Zechariah 6:12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The Branch; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord:

1 Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

The great secret that was withheld from the Jewish faithful was the true nature of the dwelling place of God. It was always a building, occupied and controlled by a priesthood. They never saw the temple as man, and that God would take up residence in man. They fight that image even today. They are not alone in that denial.

1 Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

The temple priest played out that role perfectly but failed to recognize the temple as a man. We who have accepted Christ as Lord and Savior is occupied and servant to our holy priest.

1 Peter 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

This temple, this spiritual house you are, is built up to be something special.

1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;

As with any great cathedral, it takes time and effort to produce a finished work.

Isaiah 28:9-10 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: