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")!
Is it really a replica? lol
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")!