| Breaking News: Ark of the Covenant |
| Written by Donald Hester |
| Thursday, 25 June 2009 23:46 |
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Apparently, today the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ethiopia, Abuna Pauolos, will have an announcement concerning the Ark of the Covenant. Legend has that the Ark was moved there for safe keeping long ago. The story is over 1500 years old so that does lend some credibility to the story, if for nothing else its longevity.
A great mystery will be solved today; either it is the real Ark of the Covenant, a copy or nothing at all. The real question I concern myself with is what does this mean for Christians? I know it will have tremendous meaning for Jews.
Many Christians contend that God does not have His presence above the Mercy Seat (lid of the Ark) anymore. As Christians we can boldly walk to the throne of grace, Jesus is our High Priest. From this point of view, it is a relic, once used by God.
For some they believe that Christ will return to rule over Israel. A new temple will bill built and the Ark placed back in the new temple. A new dawn of civilization; sounds like good news if that is a correct understanding.
What if it is true and it is brought to Jerusalem and placed in the Temple of the Rock? Would that bring peace? If it did, is that bad news for us?
I can speculate all day. I guess it is best to watch and see how this unfolds. Here are some links to sites that have reported the news.
My past blog post on the Ark:
http://www.thirdeyeconcept.com/news/index.php?topic=9987.0 http://cosmicx.blogspot.com/2009/06/ethiopian-church-leader-to-announce.html http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/132067
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