Ark of the Covenant was and is a bridge to God

As I have stated in the previous section, although none of the serious historians disputes the existence of the Ark of the Covenant, they heatedly disagree on just about everything else: what exactly it was, how it looked like, when and how it was built, how it was used, etc.

I have already stated (in the Introduction) that am Roman Catholic and – unlike many (if not most) Catholics – do not separate my faith from my works. Consequently, this book is written from a thoroughly Catholic perspective. More precisely, from the orthodox, traditionalist, pre-Vatican II Catholic perspective.

Consequently, I firmly believe (and there is no irrefutable evidence to the contrary) the Biblical account (narrative, perspective) of the Ark of the Covenant. More specifically, I firmly believe that Ark of the Covenant (also known as the Ark of the Testimony or the Ark of God) was exactly what the Bible says it was.

It was (still is as it very much exists today) wooden storage chest decorated in solid gold accompanied by an ornamental lid known as the Seat of Mercy (the lid got this name because it was used in religious rituals of the Day of Atonement).

I firmly believe that the Ark contained (and still contains) Tablets of the Law – two stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments given by God (via Moses) to the Jews.  The Ark also contained – and still contains – Aaron’s rod (symbol of religious authority over the Israelites that had magical powers) and a pot of manna (edible substance that God bestowed upon the Israelites while they were wandering the desert for 40 years after the Exodus and before the conquest of Canaan).

However, the Ark was far, far more than just a religious object – even the most sacred object. It was a bridge; a divine spiritual channel (occultists would say “energy channel”) between God and His Chosen People (Jews/Israelites).

More precisely, a key part of the channel – the other two being the High Priest of the Old Testament religion (Old Testament Judaism) and the Tribe of Levi (priestly tribe). Consequently, Jewish religion prior to the destruction of the Second temple in 70 AD was, indeed, Religion of the Ark (which was continued to be used even after it was hidden in 587 BC to prevent its capture by the Babylonians).

There is a belief (born after Jews rejected Christ and subsequently lost the Temple and the Ark for good) that the group of people that finds the Ark and accepts Ten Commandments, will build the bridge to God and become His new Chosen people – the New Israelites. Which makes perfect sense.

And that’s exactly who founders of Templars became after they found the Ark.