Today's Favorite Verse: Ezekiel 43:2, 7

Today's Favorite Verse: Ezekiel 43:2, 7

"And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.

And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places."

I thought about the "soles of my feet" and how important that is. Moses was told to remove the shoes from his feet because he walked on holy ground. Christ when he returns and the soles of his feet touch the earth will cause such an earthquake it will shake the whole earth. That when Christ has visited the earth since his resurrection he has stood upon a paved work of pure gold. How the sound of his voice is like the noise of many waters. The coming of Jesus Christ to this dispensations first temple in Kirtland has some similarities to Ezekiel vision.

"We saw the Lord standing upon the breastwork of the pulpit, before us; and under his feet was a paved work of pure gold, in color like amber.

His eyes were as a flame of fire; the hair of his head was white like the pure snow; his countenance shone above the brightness of the sun; and his voice was as the sound of the rushing of great waters, even the voice of Jehovah, saying:"

(Doctrine and Covenants 110:2-3)

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