Subject: Interpreting Revelation |
Bible Note: Ezekiel 43:6-11 (6) And I heard one speaking to me from the house. And standing beside me was a Man. (7) And He said to me, Son of man, the place of My throne and the place of the soles of My feet, there where I will dwell among the sons of Israel forever, even the house of Israel shall not defile My holy name any more, they nor their kings, by their fornication, nor by the corpses of their kings in their high places. (8) In their setting of their threshold by My threshold, and their door post beside My door post, and the wall between Me and them, even they have defiled My holy name by their abominations that they have done. And I consumed them in My anger. (9) Now let them put away their fornication and the corpses of their kings from Me, and I will dwell in their midst forever. (10) You, son of man, declare to the house of Israel, the temple house, and they will blush from their iniquities. And let them measure its size. (11) And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, the form of the house, and its arrangement, and its exits, and its entrances, and all its forms, and all its statutes, and all its forms, and all its laws, make them known to them. And write them in their sight, so that they may observe all its form, and all its statutes, and do them. Hi Cheri, This, to me, is the key passage to these chapters. Ezekiel is to declare to Israel the temple God wants them to build, and if Israel is ashamed of all they have done, then they are to fulfill this commandment for the temple, and God will dwell in their midst. So Ezekiel declared this prophecy to them in the Babylonian captivity. But they did not do this, and we still look for the day in which it will happen. Many expect this temple to be built in the millenial kingdom. I'm one of those :-) Does this help? Love in Christ, Mark |