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Ron Wyatt's claim that he saw the ark is today supported by his son(s) who were with him. Ron Wyatt said he showed it to the Israeli's in charge of the dig & they wanted it kept quiet for obvious reasons. His son or sons today say they saw it with him. They all claim blood dripped down from the cracked rock under the crucufix after the earthquake. They claimed to have seen the blood on the mercy seat & did not remove the ark, per the Israelis.
Although the Wyatt family operates a museum of deceased Ron Wyatt's Biblical discoveries, there is no proof he found the ark, not even a picture.
Although the Wyatt family operates a museum of deceased Ron Wyatt's Biblical discoveries, there is no proof he found the ark, not even a picture.
The last time the Ark of the Covenant is mentioned in Scripture was when King Josiah (in 623 B.C.) ordered the Ark to be put back in the Temple (2 Chron. 35.3). This shows that during the reign of wicked kings, the priests would hide it somewhere. There is no record in the Bible that the Ark of the Covenant went to Babylon. We also learn in the Bible that from the time of David the Ark of The Covenant had to be carried the way God said or people could die like Uzzah 2 Samuel 6:1-7 and 1 Chronicles 13:9-12. This shows that the priest had to be the ones to move the Ark. According to Josephus, the inner chamber of the Temple the holy of holies was completely empty.
Many believe Dome of the Spirits on the Temple mount is the real Holy of holies. 1 Kings chapter 6 tells about the building of the Temple. In 1 kings 6:19 it talks about inner sanctuary he does not call this the Holy of holies. He also talks about a stretched gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary and also on top of the pillars., I am not saying it is not a most holy place just not the place we think. It is in the inner part of the Temple. Then in 1 kings 8 the Priest did bring the Ark into the inner sanctuary the Holy place. The Ark was put in the Holy of Holies. 1 kings [SUP]12 [/SUP]Then Solomon spoke: “The Lord said He would dwell in the dark cloud. [SUP]13 [/SUP]I have surely built You an exalted house, And a place for You to dwell in forever.. Here King Solomon lets us know the ark is in a dark place of mystery. Then King Solomon starts talking about David “it was in the heart of my father David to build a temple”. This is another clue on where the Ark of the Covenant is. Are heart is in the center of our body but below the surface. The Temple mount is the center of Israel. 1 kings [SUP]21 [/SUP]And there I have made a place for the ark.
There are no contradiction in the word of God only things we do not understand yet.
1 Kings 7:15-22 7:15 He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet(eighteen cubits.) high and 18 feet(twelve cubits.) in circumference. 7:16 He made two bronze tops for the pillars; each was seven-and-a-half feet high.( five cubits )7:17 The latticework on the tops of the pillars was adorned with ornamental wreaths and chains; the top of each pillar had seven groupings of ornaments.7:18 When he made the pillars, there were two rows of pomegranate-shaped ornaments around the latticework covering the top of each pillar.7:19 The tops of the two pillars in the porch were shaped like lilies and were six feet high.7:20 On the top of each pillar, right above the bulge beside the latticework, there were two hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments arranged in rows all the way around.7:21 He set up the pillars on the porch in front of the main hall. He erected one pillar on the right side and called it Jakin; he erected the other pillar on the left side and called it Boaz. 7:22 The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the construction of the pillars was completed.
Jeremiah 52:21-23
52:21 Each of the pillars was about 27 feet (eighteen cubits) high, about 18 feet ( twelve cubits) n circumference, three inches thick, and hollow. [SUP]22 [/SUP]A capital of bronze was on it; and the height of one capital was five cubits, with a network and pomegranates all around the capital, all of bronze. The second pillar, with pomegranates was the same.
52:23There were ninety-six pomegranate-shaped ornaments on the sides; in all there were one hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments over the latticework that went around it.
2 Kings 25
[SUP]13 [/SUP]The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars, the movable stands and the bronze Sea that were at the temple of the Lord and they carried the bronze to Babylon. [SUP]14 [/SUP]They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes and all the bronze articles used in the temple service. [SUP]15 [/SUP]The commander of the imperial guard took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—all that were made of pure gold or silver.
[SUP]16 [/SUP]The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the movable stands, which Solomon had made for the temple of the Lord, was more than could be weighed 25:17 Each of the pillars was about twenty-seven feet ( eighteen cubits ) High. The bronze top of one pillar was about four and a half feet (three cubits)high and had bronze latticework and pomegranate shaped ornaments all around it. The second pillar with its latticework was like it.
2 Chronicles 3:15-17
3:15 In front of the temple he made two pillars which had a combined length of 52½ feet, with each having a plated capital seven and one-half feet high ( 5 cubits) 3:16 He made ornamental chain in the sanctuary and put them on top of the pillars. He also made one hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments and arranged them within the chains. 3:17 He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right side and the other on the left.He named the one on the right Jachin, and the one on the left Boaz
[SUP]12 [/SUP]the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars; the two sets of network decorating the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars; [SUP]13 [/SUP]the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network, decorating the bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars);
2 Chronicles 6 6 Then Solomon spoke:“The Lord said He would dwell in the dark cloud.
[SUP]2 [/SUP]I have surely built You an exalted house, And a place for You to dwell in forever
From what I remember on a teaching of this during the time when Nebuchadnezzar a weight system was activated. This system was a type of weight counter balance system used in ancient Egypt. This is why capital height changes along with the number of pomegranates. The Ark of the Covenant was put into the Heart of The Temple mount and then sealed.
The word also tells us
Jeremiah 3:16 In those days, when your numbers have increased greatly in the land," declares the LORD, "men will no longer say, 'The ark of the covenant of the LORD.' It will never enter their minds or be remembered; it will not be missed, nor will another one be made.
Isaiah 65:17 "Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
Many believe Dome of the Spirits on the Temple mount is the real Holy of holies. 1 Kings chapter 6 tells about the building of the Temple. In 1 kings 6:19 it talks about inner sanctuary he does not call this the Holy of holies. He also talks about a stretched gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary and also on top of the pillars., I am not saying it is not a most holy place just not the place we think. It is in the inner part of the Temple. Then in 1 kings 8 the Priest did bring the Ark into the inner sanctuary the Holy place. The Ark was put in the Holy of Holies. 1 kings [SUP]12 [/SUP]Then Solomon spoke: “The Lord said He would dwell in the dark cloud. [SUP]13 [/SUP]I have surely built You an exalted house, And a place for You to dwell in forever.. Here King Solomon lets us know the ark is in a dark place of mystery. Then King Solomon starts talking about David “it was in the heart of my father David to build a temple”. This is another clue on where the Ark of the Covenant is. Are heart is in the center of our body but below the surface. The Temple mount is the center of Israel. 1 kings [SUP]21 [/SUP]And there I have made a place for the ark.
There are no contradiction in the word of God only things we do not understand yet.
1 Kings 7:15-22 7:15 He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet(eighteen cubits.) high and 18 feet(twelve cubits.) in circumference. 7:16 He made two bronze tops for the pillars; each was seven-and-a-half feet high.( five cubits )7:17 The latticework on the tops of the pillars was adorned with ornamental wreaths and chains; the top of each pillar had seven groupings of ornaments.7:18 When he made the pillars, there were two rows of pomegranate-shaped ornaments around the latticework covering the top of each pillar.7:19 The tops of the two pillars in the porch were shaped like lilies and were six feet high.7:20 On the top of each pillar, right above the bulge beside the latticework, there were two hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments arranged in rows all the way around.7:21 He set up the pillars on the porch in front of the main hall. He erected one pillar on the right side and called it Jakin; he erected the other pillar on the left side and called it Boaz. 7:22 The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the construction of the pillars was completed.
Jeremiah 52:21-23
52:21 Each of the pillars was about 27 feet (eighteen cubits) high, about 18 feet ( twelve cubits) n circumference, three inches thick, and hollow. [SUP]22 [/SUP]A capital of bronze was on it; and the height of one capital was five cubits, with a network and pomegranates all around the capital, all of bronze. The second pillar, with pomegranates was the same.
52:23There were ninety-six pomegranate-shaped ornaments on the sides; in all there were one hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments over the latticework that went around it.
2 Kings 25
[SUP]13 [/SUP]The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars, the movable stands and the bronze Sea that were at the temple of the Lord and they carried the bronze to Babylon. [SUP]14 [/SUP]They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes and all the bronze articles used in the temple service. [SUP]15 [/SUP]The commander of the imperial guard took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—all that were made of pure gold or silver.
[SUP]16 [/SUP]The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the movable stands, which Solomon had made for the temple of the Lord, was more than could be weighed 25:17 Each of the pillars was about twenty-seven feet ( eighteen cubits ) High. The bronze top of one pillar was about four and a half feet (three cubits)high and had bronze latticework and pomegranate shaped ornaments all around it. The second pillar with its latticework was like it.
2 Chronicles 3:15-17
3:15 In front of the temple he made two pillars which had a combined length of 52½ feet, with each having a plated capital seven and one-half feet high ( 5 cubits) 3:16 He made ornamental chain in the sanctuary and put them on top of the pillars. He also made one hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments and arranged them within the chains. 3:17 He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right side and the other on the left.He named the one on the right Jachin, and the one on the left Boaz
[SUP]12 [/SUP]the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars; the two sets of network decorating the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars; [SUP]13 [/SUP]the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network, decorating the bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars);
2 Chronicles 6 6 Then Solomon spoke:“The Lord said He would dwell in the dark cloud.
[SUP]2 [/SUP]I have surely built You an exalted house, And a place for You to dwell in forever
From what I remember on a teaching of this during the time when Nebuchadnezzar a weight system was activated. This system was a type of weight counter balance system used in ancient Egypt. This is why capital height changes along with the number of pomegranates. The Ark of the Covenant was put into the Heart of The Temple mount and then sealed.
The word also tells us
Jeremiah 3:16 In those days, when your numbers have increased greatly in the land," declares the LORD, "men will no longer say, 'The ark of the covenant of the LORD.' It will never enter their minds or be remembered; it will not be missed, nor will another one be made.
Isaiah 65:17 "Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
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it isn't just a matter of not allowing access or further excavation...the private owners of the property deny that anything was ever found at the dig in the first place...
there is no reason for the garden tomb association to deny that the ark of the covenant was found there...in fact there would be a huge incentive for them to announce the discovery if it was true... the church of the holy sepulcher has always been considered the most likely spot of the crucifixion and burial of jesus...on the other hand the garden tomb's claim to being the true site has generally been regarded as baseless...announcing the discovery of the ark of the covenant at the garden tomb would certainly help to improve its standing as a legitimate alternative to the church of the holy sepulcher...
there is also the fact that wyatt claimed to have recovered actual artifacts from his dig...including the tablets of the ten commandments...though that part of his story seems to have changed several times... if any of that was true...he could have presented the ten commandments as evidence...so far his group has not done that...
there is no reason for the garden tomb association to deny that the ark of the covenant was found there...in fact there would be a huge incentive for them to announce the discovery if it was true... the church of the holy sepulcher has always been considered the most likely spot of the crucifixion and burial of jesus...on the other hand the garden tomb's claim to being the true site has generally been regarded as baseless...announcing the discovery of the ark of the covenant at the garden tomb would certainly help to improve its standing as a legitimate alternative to the church of the holy sepulcher...
there is also the fact that wyatt claimed to have recovered actual artifacts from his dig...including the tablets of the ten commandments...though that part of his story seems to have changed several times... if any of that was true...he could have presented the ten commandments as evidence...so far his group has not done that...
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the ark of the covenant was not one of the temple treasures...the temple treasures did not actually include the furnishings such as the ark and the altar and so on...the treasures were items of gold and silver given as offerings or donations by wealthy individuals and especially the royal house after the temple was built...
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God had abandoned the temple and presumably the ark of the covenant also at the time of the babylonian invasion...see the story in ezekiel about the glory departing from the temple...
it was the ark of the covenant...if the covenant was broken or suspended...then the ark is nothing but a symbol of something that is no longer there...
if God was not with israel...then the ark could be destroyed...
it was the ark of the covenant...if the covenant was broken or suspended...then the ark is nothing but a symbol of something that is no longer there...
if God was not with israel...then the ark could be destroyed...
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