Just caught this part of Genesis 3

Here is the passage.

²² And the LORD God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever." ²³ So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. ²⁴ After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

According to this, mankind was banished from the Garden because "Adam" then or ME TODAY might "take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever". I have thought for many years that Adam & Eve (plus the rest of us) were not allowed in the presence of God because they were "unholy" and God could not be in their presence.

Perhaps I have more to learn. I will keep you posted about additional thoughts! It just reminds me of how little I know about the nature of God!