I don't recall any physical item being taken to heaven ( such as the ark of the covenant.) Is this ark not necessary in the tribulation period, for the Jews to assume the old rituals in the newly reconstructed temple. And is it not here, on the mercy seat of the ark, that the antichrist comits the abomination of desicration? Also, during the grace period in which we are now living, the Holy Spirit is with us and is God living in us. When he is removed during the tribulation, the Jewish people will then have the rediscovered ark to be the symbol of God with them.
There are two theories, which seem quite believable. One is that the ark was taken to Ethiopia and has been gaurded there since. There is something there for sure that is in a small building and has been gaurded for centuries. Very cool.
The other theory is that it is hidden in the catacombs beneath Israel and that when the pierced Jesus side his blood ran onto the ground and the earthquake opened the earth to allow his blood to anoint the hidden ark beneath.
Both cool stories. Its always neat to speculate. Isn't it an exciting time in world history to be alive!?
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