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previous ages had not been consecrated to Godand had been far astray from Him. (Romans2.)— Ezek. 43:7-9; 44:6-12, 15, 19, 23-30; 45:6-21; 46:1-3, 9-10; 47:13-14; 48:11, 18-19, 23-29.The "strangers" will be the resurrected billions ofhumanity, not Jews, who gaining the heartcircumcision of a conscience cleansed by theblood of Jesus, shall be as though born to thesame conditions as the Hebrews. None of themshall have part in the direct service of God.—Ezek. 44:9; 47:22-23; Zech. 14:20-21; Numbers31:47; Joel 3:17; Joshua 9:22-27; Rev. 21:27.Sanctuary and Outer CourtThe Sanctuary will be the entire enclosuredevoted to the Divine service. According toEzekiel 45:2 the exterior wall is around a squareof 500 cubits, and by 42:16-20 it is 500 reeds, or3,000 cubits square; but the latter is translated"cubits" in the Septuagint, and the former agreesminutely with the internal measurements. Aboutthe outer court of 500 cubits square will be aborder or suburb 50 cubits wide to separate theSanctuary from the surrounding land. (Ezek.42:20.) The outer court types the condition of theAncient Worthies and of the Hebrews and theworld of mankind, the former of actually perfecthumanity, and the latter of a perfect heartcondition and striving toward human perfection.This court will be at an elevation above thesurrounding land and will be reached by sevensteps, symbolizing the human perfection, actualor heart, of those that enter the court. It will besurrounded by a wall one reed high and a reedthick. The wall types Christ in the AncientWorthies, who will constitute the embodiment ofthe Divinely appointed wall of faith about theSanctuary. The reed indicates the full measure ofthe Divine Word as regards the human nature.—Ezek. 40:6, 17-19, 22-23, 26, 34; 42:1, 7-9, 14-20; 43:1-5; 44:1-3, 19; 45:1-2; 46:19-24.Inner CourtThe inner court will be an enclosure toward therear or west of the outer court, 200 cubits wide