To: gregor who wrote (632 ) 3/9/1998 4:43:00 PM From: Alan Markoff Respond to of 1283
My Dear Gregor, The Ark is not here so you should not have to chose between a person and the Ark. David was angry with God when Uzzah died for steading the Ark but later realized they had carried the Ark in an unworthy manner(1 Chronicles 13:9). One of the purposes of having the OT scriptures is for us to learn from their mistakes and I have been humbled by this and do not want to carelessly approach God in an unworthy manner. My conscience is cleared by the blood of Yeshua and I am confident of my salvation but still have tremendous reverance for the Holiness of God. Each person has to find the boundaries of this awe and respect in their personal walk with Him. No one has implied this could be a solution for our eternal reward, the reward I am seeking is just knowing Him everything else is a bonus. Revelations 15:2-5 gives more insite into the Tabernacle of the Testimony (or Ark of the Covenant) in future reference. And I saw what looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been victorious over the beast and his image and over the number of his name. They held harps given them by God and sang the song of MOSES the servant of God, and the song of the LAMB: Great and Marvelous are your deeds, Lord Almighty, Just and True are your ways, King of the Ages, Who will NOT FEAR YOU, O Lord, and bring Glory to your Name? For you alone are Holy. All Nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed. After this I looked and in HEAVEN the Temple, that is the TABERNACLE OF THE TESTIMONY was opened. Out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues. This is how I feel and what I was trying to share the respect and awe of Moses, THE LAMB, and the Almighty God, all together at the witness of the Testimony (Ark of the Covenant) in Exodus 25 you will see God uses both terms in reference to this special creation of His. I don't understand it but respect Him and all the things He has done. According to these verses in Revelations I see that the plagues are coming from this piece of wood that Testifies against the sin of mankind. May the Lord bless you, for you do have a humble and contrite heart and I have not intended to offend you in any way, Nancy