The Flaming Sword: Not Just a Guard, but a Compass!
When man sinned in Eden, God placed a flaming Sword — blazing, turning in every direction — to guard the way to the Tree of Life.
Most of us stop there and think: “God was blocking man out…..”
But what if there’s more?
What if that Sword, though fierce, was not just a barrier, but also a beacon?
What if it wasn’t just there only to say “You can’t enter,” but also to declare: “This is the way back though it must be through Fire, through Judgment, through Redemption.”
Even in the darkest night of man’s history, when we wandered in the wilderness of sin and confusion, the light of the flaming Sword still burned like a divine compass, pointing man back to where he fell… back to where life was lost… and where it could be found again.
It was not a door slammed shut in anger. It was a light left on in mercy.
It stood there, glowing with holy fire, as if to say: “The way to life is not erased… it’s just now guarded by justice. And only One can pass through that Sword and open the way again.”
And Jesus did just that.
He walked through the flaming Sword of Justice.
He bore The Fire of Judgment at The Cross.
He opened the path to The Tree of Life — not in a garden in Eden, but in Himself.
“I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life…” John 14:6.
“The path of the righteous is like the shining sun, that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.” Proverbs 4:18.
“And the city had no need of the sun… for the glory of God illuminated it. And the Lamb is its light.” Revelation 21:23.
So maybe that flaming Sword was never meant to keep man lost forever…
Maybe it was a Holy Lighthouse, guiding us back to the Source of Life?
Not just a Sword.
Not just Fire.
But a Flame of Hope, a Compass in the dark, and a whisper from God saying: “Don’t forget the way you came from… and don’t stop searching for the way back!”
And now… that Way has a name: JESUS.
~ Mark Cyril
Author, teacher, motivational and conference speaker, Pastor Mark Cyril is the international President of CYRIL MARK WORLD EVANGELISM – an independent ministry taking the message of the cross across the Nations turning many in their numbers to salvation through Jesus Christ. He is also the Senior Pastor of Revelation Apostolic Community; an apostolic and Prophetic Word based ministry in Abuja the capital city of Nigeria – West Africa.
Thank you Pastor Mark for sharing this powerful truth. Loved this: “But a Flame of Hope, a Compass in the dark, and a whisper from God saying: “Don’t forget the way you came from… and don’t stop searching for the way back!And now… that Way has a name: JESUS.” In His Love, Sandi
What if it was to make sure they didn’t enter again and live forever in their sinful state of hell with the devil?
Very impactacful,my brother. Thank you for the release. Pulling out:
“What if it wasn’t just there only to say “You can’t enter,” but also to declare: “This is the way back though it must be through Fire, through Judgment, through Redemption.”
Jesus is surely the Ways Name!
Many blessings