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Pamphlet 1296 Ezek kc 80

Now Jesus is going to speak directly to Ezekiel from the Inner Court as the angel stands by him.

Do you remember in chapter eleven when Ezekiel saw the Glory of God depart from the East Gate of the Temple and go over and stand upon the Mount of Olives which is directly across the Kidron Valley opposite the East Gate? Here is that account:

Ezekiel 11:22
Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

For a detailed description of the vehicle that the throne and the Glory of God was aboard, read chapters one and ten of Ezekiel.
(Yes, It's a space ship)

[23] And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.

Now in chapter 43 we are going to see the Glory of God return to the Temple in the same manner as it departed, i.e. from the Mount of Olives, where His feet shall first stand (Zech 14:4), through the East Gate and into the Inner Court and the Holy of Holies.

Zech. 14:4
And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

THE OUTER EAST GATE - and the Vision of the Triumphal First Entry of the Messiah King into the House (when Ps. 24:7-10 will be fulfilled.) (vs. 1-5)

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

Christ returns at the 7th Trump from the east, even as it is written in Matthew 24:27, "For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."

[2] And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.

Behold is an understatement! And it is the voice of the Lamb whose voice is as the voice of many waters. Here He is standing "in a cloud" (which is a Greek figure of speech meaning in a group) on Mt. Zion with the 144,000 during the victory celebration.

Rev. 14:1
And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.
[2] And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

The next verse documents that Christ enters the Temple from east gate in the same manner (traveling the same way) as He appeared unto Ezekiel at the River Chebar.

Ezekiel 43:3
And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.

This is de-ja vu for Ezekiel. He remembered well when he was by the River Chebar seeing the Glory of the Lord appear on His throne aboard the official Chariot of Israel, the highly polished circular whirling vehicle described in detail in chapter one.

Note: Ezekiel did not "come to destroy the city". This simply means when Ezekiel came "to prophesy" of the destruction of the city. Of course he had a reputation, didn't he?

[4] And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east.

Again, Jesus Christ with that magnificent Shekinah Glory surrounding Him, will enter through at the East Gate and then enter into the Inner Court and the Holy of Holies, along with His throne which wasn't in the Holy of Holies back in chapter 41 when Ezekiel first looked in!

Ezekiel 43:5
So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.

Here we see that Ezekiel is taken into the Inner Court where we know that only the priests of Zadok, who never went astray, are allowed to approach unto Christ. It looks like we've learned something about the watchman here, haven't we?

Now Jesus is going to speak directly to Ezekiel from the Inner Court as the angel stands by him.

YAHVEH'S COMMAND from "THE HOUSE" giving the "LAW OF THE HOUSE". (vs. 6-12)

[6] And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me.

Here is what the Lord has to say to Ezekiel:

[7] 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.

The time is soon coming when every person, including of all His enemies, will bow their knees to the King of kings and Lord of lords, and this location in the Temple is where He shall reign supreme upon His throne* throughout the Millennium and where the soles of His feet shall be placed, even upon His enemies, i.e. in authority over them all.

Hebrews 10:12
But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
[13] From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.

So we know from verse 12 where Christ is and where He comes from when He takes up residence in the Holy of Holies. The full Godhead however, won't be present until after the Great White Throne Judgment when the New Jerusalem comes down out of heaven in Rev. 21 and the Great City is established as the Headquarters of the Universe.

*Note: Some would interpret this to merely mean His "seat of authority" and while it truly is His seat of authority, it is also His literal throne "according to the vision he [Ezekiel] saw by the river Chebar" in Ezekiel 1:26 "And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it."

Notice also in Ezek. 43:7 that there will be no more defiling of God's House, nor idolatrous religious practices, nor worshipping of earthly kings, especially that abominable one! Jesus Christ shall RULE with a rod of iron as it is written in Rev. 12:5 & 19:15.

Here's what they did before:

Ezekiel 43:8
In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger.

They set up God's house their "own" way, "arranging" things with the traditions of men in place of God's Word, and they led everyone to worship the "abominable desolator", the antichrist, instead of the true Messiah. Christ is going to put an end to it once and for all at the sound of the 7th Trump, that Day of God's Wrath.

[9] Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.

Have you ever known an alcoholic or an addicted person or heard him (or her) describe the day he "hit bottom" and came face to face with the reality of his condition and how ashamed he was of his actions and the hurt he caused to many of his loved ones? It is perhaps a fitting analogy to the "shame" that many will feel on the day they "hit bottom" and come face to face with the Lord Jesus Christ and realize that they have been nothing but a bunch of WHORES! Their shame will be so great that they will try to hide in the dens and rocks and would rather the mountains fall on them, than have to face Him. Let's read of it.

Rev. 6:15
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
[16] And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
[17] For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

The great day of His wrath, at the sound of the 7th Trump when Jesus Christ returns as King of kings and Lord of lords, will put an end to the whoredoms of man's religions and the "House of God", the very Kingdom of God, will be established upon this earth. We have been reading about that "House of God" and how it will be "arranged" during the 1000 year reign of Christ and His saints. Let's continue in Ezekiel 43 with verse 10.

Ezekiel 43:10
Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern.

Here are the instructions to Ezekiel. He is to "SHOW THE HOUSE to the house of Israel". This should be a no-brainer since he himself has been shown every wall, gate, level, chamber, archway, door, etc., in the whole place, cubit by cubit by the angel who appeared like Bob Villa in translucent brass. Have you taken the cubit by cubit tour? You see, the watchman was shown "the house" in a vision, spiritually, even before the Millennium, even as we are "seeing" it now in the Word of God. Therefore during the Millennium the watchman will be a show-er not a show-ee! Do you understand?

But now notice why Ezekiel is to show it to them, "that they may be ashamed of their iniquities". They SHALL KNOW that the Word of God was true all along and that which was promised by Him and written of in Ezekiel, which they never studied nor were ever taught by their Biblically illiterate preachers, is present before them. It is a reality. So Ezekiel is to show them the measurements of the pattern, which means show them THE PLAN of GOD and how it is going to be during the Millennium!

Note: We are going to breakdown this next verse phrase by phrase, for contained therein is what the spiritually "dead" people will be doing in the Millennium IF they wish to obtain salvation and be given "life" at the second resurrection (which is the second "raising" to the status of immortality, i.e. eternal life).

[11] And if they be ashamed of all that they have done,

This is a condition! You see, they will already know that He is LORD and that His Word is true, and Ezekiel is going to give them the Grand Tour and show them the "Plan" they must follow. So "IF" they are ashamed of all that they have done, which means they are repentant and finally willing to LISTEN to HIS INSTRUCTIONS, then...

shew them the form of the house,

Explain to them the details of the construction of the Temple, how it is put together.

and the fashion thereof,

Explain to them the arrangement of everything.

and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof,

Explain to them all the "Ins and Outs" of the Plan and who can go where and who can't.

and all the ordinances thereof,

Explain the principles and all the ordinances. We are beginning to SEE how much "discipline" there will be during the Millennium.

and all the forms thereof,

Explain to them all the boundaries and visible forms and what they are for.

and all the laws thereof:

And explain to them ALL the LAWS thereof.

and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them.

Now write the PLAN down for them so they KNOW exactly WHAT TO DO so that they can DO THEM, IF they are ashamed and now ready to prove their love to Him, not just for one day, but for a thousand years!

Remember, these are the words that the Lord is speaking directly to Ezekiel from within the Inner Court on His throne!

Ezekiel 43:12
This is [will be] the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house.

This will be the law regarding the Temple: Holiness! The whole area of the Temple upon the mountain SHALL BE HOLY, even MOST HOLY! Behold, this is how it is going to be. It is the Law of the house throughout the Millennium. Things will be quite different soon, won't they?

In our next study the angel will "size up" the Altar for us during the Millennium and we will be shown the details of some of the ordinances pertaining to it!

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We pray that with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, you accomplish both.

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