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Ezekiel was privileged to hear the voice of the Lord as He spoke from out of the house, or the place of the manifest glory of the Lord. In this instance it represents the future, everlasting habitation of the Lord. Eze. 43:6 It is the church that the Lord has chosen to dwell in. She is called the Temple of the living God. He has proclaimed that He will dwell IN them, He will walk with them. He will be the only God that they know and most importantly, they will be His people. 2 Cor. 6:16 There is no such person as a Messianic Jew. Now that I have your attention, hear the voice from within the house. All who are in Christ are believers, regardless of their nationality. Jew and Gentile are of one Spirit if they are in Christ. There is only one body to which all must belong if they are to be the body of Christ. 1 Cor. 12:13 There is no distinction such as is made today by so many between Jew and Gentile. All who are in Christ are Abrahamís seed and if they are not in Christ they are not Abrahamís seed. Gal. 3:28-29.
And the man stood with me. The same man who was revealed to Ezekiel in Eze. 40:3 The man of glory. The man who was not only to measure the Temple but was also the line, the rod, the measuring stick by which the whole house was to be measured. The last day church is destined to grow up in Christ until she reaches the identical measurements of the Lord Jesus. We may understand the greatness of that act through knowing that Jesus received the Spirit without measure. In other words, in absolute fullness. The unified body of Christ will be of the same stature, measure, ability or to be exactly what He is. Eph. 4:13 If we are His body, then we shall be like Him. 1 John 3:2.
Further evidence that Ezekielís temple is that which is eternal is given in the statement made that, this is the place of my throne. Eze. 43:7 The place of the soles of His feet. The place of worship where those occupying that kingdom worship at His footstool. Ps. 99:5 In conjunction with this, the question is asked by the Lord, as to what house on earth might be built unto Him? Isa. 66:1 He is not seeking a building constructed by man but will have a Temple, which is His dwelling place, called the body of Christ, the church of the living God. The Lord Jesus is the architect and the builder of His own house. Heb. 3:3 Be most assured that anything He constructs is going to be beautiful beyond description. Christ is also the head of the house which He will complete and then fully and joyfully occupy for the eternity to come. Heb. 3:6 The house of the Lord is a Spiritual house made of living stones and not the dead materials of the earth. 1 Peter 2:5.