Bible Question:
I have read Ezekiel hundred of time but for some reason it pops up and I have a question as to it's content. What does mean my this Gate? Is this on Earth or is this an alagory? Please, advise Thanks |
Bible Answer: This might help; it’s from the (Bible Knowledge Commentary). The temple ministers (chap. 44) 44:1-3. Ezekiel had been standing in the inner court of the temple, receiving instructions about the altar there (43:5). Now he was led out of the inner court to the east gate of the outer court, and it was shut. This gate at the outer court opened toward the Kidron Valley and the Mount of Olives. Ezekiel had just seen the Lord enter it on His return to His temple (43:4). God’s presence had hallowed the gate. Therefore it is to remain shut because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. No one else will be allowed to tread through the gate which God Himself had entered. Some have thought that the “Golden Gate” of Jerusalem, now sealed, is the gate spoken of here. However, the dimensions of the “Golden Gate” do not correspond with Ezekiel’s gate, which is still future. Only one person will be allowed to enter through the east gate complex: the prince himself (cf. 46:2). This prince has already been identified as King David (cf. 34:24; 37:24-25). He will be allowed to eat in the gate, possibly referring to the fellowship offerings which the worshipers will eat after offering them to the Lord (cf. Lev. 7:15-21). The portico (vestibule) faces the outer court (see the eastern G1 in the sketch “The Millennial Temple,” near Ezek. 40:1-4), so David, going east, will enter the gate complex from the outer court. CDBJ |
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