The Book of Ezekiel ends with a vision of a glorious city that shall be called, “The LORD is there.” This is the coming Kingdom of God where covenant relationship between God and his people are fully restored, and where God reigns with righteousness and his people respond with faithful allegiance. In this glorious city, the people of God will experience God’s perfect presence and live in the reality of the final defeat of Sin and Death, completely freed from the shackles and liberated to do the will of God.

How will this all happen? Through the Word that became flesh who carried a cross to pay for the penalty of our sins and defeat the powers of Sin and Death once and for all. Through the finished work of Jesus Christ, we are assured of participation in God’s kingdom that is advancing toward us. Ezekiel ends with a vision that infused God’s people with unwavering hope. This vision is not only for the kingdom that is coming but for the kingdom that has already begun to break into our reality now. We get to participate in this kingdom even before it arrives in its fullness. What a joy!