Then he led me to the gate, the gate facing east.
Then he brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, which faces east. And it was shut.
Now when he had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and measured the temple area all around.
“Thus says the Lord God: The gate of the inner court that faces east shall be shut on the six working days, but on the Sabbath day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened.
Then he went into the gateway facing east, going up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one reed deep.
And the cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth before my eyes as they went out, with the wheels beside them. And they stood at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the Lord, and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.
As the glory of the Lord entered the temple by the gate facing east,
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