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developed. In connection with the Temple porchthere will be no little chambers, typing that theLittle Flock will have met all the conditionsbefore their exaltation.— Ezek. 40:8-9, 16, 20-22, 24-26, 33-36, 39-43, 48-49; 41:23-26.The entrance to the Temple will be through alofty porch, flanked by two great pillars. Thesepillars will be suggestively named, as inSolomon's Temple, the right one, Jachin (Heshall establish) and the left one, Boaz (In it isstrength). In these inspiring reminders are seenthe mighty strength of The Christ, possessors ofall power in Heaven and in earth, with whichGod through them will establish HisKingdom.— 1 Kings 7:13-22.The priests' chambers on the upper pavement ofthe inner court will be entered by a separate gateand separate stairs from the outer court,suggesting that theFM586entree to the love feasts of the Little Flock willbe exclusively for them alone. (Ezek. 46:19).The gates of the city will be twelve in number,three on a side, and each named for one of thetwelve tribes.— Ezek. 48:31-34.The AltarsAs the entire Plan of salvation centers about theransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ, so at themathematical center of the Ezekiel Temple willbe the great brazen altar, with its rites, andofferings, and the blood, typing the ransom andthe antitypical sin offering. It will be at thecenter of both the outer court and of the innercourt, and of the priests' land and of the landdivided among the tribes, typical of the world.The court gates will all point toward it, andfacing it will be the steps, porch, and outer andinner doors of the Temple.The construction and dimensions of the altar aregiven in Fig. 7. The brazen altar will be 4x12x12cubits; it will be reached from stairs from thewest up, and will rest upon two borders or