Ezekiel Chapter 43 Vs. 7

 The Glory of the Lord Fills the Temple

And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places. Eze 43:7

the place of... After describing the temple to the prophet, the Messiah declared it would be His eternal capital building among Israel and all nations of the earth (cp. Zec. 6:12-13). The king of Glory (Psalm 24:7-10), claims the millennial temple as His place to dwell. There will be no more human, un-resurrected people in the kingdom who entered when Christ returned and destroyed all the wicked. They will worship at this actual temple.

soles of my... This is the throne that God has on the earth. It had always been the desire of the LORD to dwell with the children of Israel. He wanted to be their God, and for them to be His people.

Four things not to be defiled by Israel:

1. The place of My throne

2. The place of the soles of My feet

3. Where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel forever

4. My holy name

where I will... What could prove more than this that Christ will actually land on the planet earth and be visible among men again forever? He will set His feet on the Mount of Olives first (Zec. 14:4); then when this millennial and eternal sanctuary is completed He will walk into it—it will be the place of the soles of His feet, His capital building, His dwelling, His headquarters, His throne-room, and His office from where He will rule over all nations forever (Isa. 9:6-7; Dan. 7:13-14; Zec. 6:12-13; 14:4-5, 14:9; Luke 1:32-33; Rev. 11:15; 20:1-10; 22:4-5).

dwell in the... This will be His dwelling as well as His office place among men. He will also eat in this building. During the Millennium He will have this as His earthly headquarters and the New Jerusalem in heaven as His heavenly home. Then at the end of the Millennium, the Holy City will come down with God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, angels, redeemed ones, and all other beings who live in the capital city of the universes of God (John 14:1-3; Heb. 11:10-16; 12:23; 13:14; Rev. 3:12; 21:1-27; 22:1-5). The dwelling of God among men in those days will not be by some invisible presence, as in the most holy place between the cherubim, or manifest by a pillar of fire by night and a cloud by day. Christ will be visible among men, and so will God and the Holy Spirit be in the New Earth (Rev. 21:1-6; 22:4-5). No mention is ever made of the ark and other pieces of furniture being in the future temple, as were in the tabernacle and temples of old. The personal presence of the Lord will make such symbols of His presence unnecessary.

my holy name... God’s holy name was defiled by Israel and their kings through whoredoms, murders, and idolatries of all kinds (2Ki. 16:11; 21:4, 21:18, 21:26). The temple of Solomon was made a place of the kings of Israel; and it was actually defiled by assassinations and murders of kings and prophets (Mat. 23:35).

They had brought their idols into the temple in the past, but that would be no more. God loves to fellowship with His people. This is a new covenant of love.

God said the new temple is to be the place of His throne… the place… where He will live among the Israelites forever (Eze. 43:7; cf. Eze. 43:9). The temple will serve as God’s earthly dwelling place among His people.