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The last mention of it is made during the days of the reform of King Josiah. From this point on, the scripture is silent as to the location and existence of the ark. The Jewish historian Josephus records that the temple of Herod in Jerusalem at the time of Christ did not contain the ark. (Josephus, Wars of the Jews, bk. V, v. 5.) Jewish traditions suggest that either Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the ark along with the temple in his conquest of Judah, or that before the destruction of the temple, Jeremiah, the prophet, hid the ark in the mount from where Moses had centuries before viewed the land of promise (Mt. Nebo), and there it was to remain until God gathered his people again. Its final end or even its possible existence today has not been revealed.

Alaris wrote: ↑April 23rd, 2019, 3:33 pm Super interesting. I tend to believe that one guys account who says he found it underground near where the Savior was crucified and that he Saviors blood from the cross spilt down into the ground and onto the mercy seat. That would reinforce Yom Kippur and my belief that Jesus didn't self sacrifice or self resurrect.

markharr wrote: ↑April 23rd, 2019, 3:37 pm

Alaris wrote: ↑April 23rd, 2019, 3:33 pm Super interesting. I tend to believe that one guys account who says he found it underground near where the Savior was crucified and that he Saviors blood from the cross spilt down into the ground and onto the mercy seat. That would reinforce Yom Kippur and my belief that Jesus didn't self sacrifice or self resurrect.

Interesting that you bring that up because I was just watching a video on Youtube that referenced that.

OCDMOM wrote: ↑April 25th, 2019, 9:29 pm Do the Jewish people believe that the Messiah won't return until they have the Ark of the Covenant ?

justme wrote: ↑April 25th, 2019, 12:36 pm And then what happened? Is the reason that Laman and Lemuel was so mad at Nephi is because he took the Ark with him? Did it pass down through the prophets? Did Moroni use it to transport the records in to upstate new york to bury (it would have been heavy so maybe he used a cuelom to carry it). In fact could he have just buried the ark on cumorah. Maybe the "box" that Joseph Smith uncovered was really the ark itself.
Then what? Did Brigham bring it to salt lake in wagon with the sacred temple records and other artifacts? Maybe that is why the church invested so much to build the granite mountain vaults so they could have a secure place to secure the ark. Maybe you are on to something with this thread.

kittycat51 wrote: ↑April 26th, 2019, 7:23 pm

justme wrote: ↑April 25th, 2019, 12:36 pm And then what happened? Is the reason that Laman and Lemuel was so mad at Nephi is because he took the Ark with him? Did it pass down through the prophets? Did Moroni use it to transport the records in to upstate new york to bury (it would have been heavy so maybe he used a cuelom to carry it). In fact could he have just buried the ark on cumorah. Maybe the "box" that Joseph Smith uncovered was really the ark itself.
Then what? Did Brigham bring it to salt lake in wagon with the sacred temple records and other artifacts? Maybe that is why the church invested so much to build the granite mountain vaults so they could have a secure place to secure the ark. Maybe you are on to something with this thread.

Did you watch the video? Apparently it's still in Jerusalem.

justme wrote: ↑April 27th, 2019, 9:10 am

kittycat51 wrote: ↑April 26th, 2019, 7:23 pm

justme wrote: ↑April 25th, 2019, 12:36 pm And then what happened? Is the reason that Laman and Lemuel was so mad at Nephi is because he took the Ark with him? Did it pass down through the prophets? Did Moroni use it to transport the records in to upstate new york to bury (it would have been heavy so maybe he used a cuelom to carry it). In fact could he have just buried the ark on cumorah. Maybe the "box" that Joseph Smith uncovered was really the ark itself.
Then what? Did Brigham bring it to salt lake in wagon with the sacred temple records and other artifacts? Maybe that is why the church invested so much to build the granite mountain vaults so they could have a secure place to secure the ark. Maybe you are on to something with this thread.

Did you watch the video? Apparently it's still in Jerusalem.

Actually it is in a church in Ethiopia, according to FoxNews.

justme wrote: ↑April 27th, 2019, 9:10 am

kittycat51 wrote: ↑April 26th, 2019, 7:23 pm

justme wrote: ↑April 25th, 2019, 12:36 pm And then what happened? Is the reason that Laman and Lemuel was so mad at Nephi is because he took the Ark with him? Did it pass down through the prophets? Did Moroni use it to transport the records in to upstate new york to bury (it would have been heavy so maybe he used a cuelom to carry it). In fact could he have just buried the ark on cumorah. Maybe the "box" that Joseph Smith uncovered was really the ark itself.
Then what? Did Brigham bring it to salt lake in wagon with the sacred temple records and other artifacts? Maybe that is why the church invested so much to build the granite mountain vaults so they could have a secure place to secure the ark. Maybe you are on to something with this thread.

Did you watch the video? Apparently it's still in Jerusalem.

Actually it is in a church in Ethiopia, according to FoxNews.

justme wrote: ↑April 25th, 2019, 10:07 am Is this why Lehi and company had to be so secretive when leaving Jerusalem, and taking Zoram with them?
Did Laban also have the ark when they went back for the brass plates? Were the brass plates stored in the ark?