The Ark Of The Covenent Is In Ethiopia?

Ron · #1 12-01-2007, 03:21 PM

Check out this link about a story of the Ark being in Ethiopia.
I don't know if it is true, or even real that the actual Ark is around.
I do know that Orthodox Jews may be very interested in it.

What say you?

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people...nt-200712.html

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Sam · #2 12-01-2007, 03:55 PM

There are several stories about what happened to the ark of the covenant.

I think National Geographic had a program where they explored some old stories about the ark being taken to Ethiopia. I've seen on the monitor where it is supposed to be kept and only special people have ever seen it.

Others think it was probably taken to Babylon and later melted down.

Some think it could be under the temple site where it has been hidden for centuries.

The Indiana Jones movie way back when was about the ark.

Jesus is our ark of the covenant (the place where God dwells among men). He is also our hilasmos (mercy seat, propitiation) 1 John 2:2

pelathais · #3 12-01-2007, 04:59 PM

The late noted fringe "archeologist" Ron Wyatt claims to have seen the ark itself buried in rubble beneath the Temple Mount. He claims that it was hidden in a vault there decades before the destruction of 70 AD to protect it from Roman plundering. He states further that the blood of Jesus Christ as He hung on the cross flowed and seeped into the vault and sprinkled the mercy seat - part of the "plan" for our salvation. Of course for "security" reasons he never disclosed the present location of the ark before he died.

The Copts of Ethiopia beleive that the Queen of Sheba was really from Ethiopia and not Sheba and that she and Solomon had a love child. This son later travelled to Jerusalem to visit Soloman and asked to be given access to the ark so he could make a duplicate. He then swapped the "real" ark with the "fake" one and took it to Ethiopia where it has been (allegedly) ever since.

Of course no one is allowed to view the ark except one guy who is supposed to keep it polished and is sworn to secrecy about it. There is a legend about one of these guys who let "foreigners" in; he died horribly - kind of like the Nazis in Indiana Jones.

Vespasian's arch in Rome clearly shows booty from the Temple being carried off. Since the zealots who took control during the Roman invasion were confident of victory it is unlikely that they allowed any neferious stuff during their very brief rule. The Romans probably got everything that was there.

staysharp · #4 12-01-2007, 05:08 PM

Discovery channel had several specials on this. I for one am very skeptical. If they really had the ark, they would display it to make money...like every other relic.

BoredOutOfMyMind · #5 12-01-2007, 07:09 PM

In the 1930's a Dr Jones was rumored to have searched for the Ark.....

Nazi Germany got in his way.

TK Burk · #6 12-01-2007, 07:46 PM

One thing for sure; regardless where the Ark is or isn’t, God will not dwell within its confines again.

#7 12-01-2007, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron

Check out this link about a story of the Ark being in Ethiopia.
I don't know if it is true, or even real that the actual Ark is around.
I do know that Orthodox Jews may be very interested in it.

What say you?

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people...nt-200712.html

It may take a long time to load, there is a lot of traffic.

I say it ain't there.