[[Ezek-43]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Ezek-42]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Ezek-44]] --- ### 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 on my face. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: Ezekiel identifies this vision of God's return as the direct reversal and resolution of the vision in which he saw the Divine Glory depart from Jerusalem. *Historical context*: Theological analysis connects this directly to [[Ezek-10#v18|Ezekiel 10:18]]–19 and 11:22–23, where the 'Glory of the Lord' left the temple and the city via the east gate due to Israel's idolatry. [[Ezek-43#v1|Ezekiel 43:1]]–4 depicts the Glory returning through that same eastern gate, completing the visionary cycle of judgment and restoration. *Related to*: [[Ezek-10#v18|Ezekiel 10:18]]-19 and [[Ezek-11#v23|Ezekiel 11:23]] ### Behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east. His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth was illuminated with his glory... Yahweh's glory came into the house by the way of the gate which faces toward the east. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prophecy regarding the visible return of God's presence (Shekinah) to a future, restored temple. *Historical context*: Historians and theologians note that while the Second Temple was built by Zerubbabel and later expanded by Herod, there is no record in the Bible or historical texts (such as Josephus) of the 'Glory Cloud' or visible Shekinah filling the temple as it had for the Tabernacle or Solomon's Temple. Consequently, many interpreters view this as an eschatological prophecy for a future Millennial Temple or a spiritual prophecy fulfilled by the arrival of Jesus Christ (the 'Word made flesh') in the temple precincts. *Related to*: ### 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 among the children of Israel forever.' *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: God promises to establish His permanent, eternal residence among the people of Israel. *Historical context*: Because the Second Temple was destroyed in 70 AD and the Jewish people were subsequently dispersed, scholars typically categorize the 'forever' aspect of this dwelling as an eschatological prophecy. In Christian theology, it is often linked to the New Jerusalem described in [[Rev-21#v3|Revelation 21:3]], where God dwells with man eternally. In Jewish thought, it remains a central hope of the Messianic Age and the Third Temple. *Related to*: ### The house of Israel will no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their prostitution, and by the dead bodies of their kings in their high places... Now let them put away their prostitution... Then I will dwell among them forever. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction of a total and permanent national sanctification where Israel will never again return to idolatry. *Historical context*: Historically, after the Babylonian exile, the Jewish people notably abandoned the physical idolatry ('prostitution') that characterized the First Temple period. However, theologians point out that the promise of 'no more' defiling God's name is often associated with the 'New Covenant' transformation mentioned in [[Ezek-36#v26|Ezekiel 36:26]]-27 and [[Jer-31#v31|Jeremiah 31:31]]-34, which looks toward a perfected state of holiness not yet fully realized in the post-exilic historical record. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy