The dwelling place of God in his kingdom can't be mixed with the patterns, portrayals, symbols, types and shadows and ever have a clear vision about the eternal things those visible images teach Romans 1:20-21.
Moses only revealed observational patterns/images of the spiritual/heavenly things he seen in the presence of God Exodus 25:8-9, that the carnal mind could not understand 1Cor 2:14.
The carnal mind learns about elemental things of the spirit by what it observes exoterically presented in symbols to help awaken the child of God in him Gal 4:1, the process to maturity is delayed when the lifeless portrayals etc..... are not set aside completely, Gal 3:1-5, Hebrews 6:1-5, 2Cor 5:16, spiritual understanding will be like those who couldn't grasp Mark 14:58-59, was revealing OT Temple patterns portrayed as the dwellings of God, first the earthy mans tabernacle/Tent in the wilderness surrounded/outside by flesh mentality not allowed to enter in the dwelling place of God while carnal blindness veiled the Christ hidden/asleep in the temple of flesh Eph 5:13-14, 2Cor 5:1, Luke 17:20-21.
The Kingdom of light is everlasting Col 1:12, John 18:36, Is 9:6-7, 2Cor 13:5, it's doors are never closed to the sons of God Eph 2:13, who were outside the kingdom living in shadows, Hebrews 9:24, Jesus being a type John 8:28, our pattern man becoming Christ Jesus through experience from dark Gal 4:1 to light Romans 8:10, 2Cor 3:6, exoteric patterns built with hands vs esoteric substance of everlasting life, Acts 7:48, 17:24, Is 33:14, Ps 15:1, Col 1:19,27, 3:16, John 5:6,14:23, 1Cor 5:1, Eph 2:21-22,