I am a big fan of swords. My favorite kind of sword (currently) is the Japanese Katana . I also really like the Bolo swords of the Philippines. Today, however, I will be talking about how swords are used in the scriptures, both literally and figuratively. Captain Moroni, as depicted in " Firm in the Faith of Christ " Heavenly Swords Chronologically, the first sword mentioned in the scriptures appears when Adam and Eve are kicked out of the Garden of Eden: "So I [God] drove out the man, and I placed at the east of the Garden of Eden, cherubim and a flaming sword, which turned every way to keep the way of the tree of life" ( Moses 4:31 ). I have always wondered, did the angel actually have a sword, or is this verse a metaphor to emphasize the power that the angel had? Isaiah certainly uses metaphorical descriptions of angels. In either case, I think whatever the angel looked like, it was clear to anyone approaching the tree of life that continuing would be a dang...
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