Ezekiel Chapter 43 Vs. 1

 

The Glory of the Lord Fills the Temple

Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east: Eze 43:1

to the gate,... The prophet was now taken to the east gate by which the glory of God was to return to the temple, having left Solomon’s temple at the time of the captivity (Eze. 43:1-5 with Eze. 10:4). After God enters through this gate it will be closed to the public except for sabbath days and the day of the new moon, and be used only by the prince (Eze. 44:1-3).


This vision continues at the eastern gate. He had just finished viewing the measurements in the temple, and now He brings Ezekiel to the east gate to witness the entering in of the glory of God.

The return of the Lord’s glory

In a dramatic reversal of the departure of the Lord’s glory (chaps. 10-11) Ezekiel saw the glory of… God returning from the east to dwell once again in His nation.