A common misinterpretation views this verse as a literal modern event involving angelic UFOs or extraterrestrial chariots, ignoring its prophetic context within Ezekiel's throne vision symbolizing divine judgment; others erroneously claim it proves God has forever abandoned Israel or the church, overlooking subsequent restoration promises in chapters 36-48 and the New Testament fulfillment in Christ's embodiment of God's glory among His people.
Ezekiel 11:22
King James Version (1769)
22 Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
Ezekiel 11:22 depicts the cherubim lifting their wings with the accompanying wheels, carrying the glory of the God of Israel upward and away from the temple, symbolizing God's sovereign departure from His people due to their persistent idolatry and rebellion, which foreshadows the impending judgment through Babylonian exile while affirming that His presence is not permanently bound to a physical location but follows His divine purposes.