“Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east:”
Afterward he brought me to the gate, the gate facing east, and behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east—introducing the return of God's glory to the temple, fulfilling the promise of restoration. The eastern orientation recalls both creation (where the sun rises) and the earlier vision of God's glory departing eastward (in chapter 11). The return of God's glory represents the pinnacle of restoration; the physical temple means nothing without the divine presence. This verse introduces the theophanic vision of God's return.
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