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Ezekiel 43:1-2
New Catholic Bible
Ezekiel 43:1-2
New Catholic Bible
Restoration of the Temple
Chapter 43
The Lord’s Return.1 [a]Then the man brought me to the gate that faces the east, 2 and there I beheld the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. The sound of his coming was like the sound of a mighty torrent of waters, and the earth shone with his glory.
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- Ezekiel 43:1 The departure of the glory of God (Ezek 10:18-22; 11:22-25) had signified a break between God and his people, because idolatry was rife among them. Now God returns, because he has purified and renewed his people. A new worship begins. The Lord dwells among his own. This is the mystery of God’s dwelling among human beings, the God who becomes present in a sanctuary, even though he has no need of any place or any sign, and even though nothing can contain him, since heaven is his throne and the earth his footstool (see Isa 66:1; Acts 7:49). The whole universe is too little for God, but he nonetheless wills that there be a sign manifesting his presence.
