Before in his ministry, Jesus wept around Jerusalem: “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who get rid of the prophets and stone those sent for you” (Matthew 23:37). The earthly town and the old covenant experienced become a process of legalism, unbelief, and condemnation rather than a location fully dedicated to God.  https://richardfrench.net/what-is-the-new-jerusalem-heaven-on-earth-in-revelation-21-22/