Posted on 06/28/2009 8:04:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
IIRC, from Revelation ... it is under the seat of Jesus, now sitting at the right hand of the Father.
I’ve always wondered about Revelations 11 verse 19:
“And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.”
If the ark is in heaven, how did it get there? Does that mean the ark of ancient times is no longer on this earth?
G*D knows!
For those interested in the Ethiopian connection to the Ark of the Covenant, I’d recommend the following book. “The Sign and the Seal” by Graham Hancock. I don’t know whether it’s still in print.
There's yer trouble.
“The Sign and the Seal” is a very interesting read, almost like a novel. It is well researched and shows the possible path from Solomon’s Temple during the time of Manasseh. It was during this time that Manasseh was bringing pagan idols into the Temple and the Levitical priests were thought to have removed the Ark away from this sacrilege. It is interesting also that there is no mention in the Bible of the Ark after the time of Solomon. It is also interesting that is archaeological evidence of a Jewish Temple on Elephantine Island in Egypt.
According to the Dems, the Ark resides at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC in a bedroom where the Messiah sleeps ...
It ain’t in Ethiopia.
Just out of curiosity, you know this how?
It’s probably best to consider such reports as merely reports, until further Scriptural study and doctrinal guidance is developed.
Wrt your question, we associate the exposure of the AntiChrist with an event known as the Abomination of Desolation, identified with an event where the AntiChrist is standing in the Temple and identifies himself as God.
Some have deduced from this position that the Temple sacrificial system is re-established prior to this Prophecy being fulfilled.
This identifies the Temple as a sacred building indwelt by God.
It isn’t as simple, though, as man going out and building an ornate structure, then it gets called the temple.
God provides for His Perfect Environment. He doesn’t need man to provide that for Him. On the contrary, He has very strict protocols on the exact procedure for being able to have relationship with Him, and He makes provision for those logistical mechanics.
In the case of the Arc of the Covenant, nobody is allowed to touch the Arc, without immediately being judged for perfect righteousness and perfect justice. (the 2 cherubim oeither side of the Mercy Seat, the lid of the Arc, represented Perfect Justice facing Perfect Righteousness).
It is recorded in the Old Testament, that when the Ark was moved, once it nearly fell over, and a priest moving it attempted to steady it, who was immediately consumed. When the ark fell into enemy hands, the heathen force who had heard about it, opened its cover and some 50,070 of their nation present, were immediately stricken and died.
The Ark was placed in the Holy of Holies, which was only approachable by the Holy Priest, after appropriate ceremony, cleansing and proper thinking.
Today there are no sacred buildings, for God has chosen during this Church Age to indwell each and every believer. He provides the Temple.
Today, each and every believer is able to approach God through faith in Christ. The protocols used in Temple worship were types of the Protocol used today in how we as priests are able to have relationship with God by His provision.
Yeah, it takes really high "qualifications" to look at something.
I use to think this was the biggest unsolved mystery of all time, but now I think we’ll find the Ark before we find Obama’s original birth certificate.
I use to think this was the biggest unsolved mystery of all time, but now I think we’ll find the Ark before we find Obama’s original birth certificate.
Nah, don’t believe it.
bttt
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