The Spirit of the Lord Is in Their Midst

The temple is a symbol of the lord's sovereignty in the midst of his people. The spirit of the lord remains in their midst, much as the spirit had been in their midst in leading them out of egypt. While the temple had formerly had its riches stripped from it by the nations, the general shaking of the world that the lord would bring about would have the effect of bringing the riches of the nations to the temple. Similar statements can be found elsewhere in the s for instance, in zachariah chapter 14, verse 14, and the wealth of all the surrounding nations shall be collected,. gold, silver and garments in great abundance.