“Then said the Lord unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the Lord, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.”
And the Lord said to me, 'This gate shall remain shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter by it; for the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered by it; therefore it shall remain shut'—establishing that the eastern gate is permanently sealed because the Lord has entered by it. The gate becomes a sacred monument to God's return and entry into the sanctuary. The prohibition on use emphasizes the gate's elevated status. This verse explains the theological reason for the gate's closure.
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