Ark of the Covenant

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I'm mostly referring to the Guardian monks.

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Jonestown and Heaven's Gate is vastly different than people who devote their whole lives to watching over the Ark or what they believe is the Ark. For one thing, those cults just swept in and the people were under the swoon of their guru for a short time. I'm talking about a quiet servitude in solitude. There are very few people who have the intestinal fortitude to willingly subject themselves to such duty to day-in and day-out serve in such a capacity.

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Any skilled craftsman could build an exact replica based on the measurements.

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How is that bullshit? I know woodworkers who could build me an Ark based off of the measurements. If its not accurate then you must have some sort of insight on the REAL descriptions, in which case, how did you come into such an esoteric knowledge? Edited by nemesis_juggernaut, : fixed format

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"A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell." -C.S. Lewis

I haven't read it yet, so I can't say anything about it. But you have my interest piqued. What forum is it in?

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"A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell." -C.S. Lewis

"Fulfilled Prophecy" thread in The Bible: Accuracy and Inerrancy.

Of course, but would it look exactly like the original?What did the original cherubim look like? What were their expressions? How many feathers on the wings? Did the Cherubim face parallel to the rails or face perpendicular to the rails? What is the ratio of height of cherubim to that of the ark itself? Were the cherubim wings raised or lowered or level?There simply are NO details in Exodus? That lack of detail makes the claim that the details are there bullshit. Of course I don't. And neither does anyone else. I don't need to know about its accuracy, I can say that it is not complete. Too many details are missing for anyone to say what the original looked like.The description in Exodus is simply the very most generic factors. It gives lengths and widths. It says NOTHING about the details. For example are the rings for the rails plain, engraved, incised? If engraved or incised what is the pattern?

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Revelation 11:19 (New International Version)
19 Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a great hailstorm.If the bible is correct, maybe the ark is with God, in his temple in heaven, and not on earth.

I wonder why one would conflate the Ark of Revelation with the Ark of Exodus?An "ark" is a protective container: Noah's ark, Moses' ark, the Ark of the Covenant.... Each had a different cargo. If there is a New Covenant between God and His new Chosen People, wouldn't there be a new ark in heaven to contain it?

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I guess there could be a new ark to contain the new covenant, but is it mentioned in the bibical text somewhere that a new ark was needed to contain the new covenant?
Are the things housed in the ark of Exodus relevant to the new convenent?
Off the top of my head: Moses budding rod, yes; Manna, yes; the ten commandants for sure. What else was stored in there?Edited by Peal, : No reason given.

And the KJV describes Moses' reed basket as an ark.And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes I have been told by some Christians that Jesus is the Ark of the New Covenant, but I haven't seen any justification for this in the NT.Brian.

That would be Aaron's budding rod?Brian.

Correct.

It seems that everything except the tablets had been removed, if 1 Kings 8:9 is accurate that is: There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt. I don't recall anywhere in the Bible where the manna and rod were removed. Perhaps the stories come from two different traditions?Brian.

I'm just sayin', there's a whole lotta arks floatin' 'round. Why assume that the one mentioned in Revelation is the same as one of the others?And, as far as I know, the Biblical text doesn't say anything about that particular Ark being FedExed up to heaven. There's enough that is in the Bible that can't be confirmed. Why add more speculation? That's why I wondered why the same ark would be used. Would God have a "mortgage-burning ceremony" to get rid of ye olde contents and make room for the new?Edited by Ringo, : Punctification.

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I want to know what happened to Mrs. Noah`s jewellry.

How about the Islamics that point their bum to the sky five times a day? And there are zillions of them.