of sin, but of the whole city of Jerusalem being rebuilt and declared “holy to the LORD” (Jer. 31:38–40). In other words, the whole city of Jerusalem will become a holy temple of the Lord under the new covenant. This will be the basis of the New Testament identification of the church both as spiritual Jerusalem (Heb. 12:22–23) and as the temple of the Lord (Eph. 2:22). Likewise, both city and temple will merge into one in the description of heaven in Rev. 21 and 22. Ezekiel’s extended vision of the
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