And I heard a loud voice from the throne; saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them,Interesting that here God says the tabernacle will be among men, but later in the chapter it says Jerusalem will have no temple. I'm not sure why one will exist and the other will not. The tabernacle is a movable place where God manifests, which He won't need to do; a temple is a more permanent structure. But if the New Jerusalem will be permanent, why would God's place need to be temporary?
Also, note the final phrase, that God will be among them. Normally when the phrase before happens, the final phrase is some thing like "and He will be their God." Now, the interface between the people and God doesn't need to exist, and so God does not have need to hide or obscure Himself.
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