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

Posted on 06/25/2009 6:10:48 AM PDT by NYer

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, according to the Italian news agency Adnkronos.

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 Hotel Aldrovandi in Rome. Pauolos will reportedly be accompanied by Prince Aklile Berhan Makonnen Haile Sellassie and Duke Amedeo D'Acosta.

"The Ark of the Covenant is in Ethiopia for many centuries," said Pauolos. "As a patriarch I have seen it with my own eyes and only few highly qualified persons could do the same, until now."

He said a museum is being built in Axum, Ethiopia, where the Ark will be displayed. A foundation of D'Acosta will fund the project.

The Ark of the Covenant is the sacred container of the Ten Commandments as well as Aaron's rod and a sample of manna, the mysterious food that kept the Israelites alive while wandering in the wilderness during their journey to the promised land.

The Bible says the Ark was built to the specifications of God as He spoke to Moses. It was carried in advance of the people and their army by priests. It was also carried in a seven-day procession around the walled city of Jericho.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: arkofthecovenant; ethiopia; godsgravesglyphs; orthodox
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To: agere_contra; NYer; barb-tex

“And I have a predisposition to believe that the Ethiopians do indeed possess the Ark, which IIRC went missing under Manasseh. They have been celebrating the Ark’s presence for a very long time, in the holiday known as Timkat.”

The Ethiopians in our parish have participated in the Tmkat festival and the surrounding ceremonies. They certainly don’t doubt that the Ark is in that monastery. In fact, East of the Adriatic, especially in the ME, its pretty well known, or better said believed, that the Ark is in Ethiopia. As many know, there were substantial numbers of Ethiopian, very black, Jews who were descended from the jews who brought the Ark down there. There are also, to this day, Canaanites there who still practice animal sacrifices with their own priests.

I do find the involvement of the Patriarch strange, however.


81 posted on 06/25/2009 12:39:40 PM PDT by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)
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‘Ark of the Covenant’ about to be unveiled (Friday June 26th at 2p.m Italian time)
WND | June 25th, 2009
Posted on 06/25/2009 10:53:40 AM PDT by TaraP
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82 posted on 06/25/2009 1:55:12 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (http://www.troopathon.org/index.php -- June 25th -- the Troopathon)
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83 posted on 06/25/2009 1:55:50 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (http://www.troopathon.org/index.php -- June 25th -- the Troopathon)
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To: NYer

Isn’t the reappearance of the Ark supposed to be a harbinger of Armageddon?


84 posted on 06/25/2009 2:03:37 PM PDT by infidel29 (Apparently the USA has the world's only King Hussein....who knew?)
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To: agere_contra

“That’s right. He returned from Heaven - on his winged horse Buraq - after checking some things with Allah”

I thought he looked like George Burns!


85 posted on 06/25/2009 2:07:31 PM PDT by Always Independent
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To: NYer

From that picture it looks like this patriarch is about to compete in this week’s edition of “The Iron Chef” competition!


86 posted on 06/25/2009 3:37:06 PM PDT by Towed_Jumper (Stephen Hopkins: Founding Father who had Cerebral Palsy.."My hand trembles, my heart does not.")
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To: MrB
"It is my understanding that Muslims acknowledge that Muhamed rotted in the ground after his death."

The Jerusalem story had to do with his night's voyage to Paradise upon a winged horse with the tail of a peacock and the breasts of a woman.

The name of the horse? Barack. No kidding.

Think of that the next time People magazine breathlessly publishes a shirtless beach photo of The One with his pendulous man-teats flapping in the breeze.
87 posted on 06/25/2009 5:11:05 PM PDT by RightOnTheLeftCoast (1st call: Abbas. 1st interview: Al Arabiya. 1st energy decision: halt drilling in UT. Arabs 1st!)
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To: stuartcr

You asked — How will it’s validity be tested?

Ummm..., maybe by how many people fall over dead when touching it... :-)


88 posted on 06/25/2009 6:05:20 PM PDT by Star Traveler (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a Zionist and Jerusalem is the apple of His eye.)
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To: vladimir998; MrB; shadeaud
Are we sure Mohhamed ascended from here? I beg to differ. This is like the Shroud of Turin.

Photobucket Muhhamed at the Dome of the Rock?
89 posted on 06/25/2009 6:13:47 PM PDT by uptoolate (Primaries mean something - Conservative means Conservative)
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To: uptoolate

ROFLMAO!

Well done.


90 posted on 06/25/2009 6:14:33 PM PDT by vladimir998 (Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. St. Jerome)
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To: NYer

Thanks, but I’ve already got one


91 posted on 06/25/2009 6:21:36 PM PDT by Mr. K (physically unabel to proofreed (<---oops))
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To: NYer

Uh, isn’t the ark located in God’s temple in Heaven? Rev 11:19?


92 posted on 06/25/2009 6:24:14 PM PDT by MissouriConservative (Let the purging of the RINOs begin in 2010. - MissouriConservative)
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To: agere_contra

Didn’t an ‘angel’ squeeze out a steaming pile of Koran from ‘Mo too?


93 posted on 06/25/2009 6:24:41 PM PDT by Mr. K (physically unabel to proofreed (<---oops))
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To: MissouriConservative

At the Seventh Trumpet it will be.


94 posted on 06/25/2009 6:28:16 PM PDT by uptoolate (Primaries mean something - Conservative means Conservative)
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To: vladimir998

Thanks


95 posted on 06/25/2009 6:28:43 PM PDT by uptoolate (Primaries mean something - Conservative means Conservative)
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To: xcamel

Calling Geraldo??

He is rushing there now.


96 posted on 06/25/2009 6:31:31 PM PDT by HangThemHigh (Entropy's not what it used to be.)
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To: uptoolate

I don’t recall it being moved there the 7th trumpet. I’ve always been taught that it’s there now.

But, besides the point, it’s not important where it is now. Too many people wondering about the Ark, the Shroud, and not enough about the actual Savior of mankind. Too many distractions from the real purpose...Jesus.

But that’s just my humble opinion.


97 posted on 06/25/2009 6:35:58 PM PDT by MissouriConservative (Let the purging of the RINOs begin in 2010. - MissouriConservative)
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To: NYer
I am surprised that the WorldNetDaily story on this subject did not mention the book by Graham Hancock: The Sign and the Seal. It has been several years since the book was published and I checked out a copy of it and read it from cover to cover. It presents plausible evidence that the Ark of the Covenant is kept in a church in Ethiopia. The Wikipedia article on the Ark of the Covenant mentions the Ethiopia theory and refers to Graham Hancock's book. Before posting this I ran a search of FreeRepublic and found no mention of Graham Hancock.
98 posted on 06/25/2009 6:45:27 PM PDT by John McDonnell (Try to hide my candle under a bushel, and it will burn through the bushel.)
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To: Star Traveler

That would be a valid sign. I really hope and doubt it actually happens. If the first person that touches it has nothing happen to them, will it be construed as him being a good person, or it not being the ark? Who would volunteer to be the 2nd person?


99 posted on 06/25/2009 7:24:26 PM PDT by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.)
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To: east1234

Sorry


100 posted on 06/25/2009 7:25:18 PM PDT by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.)
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