Ezekiel 43:7
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.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 43:9, God sets the condition for dwelling—removing defilement—to fulfill the promise of verse 7.
In Ezekiel 48:35, the city's name 'The LORD is There' fulfills the promise of God dwelling forever in the temple.
In Ezekiel 39:7, God declares He will no longer let His holy name be profaned — directly parallel to the promise of no more defilement here.
In Ezekiel 37:26-28, the covenant of peace includes God's sanctuary in their midst forever—identical to the promise here.
In Ezekiel 1:26, the prophet sees the heavenly throne; now in 43:7 God declares the temple as the place of that throne.
In Ezekiel 10:1, the throne appears above cherubim in the temple vision, connecting to 43:7 where God calls the temple his throne.
In Ezekiel 44:7, foreigners profane the sanctuary — another form of defilement like the kings' high places in 43:7.
In Ezekiel 37:23, God promises they will no longer defile themselves — the same future cleansing from defilement as 43:7.
Zechariah 14:21 adds that no Canaanite will remain in the temple — directly fulfilling the end of defilement foretold.
In Revelation 22:3, the throne of God and the Lamb is in the new Jerusalem — a fulfillment of Ezekiel's vision of God dwelling forever.
In Matthew 28:20, Jesus promises to be with His disciples always, echoing God's declaration here of dwelling among His people forever.
In John 1:14, the Word became flesh and 'tabernacled' among us — fulfilling the temple as God's dwelling place promised here.
In John 14:23, Jesus says the Father and He will make their home with believers — a New Testament parallel to God dwelling among His people.
In Acts 7:48, Stephen argues God does not dwell in houses made by hands — contrasting Ezekiel's promise of God dwelling in the temple.
In Acts 7:49, Stephen quotes 'Heaven is my throne, earth my footstool' — directly contrasting Ezekiel's earthly temple as God's throne and footstool.
In 2 Corinthians 6:16, Paul applies God's promise to dwell with His people to believers as the temple — fulfilling the dwelling theme here.
In Revelation 21:2, the New Jerusalem descends as God's ultimate dwelling place — the culmination of the promise in Ezekiel.
In Revelation 21:3, God's dwelling is with people — a direct fulfillment of the promise here that He will live among Israel forever.
In Exodus 29:45, God promises to dwell among Israel—the foundational promise echoed for the new temple.
Zechariah 13:2 describes God banishing idols and impurity — directly fulfilling the promise that defilement will cease.
In Joel 3:21, the LORD dwells in Zion—the same assurance of God's permanent presence in Jerusalem.
In Jeremiah 17:12, the sanctuary is called 'a glorious throne' — nearly identical to Ezekiel's description of the temple as God's throne.
Jeremiah 16:18 describes the same defilement of the land with idols — the very sin promised to cease.
In Jeremiah 3:17, Jerusalem is called the throne of the LORD — directly paralleling Ezekiel's claim that the temple is God's throne.
In Isaiah 66:1, heaven is God's throne and earth His footstool—echoing the temple as the place of His feet in Ezekiel, but emphasizing transcendence.
In Isaiah 6:1, Isaiah sees the Lord on a throne in the temple — a parallel vision of God's glorious presence in the sanctuary.
In Psalm 132:14, Zion is declared God's resting place forever—directly matching Ezekiel's promise of the temple dwelling.
In 1 Chronicles 28:2, David calls the ark 'the footstool of our God' — the same imagery of God's footstool as in Ezekiel's temple.
Jeremiah 7:30 describes the defilement of the temple with idols — the same sin promised to be eliminated.
In Matthew 5:35, Jesus calls earth God's footstool—paralleling Ezekiel's temple as the place of His feet, but on a cosmic scale.