The Guardian Cherubim (Commentary) - NCCG.ORG Ning Network Archive 2008-10

Man was banished from the Gan Eden, the earthly paradise.
After this expelling, Eden was guarded by Cherubim.

Why was also the Ark of the Covenant guarded by Cherubim figures?
Because the Ark contains the "cornerstone" of Paradise, the foundation of The Kingdom - the Torah.

Likewise, in visions of the Third Temple, Yehezkiel / Ezekiel describes the Temple walls as being adorned with carved Cherubim.

They guard the paradise from those who have not yet been sanctified to enter into it - when the time comes, as Yochanan's revelation tells us, there will no longer be a Third Temple in New Jerusalem, for the Lamb will be its Temple.

At that time, the Cherubim will finally cease to deny anyone entrance.

Comment by Lev/Christopher on April 29, 2009 at 12:13pm: Could well be:

guard (n.) Look up guard at Dictionary.com
1412, "one who keeps watch," from M.Fr. garde "guardian, warden, keeper," from garder "to guard," from O.Fr. guarder (corresponding to O.N.Fr. warder, see gu-), from Frank. *wardon, from P.Gmc. *wardo- (see ward (v.)). Abstract or collective sense of "a keeping, a custody" (as in bodyguard) is from 1426. Sword-play and boxing sense is from 1596. The verb is first recorded 1583, from the noun. Guarded "reserved and cautious in speech, behavior, etc." is from 1728. Guardian (c.1330) is from Anglo-Fr. gardein, from O.Fr. gardien, earlier guarden, from Frank. *warding-.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=guard

Comment by Christian on April 29, 2009 at 9:01am: Consider this:
The English word "garden" sounds like the Hebrew "gan" (which means also garden) combined with the word "guarded".

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