“It Was Not Expedient That Man Should Be Reclaimed from This Temporal Death”
The “man” to whom reference is made in this verse is the man Adam. It was not expedient that he be allowed to partake of the fruit of the tree of life and thus void the Fall and frustrate the plan of salvation. Hence the angel with a flaming sword was placed at Eden’s gate to prevent Adam and Eve from returning in their fallen state to eat of the tree of life.
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