⚓ Floatie: The Glory Departed
Ezekiel 11:23 And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain that is on the east side of the city.(ESV)
✒️ Forge: The Mountain Eastward: Not Just a Hill
Most readers skim right past this verse. A simple shift of position—Jerusalem to the mountain east of it. But this is no casual movement. This is the Mount of Olives, the same place Jesus would later ascend from (Acts 1:9–12), and the same place He will return to, when His feet split it in two (Zechariah 14:4). It’s not just geography. It’s theology. It’s prophecy. It’s heartbreak.
The Spirit does not simply depart. The Spirit withdraws.
He leaves the temple that was once filled with glory and moves to the edge of the city—to a place historically tied to judgment, weeping, and return. The Mount of Olives was the place David fled when betrayed (2 Samuel 15:30). It is where Jesus wept over Jerusalem (Luke 19:41), and where He would later pray in agony before the cross. It is a place of burdened departure and prophetic return.
⚒️ Anvil: When Glory Leaves the Building
What does it mean when the glory of God stands apart and looks back?
This wasn’t a triumphant exit. It was a pause. A hesitation. A divine heartbreak.
The Spirit could have ascended straight from the temple—left in power, wrath, or cold indifference. But instead, He went east, paused, and looked back. This is the posture of mourning. Of regret over a people who rejected Him again and again.
What if He is doing that now?
What if the glory of the Lord has already moved outside the gates of our churches—already taken its place on the mountain—and is looking back one final time before judgment falls?
Do we know when His presence departs?
Do we even notice?
🔥 Ember: The Last Look Before the Return
Jesus ascended from the Mount of Olives. And He will return to it.
It was never random. Every step, every pattern, every location in Scripture is a thread. And the Spirit’s movement in Ezekiel 11 is a foreshadowing of both departure and return.
He stood on the mountain, looked back in mourning…and left.
The next time He stands there, He won’t be leaving.
He will be coming back—with fire in His eyes and judgment in His hands (Revelation 19:11–16).
🌿 Covenant Triumph: From Mourning to Morning
Even in judgment, God leaves a door cracked open.
In the same chapter, Ezekiel 11:19–20, God promises restoration: (19)And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, (20)that they may walk in my statutes and keep my rules and obey them. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.(ESV)
The Spirit left, but He also promised to return. The mountain was not just a place of mourning—it became a launch point for hope.
Jesus will return. The same mountain that saw Him go will split in two at His arrival. Death’s shadow will break, and the eastern sky will light up with glory again.
Let us not be a people who fail to notice when the Spirit moves.
Let us be found ready, watching, not from the temple of our own pride, but from the mountain of surrender and return.
[⚓ Floatie] [✒️ Forge] [⚒️ Anvil] [🔥 Ember] [🌿 Covenant Triumph]
This post follows the Forge Baseline Rule—layered truth for the discerning remnant.
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