The Ideal of Unified Space

• 💡 The biblical concept of "Heavens" is plural, referring to the sky as God's dwelling place, but God's presence was also meant to be accessible on Earth.
• 🚀 The ultimate goal of creation, according to biblical thought, was for God's space and human space to be completely united, as they were in the Garden of Eden.

The Schism and Its Guardians

• 😔 Humanity's rebellion in the Garden of Eden led to a schism, banishing humans from immediate access to God's presence.
• 🦁 To guard the boundary of the Garden, cherubim were placed there, described as multi-form, animal-like creatures, not the winged babies of later tradition.
• 🛡️ These guardians, like the Egyptian Sphinx or Assyrian Lamassu, symbolized the transcendent otherness of God and the sacredness of His space.

Temples as Pointers to Reunion

• 🏛️ Throughout biblical history, temples served as earthly