[Bigg Red]

Interesting points. Scary, too. Part of the mohammedans' plot to bring on the Final War, no doubt.

I have a question, though [coming only from my almost total lack of knowledge about the history of the Temple Mount--definitely not challenging you]. If the Ark was there, would it not have been found a long time ago?

[American in Israel]

Actually no, it is a maze of underground cisterns and passages that are buried and build apon. For instance in the back of the quarry there is (or was till the earthquake) a passage that led to an underground fortress. It was a barred gate with stone slit windows that guarded an ex cape route out of the city.

I talked to an archaeologist who told me of it, it is in the Muslim area and is very dangerous to go there. Now that part of the passage has collapsed and must be dug out to reach it. As far as he knows, nobody has ever followed the passage to the end to see if it still comes out somewhere.