Fire at the gate of the Garden

This is an incomplete draft from a friend. Thought it was worth pondering...

God created Adam; perfect, without blemish

Adam walked with God in the garden.

Adam screwed up, became blemished, imperfect

Adam clothed himself with plants (like a Priest)

God killed an animal (covering Adam's sin with blood)

God clothed him as a king in new flesh

God kicked Adam out

Adam could no longer walk with God in the garden/Holy of Holies

Adam brought animals to the gate of the garden to be cut into pieces and ascend in the fire of the cherubims' swords as a picture of what Jesus would do

The Priests supervised and performed sacrifices, like God, providing clothing/covering for the people

The Levites "replaced" the cherubim, guarding the garden

Now we are priests, entering the Holy of Holies every week

Now we are living sacrifices, clothed/washed by baptism, cut up by the word, set on fire by the Holy Spirit