Paul disagrees.
Without exception, every reference by Paul to the temple of God is a reference to "naos", the spiritual temple of the believer, collectively, the Church.
Paul was referring to something that would arise within the Church.
Nothing to do with a physical temple.
"
naos" spiritual:
1 Corinthians 3:16
Know
ye not that
ye are the
temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in
you?
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1 Corinthians 3:17
If any man defile the
temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the
temple of God is holy,
which temple ye are.
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2 Corinthians 6:16
And what agreement hath the
temple of God with idols? for
ye are the
temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in
them, and walk in them; and I will be
their God, and
they shall be my
people.
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2 Thessalonians 2:4
Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the
temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
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