erer, who claims to be the "greatest theologian of all time," and a woman supporting his discoveries with dreams, both blaming us for rejecting God's guiding hand and not helping them.
5. Of course, because of 2 Maccabees 2, the ark has also been found on Mount Nebo. Readers of the Adventist Review may remember that in the May 27, 1982 issue the editor found it necessary to respond to many inquirers wondering why the Adventist Review had not reported the finding of the ark. They may remember that a non-Adventist group from Winfield, Kansas claimed to have found the ark in a cave on Mount Nebo. A newspaper account quoted the leader of the group as saying, "It's there. It's very large, and looked just like I pictured it would. `The group said the gold-covered chest is 4 feet wide, 5 feet long and 4 feet high, with two 9-foot tall golden wings of cherubim on either side of a mercy seat.'" At least one SDA independent ministry newsletter produced pages of information about this discovery and at least one group of Adventists traveled to Jordan to see this wonderful thing. Its discovery was announced over ten years ago and that claim has never been substantiated with any evidence.
6. A few years ago, another Adventist thought he had found evidence that the ark was in a cave near Bethlehem. He built a structure in California to house the ark. Until this time he has produced no ark.
7. Readers may also be aware that some Ethiopian Christians believe that the ark is in Ethiopia in the church of Mary Zion in Axum. Their tradition states that when Menelik, the alleged son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba returned from a visit to his father, the Israelites that Solomon sent with him, secreted the ark with them to Sheba (Ethiopia). Nearly all scholars believe ancient "Sheba" was the ancient kingdom of Saba in Southwestern Arabia, not Ethiopia and the tradition itself comes from Christian times.
So where is the ark of the covenant? Right where God allowed it to be hidden long ages ago. If I understand Ellen White correctly, it will remain hidden until the last great judgment of God. In any case, the only cosmic event possibly associated with the ark, according to Mrs. White, really relates to the Ten Commandments, which God himself will exhibit at the final judgment.
Bible prophecy is becoming more descriptive of our age every year, especially since it seems that people, even some Seventh-day Adventists, are persuaded more easily than ever by rumors and foolish speculations. "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine: but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires; and will turn away their ears from the truth, and will turn aside to myths" (2 Tim 4:3-4).