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in and out and find pasture. . . I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd” (NKJV). Yeshua is the only door by which both Jews and Gentiles may enter into Abba Father and our eternal hope of being reconciled to Him is built on these foundational truths. The fourth temple is therefore a picture of Yeshua’s regenerating and reconstructing work in mankind to make him approved unto His Father and not be castaways.

Ezekiel had a message and a mandate to view this coming temple; listen carefully to all that Yeshua was about to reveal to him, ponder them in his heart and rehearse them to his brethren; the true test of Ezekiel’s obedience will now be known. Will he remember the instructions he received at his ordination as a prophet? Will he boldly rehearse the words of the LORD without fear whether his brethren would believe him or not? This last vision however will tip the scale, because what was about to be revealed to the prophet, would shake or shape the faith of the Jews in Babylon and indeed, this generation. Ezekiel wasted no time, in his heart he firmly decided to inform his brethren of all the things he was about to be shown, but would they truly understand his message?

Verse 5

“And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and a hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.”

In this vision Ezekiel was taken to the top of a mountain and he was surprised to note that there was a wall enclosing what appeared to be a house. All that will transpire from here on is symbolic in nature. First of all, there was a wall surrounding the house. If you think of a very expensive home, there is usually a wall or gate of some kind around the perimeter of the property to keep away intruders. In this instance, the wall not only symbolizes protection but it also speaks of relationship because the key Hebrew word used here is Chowmah [2346], this Hebrew word establishes the fact that Israel is joined or