New Creation, Jerusalem, God's Temple

In G. K. Beale's book The Temple and the Church's Mission: A biblical theology of the dwelling place of God, Professor Beale explores the significance of the temple in John's Apocalypse.  He focuses especially on the final vision of the book where the new creation and Jerusalem are equated with God's tabernacle (Rev. 21:1-3).  The thesis of the book is that the OT tabernacle and temples were designed symbolically to point to the cosmic eschatalogical reality of God's tabernacling presence, formerly limited to the holy of holies, extending throughout the whole earth.  The biblical theology and exegesis are superb and exemplary.