The Ark of the
Covenant Uncovered
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I have digressed for a
moment on the Ark of the Covenant and
the Ten Commandments because you need
to understand that the display of the
Ark of the Covenant during the
seventh trumpet will be an
astonishing event that is accompanied
with Heavenly glory, violence, and
commotion. The five phenomena that
occurred at the beginning of the
Great tribulation will be repeated
when the Ark of the Covenant is
displayed. Here are three
reasons why God will display the Ark
of the Covenant:
1. When the saints are
sealed and all the wicked are
tattooed, the contest between Christ
and Satan for souls will end. Jesus
will then display His covenant that
the righteous embraced through faith
(they accepted the covenant without
seeing the covenant). The wicked will
also the covenant they despised.
Because the contest for souls has
ended, God’s law can be physically
revealed to the world. Faith has
become fact. Once the Ten
Commandments are written in the
hearts and minds of the saints
(Hebrews 8:10-13), there will be no
risk that God’s people will be
tempted to worship the law instead of
the Lawgiver!
2. The Ark of the
Covenant will be shown from
Heaven’s temple so that everyone
can see (a) the reality of Jesus as
Almighty God whose temple is not on
this footstool called Earth, but in
Heaven itself, (b) that God’s
law is the highest law – it
overrules any law made by man, and
(c) that mankind lives under the rule
of law. It is foolish for men and
women to think that they are above
God’s law. No one is exempt from
the obligations imposed on man by our
Creator. Babylon’s clergy will
be left speechless when they view the
law they refused to recognize and
obey. I imagine they will be just as
dumbfounded as those who crucified
Christ when they are resurrected at
the Second Coming.
3.The Ark of the
Covenant will be displayed at the
seventh trumpet to encourage the
saints. I am guessing, but I believe
about 1 billion saints will be alive
at the seventh trumpet. This awesome
view of God’s law will confirm
the validity of their faith.
Remember, at that time, the saints
will have suffered persecution for
more than three years. The saints who
see this sight will live through the
seven bowls without seeing death.
(Daniel 12:1) Of course, the wicked
will also see the law that justifies
the seven bowls they are about to
receive. (Revelation 16)
Has the Ark of the
Covenant Been Found?
History suggests that
Jeremiah hid the Ark as King
Nebuchadnezzar approached Jerusalem
to set siege in 605 B.C. In recent
years, numerous claims have been made
saying the Ark of the Covenant has
been found. However, no one has
produced any evidence to substantiate
the claim. The absence of validating
evidence is puzzling. Personally, I
believe these claims are false
because the Ark is not on Earth! I
believe God took the Ark of the
Covenant to Heaven after Jesus died
on the cross so that He could show it
to the whole world at the proper
time.
Now please consider
the following seven points:
1. During the Great
Tribulation, the infrastructures of
Earth will be destroyed and travel
will become virtually non-existent.
If the world is in a “lock
down” condition, what would be
the point of finding the Ark if only
a few thousand people in the
immediate area could see it? Other
than local interest, there would be
zero global impact.
2. If the Ark of the
Covenant was found prior to the Great
Tribulation and if was put on display
in a museum, it would be regarded as
a religious relic. In this context,
the Ark of the Covenant would not
“prove” anything to anyone.
The Ark would be just another
archeological find, and more
importantly, the covenant would mean
nothing! The Ark would be regarded
like ancient treasures found in the
Mayan temples. The world impact
regarding such a “find”
would be zero. God’s law would
be treated as a relic instead of a
divine revelation.
3. If the Ark of the
Covenant was found prior to the Great
Tribulation, the Jews would
immediately lay claim to the Ark.
More than likely, they would hide it
from view in one of their holy places
of worship. The net effect is the Ark
would immediately return to
obscurity. Hidden from view and
regarded as a Jewish icon, the impact
of God’s covenant on the world
would be zero.
4. Suppose the Ark of
the Covenant was found prior to the
Great Tribulation and no one was
killed after touching it. (Remember
how Uzzah died? – 1 Chronicles
13:9,10) This would indicate that the
Ark had “lost its divine
power” and would confirm that
the Ark was just another relic from
antiquity. This would also give many
Christians the assurance that the Ten
Commandments are Jewish and were
abolished at the cross. Again, zero
global impact.
5. If my conclusions
are correct and the Ark of the
Covenant is shown from Heaven during
the seventh trumpet, there will be no
question as to whether the Ten
Commandments were abolished at the
cross. In fact, Jesus will show the
Ark of the Covenant to the whole
world at an appointed time
because this covenant has not been
changed or abolished. The display of
the Ark will confirm the faith of the
saints who accepted the demands of
God’s law through faith, and it
will condemn the faithless who
refused to acknowledge their Creator
and His unilateral covenant. Although
this display will not change the
minds or hearts, it will be a great
blessing to the saints and a horrible
omen for the wicked.
6. When Jesus
presented the Ten Commandments on Mt.
Sinai, His thunderous power was so
great that the Hebrews were afraid
for their lives. (Exodus 20:19) The
power accompanying the presentation
of the Ark of the Covenant at the
seventh trumpet will be even greater.
Imagine this: A dazzling Ark will be
seen against a dark sky crisscrossed
with violent lightening and deafening
thunder. Even the ground shakes at
this stunning display. This
presentation of God’s
everlasting covenant will be an
awesome experience for the people who
are still alive at the time of the
seven last plagues.
7. Finally, Jesus
Himself wrote the two tablets of
stone placed in the Ark of the
Covenant. (Exodus 31:18, 34:1) This
makes the covenant an original work.
Heaven’s temple does not have a
copy of the Ark and the Ten
Commandments. There is one original
that was taken to Heaven for two
purposes. First, it will be shown to
the world during the seventh trumpet.
Second, the Ark of the Covenant will
endure through eternity as a witness
that God is love. Nowhere is
God’s balance of mercy and
justice better stated than in the Ark
of the Covenant.
Summary
Unfortunately, this
study on the seven trumpets of
Revelation has been lengthy because
the topic is full of crucial detail.
By now, I hope it is clear why I
write that the book of Revelation
will not make sense without a proper
understanding of the seven trumpets.
The seven trumpets enables
Revelation’s story to take
place. To conclude this study,
here’s a short review of the
topics that we have studied:
1. Seven angels who
stand before God were given seven
trumpets in the spring of 1994.
2. The first four
angels of the seven trumpets went out
to hurt Earth, but they were told to
wait until the 144,000 are sealed.
(At this moment, we are still waiting
for the sealing of the 144,000 to be
completed.)
3. Sometime in the
near future, a manmade worldwide
crisis (possibly a nuclear war) could
occur, causing God’s saints on
Earth to pray for His intervention.
4. Jesus would
favorably respond to the prayers of
His saints. The censer will be cast
down and corporate mercy will end.
The wrath of God will begin.
5. The first four
trumpets, which will occur over a
period of sixty days, will dwarf the
manmade crisis and entirely devastate
Earth.
6. The first four
trumpets will be (1) a meteoric
firestorm that burns up a third of
Earth, (2) an asteroid impact on an
ocean, (3) an asteroid impact on a
continent, and (4) darkness covering
the middle third of Earth. This
darkness could be caused by hundreds
of simultaneous volcanic eruptions.
Twenty-five percent of Earth’s
population will die from the first
four trumpets. Notably wicked places
all over the world will be destroyed.
7. World leaders,
fearing God’s enormous anger and
even greater destruction, will
convene to figure out a way to
appease God’s wrath.
8. Religious leaders
will embrace three lies. The first
lie is that everyone worships the same
God, although He is called by
different names. The second lie is
that God would be pleased if the
nations used force (legislation) to
limit sinful behavior. Third, they
will embrace the lie that God must be
honored and worshiped according to
majority rule within each nation.
9. Without firing a
single bullet or going to war,
Babylon will form and will be given
authority over the nations. Because
of fear and ignorance, political
leaders will humbly submit to the
demands of Babylon. The religious
leaders of Babylon will tell
political leaders in each nation how
to proceed to appease God.
10. The pope will be
selected as the leader of Babylon. He
will serve as Babylon’s chief
facilitator until Lucifer establishes
his theocracy during the sixth
trumpet.
