Then did the cherubim lift up their wings, and the wheels beside
them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. And
the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood
upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.
Afterwards the Spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the
Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision
that I had seen went up from me. Then I spake unto them of the
captivity all the things that the Lord had shewed me (verses 22-25).
After this comforting message of future blessing for the nation and
restoration to the land, the Glory of the Lord holds its departure. We
saw how it gradually withdrew from the temple, where it had dwelt. Now
the complete departure from the city has come. But it is a blessed
thought, before that takes place, Jehovah gave His Word that He would
return and be again with His people. "The Glory of the Lord went up from
the midst of the city and stood upon the mountain which is on the east
side of the city." That mountain is the Mount of Olives. Significant
place where the Shekinah, the Glory of the Lord with its cherubim and
wheels was seen for the last time. Upon that mountain He stood, who is
the Glory Himself, our Lord Jesus Christ. From there He went back to the
Father. And in a coming day "His feet will stand upon the Mount of
Olives." And when He comes back in visible glory, Israel and Jerusalem
will behold the return of the Glory of the Lord, Ezekiel saw departing
from temple and city. Then that will happen what has never been in
Israel's past history: "All the earth will be filled with His Glory."