Ark of the Covenant did exist and still does

Serious historians, regardless of their religion (or lack of thereof) agree that Ark of the Covenant did exist. They disagree on what exactly it was, how it looked like, when and how it was built, how it was used, etc. – but they all agree that it existed.

According to biblical tradition, Ark of the Covenant was built from acacia wood – the most durable wood by far – covered with gold plates. Experts estimate that such a box will last for at least 5,000 years; given the fact that it was constructed no earlier than 1500 BC (and likely centuries later), it means that it will last for roughly 1,500 more years.

There is no evidence whatsoever that Ark of the Covenant was destroyed – or otherwise perished; all accounts point to it being hidden… somewhere. I will examine in detail all theories about current whereabouts of the Ark but only one theory makes sense – that it was hidden below Solomon’s Temple (First Temple) right before it was destroyed by the Babylonians in 587 BCE.

For reasons that I will explain in one of the next sections, Ark of the Covenant stayed hidden on Temple Mount until 1118 when it was discovered by the ragtag team of Christian relic hunters assembled by Bernard of Clairvaux and his relative Hugh of Champagne.

It stayed in Jerusalem until 1187 and right before the city was captured by Saladin, it was shipped to Paris – to European headquarters of Knights Templar. It was kept there until 1307 and that year it was briefly used by top Templars in their religious ceremonies (they practiced Unitarian religion – Ark Templar).

Philip IV and his henchmen had no idea that Ark of the Covenant was in Paris in the hands of Knights Templar – so they were never looking for it. All of the “keepers of the Ark” (Templars aware of the location of the Ark) either were killed by Philip’s thugs – or were otherwise prevented from ever getting to see the Ark again.

Given the fact that “keepers of the Ark” practiced Christian heresy that would have landed them on a burning pyre at the stake, it is highly unlikely that any of them ever passed his knowledge of the location of the Ark to anyone.

Hence, the Ark most definitely still sits in a secret underground chapel (chamber) somewhere in Paris – below what (most likely) was one of the churches built by Knights Templar.

Waiting to be discovered.