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Why There Is No Temple in the New Jerusalem City

This episode of Bible Prophecy Answers tackles a focused question many readers of Revelation ask: Why is there no temple inside the New Jerusalem? The host frames the discussion around Revelation 21:22, where John describes the climactic city of God’s future kingdom and makes a startling observation—he “saw no temple” in the city. Rather than treating that detail as symbolic filler, the episode argues it is theologically intentional and prophetically consistent with the Old Testament, especially Ezekiel’s end-times vision.

From the start, the host notes that the series is exploring themes like new creationism, premillennialism, the New Heaven and New Earth, the millennium, and the New Jerusalem. The goal is not to avoid prophecy details but to interpret them carefully—“nothing more or nothing less”—because God includes details for a reason.

Revelation 21:22: The Lord God and the Lamb Are the Temple

The core text is Revelation 21:22, where John says the New Jerusalem contains no temple, “for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.” That statement becomes the foundation for the episode’s primary answer:

Why no temple?

Because a temple is not needed in the New Jerusalem. In the biblical storyline, a temple functions as a sacred space that mediates God’s presence among His people. But in the New Jerusalem, God’s presence is immediate and direct. The city does not require a separate structure to represent or localize God’s dwelling, because God Himself—Father and Son—fulfills what the temple always pointed to.

This interpretation highlights a major biblical theme: the movement from limited access to God’s presence toward full access, culminating in the restored and permanent fellowship between God and humanity.

Ezekiel’s Vision Supports the “No Temple in the City” Detail

A major argument in the transcript is that Ezekiel and John are not contradictory; instead, Ezekiel provides a background framework that helps explain John’s description.

Ezekiel separates the temple from the city

The host emphasizes that Ezekiel distinguishes the temple from the city. In Ezekiel’s prophetic tour, the angelic guide shows a structured sacred region that contains multiple elements in relationship—but not identical location. This matters because it supports the idea that even if a temple exists in Ezekiel’s vision, it is not necessarily inside the city itself, which aligns with John seeing “no temple in it” (in the city).

In other words, the “no temple” detail is not a problem to solve by dismissing Ezekiel or spiritualizing John. Instead, the episode proposes a straightforward reading: temple and city are distinct but near each other.

The Holy Allotment: Ezekiel 45 and the End-Time Sacred Plateau

One of the transcript’s most important concepts is the Holy Allotment (referencing Ezekiel 45:1–7). Ezekiel describes a large square portion of land—notably described as being on a plateau—set apart as uniquely holy. Within this Holy Allotment, Ezekiel’s vision includes both sacred and civic components.

The city structure and its tribal gates

Ezekiel describes a city-like structure with three gates on each side, named for the twelve tribes of Israel. This echoes the broader biblical theme of covenant identity and God’s faithful restoration of His people. The host notes that the city aspect in Ezekiel often gets overshadowed by the heavy attention given to the temple measurements, but it should not—Ezekiel’s city has a function, and that function ties into end-time governance and God’s dwelli...