Ezekiel 43:6-9
While the man was standing beside me, I heard one speaking to me out of the temple, and 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 in the midst of the people of Israel forever. And the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoring and by the dead bodies of their kings at their high places, by setting their threshold by my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with only a wall between me and them. They have defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed, so I have consumed them in my anger. Now let them put away their whoring and the dead bodies of their kings far from me, and I will dwell in their midst forever.
Tag: God’s Presence Changes Things
In this section of Ezekiel is giving the measurements and instructions for the New Jerusalem. Although the measurements and gates and instructions are all important and interesting to study, the above passage is a key thought in what the prophet is trying to tell us: God is going to be present with them!! He states in the above passage, “I will dwell in the midst of the people of Israel forever ...”. In Christ, via the church, this is exactly what God is currently doing. This thought is powerful in the lives of those who love God. He is with us. We might be in diverse circumstances, but God is still with us. That is the thought of this passage is all about. It is not about measurements, it is about fellowship with God.
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