and therefore will God cast him as profane out of His Mountain. When God says, "
Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus," it is a lamentation for man, not for Satan, nor for fallen angels. When God says, "
I will destroy thee, O covering Cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire," it speaks of the
judgment of man, and how he came under the wrath of God.
And so the support for the Cherub being an angel is
not really as sound as many people might think. The
symbolic image of the Cherubim, that John, Isaiah and Ezekiel saw, were
a pictorial figure of the glory of God. And the Ark of the Covenant, the Mercy Seat, and Lord, dwelling with the Cherubim, illustrated that the tabernacle of God i
s with men, and that
He would dwell with them, and they would be his people, and He their God. It's the personal relationship of the Creator,
to His people. Not Satan or your antichrist.
2nd Kings 19:15
- "And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the Cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth."
Psalms 99:1-2
- The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the Cherubim; let the earth be moved.
- The LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people."
Cherubim are the watchers and guardians over the Holiness and person of the Lord. It is their spiritual responsibility to be the fiery judge of anything that is unholy that should come into God's presence (Gen. 3:24). And who could there possibly be as guardian over God, but God. Is there anyone higher, stronger, or who could protect the way of the tree of Life better than God? Does God need angels to watch over Him? This was the likeness or image of the Glory of God, just as it is written. And it illustrates God's terribleness, His Kingship over all that Creation, and His personal relationship with His people. The Lord is not making His habitation in the Mercy Seat dwelling with angels overshadowing Him, He dwells in the Glory of God, in the very Image of God, because He and the Father are one. If anything, He overshadows the messengers of God, not vice-versa.
And because the
elect is returned to the image of Christ, Cherubim will also have the connotation of illustrating a certain representation of redeemed humanity in the body of Christ. Through Christ we see our fellowship, our companionship with God is through this work of Christ. We again have that Garden of Eden communion through the Lord Jesus Christ, when we are conformed to God's perfect image (Romans 8:29). We may not be able to understand perfectly this symbolism of the Cherubim relationship, but the image of God is there for all to see. This has NOTHING to do with Satan, angels, or your antichrist!
2nd Corinthians 3:18
- "But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the Glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."
Therefore, what are Cherubim? The Cherubim are
symbolic imagery of the Glory of God Himself, and
are intimately related to man. God is said to ride upon the Cherubim, because it is symbolic of the vehicle whereby man is both judged and restored to the Glory of God. The symbolic figure of His strength of battle, as it appears a chariot and horses of fire, all paint a very enlightening portrait. His feet walk among the stones of fire to illustrate that the Glory of God is seen in coals of fire as a furnace, signifying His wrath and judgment. But the Cherubim not only illustrate a representation of His judgments upon man, but also of His communion, sacrifice, love, mercy, protection and care for the believer. For the
Cherubim "are" the appearance of the very likeness of the Glory of the LORD (Ezekiel 1:28). Remember "cloud",
@Hammster?! A glory that can be seen of man, and the key is in the symbolism so prevalent in its illustration.