2 Chronicles 36:18 And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon.
No specific mention is made as to the Ark of the Covenant. Vessels great and small wound include the Ark of the Covenant but the fame and glory of the Ark of the Covenant was so widespread I would expect it to be separated from other vessels and treasures to give fame and glory to its captor. But not so anywhere in scriptures. The scriptures tell us nothing of the disappearance of the Ark of the Covenant.
Reading different sources on the disappearance and whereabouts of the Ark leads to many versions. Some of those versions are so fanciful that movie scripts have been quoted as source information.
John 20:26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
It would seem that Jesus could come and go without using doors, appearing and disappearing at will. There is no explanation of how or why He did this, He just did. I have to wonder, and since my fantasies are just as valid as Hollywood’s, is it not possible God could do the same with the Ark? I do have scripture that says all things are possible with God, so, there you go.
But where is the mercy seat upon which the blood was shed for the remission of sins?
Hebrews 1:3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
Can you see it?
“From every stormy wind that blows,
From every swelling tide of woes
There is a calm, a sweet retreat,
‘Tis found before the mercy seat.”
An old hymn that love to this day! The rest of it is just as sweet. I’ll share the rest another time.
Thanks for this reminder.