1 The man took me back to the outer courtyard, near the east gate of the temple area. I saw that the doors to this gate were closed.
2 The Lord said:I, the Lord God of Israel, came through this gate, so it must remain closed for ever! No one must ever use it.
3 The ruler of Israel may come here to eat a sacrificial meal that has been offered to me, but he must use only the entrance room of this gate.
4 Then the man took me through the north gate to the front of the temple. I saw that the brightness of the Lord's glory had filled the temple, and I immediately bowed with my face to the ground.