The Temple area restored.
Ezekiel in vision of God took him to the land of Israel and set him on a very high mountain. on whose south side were some buildings that looked like a city. He took Ezekiel there, and saw a man whose appearance was like bronze; he was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.
These are the sons of Zadok（撒督）, who are the only Levites who may draw near to the Lord to minister before him.
It ends with a vision of God returning in glory to a new Temple- God in the midst of his people once again, never to depart.
For all the detail, Ezekiel's description is no more blueprint for the second Temple. It was not the old Jerusalem, but a structure like a city that he saw. It is true that the new Temple follows much the same layout as Solomon's temple, and is all set out for the sacrifices.
Why?
Only sons of Zadok is God's priest for he is honor name of the Lord!
The Temple is restored, and it is follow the image of the Lord commanded.
Even Ezekiel saw the vision, but he still need to wait for 20 years, he was about 50 years old when he saw this vision.
Should I can wait for God's timing and just follow God's word and waiting for his plan be done.
How?
Waiting for God do for us. God way is higher than me, God's mind is beyond than mine.
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有一位不知名的先知來見以利，豫言有關 神必興起一種新的祭司團。「我要為自己立一個忠心的祭司，他必照我的心意而行，我要為他建立堅固的家，他必永遠行在我的受膏者面前。」(撒上2：35)
這豫言何等希奇！這是 神第一次豫言有關一個聖潔餘剩的祭司團；它將永遠堅立，持續到底，直到主回來。據 神說，他們乃一批祂所「造就」的餘民。
大衛在位時，有個雙重的祭司團；撒督與亞比亞他精確的應驗了這豫言。「祭司撒督和亞比亞他，豈不都在那裡麼？」(撒下15：35)
撒督希伯來文的意思就是「那被證實為公義的」(“one proved righteous”)，而亞比亞他的意思就是「與耶和華 神和好」(“at peace with the Lord who is God”)。這兩位祭司所代表的，正是那不知名的先知所提及的兩個祭司團：一個存著以利的心態，另一個則切實事奉 神。
撒督乃其中一位跟隨大衛的人。「大衛因怕基士的兒子掃羅，躲在洗革拉的時候，有勇士到他那裡幫助他打仗。… 那時，天天有人來幫助大衛，以致成了大軍，如 神的軍一樣。… 還有少年大能的勇士撒督；同着他的有族長二十二人。」(代上12：1，22，28)
撒督一家都棄絕掃羅而歸順大衛，義無反顧。他為人公義，因為他忠心耿耿。大衛需要他，他就精誠可靠！當許多人都跟隨押沙龍叛變時，撒督仍然貞忠到底。「眾民盡都過去；王也過了汲淪溪，眾民往曠野去了。撒督和抬 神約櫃的利末人，也一同來了 … 王又對祭司撒督說，你不是先見麼？你可以安然回城；你兒子亞希瑪斯和亞比亞他的兒子約拿單，都可以與你同去。我在曠野的渡口那裡等你們報信給我。」 (撒下15：23-24，27-28)
請再讀一遍：「你不是先見麼？」意思就是「撒督，你有辨別事情的恩賜！你能分辨邪惡與聖潔之事。你既剛強，又對我忠心至志，你可以進入那悖逆拜偶像的領域，救國救民！」王對撒督說：「回京去吧。」當時，神有一位聖潔的祭司，他會捍衛 神的家，使之免受毁壞！
舉國上下都叛反了，然而，神家裡還有一批聖潔餘民。人們都邪惡悖逆，押沙龍更在眾目睽睽之下，在宮殿的平頂上污辱了王的妃嬪，忠心餘剩的祭司團卻決不受影響！撒督依然貞忠不渝，保持聖潔，心志堅定，無可指摘！他懂得 神的道，將自己的生命與前途全然交託，尊大衛為他惟一的君王！(請注意，大衛乃豫表基督。)
一直以來，神都在建立撒督的家，讓它成為那永久的祭司團，從而應驗神人向以利所發的豫言。就是說：「我要為自己立一個忠心的祭司，他必照我的心意而行。」
聖潔的餘民就是今天忠心的祭司團。神這些僕人無可指摘，忠心耿耿，正是撒督的「後裔」，即他的屬靈子孫！
以西結在異象中看見了一座屬靈的聖殿，更在其中看見了一些餘剩的祭司團在向 神獻祭。「主耶和華說，你要將一隻公牛犢作為贖罪祭，給祭司利末人撒督的後裔，就是那親近我事奉的。」(結43：19) 他們「親近」神事奉祂。事奉主乃撒督餘民的特徵。
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