1 Then the man brought me to the gate facing east,
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and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory.
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The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when he[a] came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown.
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The glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east.
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Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
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While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple.
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He said: “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet. This is where I will live among the Israelites forever. The people of Israel will never again defile my holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and the funeral offerings[b] for their kings at their death.[c]