How do Catholics understand the Temple and sacrifices described in Ezekiel 40-46?

### Background: In the final vision of the Book of Ezekiel, the prophet describes a detailed restoration of a Temple and its sacrificial system. There are two relevant elements in these chapters: * **A Temple:** Ezekiel 40–48 describes a massive, precise architectural layout for a Temple which, to date, has never actually been constructed according to these specifications: > "In the visions of God he brought me to the land of Israel and set me down upon a very high mountain, on which was a structure like a city to the south." — **Ezekiel 40:2** * **A Prince and Sin Offerings:** The text describes a "prince" (*nasi*) who offers sin sacrifices for his own atonement and that of his people: > "On that day the prince shall provide for himself and all the people of the land a young bull for a sin offering." — **Ezekiel 45:22** ### Question How does the Catholic church/Catholic theologians reconcile the description of animal sacrifices and a physical Temple in Ezekiel 44–46 with the New Testament teaching that Christ is the final, sufficient sacrifice?