It is interesting that the way of the garden of Eden's entrance was facing east. When Adam let, he was cast out eastward. This makes the entrance facing east. The Tabernacle and temple likewise opened toward the east.
GO WEST, YOUNG MAN! ...into God's presence. Like the sun shining from the east to the west.
The glory of God came from the east into the temple in Ezekiel after it left the temple in chapter 11.
Man is the glory of God. It's like mankind lost his place in the garden and left. Interestingly enough, Jesus took the same route when he left the temple in Matt 23 and went to the mount of Olives to weep for Jerusalem. The glory left the temple in
Ezekiel 11 and went to the eastern mountain -- Mount of Olives -- and then went to glory.
Jesus came back into the temple like the glory did in in
Ezekiel 43, on the day of Pentecost. Same city, Jerusalem, but the temple changed forms.... people!
And he is the LAST MAN ADAM, the glory of God. So man RETURNED to the Garden as God's glory in Christ, after having left it in Adam. All in Adam shall perish, because Adam, left and never went back. All in Christ shall be made alive, since Christ is the Last Man Adam and entered the Garden for us..