[Campion]

The Ark was lost at the time of the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem (587 BC). It was not in the Second Temple; the Holy of Holies in the Second Temple was empty.

Somehow, the Ark escaped the Babylonians and ended up in Tanis, Egypt, where it was discovered by Indiana Jones before being swiped by a some Nazis and a French archaeologist named Belloq. Eventually, it ended up in an American government warehouse, after being examined by some top men ... *top* men.

Or so I'm told.

[PeterPrinciple]

the Holy of Holies in the Second Temple was empty.

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1) and revealed to the public when God tore the curtain from top to bottom. But quickly covered up by the leaders.

2) Where is it? If you believe God:

Rev_11:19 Then, in heaven, the Temple of God was opened and the Ark of His covenant could be seen inside the Temple. Lightning flashed, thunder crashed and roared, and there was an earthquake and a terrible hailstorm.