Does the Ark of the Covenant Still Exist?
By James Donahue
The Ark of the Covenant probably remains among the most cherished objects in the Jewish/Christian religions. It was allegedly built by the Israelites from a pattern Moses received from God. Many believe the Ark contained tablets with God’s commandments and possibly even the spirit of God. According to the Hebrew Bible the Ark also contained Aaron’s rod and a golden jar filled with manna.
The Ark was created while the Israelites were encamped at the foot of Mount Sinai. From there it was carried by its staves about 2,000 feet in advance of the people while they traveled. The Ark was always kept hidden under a veil made of skins and blue cloth. It was believed that God spoke to Moses from under the two golden cherubim seated on the top. Once the temple was constructed in Jerusalem, the Ark was placed in the Holy of Holies . . . a room inside the temple . . . where only the most sacred men of God dared enter.
The first temple was reportedly built by King Solomon to replace a tabernacle then located in the Sinai Desert. This temple was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BC when they ravaged Jerusalem.
After the Babylonian Empire fell the second and final temple was authorized by Cyrus the Great. Its possession and use fell under various leaders between the day it was finished in 515 BC and the rise of the Roman Empire. It was during this time that Pompey entered and desecrated the Holy of Holies but left the temple intact. The building was renovated and expanded by Herod the Great, but then the entire temple was destroyed by the Romans during the Siege of Jerusalem in the year 70.
The fate of the Ark of the Covenant has been a mystery since that time. To confuse the politics of the area after this, the Islamic shrine, or Dome of the Rock was constructed on the Temple Mount within the Temple courtyard. But legend has it that Jesus will not return until the Temple is rebuilt. Thus the great political/religious unrest exists between the Jews and the Moslems at that “holy” site.
Christian mythology claims that the Ark of the Covenant may lie buried somewhere in Israel . . . perhaps even under the ruins of the old temple. But this has been disputed as various religious groups from Africa north to Europe have laid claim to possessing the Ark, or at least knowing its location.
The ongoing warfare occurring throughout the Middle East, plus all of the intense bombing raids, may have destroyed anything that may have been left of the Ark if it was hidden within the war zone. Indeed, Islamic leaders worry that it may have been accidentally slammed by one of the US deep penetrating bunker bombs.
The Ark may not be what people think it is. The Old Testament story in the Book of Exodus claims Moses built a gold plated wooden box about four feet by two feet in size. Two gold plated poles were attached at the bottom of the Ark by four golden rings. The bars were used for carrying the Ark. The Hebrew story maintains that members of the tribe of Levi were assigned to be the official carriers of the Ark as the people followed Moses in his travels.
Some believe the clay tablets, on which God gave Moses the Ten Commandments, were carried in this golden box. Yet other stories suggest that the spirit of God dwelled in the Ark, and thus traveled with the Hebrew people. This idea stems from the stories of God speaking to Moses in the Tent of Meeting as described in Numbers 7:89, and later because something in or around the Ark became very deadly once it was placed in the Holy of Holies within the temple. During those years, only a high priest could visit it. The priest could only enter once a year and that visit was a most sacred event. If the priest wasn't spiritually clean, contact with the entity within the Holy of Holies could be fatal. Thus the priest was always attached to a rope so that if he failed to return, his body could be pulled back out for disposal.
It is perhaps significant to note that the event that occurred in the Tent of Meeting, as described in Numbers, also involved the appearance of two Cherubs. Artists over the years have depicted Cherubs as childish, angelic entities that look anything but threatening. Yet we remember that references to Cherubs in the Old Testament stories always describe these entities as guarding things that are considered extremely holy and spiritually important to both God and man. For example, Cherubs were left guarding the gate to Eden following the expulsion of Adam and Eve and they appeared as guards at the Ark of the Covenant.
We suggest that the Cherubs may be an early reference to the Midwayres that appear to have been on a general guard duty over our planet for as long as humans have sought the spiritual path. While mystics have observed the Midwayers, there has been a general misunderstanding of just what they are, where they came from, or their function.
In India, the people continue to worship a giant elephant headed entity they call Ganesha. The depiction of Ganesha in Indian art and stone has been an almost perfect description of the Midwayer. They are giant in proportion of humans in size, and they have a long trunk extending from the face that makes it look very much like an elephant.
Some mystics believe that humans have a collective unconscious memory of the Midwayers because they once co-existed with us on Earth. These beings were mostly gone for a while, although it is reported that "the Old Ones" may be returning. This may have important implications.
Only one Midwayer is said to remain on Earth. It is said to be a deadly entity apparently assigned to bring about a final judgment. It sleeps in a vault buried somewhere in the heart of ancient Persia. That places it in the line of fire as our forces attack Iraq and threaten to bring war into Iran. If awakened, this being threatens a fearful castigation on mankind. This judgment will come in the form of plagues, fast aging and a general sadness that will sweep the planet.
The American bombing campaigns in that region may have already rocked the vault where this giant sleeps. That vault may be the true Ark of the Covenant. It could be this if it contains the Midwayre assigned to bring what the Hopi elders called the "purification." Such judgment falls if humanity fails to keep an ancient covenant made with the Creator. That covenant, or agreement, was that we were to be caretakers of the Mother Earth.
That we have forgotten this covenant, and ravaged and pillaged our planet, and caused wars, and created weapons so terrible that we can destroy the Earth's environment at the push of a button, is deeply troublesome. It is clear that we have broken this sacred covenant and the judgment is about to come down on our heads.
By James Donahue
The Ark of the Covenant probably remains among the most cherished objects in the Jewish/Christian religions. It was allegedly built by the Israelites from a pattern Moses received from God. Many believe the Ark contained tablets with God’s commandments and possibly even the spirit of God. According to the Hebrew Bible the Ark also contained Aaron’s rod and a golden jar filled with manna.
The Ark was created while the Israelites were encamped at the foot of Mount Sinai. From there it was carried by its staves about 2,000 feet in advance of the people while they traveled. The Ark was always kept hidden under a veil made of skins and blue cloth. It was believed that God spoke to Moses from under the two golden cherubim seated on the top. Once the temple was constructed in Jerusalem, the Ark was placed in the Holy of Holies . . . a room inside the temple . . . where only the most sacred men of God dared enter.
The first temple was reportedly built by King Solomon to replace a tabernacle then located in the Sinai Desert. This temple was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BC when they ravaged Jerusalem.
After the Babylonian Empire fell the second and final temple was authorized by Cyrus the Great. Its possession and use fell under various leaders between the day it was finished in 515 BC and the rise of the Roman Empire. It was during this time that Pompey entered and desecrated the Holy of Holies but left the temple intact. The building was renovated and expanded by Herod the Great, but then the entire temple was destroyed by the Romans during the Siege of Jerusalem in the year 70.
The fate of the Ark of the Covenant has been a mystery since that time. To confuse the politics of the area after this, the Islamic shrine, or Dome of the Rock was constructed on the Temple Mount within the Temple courtyard. But legend has it that Jesus will not return until the Temple is rebuilt. Thus the great political/religious unrest exists between the Jews and the Moslems at that “holy” site.
Christian mythology claims that the Ark of the Covenant may lie buried somewhere in Israel . . . perhaps even under the ruins of the old temple. But this has been disputed as various religious groups from Africa north to Europe have laid claim to possessing the Ark, or at least knowing its location.
The ongoing warfare occurring throughout the Middle East, plus all of the intense bombing raids, may have destroyed anything that may have been left of the Ark if it was hidden within the war zone. Indeed, Islamic leaders worry that it may have been accidentally slammed by one of the US deep penetrating bunker bombs.
The Ark may not be what people think it is. The Old Testament story in the Book of Exodus claims Moses built a gold plated wooden box about four feet by two feet in size. Two gold plated poles were attached at the bottom of the Ark by four golden rings. The bars were used for carrying the Ark. The Hebrew story maintains that members of the tribe of Levi were assigned to be the official carriers of the Ark as the people followed Moses in his travels.
Some believe the clay tablets, on which God gave Moses the Ten Commandments, were carried in this golden box. Yet other stories suggest that the spirit of God dwelled in the Ark, and thus traveled with the Hebrew people. This idea stems from the stories of God speaking to Moses in the Tent of Meeting as described in Numbers 7:89, and later because something in or around the Ark became very deadly once it was placed in the Holy of Holies within the temple. During those years, only a high priest could visit it. The priest could only enter once a year and that visit was a most sacred event. If the priest wasn't spiritually clean, contact with the entity within the Holy of Holies could be fatal. Thus the priest was always attached to a rope so that if he failed to return, his body could be pulled back out for disposal.
It is perhaps significant to note that the event that occurred in the Tent of Meeting, as described in Numbers, also involved the appearance of two Cherubs. Artists over the years have depicted Cherubs as childish, angelic entities that look anything but threatening. Yet we remember that references to Cherubs in the Old Testament stories always describe these entities as guarding things that are considered extremely holy and spiritually important to both God and man. For example, Cherubs were left guarding the gate to Eden following the expulsion of Adam and Eve and they appeared as guards at the Ark of the Covenant.
We suggest that the Cherubs may be an early reference to the Midwayres that appear to have been on a general guard duty over our planet for as long as humans have sought the spiritual path. While mystics have observed the Midwayers, there has been a general misunderstanding of just what they are, where they came from, or their function.
In India, the people continue to worship a giant elephant headed entity they call Ganesha. The depiction of Ganesha in Indian art and stone has been an almost perfect description of the Midwayer. They are giant in proportion of humans in size, and they have a long trunk extending from the face that makes it look very much like an elephant.
Some mystics believe that humans have a collective unconscious memory of the Midwayers because they once co-existed with us on Earth. These beings were mostly gone for a while, although it is reported that "the Old Ones" may be returning. This may have important implications.
Only one Midwayer is said to remain on Earth. It is said to be a deadly entity apparently assigned to bring about a final judgment. It sleeps in a vault buried somewhere in the heart of ancient Persia. That places it in the line of fire as our forces attack Iraq and threaten to bring war into Iran. If awakened, this being threatens a fearful castigation on mankind. This judgment will come in the form of plagues, fast aging and a general sadness that will sweep the planet.
The American bombing campaigns in that region may have already rocked the vault where this giant sleeps. That vault may be the true Ark of the Covenant. It could be this if it contains the Midwayre assigned to bring what the Hopi elders called the "purification." Such judgment falls if humanity fails to keep an ancient covenant made with the Creator. That covenant, or agreement, was that we were to be caretakers of the Mother Earth.
That we have forgotten this covenant, and ravaged and pillaged our planet, and caused wars, and created weapons so terrible that we can destroy the Earth's environment at the push of a button, is deeply troublesome. It is clear that we have broken this sacred covenant and the judgment is about to come down on our heads.