And his ramps shall look toward the east

‫וְהָעֲזָרָה אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה אֹרֶךְ, בְּאַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה רֹחַב, אֶל, אַרְבַּעַת רְבָעֶיהָ; וְהַגְּבוּל סָבִיב אוֹתָהּ חֲצִי הָאַמָּה, וְהַחֵיק-לָהּ אַמָּה סָבִיב, וּמַעֲלֹתֵהוּ, פְּנוֹת קָדִים.

"The ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide in its four sides, the border around it shall be half a cubit and its base shall be a cubit round about; and its steps shall face the east." (Ezekiel 43:17)

and his stairs - Strong #4609

1) what comes up, thoughts
2) step, stair
2a) step, stair
2b) steps (of sundial)
2c) stories (of heaven)
2d) ascent
2e) song of ascent
2e1) to the three great pilgrim feasts (Psalm titles)

I'm sure that we need to add one more meaning to the word "וּמַעֲלֹתֵהוּ" – "ramps".

The ramps at the altar of the Temple should in no case be turned to the south, as was done in the previous Temples.

Because the true Sacrifice sanctifying the Third Temple in accordance with the prophecy of Ezekiel will be the saints of all nations. Representatives of the first-born churches symbolized in the Revelation of John as 144 thousand of the tribes of Israel, and these people are named in the prophecy of Ezekiel as "the glory of the Lord." Saints must enter the Temple through the Eastern Gate, so the ramps of the altar should be facing east.

And it is strictly forbidden to attach stairs with steps, because it prohibits the Law of Moses.

The corrected translation of this verse of Ezekiel's prophecy must be as follows:

"The ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide in its four sides, the border around it shall be half a cubit and its base shall be a cubit round about; and its ramps shall face the east." (Ezekiel 43:17)

Lyrical thinking about why security guards at the gate have separate roofs

Not long ago, news agencies reported that on the day of the 9th Av, several hundred Jews had ascended to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. These people, apparently, would like to see the Temple rebuilt there. And on the same days, the same news agencies reported that several thousand people took part in the homosexual parade in Jerusalem.

So, a few hundred - and a few thousand. But it's not about the ratio of the number of participants in these two events.

He measured the gate from the roof of the one guardroom to the roof of the other, a width of twenty-five cubits from one door to the door opposite. (Ezekiel 40:13)

You see, from this verse it follows that the security rooms, attached to the gate building, have individual roofs. Why do they need separate roofs, if the roof above the hall with the gate is fully capable of covering the small  guardrooms from above?




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A small addition to the 3D model of Ezekiel's Temple

He measured the court, a perfect square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide; and the altar was in front of the temple. (Ezekiel 40:47)

Since the space in front of the House of the Sanctuary is called the "court", this space must somehow be fenced off from the rest of the inner court.

I placed pillars along the border of this court, exactly the same as the pillars located along the outer border of the inner court.



I do not know yet whether there is a need to make  a continuous barrier between the pillars of this court.