Ezekiel 42 and 43 continue the description of the temple. The glory of God enters the temple and Ezekiel hears a voice, the voice of God. He claims the temple as His residence. Ezekiel is told to write down what he has seen and heard so that when the people return to Jerusalem they can build a proper house for the Lord. (We read about the rebuilding of the temple in Ezra and Nehemiah.) God gives instructions regarding the atoning sacrifices the people are to offer to receive God’s forgiveness.

1 John 2 speaks of Jesus being the atoning sacrifice for our sins. John goes on to describe the kind of life we are to lead as those who have been forgiven. We are to live lives of love for one another. If we hate then we are not living in the light. We are not to love the things of the world. We are not to get caught up in fulfilling our desires; they will only lead us away from God. We are to be discerning regarding the Christian teachings we believe. Not everything we hear form those who say they love God is consistent with the scriptures that we know to be true. We must know the scriptures well enough that we can tell right and wrong teaching.