Ezekiel 48:20-35
The book of Ezekiel has often been compared to the Revelation. Each commences with a glorious and solemn vision, continues with coming judgments and concludes with a portrayal of the blessed kingdom yet to come. But Ezekiel envisages these events on their earthly plane, in relation to Israel. The Revelation, on the other hand, presents in its last chapters, in a symbolic way, that which concerns the Church and its heavenly future. The Holy City, described and measured in Revelation 21:1-27, is a picture of it. It corresponds in heaven to the earthly Jerusalem of our vv. 30-35; it also has twelve gates bearing the names of the twelve tribes of Israel (Revelation 21:12; cf. also what is said of the river in Ezekiel 47:1; Ezekiel 47:12 with Revelation 21:1-2).
The beautiful name that the city henceforth bears, "The LORD is there" (v. 35) reminds us that the new Jerusalem will be "the tabernacle of God" (Revelation 21:3); what is more, the great thought of God in Christ is to be ultimately "all in all" (1 Corinthians 15:28). May He from this moment make His dwelling in each one of our hearts!