Ezekiel's vision of Jerusalem continues after the judgement.
In verse 1, a sapphire-like throne appears above the cherubim.
Then God tells the man in linen (Jesus?) to take holy coals of fire and scatter them over the city, completing the destruction of Jerusalem.
Now the cherubim were standing on the right side of the temple when the man entered, and the cloud filled the inner court. Ezekiel 10:3
This imagery seems to support something extremely special about the man in linen.
Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub to the threshold of the temple, and the temple was filled with the cloud and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the Lord. Ezekiel 10:4
I just cannot do this imagery justice. I have to just quote it. What an awe-inspiring image. Verse 5 adds to this scene that the wings of the cherubim sounded like the voice of God almighty.
Next a cherub reaches into the fire, pulls some out, with hands that look human, and puts it into the hands on the man in linen—to complete God's command.
The chariot imagery from Chapter 1 is back, with cherubs at each wheel. The each faced a different direction, so the chariot went in the direction that one of the cherub faced, with eyes all around. (I think. It's a bit confusing.)
I think verse 14 is saying that each wheel had four faces: a cherub (bull?), man, lion, eagle. He reiterates these were the beings from Chapter 1. They moved by the power of the spirit of the living beings. (v. 17)
Then the glory of the Lord departed from the threshold of the temple and stood over the cherubim. Ezekiel 10: 18
This is so important. Don't lose sight of this. The Lord is packing up and moving out of the Temple. This is the same way Jesus departed when He was rejected as the Messiah. Buildings are just buildings. People are just people. It is the Spirit of God within us that make us holy and give us life. He instructed them to build that physical structure as a place to interface with the people; but if they didn't want to honor that gift, then He wasn't going to leave it there to be defiled forever. He was burning the whole thing down.
Note to self.
The chapter ends with a reiteration of what the beings looked like and that it was the same ones from his Chapter 1 vision.
It all feels very ceremonial. God doesn't get angry and slam down a phone or shut a door. It feels like He is proceeding through a ceremony as some of the covenants are so completely broken that something permanent must be processed. God doesn't need a throne or a chariot or cherubim to carry stuff. So, to me, the point is some sort of a separation ceremony and Ezekiel is the official witness and scribe so that we can see how it went.
It's hard for me to know exactly how this would apply to me or any modern day, post-Resurrection believer; but I will say this: God doesn't change. How He relates to us changed because of the life, death, and Resurrection of the Son and the indwelling of the Spirit; but Who God Is does not change. This methodical, ceremonial, longsuffering, righteous, and hopeful God was the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. And even if there isn't an obvious modern application; there is an understanding to be had or application to discover. So much detail and effort was put in to this event. It's not for nothing.
At the most basic level, we are the New Temple. We are where His cloud fills and His Spirit indwells. How we treat that Temple is of the utmost importance. Which is a weakness for me. Something to really meditate and pray about.