"Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant could be seen in the temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a violent hailstorm. A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth. Then another sign appeared in the sky; it was a huge red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on its heads were seven diadems. Its tail swept away a third of the stars in the sky and hurled them down to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman about to give birth, to devour her child when she gave birth. She gave birth to a son, a male child, destined to rule all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was caught up to God and his throne." -The Holy Bible (Revelation 11:19, Revelation 12:1-5)
2006-07-22 04:49:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Ark of the Covenant in the Old Testament is a physical reality of foreshadow, the Ark of the New Covenant is a human reality found in mary, and the Ark of God found in Rev. is a heavenly reality.
The Ark of the Covenant in the Old Testament
1)conatined manna, forshadowing Jesus Christ in Mary's womb (the Ark of the New Covenant) as the Bread of Life.
2) It contained the Ten commandments, forshadowing Jesus Christ in the womb of Mary (the Ark of the New Covenant) as the living Word of God
3) it contained the rod of Aaron forshadowing Jesus Christ in the womb of Mary (the Ark of the New Covenant) as the High Priest
2006-07-22 05:04:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The earthly sanctuary system of the Old Testament was a pattern of the heavenly sanctuary, that God told Moses to make. In the earthly temple, there were two divisions: the Holy Place (with the altar of burnt incense, the table of shew bread, and the golden candlestick), while the other division was the Most Holy Place (which contained only one item, the ark of the covenant).
It was a wooden box, overlaid with gold. On the cover, there were two golden images of angels, and in between them, was what was called the mercy seat, above which was the shekinah glory signifying the literal presence of God. Inside this box was the Ten Commandments.
It would appear that the Ten Commandments are still binding on all, and that Jesus (the Child) suffered to uphold it. How sad to think that the churches are saying that it was done away with.
2006-07-22 05:12:28 · answer #2 · answered by flandargo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Ark of the Covenant is the "mercy seat"--the Earthy throne of God, the Divine Presence that can be view by mortals.
It is lost now--no longer needed, since religiously reaching God no longer is dependent on visiting the Temple physically.
No one knows what became of it, for its "room" in the Temple is reputed to have been empty when the Roman soldiers finally made their way into there. But it is a certainty that the two rumored places--Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland and some cave in today's "Israel"--where myth has placed it are incorrect for the very reason that they are mentioned as being the depository.
As far as the passage you quote from Revelations? The temple there depends for its location upon the first part of that sentence which clears states that the Temple of God is in heaven--and not in today's "Israel".
2006-07-22 05:02:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A covenant is a promise. We have a covenant with the God of our own understanding always. The Ark of the Covenant was another story of the Bible.
2006-07-22 04:52:19 · answer #4 · answered by jmmevolve 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Covenant capacity "promise" Noah's ark occurred because of the fact Noah's blood/relatives became the only interior the area that had no longer been polluted by capacity of the seed (sure, sperm) of the fallen angels. The fallen angels are the souls who refused to be born of woman such as you and that i did. they are sentenced to non secular loss of existence alongside with devil. interior the period in-between they got here right here to earth throughout the time of Noah and tried to pollute Noahs bloodline as a fashion to pollute Christ's down the line. same clarification why devil (good/undesirable tree) slept with Eve, to pollute Christs bloodline. undergo in ideas, the bible is a tale that makes a speciality of ONE relatives, Adam by Christ, they are all appropriate umbilical twine to umbilical. undergo in ideas additionally.... Father is on top of issues. by no capacity forget approximately that. :)
2016-12-14 11:47:52 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christ is the ark of the covenant.
He is the manna..."The bread of life".
He is the living branch from the root of Jesse..."Son of David"
He is the fulfillment of the Law..."the Lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the world"
2006-07-22 04:55:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The so-called mercy seat of merciless Law Law Moses Moses was not merciful to all, not even to Moses himself; Which is perhaps why it is said only hypocrites, fools, vipers, and blind guides sat in Moses' seat (Mt 23): Law Law (Mt 22), where the second "law" is like the first "law": sin and death to all.
And also perhaps why God said he'd comune with us "above" the mercy seatward of Law Law Moses Moses, or above such Law Law where there is only Grace, and only mercy at the throne of grace, and thereby only peace of such grace mercy peace thru J->C.
http://www.godshew.org/RevelatorySermons27.htm
The "grace" of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.
2006-07-22 05:03:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
harrison ford will find it someday!
2006-07-22 04:53:53 · answer #8 · answered by list 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.wyattmuseum.com/
2006-07-22 05:01:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋