Cosmas of Indiocopleustes and the Church Fathers' viewed the earth as the model for the Jєωιѕн Tabernacle (dwelling place) which coincides, not surprisingly, to the tabernacle in Catholic churches where the Our Lord dwells to this day.
The author explains:
Since the heavenly abode of God finds its counterpart in the earthly tabernacle or mishkan (משכן’ | dwelling’), it seems obvious that the vault answers to the veil which separated the holy from the most holy place and thus divided the sanctuary. Behind the heavenly veil, that is, above the vault is the Throne of God:41