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The book of Ezekiel makes a contradistinction between the north and the south. In the north gate was to be found the seat of the image of jealousy, which also provokes to jealousy. Eze. 8:3,5 Satan in expressing his will before the throne of God exhibited a spirit of jealousy and is no doubt motivated by that spirit to do the things which he will do in the end of the age. He cannot take the place of Christ, he can only imitate Him. We see that in the person of the antichrist. Jealousy as found in him is unrighteous, impure and even vicious. It is as cruel as the grave. SOS. 8:6b.
Jealousy, as found in the Lord originates with His dealings with men.
Ps. 78:58 He loves them as only He can love. That love is so often spurned, even cast aside for a worldly substitute, or as in the case of Israel and Judah, the idols of the heathen which were brought into the house of the Lord. Therefore the Lord declared that He would move them to jealousy by producing a nation comprised of all nations. A people who are not the same as them, a race without an ancestry and history. A conglomerate, a mixture of nations. The church of the first born, which from the beginning was comprised of Jew and Greek or Gentile, for there is no difference between them in the sight of the Lord. Rom. 10:12, 19 The jealousy of the Lord is righteous and just.
The Cherubim moved to the south or the right hand. When the man clothed in linen entered the Temple, the glory cloud of the Lord filled the inner court. Eze. 10:3 The presence of the Lord, the atmosphere of heaven descended in the glory cloud. Clothing Himself with the cloud, the Lord could appear in the presence of His people and with that manifestation express His delight and pleasure or displeasure to them. When an edifice, built for worship unto Him was finished, He dedicated it with His presence in the cloud of glory. At the dedication of the Tabernacle He came in the cloud and in the fire. Num. 9:15 Likewise at the dedication of the Temple. 2 Chron. 7:21 Both of these structures are symbols of the last day church, the Bride of Christ. There will be a dedication of the completed Bride, consisting of those who have made themselves ready. Rev. 19:7 There is a red letter day on the calendar of the Lord where His purpose in the church will be fully accomplished. She is the Temple of the living God. We are yet in that stage where we are looking through a glass that hinders our vision.
1 Cor. 13:12 There is a face to face encounter yet to occur, where perfect contact and union will be made between Christ and His church. Then, in all fullness, He will dwell and walk, not only with but in His beloved. 2 Cor. 6:16 The cloud of glory and the fire of the Spirit will visit the church as never before. Eph. 3:19.