It is a replica because I don't think you could even be in the same room with the real ark. I think the priests wore bells on their robes so others would know he was still alive. No bells meant he died. I think that was the Ark, but I might be thinking of something else.
I believe all that is in the past - under the Old Covenant. The New Covenant of Jesus Christ puts it this way: “However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says" - Acts 7:48. The last physical Temple was destroyed in 70 AD. The Ark of the Covenant has seemingly disappeared from history. Was it hid when the Priests realized that the 1st Temple was going to be destroyed? Some believe that the Ark of the Covenant wasn't even in the 2nd Temple (Herods")!
Matthew 23:38: "See, your house is left to you desolate." Jesus issued a devastating but necessary judgment upon the entire temple-priest syndicate, a money changer operation corrupted beyond any spiritual usefulness for God's people.
So many dispensational or Zionist-leaning Christians tend to think there is still some spiritual significance to old covenant paraphernalia, or a certain physical piece of real estate. But they miss the weight of Jesus' words of final judgment in Matt 23. Jerusalem, particularly the temple and priestly system, was supposed to be the spiritual loci for God's people. To gather and commune with a holy God through offerings, sacrifice, worship, and taking refuge in his special but dangerous Glory presence contained in that place and that system.
But Jesus, after final judicial inspection of the fig tree and its being barren of any fruit (Mark 11), announced that Glory presence would once for all abandon that house. "Desolate" = no more specific space and time system of atonement and cleansing from the guilt of sin. From then on, one must come to faith in Jesus Christ through the preaching ministry of his ambassadors the apostles.
That's why the author to the Hebrews wrote something interesting a little later in that same century to Jewish Christians who were considering going back to the old covenant religious practices. The author argued that, since the risen Christ who was the fulfillment of the priesthood and the temple had ascended triumphantly, and once and for all made a sacrifice for sin, that all "Jewish" religious rituals dependent on the old covenant system of altar and sacrifices are DEAD works that must be repented of (Hebrews 6:1). They can only come to Christ in order to be near to God, to receive grace, forgiveness and cleansing from sin.
The ark of the covenant? Long long long long gone and done with. God's intense, holy presence no longer descends upon inanimate objects like that, not since He sent His only begotten Son in flesh and blood.
Why does DJT have a venerated replica of it? Likely due to Chabad family entanglements. Make of that what you will.
Was the ark not needed for the new covenant? I'm thinking of Ron Wyatt's talk about the blood of Christ falling through the rent earth and dropping onto the ark, the blood of the covenant fulfilling scripture.
I guess you could do the touch test.
No thanks. I'll let someone else go first. lol
It is a replica because I don't think you could even be in the same room with the real ark. I think the priests wore bells on their robes so others would know he was still alive. No bells meant he died. I think that was the Ark, but I might be thinking of something else.
I believe all that is in the past - under the Old Covenant. The New Covenant of Jesus Christ puts it this way: “However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says" - Acts 7:48. The last physical Temple was destroyed in 70 AD. The Ark of the Covenant has seemingly disappeared from history. Was it hid when the Priests realized that the 1st Temple was going to be destroyed? Some believe that the Ark of the Covenant wasn't even in the 2nd Temple (Herods")!
Bingo.
Matthew 23:38: "See, your house is left to you desolate." Jesus issued a devastating but necessary judgment upon the entire temple-priest syndicate, a money changer operation corrupted beyond any spiritual usefulness for God's people.
So many dispensational or Zionist-leaning Christians tend to think there is still some spiritual significance to old covenant paraphernalia, or a certain physical piece of real estate. But they miss the weight of Jesus' words of final judgment in Matt 23. Jerusalem, particularly the temple and priestly system, was supposed to be the spiritual loci for God's people. To gather and commune with a holy God through offerings, sacrifice, worship, and taking refuge in his special but dangerous Glory presence contained in that place and that system.
But Jesus, after final judicial inspection of the fig tree and its being barren of any fruit (Mark 11), announced that Glory presence would once for all abandon that house. "Desolate" = no more specific space and time system of atonement and cleansing from the guilt of sin. From then on, one must come to faith in Jesus Christ through the preaching ministry of his ambassadors the apostles.
That's why the author to the Hebrews wrote something interesting a little later in that same century to Jewish Christians who were considering going back to the old covenant religious practices. The author argued that, since the risen Christ who was the fulfillment of the priesthood and the temple had ascended triumphantly, and once and for all made a sacrifice for sin, that all "Jewish" religious rituals dependent on the old covenant system of altar and sacrifices are DEAD works that must be repented of (Hebrews 6:1). They can only come to Christ in order to be near to God, to receive grace, forgiveness and cleansing from sin.
The ark of the covenant? Long long long long gone and done with. God's intense, holy presence no longer descends upon inanimate objects like that, not since He sent His only begotten Son in flesh and blood.
Why does DJT have a venerated replica of it? Likely due to Chabad family entanglements. Make of that what you will.
Way to bring it back to the Word.
No, it’s quite probably kept by the Ethiopians in Axum. No, you and I can’t see it. https://www.sacred-destinations.com/ethiopia/axum-ark-of-covenant
Was the ark not needed for the new covenant? I'm thinking of Ron Wyatt's talk about the blood of Christ falling through the rent earth and dropping onto the ark, the blood of the covenant fulfilling scripture.
Was when they entered the holy of holies. They put a rope around their ankle so if they entered with sin and died, they could get pulled out.
Know any gullible libertards?
All the ones that are atheists...
Lol ...
Bzzzzt!!!
Marion.... Don't look at it!
Just don't open it up.
yeah I saw that movie
Had a dude named Indy in it lol.
Lol