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The East Gate Is Sealed Shut

44 Then the man took me back to the outer east gate of the holy place, and the gate was shut. Yahweh said to me, “This gate will stay shut and will not be opened. No one may enter through it because Yahweh Elohim of Israel entered through it. It must be kept shut. Only the prince may sit there and eat food in the presence of Yahweh. He will enter through the entrance hall of the gateway and leave the same way.”

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The Priesthood Restored

44 Then the man brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, the one facing east,(A) and it was shut. The Lord said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It must not be opened; no one may enter through it.(B) It is to remain shut because the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered through it. The prince himself is the only one who may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence(C) of the Lord. He is to enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way.(D)

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