“Ark of The Covenant”: What Ever happened To Ark Hunter Dr. Vendyl Jones? An Israel Trip Nov. 2008?
Do you remember , or have you ever heard of the movie entitled:”Indiana Jones; and The Lost Ark of The Covenant” , that hit the movie theaters in about 1985…? Maybe you do remember, or you have heard of this movie. Better than that you may also have seen it rented as a movie classic in a movie shop or store. In all of the articles, and persons who have claimed to maybe find the Ark of The Covenant, or who even purport the knowledge of where it is today, abounds in theory and hypothesis by the dozens.
Yet, out of all of these there seems to be one man that has stood out as one of the main searchers for this elusive artifact. That is a man who lives in north Texas. Not too far from the bustling city in Texas named Waco.This man’s name is either Mr. or Dr. Vendyl Jones. Since the 1970’s, and through the 1980’s and all the way up till about 2005, the name of Vendyl Jones has significantly seemed to stand the test of time in looking for this artifact known as The Ark of The Covenant.Vendyl Jones claims to approximately know where the possible Ark of The Covenant might be. Out of respect this author to this article will refer to Vendyl Jones as Dr. Vendyl Jones. However, I’ll also simply refer to him as Dr. Jones.
It seems that not much has been heard from the plans of Dr. Jones in recent years as to the progress he is either making or not in looking for and obtaining some hard tangible evidence as to where The Ark of The Covenant may or may not be. It seems that through the 1970-2005 that Dr. Jones reported now and then a series of progressive steps in trying to find the Ark of The Covenant.He studied many varied and numerous apocryphal accounts of Hebrew and knows many of these and The Torah-(The Hebrew Old Testament of The Bible’s first (5) books. Genesis-Deuteronomy), inside out. Dr. Jones traced the likelihood of The last known location for The Ark of The Covenant to be not too far from where The famous Dead Sea Scrolls were found in a group of (11) caves right next to The Dead Sea known as :”The Qumran Caves”.These are located approximately about-(16 miles east of Jerusalem). However, more specifically in an area of a group of caves known as :”The Cave of The Column Complex”.Which a couple of miles north of The Qumran Caves. It was and still here in these small group of caves that span and area maybe about 1,500 feet across that on the approximate south end of these caves, there are a group of layered stones. That resemble about (18) angled hamburger patty like stones that form about a 35-45 degree right angle stacked on top of each other. It is here at this approximate location and where this marker is at, that Dr. Jones estimates that there are a possible group of 7 hidden caverns. That hold not only the Ark of The Covenant, but with it all of The First temple Treasures of King Solomon’s Temple.
It also was here at this location that according to such reports over the years in different articles in the media that Dr. Jones found possible different forms of evidence indicating that maybe The Ark of The Covenant was here at the location he has chosen. The list is very long, complex, and complicated to explain in detail in just one article on this subject.However, some of the items Dr. Jones may claim he has found over the years, has not been without controversy. That too are also items listed on what is known as :”The Copper Scroll”.-(An item found shortly in the Qumran Caves that has some sort of ancient form of Hebrew written upon it and that it was and still is made primarially of copper. That here it is said to indicate exactly where The Ark of The Covenant and all the other temple treasures of King Solomon ar at.
However, Dr. Jones reportedly found an :”Annointing Oli Flask”.Supposedly dating back to the time of at least King Solomon-(9-10 century BC). O,r maybe even back to the time of Moses.That inside this flask there was still some annointing oil left. Which according to Dr. Jones may have been tested to be authentic and geniune.The flask and oil now reside in a refrigerated compartment near or maybe in Jerusalem. Awaiting someday further scientific testing and veriifcation as to the possible claim put upon it. All of these things have also caused much reported controversy over the years.Of course which has made headlines all over the world.
Dr. Vendyl Jones’s Plans For 2008 and Beyond
Back in approximately Feb-March , of 2008 I had the chance to talk to Dr. Jones. At this time since 2005 he and his group have been trying to procure funding to go back to this site, and to obtain appropriate permission from Israeli authorities to drill just a small borehole through the rock.he estimates that he will under present day conditions need about a total of $ 85,000.00 to cover all of his needs for his latest planned expedition.Too, he may have raised some of these funds as to date. But, has not reached his total needed budget as of yet To where he feels and believes the Ark of The Covenant and these other hidden caverns may reside.All it seems he may want to get permission to do is to see if this borehole does bore into at least one of these caverns. That he has now been awaiting over 40 years to see if his exploring for The Ark of The Covenant , and all of The temple Treasures can be found. It is very possible that it is Dr. Jones intentions,and immediate plans that in the event he finds the Ark of The Covenant here at this location, that he immediately will forward all of these things over to the appropriate persons in Israel. That with permission will intend and seek out to start rebuilding a third-(3rd temple like King Solomon’s), in order to house the newly re-discovered Ark of The Covenant. To which Dr. Jones and his group which entitle themselves as :”Noahides” believe in what seems to be a combination of laws given to Noah and also all principles applicable to The Old Testament and Mosaic law in which the Ark of The Covenant held The Ten Commandments. To which Dr. Jones and this group also may believe all of mankind will come under . After the third temple is rebuilt.
Furthermore in about March-April when this author talked to Dr. Jones he was planning a “possible” hopeful visit to Israel sometime during November of , 2008. Matter of fact, maybe this month. To where he will try appropriately to approach in all the right ways to Israeli authorities to seek if he can humbly obtain appropriate permission to drill very, very, careful borehole. Under all the rules and guidelines of The Israeli authorities.At some point into the future under whatever guidelines he hopes the Israeli authorities may hopefully grant him under such provisions at the site this author aforementioned above.
A few months ago this author wrote a few articles on The Ark of The Covenant. At that time this author did state that it is not too far from the vicinity where Dr. Jones may be looking but further away from his claimed and purported site, that there is cave that this author was abler to discover that may instead have The true Ark of The Covenant inside of it. That at that time the author of this article showed a number of images . Even some that may have been the Ark of The Covenant. It shall be very interesting to see what Dr. Jones is either going to possibly find or not find. maybe the month of November, 2008 shall reveal some new insights into the hopes of Dr . Jones and what will be his next step in his seeking and exploring his site for The Ark of The Covenant and The First temple Treasures. Time will tell.
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