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'Ark of the Covenant' about to be unveiled?
WND ^ | June 24, 2009 | staff

Posted on 06/25/2009 6:59:04 AM PDT by VRWCTexan

The patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ethiopia says he will announce to the world Friday the unveiling of the Ark of the Covenant, perhaps the world's most prized archaeological and spiritual artifact, which he says has been hidden away in a church in his country for millennia.....

Abuna Pauolos, in Italy for a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI this week, told the news agency, "Soon the world will be able to admire the Ark of the Covenant described in the Bible as the container of the tablets of the law that God delivered to Moses and the center of searches and studies for centuries."

The announcement is expected to be made at 2 p.m. Italian time from the Hotel Aldrovandi in Rome

(Excerpt) Read more at worldnetdaily.com ...


TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ark; arkofthecovenant; ethiopia; israel; pope
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To: SaraJohnson
I agree Obama is a type of the antiChrist. I am not convinced he is it.
41 posted on 06/25/2009 7:23:54 AM PDT by marbren
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To: F15Eagle

I agree...I also think the Grail is more mythic than anything... similar to the Spear of Destiny...however, I do believe the Ark of the Covenant did exist...now do I think the Ethiopians have it? It’s possible...it will be interesting to see.


42 posted on 06/25/2009 7:24:28 AM PDT by NMEwithin
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I thought it was in a vast Government warehouse. Warehouse 13 is, I believe, its new designation.


43 posted on 06/25/2009 7:25:15 AM PDT by xkaydet65
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To: NMEwithin
Some say the Ark is hidden under Calvery and The Lord Jesus Christs’ blood was dripped on the mercy seat at his Crucifixion.
45 posted on 06/25/2009 7:28:06 AM PDT by marbren
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To: VRWCTexan

A replica....built in 1600 A.D. IMO.


46 posted on 06/25/2009 7:28:55 AM PDT by Dallas59 ("You know the one with the big ears? He might be yours, but he ain't my president.")
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To: marbren

Calvary


47 posted on 06/25/2009 7:30:07 AM PDT by marbren
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To: Ron C.

Sounds good,We need new management with Hope and Change.


48 posted on 06/25/2009 7:30:20 AM PDT by omega4179 (America is a Christian Nation.)
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To: VRWCTexan

TOP men.


49 posted on 06/25/2009 7:30:21 AM PDT by 50sDad (The Left cannot understand life is not in a test tube. Raise taxes, & jobs go away.)
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To: NMEwithin

How will you know it’s not a replica?


50 posted on 06/25/2009 7:30:38 AM PDT by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.)
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To: NorwegianViking

IIRC, the Mahdi as a messianic figure is found only in Shi’a Islam and is disavowed by the Sunni majority who do not even regard Shiites as Muslim.

In Iran they are preparing for the return of the 12th or Hidden Iman (last seen in 960 A.D.) and as Shiites regard him as the final Mahdi.

As for the Ark of the Covenant, if it does appear in public, there will be cataclysmic physical manifestations, IMO.


51 posted on 06/25/2009 7:30:51 AM PDT by elcid1970 (O Muslim! My bullets are dipped in pig grease!)
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To: SonOfDarkSkies

Must be part of God’s plan.


52 posted on 06/25/2009 7:31:34 AM PDT by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.)
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To: VRWCTexan
Ethiopians believe it is destined to be delivered to the Messiah when He reigns on Mount Zion – the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

Mount Zion is not the Temple mount -- that is Mount Moriah. Zion is the next hill over to the west.

53 posted on 06/25/2009 7:31:52 AM PDT by thulldud (It HAS happened here!)
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To: null and void

If true, how would anyone know how to use it?


54 posted on 06/25/2009 7:33:06 AM PDT by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.)
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To: Larry Lucido

You should be shot.


56 posted on 06/25/2009 7:34:02 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 157 of our national holiday from reality.)
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To: stuartcr

It will have a “Made in Israel” sign on the bottom?


57 posted on 06/25/2009 7:35:19 AM PDT by CholeraJoe (Waterboarding isn't torture. Listening to Miley Cyrus is torture.)
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To: VRWCTexan

Reminds me of Geraldo and the safe he opened from what, the Titanic?

However, I hope the ark story is true.


58 posted on 06/25/2009 7:36:33 AM PDT by RexBeach
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To: VRWCTexan

Thnx for the interesting thread..marked for tomorrow.


59 posted on 06/25/2009 7:36:41 AM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/)
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To: NMEwithin

I do believe the Ark of the Covenant did exist...now do I think the Ethiopians have it? It’s possible...it will be interesting to see.


Consider the shroud of Turin. There is not real, solid evidence it was the burial cloth of Jesus (just a lot of conjeture), but there are millions of people (including ones on this board) that are convinced beyond a doubt that it is.

Is this the ark? The Ethiopians believe it is. If they present even a half-way reasonable case, then I think that (like the shroud) it will be enough to cause millions of people to accept it as the ark.

It will certainly be interesting one way or another.


60 posted on 06/25/2009 7:36:42 AM PDT by Brookhaven (Obama hasn't just open Pandora's box, he has thrown us inside and closed the lid.)
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