body is “a temple of the Holy Spirit” (1 Cor 6:19). Just as the Temple contained the awesome presence of God, so the bodies of Christians hold the presence of the Holy Spirit by virtue of their baptism. Anagogically, the Jerusalem Temple finds its eschatological meaning in the heavenly sanctuary, where God will dwell among us in our eternal home, as described in the book of Revelation (e.g., Rv 21:22). Sometimes associated with terms such as spiritual exegesis, typology, or sensus plenior, this method
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