The kingdom comes near

In his vision, Ezekiel saw inside the cloud; he saw four living creatures, fire, an expanse, a throne, and One sitting on the throne. What he saw is similar to what John describes in heaven in the book of Revelation 4. What is significant is that Ezekiel saw this on earth. The throne of God came down to earth; the kingdom came near. Ezekiel saw this in a vision while he was in exile in Babylon. The kingdom of God came near to him on the plains of Babylon.

David describes the kingdom coming in Psalm 18.

"He bowed the heavens also, and came down
With thick darkness under His feet.
And He rode upon a cherub and flew;
And He sped on the wings of the wind.
He made darkness His hiding place, His canopy around Him,
Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
From the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
The Lord also thundered in the heavens,
And the Most High uttered His voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
And He sent out His arrows, and scattered them,
And lightning flashes in abundance, and routed them."
Psalm 18:9-14

He bowed the heavens, and came down. What is in heaven came down to earth. David described the kingdom of God coming down to earth, just as Ezekiel did.

But what is important to see in Psalm 18 is that the kingdom of God came down because someone called out to Him.

"The cords of death encompassed me,
And the torrents of ungodliness terrified me.
The cords of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
In my distress I called upon the Lord,
And cried to my God for help;
He heard my voice out of His temple,
And my cry for help before Him came into His ears."
Psalm 18:4-6

David called out of his utter helplessness; his voice was heard in heaven in the temple of God. A man called from earth; the earth was shaken because of it.

"Then the earth shook and quaked;
And the foundations of the mountains were trembling
And were shaken, because He was angry.
Smoke went up out of His nostrils,
And fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals were kindled by it."
Psalm 18:7-8

God became angry; He bowed the heavens and came down to earth.

The kingdom of God comes near because of the voice of man.