_He brought me to the temple._ THE HEAVENLY TEMPLE I. The place of this temple. You find in the 43rd chapter that this temple was placed on a mountain. This is a figurative form of speech, to denote that Christ’s holiness exalts us above all that we are as sinners; that Christ’s righteousness--for... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the door, six cubits._ A WIDE WAY TO GOD The porch, at which was an ascent to the temple, had a gate belonging to it. This gate was six cubits. Now, some may object, and say, Since the way to God by these doors was so wide, why doth Christ say the way and gate is narrow? Answer. The straitnes... [ Continue Reading ]
_And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward._ ENLARGEMENT UPWARDS As the temple ascended in height, so it still was wider and wider; even from the lowest chambers to the top. And this was to show us that God’s true Gospel temple, which is His Church, should have its enlargedness o... [ Continue Reading ]
_The altar of wood was three cubits high._ THE ENLARGED ALTAR That for incense, whereof see Exodus 30:6, but here of a much larger size. See in chap. 12:1. This altar of wood, and four-square, was a type of Christ (not of the Cross), in whom our prayers come before God as incense, and He is the pro... [ Continue Reading ]