Ezekiel 43:1-8

1Then the man brought me to the east gate.

2There I suddenly saw the bright glory of the God of Israel as it came from the east. His voice was like the noise of lots of water that pours along a river. The land around shone with the bright light of his glory.

3I had seen a vision like this when I was beside the Kebar River. I had also seen a vision like this when God came to destroy Jerusalem. I bent down low with my face on the ground.

4The Lord's bright glory went through the east gate into the temple.

5Then a spirit lifted me up and took me into the temple's inside yard. As I watched, the Lord's glory filled the temple.

6While the man stood beside me, I heard a voice come from inside the temple.

7The Lord said to me, ‘Son of man, this is the place where I sit on my throne. It is my home where I will live among Israel's people. Israel's people and their kings will never again spoil the honour of my holy name. They will not turn away from me and worship other gods. They will not put the graves of their kings in this place.

8Their kings built their palaces too near to my holy temple. There was only a wall between me and them. They did many disgusting things that spoiled the honour of my holy name. As a result, I became very angry with them and I destroyed them.