Ezekiel 43

Ezekiel 43:1

WORSHIP IN THE MILLENNIAL TEMPLEChapters 43-46 describe the worship of the millennial temple. As we consider the millennial temple, we need to remember that in the last days of the temple of Solomon, the Shekinah glory, the presence of God, was absent. However, here in chapter 43 the glory returns to the temple, and, as we see the worship in the millennial temple, the One Israel worships is now in the temple. He is none other than the Lord Jesus Christ. The glory of God comes from the east and fills the temple. This is the return of Christ to the earth, and He brings the Shekinah glory with Him. When he came to Bethlehem more than nineteen hundred years ago, the glory was not with Him.

Ezekiel 43:4

Apparently the Lord will come from the east. We will look at this again in chapter 44.

Ezekiel 43:19

In this section we are dealing with the worship in the temple. The sacrifices offered will be memorial in character. They will look back to the work of Christ on the Cross, as the offering of the Old Testament anticipated His sacrifice. In chapter 45 we will go into more detail about this. In chapter 44 Ezekiel is told that a prince will enter the city through the eastern gate: