Think Outside the Boxes

Many religious legends and fables have been concocted through the centuries. Their purpose was to legitimize the grand lie that became a new religion during the reign of Constantine, when Christian names were attached to pagan celebrations and beliefs. As for the Ark of the Covenant, the Holy Grail, the Shroud of Turin, and the Cross, none of these objects are physically used or mentioned in the New Testament after the original events in which they were involved—and two of them never existed. The Ark of the Covenant disappeared before Babylon conquered Jerusalem and destroyed its temple. When the Babylonians ransacked the temple prior to burning it, the Ark was nowhere to be found. Is it possible that God disposed of it to prevent misuse if it were captured or idolized inappropriately? One thing is certain: Jeremiah declared that the Ark’s relevance would no longer be consequential once the original temple was gone. It had served its purpose. The prophet Jeremiah wrote the following ab...