For centuries the Temple stood as the visible reminder that the Lord had chosen to dwell among His covenant people. His glory had filled the Tabernacle in the wilderness. Later it filled Solomon's Temple with such overwhelming majesty that the priests could not continue their ministry. "For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God." The Temple was never merely a magnificent building. It was the place where heaven touched earth. But now Ezekiel sees something else.

The Man Clothed in Linen Throughout Scripture, linen garments are associated with priestly service, purity, and heavenly ministry. This mysterious figure stands apart from the executioners. He comes not first to destroy, but to mark. The glory of God now moves from above the cherubim toward the threshold of the Temple, and the Lord speaks: “Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry