Originally posted by Nygdan
Finding the ark doesn't mean that any of the theology behind it is true anymore than finding Troy means the Zeus is real.

Originally posted by infinite
if thats true about people dying from touching it, what will happen if Vendyl Jones goes to bring it up to the surface and dies from touching it?

Originally posted by Dr Love
It's a valid question, but the question you should be asking is what if he touches it and doesn't die. What would be the religious implications?

Originally posted by Dr Love
It's a valid question, but the question you should be asking is what if he touches it and doesn't die. What would be the religious implications? This is why I think none of these discoveries, if they even happen, will be made public.

Peace

Originally posted by Dr Love
You're looking at it from a cerebral, logical standpoint, not a mentally unstable one.

Originally posted by djohnsto77

Well my answer as a Christian would be that after Christ the Ark lost its significance since Jesus represented a new covenant with God.

Still, I sure as hell wouldn't dare to touch it!

Originally posted by St Udio
What your implying is that the G-d who instructed the ancient Hebrews
on building the Ark, and then 'communicated' or 'empowered' the Ark
has broken his covenant with the remainder of the 12 tribes, i.e. Jews.

its my impression that the Jewish people have kept their part of the covenant, by following all the laws, rites, rituals, feast days, sabbaths...
(and a Jesus person could not nullify that prior covenant)

Originally posted by infinite
if thats true about people dying from touching it, what will happen if Vendyl Jones goes to bring it up to the surface and dies from touching it?

Since returning from Israel, Vendyl has answered many letters and phone calls, asking about this date. He has also addressed this in his various classes via PalTalk. We were not initially aware how widespread this statement has become, quoted in many newspapers throughout the Jewish world. Of course it has caused a lot of excitement. However, Vendyl was slightly, but significantly, misquoted. What he actually said was that it would be very appropriate IF he could discover the Ark by Tisha B’Av. At this time it is obviously not going to happen. However, as soon as the funding permits, he will be in Israel to drill the bore hole and proceed with the dig to uncover the Tabernacle and the Ark. We are hoping that this will be in September.