Ark of the Covenant Found!

30 January 1951 - Following an exhaustive search, Wilhelm Filchner claims to have found the Ark of the Covenant in Axum, Ethiopia. Following a trail of evidence which detailed the Ark's transfer from the ancient kingdom of Israel to the Empire of Ethiopia, Filchner and his SS supporters entered the Italian territory to discover if the legends were true.

At the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion, Filchner's SS contingent subdued guards to enter the compound where they found what is believed to be the legendary artifact. The discovery is currently being transferred to Berlin for study. If found to be the legendary Ark, it may shed light on biblical studies.

There are those who state that, should this prove to be the Ark of legend, it may serve to undermine Christian status throughout the world. Though an object of great historical value, it lends a mortal view of an immortal principle: the greatness of God. SHould it prove nothing more than an ancient curiosity rather than an object of great power, God himself could be relegated to myth rather than further elevated as a symbol of Truth.

SOURCE: Deutsche Zeitung