Ezekiel 11:1
Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the Lord’s house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 11:24 repeats the Spirit lifting and transporting Ezekiel — the same experience as here.
Ezekiel 3:12 also begins with the Spirit lifting Ezekiel — a recurring pattern in his visions.
Ezekiel 3:12 also begins with the Spirit lifting Ezekiel — a recurring pattern in his visions.
In Ezekiel 8:3, the Spirit similarly lifts Ezekiel and brings him to a temple gate in a vision, using nearly identical language.
Ezekiel 8:16 also mentions twenty-five men at the temple, but facing east worshiping the sun—revealing the idolatry of these same leaders.
Ezekiel 10:19 shows the cherubim standing at this same east gate as God's glory departs—linking the corrupt princes here to the departure of divine presence.
Ezekiel 22:27 condemns princes as wolves tearing prey—echoing the corruption of the twenty-five leaders seen in this vision.
Ezekiel 9:6 shows the slaughter beginning with the elders at the sanctuary — these likely are the same leaders Ezekiel sees at the temple gate.
Ezekiel 43:4 describes God's glory returning through this same east gate—contrasting the present corruption with future restoration of the temple.
In Ezekiel 37:1, the Spirit sets him in a valley full of dry bones — same divine transportation but to a different vision location.
In Ezekiel 40:2, he is brought in visions of God to a high mountain — another instance of Spirit-led visionary relocation.
Ezekiel 40:6 describes the measuring of the east gate of the temple — the same gate where Ezekiel is brought in this vision.
In 2 Corinthians 12:1-4, Paul describes being caught up to the third heaven — a similar experience of being taken by the Spirit in vision.
Isaiah 1:23 describes princes as rebels who love bribes and neglect justice—matching the corruption of the princes in Ezekiel's vision.
In Acts 8:39, the Spirit of the Lord carries Philip away after baptizing the eunuch — a direct NT parallel of spiritual transportation.
Revelation 21:10 shows John carried in the Spirit to see the heavenly Jerusalem — a parallel to Ezekiel being Spirit-led to the temple gate.
In 2 Kings 2:16, the prophets suggest the Spirit may have taken Elijah and cast him somewhere — same motif of Spirit's transporting power.
In Revelation 1:10, John is 'in the Spirit' on the Lord's day — a comparable state of visionary reception by the Spirit.
In 1 Kings 18:12, Obadiah fears the Spirit of the LORD will carry Elijah away — similar concept of the Spirit transporting a prophet.