The Glory of the Lord Fills the Temple
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Afterward he brought me to the gate, the gate a that faces toward the east.
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b And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east. c His voice was like the sound of many waters; d and the earth shone with His glory.
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It was e like the appearance of the vision which I saw - like the vision which I saw when I came f to destroy the city. The visions were like the vision which I saw g by the River Chebar; and I fell on my face.
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h And the glory of the LORD came into the temple by way of the gate which faces toward the east.
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i The Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, j the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
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Then I heard Him speaking to me from the temple, while k a man stood beside me.
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And He said to me, "Son of man, this is l the place of My throne and m the place of the soles of My feet, n where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel forever. o No more shall the house of Israel defile My holy name, they nor their kings, by their harlotry or with p the carcasses of their kings on their high places.
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q "When they set their threshold by My threshold, and their doorpost by My doorpost, with a wall between them and Me, they defiled My holy name by the abominations which they committed; therefore I have consumed them in My anger.
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"Now let them put their harlotry and the carcasses of their kings far away from Me, and I will dwell in their midst forever.
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"Son of man, r describe the temple to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern.
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"And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the temple and its arrangement, its exits and its entrances, its entire design and all its s ordinances, all its forms and all its laws. Write it down in their sight, so that they may keep its whole design and all its ordinances, and t perform them.
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"This is the law of the temple: The whole area surrounding u the mountaintop is most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 10:19
And the cherubim lifted their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight. When they went out, the wheels were beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD's house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
Ezekiel 46:1
Thus says the Lord GOD: "The gateway of the inner court that faces toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the Sabbath it shall be opened, and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 11:23
And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain, which is on the east side of the city.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 1:24
When they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the noise of an army; and when they stood still, they let down their wings.
Revelation 1:15
His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters.
Revelation 14:2
And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 10:4
Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and paused over the threshold of the temple; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD's glory.
Revelation 18:1
After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 1:4 - 28
Then I looked, and behold, a whirlwind was coming out of the north, a great cloud with raging fire engulfing itself; and brightness was all around it and radiating out of its midst like the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
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Cross References
Jeremiah 1:10
See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, To root out and to pull down, To destroy and to throw down, To build and to plant.
Ezekiel 9:1
Then He called out in my hearing with a loud voice, saying, "Let those who have charge over the city draw near, each with a deadly weapon in his hand.
Ezekiel 9:5
To the others He said in my hearing, "Go after him through the city and kill; do not let your eye spare, nor have any pity.
Ezekiel 32:18
Son of man, wail over the multitude of Egypt, And cast them down to the depths of the earth, Her and the daughters of the famous nations, With those who go down to the Pit:
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Cross References
Ezekiel 1:28
Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. So when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking.
Ezekiel 3:23
So I arose and went out into the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, like the glory which I saw by the River Chebar; and I fell on my face.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 10:19
And the cherubim lifted their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight. When they went out, the wheels were beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD's house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
Ezekiel 11:23
And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain, which is on the east side of the city.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 3:12
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a great thunderous voice: "Blessed is the glory of the LORD from His place!
Ezekiel 3:14
So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
Ezekiel 8:3
He stretched out the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my hair; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven, and brought me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the north gate of the inner court, where the seat of the image of jealousy was, which provokes to jealousy.
2 Corinthians 12:2 - 4
I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago - whether in the body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows - such a one was caught up to the third heaven.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 40:34
Its archways faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side; and going up to it were eight steps.
1 Kings 8:10
And it came to pass, when the priests came out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD.
1 Kings 8:11
So that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 1:26
And above the firmament over their heads was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man high above it.
Ezekiel 40:3
He took me there, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze. He had a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand, and he stood in the gateway.
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Cross References
Psalms 99:1
The LORD reigns; Let the peoples tremble! He dwells between the cherubim; Let the earth be moved!
Isaiah 60:13
The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, The cypress, the pine, and the box tree together, To beautify the place of My sanctuary; And I will make the place of My feet glorious.
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Cross References
1 Chronicles 28:2
Then King David rose to his feet and said, "Hear me, my brethren 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 had made preparations to build it.
Psalms 99:5
Exalt the LORD our God, And worship at His footstool - He is holy.
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Cross References
Exodus 29:45
I will dwell among the children of Israel and w...
Psalms 68:16
Why do you fume with envy, you mountains of man...
Psalms 132:14
This is My resting place forever; Here I will d...
Ezekiel 37:26 - 28
Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with t...
Joel 3:17
"So you shall know that I am the LORD your God,...
John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, a...
2 Corinthians 6:16
And what agreement has the temple of God with i...
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Cross References
Ezekiel 39:7
So I will make My holy name known in the midst of My people Israel, and I will not let them profane My holy name anymore. Then the nations shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.
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Leviticus 26:30
I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and cast your carcasses on the lifeless forms of your idols; and My soul shall abhor you.
Jeremiah 16:18
"And first I will repay double for their iniquity and their sin, because they have defiled My land; they have filled My inheritance with the carcasses of their detestable and abominable idols."
Ezekiel 6:5
And I will lay the corpses of the children of Israel before their idols, and I will scatter your bones all around your altars.
Ezekiel 6:13
Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when their slain are among their idols all around their altars, on every high hill, on all the mountaintops, under every green tree, and under every thick oak, wherever they offered sweet incense to all their idols.
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Cross References
2 Kings 16:14
He also brought the bronze altar which was befo...
2 Kings 21:4
He also built altars in the house of the LORD, ...
2 Kings 21:5
And he built altars for all the host of heaven ...
2 Kings 21:7
He even set a carved image of Asherah that he h...
Ezekiel 8:3
He stretched out the form of a hand, and took m...
Ezekiel 23:39
For after they had slain their children for the...
Ezekiel 44:7
When you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised i...
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Cross References
Ezekiel 40:4
And the man said to me, "Son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears, and fix your mind on everything I show you; for you were brought here so that I might show them to you. Declare to the house of Israel everything you see.
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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 say to you concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD and all its laws. Mark well who may enter the house and all who go out from the sanctuary.
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Ezekiel 11:20
That they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
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Ezekiel 40:2
In the visions of God He took me into the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain; on it toward the south was something like the structure of a city.
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