Chapter Twenty-Six/The Sacred Secret-It's Glorious Climax! - Behold the Ark of His Covenant!

 Jehovah rules! Through his Messianic Kingdom, he is exercising his sovereignty toward mankind in a marvelous way. This is confirmed by what John sees next: "And the temple sanctuary of God that is in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen in his temple sanctuary. And there occurred lightnings and voices and thunders and an earthquake and a great hail." (Revelation 11:19) This is the only mention in Revelation of the ark of God's covenant. The Ark had been the visible symbol of Jehovah's presence with his people Israe. In the tabernacle and later in the temple built by Solomon, it was kept in the Most Holy. But when Israel went into captivity in Babylon in B.C.E., Jerusalem was desolated and the ark of the covenant disappeared. That was when representatives of the house of David ceased to sit upon Jehovah's throne king. -1 CHRONICLES  29:23. 

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