Ezekiel 44:2

The Lord said to me: "This gate will be shut; it will not be opened, and no one will enter by it. For the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered by it; therefore it will remain shut.

Ezekiel 43:2-4

I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east; the sound was like that of rushing water; and the earth radiated his glory.

Exodus 24:10

and they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear like the sky itself.

Isaiah 6:1-5

In the year of King Uzziah's death, I saw the sovereign master seated on a high, elevated throne. The hem of his robe filled the temple.

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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.

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Ezekiel 43:2
I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east; the sound was like that of rushing water; and the earth radiated his glory.
Exodus 24:10
and they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear like the sky itself.
Isaiah 6:1
In the year of King Uzziah's death, I saw the sovereign master seated on a high, elevated throne. The hem of his robe filled the temple.

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