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The Vision of the Outer Gates

44 Then the Lord God[a] brought me back through the east-facing outer gate of the sanctuary. But it was shut. The Lord told me, “This gate is to remain shut. It will not be opened. No man is to enter through it, because the Lord God of Israel entered through it, so it is to remain shut. The Regent[b] Prince[c] will be seated there,[d] as Regent Prince, and will dine in the Lord’s presence, entering through the portico of the gate and exiting through it also.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 44:1 Lit. Then he
  2. Ezekiel 44:3 The Heb. lacks Regent; and so through chapter 48
  3. Ezekiel 44:3 I.e. a ruler who will govern with a king’s authority in the name of one holding higher supremacy; and so through chapter 48
  4. Ezekiel 44:3 Lit. will sit in it

The Priesthood Restored

44 Then the man brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, the one facing east,(A) and it was shut. The Lord said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It must not be opened; no one may enter through it.(B) It is to remain shut because the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered through it. The prince himself is the only one who may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence(C) of the Lord. He is to enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way.(D)

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