The Glory of the Lord Fills the Temple

Ezekiel 43

1 Then he led me to b the gate, the gate facing east. 2 And behold, c the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And d the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and e the earth shone with his glory. 3 And f the vision I saw was just like the vision that I had seen g when he 1 came to destroy the city, and just like h the vision that I had seen i by the Chebar canal. And j I fell on my face. 4 As c the glory of the Lord k entered the temple by the gate facing east, 5 l the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into m the inner court; and behold, n the glory of the Lord filled the temple.

6 o While the man was standing beside me, p I heard one speaking to me out of the temple, 7 and he said to me, q "Son of man, this is r the place of my throne and s the place of the soles of my feet, t where I will dwell in the midst of the people of Israel forever. And the house of Israel shall no more u defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoring and by the dead bodies 2 of their kings at their high places, 3 8 by setting their threshold by my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with v only a wall between me and them. They have w defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed, so I have consumed them in my anger. 9 Now let them put away their whoring and the dead bodies of their kings far from me, t and I will dwell in their midst forever.

10 "As for you, q son of man, x describe to the house of Israel the temple, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and they shall measure the plan. 11 And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, x make known to them the design of the temple, its arrangement, y its exits and its entrances, that is, its whole design; and make known to them as well all its statutes and its whole design and all its laws, and write it down z in their sight, so that they may observe all its laws and all its statutes and carry them out. 12 This is the law of the temple: the whole territory on the top of a the mountain b all around shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple.

  1. Cross References
    Ezekiel 43:4
    As the glory of the Lord entered the temple by ...
    Ezekiel 10:19
    And the cherubim lifted up their wings and moun...
    Ezekiel 11:1
    The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the e...
    Ezekiel 40:6
    Then he went into the gateway facing east, goin...
    Ezekiel 42:15
    Now when he had finished measuring the interior...
    Ezekiel 44:1
    Then he brought me back to the outer gate of th...
  2. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:18 - 19
    Then the glory of the Lord went out from the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.
    Ezekiel 11:23
    And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain that is on the east side of the city.
    Revelation 21:11
    Having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.
  3. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:24
    And when they went, I heard the sound of their wings like the sound of many waters, like the sound of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sound of an army. When they stood still, they let down their wings.
    Revelation 1:15
    His feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters.
  4. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:4
    And the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub to the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the Lord.
    Revelation 18:1
    After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was made bright with his glory.
  5. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:28
    Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
  6. Cross References
    Ezekiel 9:1 - 2
    Then he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, "Bring near the executioners of the city, each with his destroying weapon in his hand.
    Ezekiel 9:5
    And to the others he said in my hearing, "Pass through the city after him, and strike. Your eye shall not spare, and you shall show no pity.
  7. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:4 - 28
    As I looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness around it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as it were gleaming metal.
  8. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:1
    In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the Chebar canal, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
  9. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:28
    Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
  10. Cross References
    Ezekiel 43:2
    And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory.
  11. Cross References
    Ezekiel 44:2
    And the Lord said to me, "This gate shall remain shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter by it, for the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered by it. Therefore it shall remain shut.
  12. Cross References
    Ezekiel 3:12
    Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great earthquake: "Blessed be the glory of the Lord from its place!
  13. Cross References
    Ezekiel 8:16
    And he brought me into the inner court of the house of the Lord. And behold, at the entrance of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men, with their backs to the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east, worshiping the sun toward the east.
  14. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:4
    And the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub to the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the Lord.
    Ezekiel 44:4
    Then he brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple, and I looked, and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the temple of the Lord. And I fell on my face.
    1 Kings 8:10 - 11
    And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, a cloud filled the house of the Lord.
    Isaiah 6:1
    In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple.
  15. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:3
    When he brought me there, behold, there was a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring reed in his hand. And he was standing in the gateway.
  16. Cross References
    Exodus 25:22
    There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel.
  17. Cross References
    Ezekiel 2:1
    And he said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.
  18. Cross References
    Psalms 99:1
    The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!
  19. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 28:2
    Then King David rose to his feet and said: "Hear me, my brothers and my people. I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and for the footstool of our God, and I made preparations for building.
    Isaiah 60:13
    The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the cypress, the plane, and the pine, to beautify the place of my sanctuary, and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
  20. Cross References
    Ezekiel 37:26
    I will make a covenant of peace with them. It shall be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will set them in their land and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in their midst forevermore.
    Ezekiel 37:28
    Then the nations will know that I am the Lord who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.
  21. Cross References
    Ezekiel 43:8
    By setting their threshold by my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with only a wall between me and them. They have defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed, so I have consumed them in my anger.
    Ezekiel 20:39
    As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord God : Go serve every one of you his idols, now and hereafter, if you will not listen to me; but my holy name you shall no more profane with your gifts and your idols.
  22. Cross References
    Ezekiel 42:20
    He measured it on the four sides. It had a wall around it, 500 cubits long and 500 cubits broad, to make a separation between the holy and the common.
  23. Cross References
    Ezekiel 43:7
    And he said to me, "Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the people of Israel forever. And the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoring and by the dead bodies of their kings at their high places.
  24. Cross References
    Ezekiel 43:7
    And he said to me, "Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the people of Israel forever. And the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoring and by the dead bodies of their kings at their high places.
  25. Cross References
    Ezekiel 43:7
    And he said to me, "Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the people of Israel forever. And the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoring and by the dead bodies of their kings at their high places.
  26. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:4
    And the man said to me, "Son of man, look with your eyes, and hear with your ears, and set your heart upon all that I shall show you, for you were brought here in order that I might show it to you. Declare all that you see to the house of Israel.
  27. Cross References
    Ezekiel 43:10
    As for you, son of man, describe to the house of Israel the temple, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and they shall measure the plan.
  28. Cross References
    Ezekiel 44:5
    And the Lord said to me, "Son of man, mark well, see with your eyes, and hear with your ears all that I shall tell you concerning all the statutes of the temple of the Lord and all its laws. And mark well the entrance to the temple and all the exits from the sanctuary.
  29. Cross References
    Ezekiel 12:3
    As for you, son of man, prepare for yourself an exile's baggage, and go into exile by day in their sight. You shall go like an exile from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.
  30. Cross References
    Ezekiel 40:2
    In visions of God he brought me to the land of Israel, and set me down on a very high mountain, on which was a structure like a city to the south.
  31. Cross References
    Ezekiel 42:15 - 20
    Now when he had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and measured the temple area all around.
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