God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
From sacred Scripture [2 Sam. 12:1-15; 1 Ki. 21; Mt. 14], we see representatives of the church not trying to become the state but offering prophetic criticism to the state – despite the potential consequences. The church is not the state, but it is the conscience of the state, and it is a conscience that cannot afford to become seared and silent.
R.C. Sproul
6 Things the Bible Tells Us God Absolutely Hates
Adam and Eve are being sent out of the garden of Eden. They are sent out because they ate the fruit that God told them not to eat. God is punishing them for this. An angel stands by the gate of the garden to keep them from going in there again. The angel has come down from heaven. He does not live in this world. He lives up in heaven where God lives. A great many angels live up in heaven. They are very good and never do anything wrong. They do whatever God tells them to do, and go wherever he tells them to go.