Before in his ministry, Jesus wept above Jerusalem: “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone All those sent to you” (Matthew 23:37). The earthly city as well as outdated covenant experienced become a system of legalism, unbelief, and condemnation instead of a place thoroughly devoted to God.  https://richardfrench.net/what-is-the-new-jerusalem-heaven-on-earth-in-revelation-21-22/