- Shalom and welcome to CBNNews virtual holy land tour,
where you get to see the Bible come alive
from the comfort of your own home.
Remember the golden Ark of the Covenant
that held the two tablets
with the 10 commandments written on them?
It disappeared long ago,
But today, Chris Mitchellis gonna take you on a trek,
through the Western Walltunnels in search of clues.
- [Chris] Researcher andauthor Harry Moskoff,
took CBN News throughthe Western Wall tunnels,
up to the rare parts of the Temple Mount,
and into the chamberssurrounding Judaism's Holy asite.
His book, "The A.R.K Report",
chronicles his two decade quest,to find the legendary icon.
- [Harry] So here we areapproaching three artists.
- [Chris] He says one theory,
is that it was taken out of the temple,
and carried to Jericho, 18 miles away.
- [Harry] It says in Jeremiah,
that some of the vessels of the temple
where accident sort of escaped as it were,
through this area,
to the structure of the first temple.
- [Chris] but Moskoff took us to the spot,
where he believes the Ark lies.
- This particular sectionof the Western Wall
is really fascinating actually,
because this stone is 570 tons.
- [Chris] Moskoff believes a key clue
lies behind this giant rock,
and says high tech search toolsgive credence to his theory.
- Two years ago, there were tests done
by the University ofNebraska, sonar tests, etc,
using electromagnetic waves.
They actually found what'scalled a storage space,
across from here.
So actually there wasa purpose for putting
this giant stone, this massive slab here.
One of the reasons in myopinion is to protect,
whatever it is on the other side.
And according to my theory of the Ark
actually was buried by king Hosea,
I think it was 568 BC,
in the back of these boulders,these massive stones.
- [Chris] In fact,underneath the Temple Mount,
lie dozens of undergroundtunnels, and chambers.
- Back then 150 years ago,
Charles Warren went inand actually did a survey
about things rarely beendone for political purposes,
obviously, unfortunately--- Since then?
- Since then, no one's been allowed
to even put a shovel, nothing.
But basically, they were the ones
that surveyed the whole area,
and they were the ones whopicked out the titles etc.
They couldn't find theark, but-- (laughing)
- Maybe it wasn't time.
Warren, a British explorer,
documented those tunnels atthe request of Queen Victoria,
just one of many throughouthistory, looking for the Ark.
- When people like the Crusadersand the Knights Templar,
even the Palestine Exploration Funds,
which was originallycommissioned by Queen Victoria,
came over the centuriesto look for the Ark,
what they were lookingfor was a golden box
with the staves.
But what they really shouldbe looking for is a room.
They could have beenright up against the wall
And on the other sideof the wall is the Ark.
- [Chris] Moskoff says, theoriginal Holy of Holies,
had another chamber directly below it.
- Actually in the blueprintitself, of the First Temple,
a chamber should be builtexactly the same Holy of Holies,
exactly same level of holinessas the one right above it.
It was set up right from the beginning
to house the Ark, with agolden floor and everything.
- That's how Solomon built it constructed,
so the Ark itself could go down?
- Right it could go down.
- Do you feel like there'sa time when the ark itself,
when the time is right will be revealed?
- I do, timing is incredibly important,
incredibly significant.
Obviously it's agroundbreaking, game changing
biblical type of discovery.
My personal opinion, isthat when it does happen,
it won't be in a clandestine way,
where we're seeking to these tunnels,
You know what I mean,we're bringing it out,
under cover of darkness.
It'll be a great occasion andit'll upgrade the Messiah.
It'll be something that allraces will really rejoice in.
- Moskoff credits, "IndianaJones and the Lost Ark"
for the renewed interest.
- There are some things that got right
about the power of the ark, etc,
and its destructive forcesshould get it to the wrong hands,
and it knows where it is, so to speak.
It suddenly became a thing,
what is the Ark of the Covenant?
You know, what is that?
Oh, yeah, it sort of put itinto the face of the public,
and maybe that was its best success.
I loved it personally,you know, it's Hollywood.
- What do you think is the main takeaway,
people need to know aboutthe Ark of the Covenant?
It's a real thing, justlike it did 2700 years ago.
It still exists today.
It's got the broken tablets,
that Moses crushed downthere at Mount Sinai,
and the second tablets.
It really does exist.
We're really gonna see ithopefully in our lifetime.
Again, it is a catalystfor the Messiah to come.
- [Chris] Until it is revealed,the Ark of the Covenant
built by Moses in the wilderness,
will continue to fascinate the world.
Chris Mitchell, CBN News,
the Western Wall tunnels, Jerusalem.
- Thanks for joining us.
Tomorrow, we'll show youhow the 1967 Six Day War,
was a turning point forJerusalem archeology,
allowing them to dig inplaces connected to the Bible.
