40–42, on the other hand, one had the impression of the prophet bent over a sketch plan of the new temple. The complete lack of any impression of height in the buildings presented the “vision” of the new temple in a strangely unreal light. Thus the question arises whether chapter 43 does not stand closer to the real core of prophetic experience, while chapter 40–42, which now precede it, belong much more strongly to the process of reflective, later stylization. What was a datable experience has thus