I personally believe that the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ-The Lamb of God, His shed blood had to be sprinkled on the mercy seat as a fulfillment of Scripture. The Ark was hidden in one of the underground tunnels during one of the sieges against Israel. When the Roman soldier pierced Jesus’ side blood and water poured out and there was an earthquake. Jesus’ blood dripped down thru the ground and landed on the mercy seat. Whether or not we can touch the ark now if it was found I do not know. But the 4 inch thick curtain being rent in two unto the Holy of Holies might suggest we could touch it since communing directly to God thru Jesus is now possible. Jews love their tunnels and Israel and New York are full of them.
I personally believe that the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ-The Lamb of God, His shed blood had to be sprinkled on the mercy seat as a fulfillment of Scripture. The Ark was hidden in one of the underground tunnels during one of the sieges against Israel. When the Roman soldier pierced Jesus’ side blood and water poured out and there was an earthquake. Jesus’ blood dripped down thru the ground and landed on the mercy seat. Whether or not we can touch the ark now if it was found I do not know. But the 4 inch thick curtain being rent in two unto the Holy of Holies might suggest we could touch it since communing directly to God thru Jesus is now possible. Jews love their tunnels and Israel and New York are full of them.
There is some pretty compelling evidence that this is the case, https://youtu.be/PIpvIVLQ2Dk