What practical lessons did the exiled Jews likely draw from Ezekiel’s temple vision? What does the vision teach us about pure worship today?

Though Ezekiel does not mention seeing any humans in his vision, he records Jehovah’s strong counsel for the priests, the chieftains, and the people. All of God’s servants must uphold His righteous standards. As you look over the diagram of Ezekiel’s visionary temple, what lessons would you like to apply in your own worship?

What simple approach are we taking in our discussion of Ezekiel’s temple vision? Why do we no longer say that Ezekiel saw the great spiritual temple that the apostle Paul later described? For Ezekiel and his fellow exiles, what was the overall prophetic message of the temple vision?

Jehovah told Ezekiel: “Pay close attention to the entryway of the temple.” Why? Because the people had been bringing individuals who were “uncircumcised in heart and flesh” right into God’s sacred house of worship. The result? “They profane my temple,” Jehovah said. — Ezek. 44:5, 7.

What does the temple in Ezekiel’s vision picture? Whom do the priests serving at the temple picture? What is the chieftain class, and what are some of its responsibilities?

TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD | EZEKIEL 39-41. Ask yourself, ‘In what ways can I uphold Jehovah’s lofty and upright standards?’. This is an authorized Web site of Jehovah’s Witnesses. It is a research tool for publications in various languages produced by Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Ezekiel then gives a detailed description of the rebuilt temple, “blueprinted” for him by Jehovah. This visionary temple was prophetic of something in the far-distant future, for no such temple was ever actually constructed.

2012年10月26日 · JWs understand the temple vision in Ezekiel to represent the anointed today and the "spiritual temple" both earthly and heavenly. w00 3/15 pp. 10-15 14 In 1971 an explanation of Ezekiel’s prophecy was published in the book “The Nations Shall Know That I Am Jehovah”—How? A chapter of that book briefly discussed Ezekiel’s vision of a ...

Ezekiel then gives a detailed description of the rebuilt temple, “blueprinted” for him by Jehovah. This visionary temple was prophetic of something in the far-distant future, for no such temple was ever actually constructed.

2012年6月1日 · The book of Ezekiel closes with a vision of a temple and its associated rituals. In chapter 40, the prophet is transported in vision from his home among the exiles in Babylon to Israel, where a divine messenger holding a measuring rod appears to him. The messenger gives Ezekiel a tour of the temple, measuring the various walls, gates, and courts.