I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.…”(Revelation 21:203)
“The garden, the land, and the temple did not prefigure a day when holiness no longer mattered. They pointed to the heavenly reality that has been our hope since Adam and Eve were barred from Paradise.” – (Kevin DeYoung)
These are the appointed feasts of Jehovah, holy convocations which you shall proclaim in their appointed seasons. (Lev. 23:4)
And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. – (Revelation 19:8)
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” – (1 Peter 2:9)