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(Rev.21:22)" I did not see a temple*(naon) in the city,because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple*(naos). (Ephesians 2:21,22) "In him the the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple*(naon)in the Lord And in him you are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by Spirt.
*a shrine or sanctuary
As usual, I am surprised by the minutia people get stuck on.
Temples in ancient Israel were essentially slaughterhouses. Because of the legacy of the pagan pastoral beliefs and the acts of animal (and human) sacrifice among most ancient peoples, there had to be a place for all that blood-letting to happen. Jesus was only one of many reformists among Jewish Rabbis who sought to bring an end to blood-sacrifice. With the end of blood-sacrifice comes an end to the need for a place (temples) to carry out the ceremonies. That is why Judaism today does not build temples: the rabbinical tradition from around 70 ACE to now has systematically rejected it and moved to a more personal religion. And that is why Christianity moved away from temples and sacrifice (Paul's letters are evidence of wrestling against the continuation of the blood-letting rituals: circumcision, Passover, and temples where all these took place).
I hope that helps.