"One of the beautiful symbolisms given us in the book of Revelation is this one of the holy city "coming down from God out of heaven." When John said that this city comes down from God out of heaven, he wasn’t talking about coming down past Mercury, Jupiter, and Mars. He meant not that it would settle down over the mount of Olives or any other geographical location. In the Bible a city represents a government, and the "holy" city is a righteous government. It is not a man-made government. It doesn’t have a "Democratic," "Republican," "Reform," "Labor," or "Conservative" party. It emanates from God, out of the celestial or spiritual realm, that is, out of the heavens of the Spirit of God, and is established on earth through a heavenly, spiritual people. We often think with such carnal minds! We hear of a city "coming down from heaven" and imagine it appearing one night in the sky. Jesus once asked the Pharisees whether John the Baptist’s baptism was "from heaven" or from men. With the same carnal reasoning we could picture John’s baptism somehow mystically floating down through the sky and landing in the Jordan River! Of course, that’s not what Jesus meant. When He spoke of John’s baptism being "from heaven" He was simply asking whether it originated with God, or whether it originated with men. May the blessed spirit of revelation grant us the clarity to see that this city shall never rule until it has in all truth become the "holy" city, prepared, adorned, and "made ready." Oh, yes, she is being prepared and being adorned."

Much more in the link:

https://www.godfire.net/eby/Rev/rev242.html

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