Psalms Code III - The Ark of the Covenant
Savasan Yurtsever

Published: 2011 Categorie(s): Non-Fiction, Religion, Religion and Society Tag(s): "Ark of the Covenant" "psalms code" Ark spiritual Spirituality Judaism Kaaba vatican Ataturk Christianity Jesus islam David Mohammed Psalms Koran Moses bible Lord

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An Introduction

An Introduction

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Introduction to Psalms Code III
The Secret of the Lord Almanac of Mankind The Ark of the Covenant The 29th, 68th and 107th Psalms [that are 39 Psalms apart from one another] reveal the whereabouts of the Ark of the Covenant. The number 39 is not a significant number in the Bible as the numbers 1, 7, 10 and 1,000 are. Why the number 39? What does the number 39 has to do with the Ark of the Covenant? Number 39 and the Ark of the Covenant… Titus, who would destroy the Holy Temple of the LORD and carry its holy objects over unto Rome, was born in year 39 AD in today’s Italy. Incidentally, Italy sits on the 39th parallel. The international [phone] dialing code for Italy is 39 as well! Contrary to the public belief that the Ark of the Covenant is hidden in Jerusalem, Israel or Axum, Ethiopia, and the Menorah, in Israel, the Psalms direct our attention at today’s Italy. We are advised to follow the footsteps of St. Peter for the location of the Menorah, and his brother St. Andrew for the exact whereabouts of the Ark of the Covenant! Both the 29th Psalm and the 68th Psalm direct our attention to Italy for the location of the Ark of the Covenant. A total of 39 copies of the Book of Psalms [the very book that reveals all secrets known to man – including that of the Ark of the Covenant] were found at the Qumran/Dead Seas Scrolls site – the site that is hinted to have once hosted the Ark of

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the Covenant for a brief period in year 68 AD that the 68th Psalm points at. Is Italy the current location of the Ark of the Covenant? We need to skip 39 Psalms to find the answer! The 107th Psalm that points to year 2007 events unveils it all!

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Years 29/1929
• • • • • • • The Ark of the Covenant St. Peter St. Peter's Basilica Pope Pius XI The Lateran Treaty Financial Compensation of Vatican The Menorah

Psalms 29 1 <<A Psalm of David.>> Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength. 2 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. 3 The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters. 4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. 5 The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. 6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn. 7 The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire.

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8 The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. 9 The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory. 10 The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever. 11 The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.

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The Ark of the Covenant [Key phrase: The voice of the LORD]

“The voice of the LORD”, the term that describes the Ark of the Covenant appears seven times in the 29th Psalm that refers to year 1929 AD events. 1929 was the year Vatican signed the Lateran Treaty with the Kingdom of Italy.

February 11 [1929] – Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty. June 7 [1929] – The Lateran Treaty, making Vatican City a sovereign state, is ratified. July 25 [1929] – Pope Pius XI emerges from the Vatican and enters St. Peter's square in a huge procession witnessed by about 250,000 persons, thus ending nearly 60 years of papal self-imprisonment within the Vatican. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929 - Accessed July, 2011. ***

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The Lateran Treaty put an end to the ”Roman Question” – the imprisonment of the Pope within the borders of Rome, and made Vatican a city-state with a ruler [the Pope] and a flag of its own. The LORD communicated with Moses “from between the two cherubim” on the Ark’s cover. The Ark, in other words, was the “voice of the LORD”, the very phrase that is repeated a total of seven times within the 29th Psalm. Not without a reason, of course. The voice of the LORD is upon the waters The voice of the LORD is powerful; The voice of the LORD is full of majesty. The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire. The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve

The Ark of the Covenant The Ark of the Covenant (Hebrew: ?????? ?????????‎ Ārōn Hāb’rīt, modern pron. Aron Habrit) is a chest, described in Book of Exodus [1] as solely containing the Tablets of Stone on which the Ten Commandments were inscribed. According to some traditional interpretations of the Book of Exodus [2], Book of Numbers, [3] and Book of Hebrews [4] the Ark also contained Aaron's rod and a jar of manna. However, Books of Kings [5] is categoric in declaring that the Ark contained only the two Tablets of the Law. According to the Book of Exodus, the Ark was built at the command of God, in accordance with the instructions given to Moses on Mount Sinai. [6] God was said to have communicated with Moses "from between the two cherubim" on the Ark's cover. [7] Rashi and some Midrashim suggest that there were two arks - a temporary one made by Moses himself, and a later one constructed by Bezalel. [8] The biblical account relates that during the Israelites' exodus from Egypt, the Ark was carried by the priests some 2,000 cubits in advance of the people and their army, or host. [9] When the Ark was borne by priests into the bed of the

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Jordan, water in the river separated, opening a pathway for the entire host to pass through (Josh. 3:15-16; 4:7-18). The city of Jericho was taken with no more than a shout after the Ark of the Covenant was paraded for seven days around its wall by seven priests sounding seven trumpets of rams' horns (Josh. 6:4-20). When carried, the Ark was always wrapped in a veil, in tachash skins and a blue cloth, and was carefully concealed, even from the eyes of the Cohanim who carried it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ark_of_the_Covenant - Accessed July, 2011. *** Romans invaded Jerusalem twice, first in 63 BC and later in 70 AD. Could they have carried the Ark to Rome, along with the Temple Menorah depicted on the Arch of Titus? Simply put, contrary to the common belief that the Ark of the Covenant is kept in Axum, Ethiopia, the 29th Psalm hints us to seek the Ark of the Covenant within the borders of Italy! Where about? How about St. Peter’s Basilica, the landmark of Vatican and the Catholic Church? Saint Peter was the “Prince of Apostles”, the first Pope. Just like Jesus [who announced that he would build his church on the rock of Peter], Saint Peter was crucified on a cross but upside down. He is believed to have been born in year 1 AD, and have been crucified on the cross in 64 AD [67/68 AD to some accounts] – by the order of the Roman ruler who claimed to be “God” – Nero! St. Peter’s Basilica depicts a seated deity, namely St. Peter, the first Pope, symbolically embracing the crowd within the St. Peter’s Square, hinted in the 29th Psalm with the key phrases: “The LORD sitteth” and “the LORD sitteth King for ever”. *** St. Peter

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[Key phrases: The LORD sitteth, the LORD sitteth King for ever] Saint Peter was the “Prince of Apostles”, the first Pope. Just like Jesus [who announced that he would build his church on the rock of Peter], Saint Peter was crucified on a cross but upside down. He is believed to have been born in year 1 AD, and have been crucified on the cross in 64 AD [67/68 AD to some accounts] – by the order of the Roman ruler who claimed to be the “Lord” – Nero! St. Peter According to Catholic belief, Peter was the first Bishop of Rome and chief pastor of the whole Roman Catholic Church—the Vicar of Christ upon Earth. [64] Although Peter never bore the title of "Pope", or "Vicar of Christ", the Catholic Church believes him to be the first Pope. [65] Therefore, they consider every pope to be Peter's successor and the rightful superior of all other bishops. The Catholic Church's recognition of Peter as head of its church on Earth (with Christ being its heavenly head) is based on its interpretation of two passages from the Canonical Gospels of the New Testament; as well as Sacred Tradition. The first passage is John 21:15-17 which is: "Feed my lambs, feed my lambs, feed my sheep" (within the Greek it is Ποίμαινε i.e., to feed and rule [as a Shepherd]., v. 16 while Βόσκε i.e., to feed., for v.15 & v. 17)[66]—which is seen by Catholics as Christ promising the spiritual supremacy to Peter. The Catholic Encyclopedia sees in this passage Jesus "charging [Peter] with the superintendency of all his sheep, without exception; and consequently of his whole flock, that is, of his own church”. [64] The second passage is Matthew 16:17-20: “I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hell will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Peter - Accessed July, 2011. ***

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Christ was crucified on a cross. John the Baptist was beheaded. St. Peter was crucified on the cross upside down. St. Andrew, St. Peter’s brother was crucified on an X shaped cross. The four holy figures of Christianity were all martyred. Romans were involved in the death of all four! Though the Romans tried to exterminate the founders of Christianity, they failed to stop them making Rome, the capital of the Roman Empire, the capital of the Christians! St. Peter was the 2nd incarnation of Christ [the LORD sitteth, the LORD sitteth King for ever”.] St. Peter’s Basilica depicts a seated deity, namely St. Peter, the first Pope, symbolically embracing the crowd within the St. Peter’s Square, hinted in the 29th Psalm with the key phrases: “The LORD sitteth” and “the LORD sitteth King for ever”. Saint Peter was a fisherman. His brother Andrew was also a disciple of Jesus. St. Peter’s Basilica [the patriarchal basilica of not the Vatican but Constantinople!] was built on the spot Saint Peter was buried at. Incidentally, Saint Peter’s brother Saint Andrew was the patron saint of Constantinople! [Istanbul, Turkey] Saint Andrew Saint Andrew (Greek: Ἀνδρέας, Andreas; early 1st century—mid to late 1st century AD), called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" (Greek: manly, brave, from ἀνδρεία, Andreia, "manhood, valour"), like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the 3rd or 2nd century BC. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him. He is considered the founder and first bishop of the Church of Byzantium and is consequently the patron saint of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Andrew Accessed July, 2011.

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*** The LORD creates everything in pairs. The ancient Egyptian obelisks had to be built in pairs. Constantinople and Rome were a pair, St. Peter and his brother Andrew were a pair. So were the St. Peter’s Basilica and the Hagia Sophia. *** St. Peter’s Basilica [Key phrases: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness, in his temple doth every one speak of his glory] “Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness, in his temple doth every one speak of his glory” reads the 2nd and the 9th verses of the 29th Psalm that points to year 1929 events. The entire Psalm highlights a temple, a shrine, a church of the LORD [“the beauty of holiness”] and it is no other than St. Peter’s Basilica – the “landmark” of Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church. St. Peter’s Basilica The Basilica of Saint Peter (Latin: basilica sancti ophi), officially known in Italian as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly called Saint Peter’s Basilica, is one of four major basilicas of Rome (Basilica of St. John Lateran, St. Peter’s, Santa Maria Maggiore and St. Paul outside the Walls). It is the most prominent building inside the Vatican City and built on the ruins of Old Saint Peter’s Basilica. Its dome is also a dominant feature of the Roman skyline. Saint Peter’s is also incidentally the patriarchal basilica of Constantinople, whereas the Lateran Basilica is the patriarchal basilica of Rome. Possibly the largest church building in Christianity, it covers an area of 2.3 ha (5.7 acres) and has a capacity of over 60,000 people. One of the holiest sites of Christendom in the Catholic tradition, it is traditionally the burial site of its namesake Saint Peter, who was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and, according

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to Roman Catholic tradition, also the first Bishop of Antioch, and later first Bishop of Rome. http://oursurprisingworld.com/st-peters-basilica-vatican-rome-italy/ - Accessed July, 2011.

*** Saint Peter’s Basilica is “the patriarchal basilica of Constantinople”, today’s Istanbul, Turkey. Incidentally, Constantinople [Istanbul] is the home to another magnificent church – the “Hagia Sophia” [“Church of the Holy Wisdom of God”] which was “the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a thousand years.” *** Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophia (from the Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, “Holy Wisdom”; Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia; Turkish: Aya Sofya) is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its dedication in 360 until 1453, it served as the Greek Patriarchal cathedral of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Patriarch of Constantinople of the Western Crusader established Latin Empire. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931, when it was secularized. It was opened as a museum on 1 February 1935. [1] The Church was dedicated to the Logos, the second person of the Holy Trinity,[2] its dedication feast taking place on 25 December, the anniversary of the incarnation of the Logos in Christ.[2] Although it is sometimes referred to as Sancta Sophia (as though it were named after Saint Sophia), ophia is the phonetic spelling in Latin of the Greek word for wisdom – the full name in Greek being Ναός τῆς Ἁγίας τοῦ Θεοῦ Σοφίας, “Church of the Holy Wisdom of God”.[3][4] Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have “changed the history of architecture.”[5]

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It was the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a thousand years, until Seville Cathedral was completed in 1520. The current building was originally constructed as a church between 532 and 537 on the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian and was the third Church of the Holy Wisdom to occupy the site, the previous two having both been destroyed by rioters. It was designed by the Greek scientists Isidore of Miletus, a physicist, and Anthemius of Tralles, a mathematician. [6] The church contained a large collection of holy relics and featured, among other things, a 49 foot (15 m) silver iconostasis. It was the seat of the Patriarch of Constantinople and the religious focal point of the Eastern Orthodox Church for nearly one thousand years. It is the church in which Cardinal Humbert in 1054 excommunicated Michael I Cerularius – which is commonly considered the start of the Great Schism. In 1453, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks under Sultan Mehmed II, who subsequently ordered the building converted into a mosque. [7] The bells, altar, iconostasis, and sacrificial vessels were removed and many of the mosaics were plastered over. Islamic features – such as the mihrab, minbar, and four minarets – were added while in the possession of the Ottomans. It remained a mosque until 1931 when it was closed to the public for four years. It was reopened in 1935 as a museum by the Republic of Turkey. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia - Accessed July, 2011. *** It was Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the 22nd and the final, the Omega incarnation of Jesus Christ [that was bound to be lived exclusively by the LORD of Hosts Himself] who ordered the Hagia Sophia to be turned into a museum. When? In 1929! While inspecting the restoration of Sultanahmet Mosque in 1929, Ataturk saw the dilapidated situation of Hagia Sophia, and asked this building to be turned into a museum and taken care of. Thus, the Hagia Sophia, which was used as a church for 911 years and as a mosque for 481 years, started to serve as museum. It is one of the museums attracting biggest number of visitors since then.

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http://www.aa.com.tr/en/index-3.html - Accessed July, 2011.

[Quoted from the official site of “Anadolu Ajansi”, the official news agency of the Turkish government. The agency was founded by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on April 6th, 1920.] *** The “patriarchal basilica of Constantinople” [Istanbul, Turkey] is no other than Saint Peter’s Basilica of Vatican, Rome. Though Istanbul [Constantinople] and Rome sit hundreds of miles apart from another, the churches built at the heart of them were meant to share the same bloodline, share the same significance for Christianity. In between the lines, the 29th Psalm that points to year 1929 events, the year the Vatican signed the Lateran Treaty with the Italian government, hints us that the Ark of the Covenant “the voice of the LORD”, a term repeated seven times in the 29th Psalm, may once have been kept in either “beauty of holiness”, St. Peter’s Basilica or the Hagia Sophia! *** Pope Pius XI [Keyword: A total of eighteen “LORD”s mentioned in the 29th Psalm] A total of eighteen “LORD”s are mentioned in the 29th Psalm. As we have studied in Psalms Code II, the 19th Psalm that depicts Islam hosted a total of six “LORD”s within the entire Psalm. The six “LORD”s mentioned within the 19th Psalm pointed at the sixth incarnation of Jesus, namely Prophet Mohammed, the prophet and the founder of Islam. The keyword “the LORD” that appears a total of eighteen times within the 29th Psalm highlights the 18th incarnation of Jesus ever since his [first] birth to Virgin Mary! And it is no other than Pope

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Pius XI, who signed the Lateran Treaty with the Kingdom of Italy in year 1929 that the 29th Psalm points at! Put simply, the 29th Psalm reveals the identity of two separate incarnations of Jesus – the 2nd and the 18th incarnations. The 2nd incarnation was St. Peter – the first Pope, the rock on which Jesus has declared that He would build his church on! Immediately after Christ’s crucifixion St. Peter established several churches [in Aleppo, Antioch, Cappadocia etc.] which were firsts in the history of Christianity. The landmark of the Roman Catholic Church would also be built on the spot St. Peter was crucified at – the St. Peter’s Basilica, in Vatican, Rome! Again, as the 29th Psalm reveals [a total of eighteen “LORD”s are mentioned in its verses], the 18th incarnation of Jesus was no other than St. Pius XI [the Pope of year 1929 – the year the Vatican signed the Lateran Treaty with the Kingdom of Italy] who served as a Pope between the years 1922 and 1939! Pope Pius XI died of a heart attack in year 1939 - hinted in the 39th Psalm with the key phrases: “my heart was hot within me” and “remove thy stroke away from me”. The entire 39th Psalm is reserved for him and reports his final hours. Finally, Pope Pius XI was the Pope who established the Vatican Radio in year 1931 – hinted in the 29th Psalm with the key phrase “the voice of the LORD” repeated a total of seven times. Pius XI was the first Pope to utilize the power of modern communications technology in evangelizing the wider world. He established Vatican Radio in 1931, and he was the first Pope to broadcast on radio. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Pius_XI Accessed July, 2011. *** In other words, a total of four incarnations of Jesus were alive within the late 19th, early 20th centuries! Plus the Pope of the day, five! All at

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once! Pope Pius XI [1857-1939] marked the 18th incarnation of Jesus, Rasputin [1869-1916] the 19th, Lenin [1870-1924] the 20th, Royal Raymond Rife [1888-1971] the 21st and finally Mustafa Kemal Ataturk [1881-1938], the final and the 22nd!

*** The Lateran Treaty [Key phrases: The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace] 1929 was the year Vatican signed the Lateran Treaty with the Kingdom of Italy that put an end to the "Roman Question" - the imprisonment of the Pope within the borders of Vatican and that enabled the Pope to be the head of state of Vatican, hinted in the 29th Psalm with the key phrases: “The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace”. The Lateran Treaty Most of the Papal States had been seized by the forces of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1861–1878) in 1860 at the foundation of the modern unified Italian state, and the rest, including Rome, in 1870. The Papacy and the Italian Government had been at loggerheads ever since: the Popes had refused to recognize the Italian state's seizure of the Papal States, instead withdrawing to become prisoners in the Vatican, and the Italian government's policies had always been anti-clerical. Now Pius XI thought a compromise would be the best solution. To bolster his own new regime, Benito Mussolini was also eager for an agreement. After years of negotiation, in 1929, the Pope supervised the signing of the Lateran Treaties with the Italian government. According to the terms of the first treaty, Vatican City was given sovereignty as an enclave of the city of Rome in return for the Vatican relinquishing its claim to the former territories of the Papal States. Pius XI thus became a head of state (albeit the smallest state in the world), the first Pope

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who could be termed as such since the Papal States fell after the unification of Italy in the 19th century. A second treaty, the concordat with Italy, recognized Roman Catholicism as the official state religion of Italy, gave the Church power over marriage law in Italy (ensuring the illegality of divorce), and restored Catholic religious teaching in all schools. In return, the clergy would not take part in politics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Pius_XI - Accessed July, 2011. ***

Financial Compensation of Vatican [Key phrases: Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength, Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name] A sum of $91.7 million was paid to Vatican in return for the papal lands the Italian government seized 59 years before the year 1929, hinted in the 29th Psalm with the verses that read: “Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength…” 1929 - Feb 11 The Lateran Treaty was signed, with Italy recognizing the independence and sovereignty of Vatican City. The Italian government paid the Vatican $91.7 million for the papal lands it seized in 1870. 1929 - Jun 7 The sovereign state of Vatican City came into existence as copies of the Lateran Treaty were exchanged in Rome. http://timelines.ws/countries/ITALYA.HTML - Accessed July, 2011. ***

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A third treaty provided financial compensation to the Vatican for the loss of the Papal States. During the reign of Pius XI this money was used for investments in the stock markets and real estate. To manage these investments, the Pope appointed the lay-person Bernadino Nogara, who through shrewd investing in stocks, gold, and futures markets, significantly increased the Catholic Church's financial holdings. However contrary to myth it did not create enormous Vatican wealth. The compensation was relatively modest, and most of the money from investments simply paid for the upkeep of the expensive-to-maintain stock of historic buildings in the Vatican which previously had been maintained through funds raised from the Papal States up until 1870. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Pius_XI Accessed July, 2011. *** The Menorah [Key phrase: depicted within the text of the 29th Psalm] The seven “The voice of the Lord”s mentioned in the 29th Psalm allude not only to the Ark of the Covenant [through which the LORD spoke to the Israelites during the Exodus], but also to the seven-branched Menorah. When we visualize the text of the 29th Psalm as a picture, as illustrated above, we can easily identify a depiction of the Menorah within the 29th Psalm. We have three “The voice of the LORD”s on one side, a “He maketh them also…” in the center and three more “The voice of the LORD”s on the other side – a clear depiction of the Menorah! 3 The voice of the LORD is upon the waters 4 The voice of the LORD is powerful 5 The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars 6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf

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7 The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire. 8 The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness 9 The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve In between the lines, the 29th Psalm, the Psalm that points at year 1929 events – the year Vatican signed the Lateran Treaty with the Kingdom of Italy, hints us to seek the Menorah in Rome, especially in Vatican! The Fate of the Menorah The fate of the menorah used in the Second Temple is recorded by Josephus, who states that it was brought to Rome and carried along during the triumph of Vespasian and Titus. The menorah probably remained in the Temple of Peace in Rome until the city was sacked by the Visigoths under Alaric I in 410 CE. Most likely, the menorah was looted by the Vandals in the sacking of Rome in 455 CE, and taken to their capital, Carthage. [12] The Byzantine army under General Belisarius might have removed it in 533 and brought it to Constantinople. According to Procopius, it was carried through the streets of Constantinople during Belisarius' triumphal procession. Procopius adds that the object was later sent back to Jerusalem where there is no record of it, although it could have been destroyed when Jerusalem was pillaged by the Persians in 614. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven-Branch_Candlestick - Accessed July, 2011. *** Conclusion All in all, the entire 29th Psalm highlights the holy temples, holy shrines of the LORD. First, the St. Peter’s Basilica [Vatican], then the Hagia Sophia [Constantinople]. Not without a reason, of course. Interestingly, St. Peter’s Basilica is the “patriarchal basilica of Constantinople” whereas St. Peter’s brother St. Andrew is the patron saint of Constantinople [today’s Istanbul, Turkey.]

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Contrary to the public belief that the Ark of the Covenant is hidden in Jerusalem, Israel or Axum, Ethiopia, and the Menorah, in Israel, the Psalms direct our attention at today’s Italy. We are advised to follow the footsteps of St. Peter for the location of the Menorah, and his brother St. Andrew for the exact whereabouts of the Ark of the Covenant! For starters, the “Menorah” [depicted within the text of the 29th Psalm] is strongly hinted to be located in Vatican! The Ark of the Covenant, on the other hand, “the voice of the LORD” [mentioned seven times in the 29th Psalm] is hinted to be once housed in either shrine – the Hagia Sophia [Istanbul, Turkey] and/or the St. Peter’s Basilica [Vatican, Rome!] Again, St. Peter’s Basilica is the patriarchal basilica of Constantinople whereas the brother of St. Peter, St. Andrew was the patron saint of Constantinople [today’s Istanbul, Turkey]. St. Andrew’s relics were transported from Constantinople to Italy back in year 1208! In 1208, following the sack of Constantinople, those relics of St Andrew which remained in the imperial city were taken to Amalfi, Italy, by Cardinal Peter of Capua, a native of Amalfi. The Amalfi cathedral (Duomo), dedicated to St Andrew (as is the town itself), contains a tomb in its crypt that it maintains still contains the rest of the relics of the apostle. On 8 May 2008 the relic believed to be Andrew's head was returned to Amalfi Cathedral. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Andrew - Accessed July, 2011. *** Finally, the Koran, as we have illustrated in “Psalms Confirm the Koran”, much like the Psalms, reports world events destined to happen between years 1901 AD and 2014 AD within its 114 Suras/Chapters just the same. The 29th Sura/Chapter of the Koran [that points to year 1929 events] signals the “Lateran Treaty” the Vatican has signed with the Kingdom of Italy just as well!

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The Koran Sura/Chapter 29 The Spider [M.S. Shakir’s Translation] [29.67] Do they not see that We have made a sacred territory secure, while men are carried off by force from around them? Will they still believe in the falsehood and disbelieve in the favour of Allah? *** The Koran Sura/Chapter 29 The Spider [Ali Unal’s Translation] [29.67] Do they not consider that We have established (them in) a secure sanctuary while people are ravaged all around them? (How then) do they believe in falsehood and (show such ingratitude as) to disbelieve in God’s greatest blessing (of the Qur’an and Islam)? *** The 67th ayat/verse of the 29th Sura/Chapter that reads “Do they not see that We have made a sacred territory secure, while men are carried off by force from around them” alludes to the Lateran Treaty that put an end to the “Roman Question” – the imprisonment of the Pope within the borders of the Vatican, and made Vatican a city-state with a ruler [the Pope] and a flag of its own! Only a couple of verses later, the very next Sura/Chapter that follows, the 30th Sura/Chapter that points to year 1930 events [the first commemoration year of Vatican’s independence] is titled “The Romans” and starts with the verses that read: “The Romans are vanquished in a near

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land” [“The Byzantine Romans have been defeated in the lands close-by” – Ali Unal’s translation].

The Koran Sura/Chapter 30 The Romans [M.S. Shakir’s Translation] [30.1] Alif Lam Mim. [30.2] The Romans are vanquished, [30.3] In a near land, and they, after being vanquished, shall overcome, *** The Koran Sura/Chapter 30 The Romans [Ali Unal’s Translation] [30.1] Alif. Lam. Mim. [30.2] The Byzantine Romans have been defeated, [30.3] In the lands close-by, but they, after their defeat, will be victorious *** The “near land”, or the “lands close-by” alluded in the ayat/verse is none other than the Papal lands, and the city of Vatican that is “near” and “close-by” to Rome, the capital of “the Romans”! From the ayats/verses, we get the impression that the Lateran Treaty was not a voluntary gesture of the Kingdom of Italy, but an imposed act [possibly by the order of the LORD] that simply read: “Offer a treaty, sign it, make Vatican a city-state or else!” hence the phrase “The Byzantine Romans have been defeated!” The next ayat/verse hints how “within a few (nine years)”, “at the time when the Romans are victorious” “the believers will rejoice”. As

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we have studied in both Psalms Code II and Psalms Confirm the Koran, any chapter of the Psalms or the Koran allude or refer to major world events bound to happen on earth declared by the chapter or the sura number in question. 79th Chapters of both books refer to year 79 and 1979 AD events, the 30th Chapters of both Holy Scriptures refer to year 30 AD and 1930 AD events - at times all at once! The LORD creates everything in pairs. Even the years are paired! The pair of year 30 AD is year 1930 AD, the pair of year 70 AD is year 1970 AD and so on. A 1,900 year cycle is hinted between the pairs. [30.1] God originates creation in the first instance, and then reproduces it In other words, 30th Sura/Chapter of the Koran points to year 30 AD and 1930 AD events! When we read the 30th Sura with this fact in mind, we immediately realize how the mentioned “nine” years from 30 AD was destined to be an important one! Year 30 AD plus nine years points at year 39 AD – the year the future Roman Emperor Titus would be born in! [30.4] Within a few (nine) years – to God belongs the command (the absolute judgment and authority) both before and after (any event) – and at the time (when the Romans are victorious), the believers will rejoice, As the above ayat/verse declares, Titus would be “victorious” in the years to come – in 70 AD to be specific, the year Titus destroyed the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem and killed 1.1 million Jews! He robbed the holy objects of the Temple and carried them unto Rome. Though the Romans killed the four most holy figures of Christianity, they could not stop them from making Rome, the capital of the Romans, the capital of Christianity – a sure “victory” indeed hinted in the following ayats/verses that read: [30.5] Because of God’s help leading them to victory. He helps whom He wills to victory. He is the All-Glorious with irresistible might, the AllCompassionate (especially towards His believing servants). [30.6] (This is) God’s promise. God never fails His promise, but most people do not know this (as they have no true knowledge about God).

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[30.7] They only know (what reaches to their senses from) the outward aspect of the life of this world, but they are heedless and unaware of (what lies beyond it and) the Hereafter. The 30th Sura titled “The Romans” explains how the Romans denied the prophets sent to them by the LORD. The Romans were polytheists, worshipping planets. In their view, Jupiter was the “king of gods”, planet Mars was “the god of war” and what not! They destroyed the Holy Temples devoted to the LORD and built new ones dedicated to their own gods right on top of them. [30.9] Have they never traveled about the earth and seen what was the outcome for those before them (who also obstinately disbelieved in Our signs)? They were greater than them in power. They cultivated the soil and mined it (for minerals and water resources), and built it up more and better than these have done. And in time their Messengers came to them with clear proofs of the truth (which they rejected to their own doom). God would never wrong them, but it was they themselves who were wronging themselves. The Roman Empire was an “evil” empire. Titus was an evil man, if not the very incarnation of the devil himself! He performed sex with a whore on a Torah Scroll in the Holy Temple of the LORD before he destroyed it totally – in year 70 AD, after killing 1.1 million Jews, that is! [30.10] In consequence, the outcome for those who were lost in evil was evil, as they denied God’s Revelations and signs, and were mocking them. The “solid foundations of truth” mentioned in the 8th ayat/verse of the 30th Sura/Chapter of the Koran alludes to the “Ten Commandments” – the “solid foundations of truth” that “good” is built upon and thus the Ark of the Covenant that contained the stone Tablets of the Ten Commandments in it! Finally, the Ark of the Covenant is hinted to remain in the hands of the “Romans” [the title of the 30th Sura/Chapter of the Koran] “for an appointed term”! [30.8] Do they not reflect upon themselves (even once)? God has not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them save with truth

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(meaningfully and for definite, wise purposes, and on solid foundations of truth), and for an appointed term. But surely many among the people are in unbelief about the meeting with their Lord. The entire 29th Psalm illustrates the holy shrines of the LORD namely the St. Peter's Basilica, and in between the lines, the Hagia Sophia. Moreover, year 1929 that the 29th Psalm and the 29th Sura/ Chapter of the Koran points at was the year the Ross Mosque, the first mosque in the United States, was opened for service and prayer. The Ross Mosque was a small, modest shrine, not as magnificent as the St. Peter’s Basilica and the Hagia Sophia were. Nevertheless, it was the first mosque in the United States. It had historical significance. The First Mosque Ross is a city in Mountrail County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 97 at the 2010 census. [1] Ross was founded in 1902 and is the site of the first, established mosque in the United States. Established in 1929, the mosque edifice was rebuilt in 2005. [5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross,_North_Dakota - Accessed July, 2011. *** Last but not the least, the 29th Sura/Chapter mentions a sea-faring people, possibly of Roman/Italian origin, [as the 29th chapters of both Holy Scriptures point to year 1929 and highlight the Lateran Treaty the Vatican signed with the Kingdom of Italy the same year] whom the LORD helped in their journeys. A certain precious object is hinted to be given to them, something of very high importance. The Koran Sura/Chapter 29 The Spider [M.S. Shakir’s Translation]

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[29.65] So when they ride in the ships they call upon Allah, being sincerely obedient to Him, but when He brings them safe to the land, lo! they associate others (with Him); [29.66] Thus they become ungrateful for what We have given them, so that they may enjoy; but they shall soon know. *** The Koran Sura/Chapter 29 The Spider [Ali Unal’s Translation] [29.65] When they embark on a ship (and find themselves in danger), they call upon God sincerely believing in Him alone (as the only Deity, Lord, and Sovereign). But when He brings them safe to land—see, they begin again to associate partners with God! [29.66] And so let them show ingratitude for all that We have granted them, and so let them give themselves up to the enjoyment of the worldly life; but they will come to know.

What exactly is that precious object? And who are those sea-faring people that possess it? Could that holy object be the Ark of the Covenant? Finally, year 1929 was the first year that the Gregorian calendar [the calendar that was introduced by a Pope and a doctor] emerged as the globally adopted calendar for the entire world! Vatican not only declared its independence from the “Romans”, the Kingdom of Italy in year 1929, but accomplished another historic feat - replaced the Roman “Julian” calendar with that of a Papal one all around the globe! Year 1929

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Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar. By January 1 of this year, every state in the entire world had adopted the Gregorian calendar, having abandoned the Julian calendar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929 - Accessed July, 2011. *** The Gregorian Calendar The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar.[1][2][3] It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter gravissimas.[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar Accessed July, 2011. *** The Julian Calendar The Julian calendar began in 45 BC (709 AUC) as a reform of the Roman calendar by Julius Caesar. It was chosen after consultation with the astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria and was probably designed to approximate the tropical year (known at least since Hipparchus). The Julian calendar has a regular year of 365 days divided into 12 months with a leap day added to February every four years. The Julian year is, therefore, on average 365.25 days long. The motivation for most calendars is to fix the number of days between return of the cycle of seasons (from Spring equinox to the next Spring equinox, for example), so that the calendar could be used as an aid to planting and other season-related activities. The cycle of seasons (tropical year) had been known since ancient times to be about 365 and 1/4 days long. The more modern Gregorian calendar eventually superseded the Julian calendar: the reason is that a tropical year (or solar year) is actually about 11 minutes

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Years 39/1939
Year 1939 The eighteen “LORD”s mentioned in the 29th Psalm allude to Pope Pius XI, the 18th incarnation of Jesus Christ – the very Pope who signed the Lateran Treaty with the Kingdom of Italy in year 1929. Pope Pius XI died of a heart attack in year 1939 that the 39th Psalm points at – hinted in the 39th Psalm with the verses, keywords and key phrases that read: Psalms 39 [Points to year 1939 AD events – the year Pope Pius XI passed away. Pope Pius XI died of a heart attack.] 3 My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue, 4 LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. 5 Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah. 10 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand. 11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

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The Death of Pope Pius XI Pope Pius had already been ill for some time when, on 25 November 1938, he suffered two heart attacks within several hours. He had serious breathing problems and had to stay in his apartment.[46] His last words to those near him were spoken with clarity and firmness: My soul parts from you all in peace [49] Pope Pius XI died at 5:31 am (Rome Time) of a third heart attack on 10 February 1939, aged 81. He was buried in the crypt at St. Peter's Basilica, in the main chapel, close to the Tomb of St. Peter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Pius_XI#Death_and_burial - Accessed July, 2011. ***

The Legacy of Pope Pius XI Pius XI will be remembered as the pope who reigned between the two great wars of the 20th century. The onetime librarian also reorganized the Vatican archives. Nevertheless, Pius XI was hardly a withdrawn and bookish figure. He was also a well known mountain climber with many peaks in the Alps named after him, he having been the first to scale them. [37] Pius XI fought the two ascendant ideologies of communism and fascism. His success in fighting them was limited and there is much controversy over the concordats he entered with European regimes to improve the situation of the Catholic Church. At the outset, it was clear that he found communism to be the greater of the two evils but in his later years, there is no doubt that he was repelled by the momentum of Nazi Germany, not only in its opposition to

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Years 68/1968
• The Holy Four • The Journey of the Ark of the Covenant The 29th, 68th and 107th Psalms reveal the whereabouts of the Ark of the Covenant. The mentioned Psalms are thirty-nine chapters apart from one another. When we move forward 39 Psalms from the 29th Psalm, we end up at the 68th Psalm. When we add 39 to the 68th Psalm, we end up at the 107th Psalm. Year 1968 that the 68th Psalm points at must have had hosted an event related to the Ark of the Covenant. As we have seen in Psalms Code II, the 22nd Psalm that points to year 1922 AD events reveals the crucifixion of Christ. Jesus was not crucified on the cross in year 1922 AD. When we subtract the duration of the Jesus [Incarnation] Cycle from 1922, a full 1,900 years to be exact, we end up at year 22 AD. In other words, the 22nd Psalm reveals events bound to happen on earth in year 1922 AD and year 22 AD! This is true for all Psalms! And all Sura/Chapters of the Koran, just the same! The LORD creates everything in pairs. Life and death, man and woman, day and night, Jesus and John the Baptist, Virgin Mary and Elizabeth, the Psalms and the Koran were all pairs. Even the years have their own pairs! The pair of year 68 is year 1968! The pair of year 19 is year 1919 and so on… As we have studied in “Psalms Confirm the Koran”, the 79th Psalm and the 79th Sura/Chapter of the Koran pointed at year 79 AD events –

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to a year that is 1,900 years earlier than the 1979 AD! Both Holy Scriptures, in their 79th Chapters illustrate the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii [79 AD] that occurred only nine years after the Second Siege of Jerusalem by the Romans [in 70 AD] who had killed thousands of innocent Jews, hundreds of Jewish saints, destroyed the Holy Temple of the LORD and carried its sacred objects up unto Rome. Same is true for the 22nd Psalm that points at year 1922 AD and 22 AD events all at once! Contrary to the public belief that Jesus was crucified on the cross in year 32 AD, the 22nd Psalm makes a clear case: Jesus was crucified on the cross in year 22 AD – certainly not any later. This comes as no surprise! 22 was destined to be the number of Jesus Christ since time immemorial! Even his year of death would spell out a 22. He would be born to life 22 times! He would be crucified in year 22, at age 22! A total of 22 syzygies [planetary alignments] would be observed during his 22 lives/incarnations within a total of 1,900 years! Even certain incarnations of Jesus would have a name composed of 22 letters [i.e. “Grigori Yefimovich Novik” - the formal name of Rasputin.] Again, the LORD creates everything in pairs. St. Peter and St. Andrew were a pair. So were Jesus and John the Baptist – “Yahya” of Koran, “Elijah” of the Old Testament, the “Dalai Lama” of our day! He was the “son of man” whom the LORD personally and exclusively visited on June 30, 1908 at Tunguska, Russia – the cause of the yet-to-be-solved Tunguska Explosion. John the Baptist was beheaded in year 36 AD. The entire 36th Sura/ Chapter of the Koran is devoted to him and to his “fate twin” – Jesus Christ. “Yasin”, the title of the 36th Sura/Chapter of the Koran, is considered as the “Heart of the Koran”! The entire chapter reports the twin nature of John the Baptist and Jesus! [36.36] Glory be to Him Who created pairs of all things, of what the earth grows, and of their kind and of what they do not know. Yasin means “O man” [or “O human”] and reports how Yasin [“Yahya”, Arabic for “He shall live], the “O man”, or the “son of man” [Psalms], much like Jesus, was an “Apostle” of the LORD!

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The Koran [36.1] Ya Seen. [36.2] I swear by the Quran full of wisdom [36.3] Most surely you are one of the apostles [36.4] On a right way. [36.5] A revelation of the Mighty, the Merciful. [36.6] That you may warn a people whose fathers were not warned, so they are heedless. Again, Yasin was beheaded in year 36 AD by the Romans. The 36th Sura/Chapter of the Koran is reserved for Yasin, Yahya [“He shall live”] – John the Baptist, or the Dalai Lama – the very man who is alive even today! Yasin, “Yahya” or John the Baptist, as the above ayats/verses of the Koran make clear, was “one of the apostles” of the LORD! The keyword “revelation” that appears in the 5th ayat/verse is the title of the book that was given to Yasin or John the Baptist – the last chapter of the Bible! The key phrase “full of wisdom” that appears in the 2nd ayat/verse alludes to the title “Dalai Lama” – Mongolian for “Ocean of Wisdom”! Finally, the fourth ayat/verse that reads “on a right way” alludes to the straight path that connects the cities, the pairs Jerusalem and Tibet. When one views the two cities on a 2D world map, the line in between the two cities is a perfectly straight one! [“on a right way”] Tibet would be the future home of John the Baptist and Jerusalem, the future home of Jesus! The 5th Psalm reports how the Dalai Lama had to flee Tibet due to the British invasion and how he could return home only years later [in 1913]. The key phrase “make thy way straight before my face” and “in thy fear I will worship toward thy temple” echoes the “straight path”, the “right way”, the straight line that connects Tibet and Jerusalem, the Potala Palace and the Temple Mount! Psalms 5

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7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. 8 Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. The parents of Yahya, Yasin, John the Baptist, or the Dalai Lama were living up on Tibet when Virgin Mary paid a visit to them. It took her three months to return home! Jesus and John were a pair - the “two” who would die not! Their moms, Virgin Mary and Elizabeth were cousins! They were pregnant at the same time. John would re-incarnate as the very boy of his first dad [Zechariah] and first mom [Elizabeth] in each and every life ahead. Jesus, on the other hand would live almost forever through incarnation – through being born to life as a different historic figure each time! As the 90th Sura/ Chapter of the Koran reports, they were both raised in Tibet [“the uphill road”] – the “place of Gods”, of those who die not! Put simply, John was superior to even Jesus! The Koran reads: “We have not made anyone his equal” – confirming [as a human] John’s superiority over Jesus. He was the man who would baptize Jesus – not vice versa! John the Baptist, Elijah, Yahya is no other than the “Dalai Lama” [“Ocean of Wisdom”] of our day! The very man who is alive even today! As we shall study, all first three saints of Christianity [John the Baptist, St. Andrew and St. Peter] had an attribute connected to the Ark of the Covenant. All three saints, along with Jesus Christ, died in the hands of the Romans. Finally, year 68 AD [that the 68th Psalm points at] was the last year of the Jewish Revolt [66-68 AD], the year Jewish resistance was “crushed” by the Roman general Titus. The revolt started in the town of Caesarea Maritima in 66 AD, and ended up there just the same two years later, in 68 AD. Jewish Revolt

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According to Josephus, the revolt, which began at Caesarea in 66, was provoked by Greeks sacrificing birds in front of a local synagogue. [2] The Roman garrison did not intervene and the long-standing Greek and Jewish religious tensions took a downward spiral. In reaction, the son of Kohen Gadol (high priest) Eliezar ben Hanania ceased prayers and sacrifices for the Roman Emperor at the Temple. Protests over taxation joined the list of grievances and random attacks on Roman citizens and perceived 'traitors' occurred in Jerusalem. Fearing the worst, the pro-Roman king Agrippa II and his sister Berenice fled Jerusalem to Galilee. Cestius Gallus, the legate of Syria, brought a legion, the XII Fulminata, and auxiliary troops as reinforcements to restore order. They invested Jerusalem, then for uncertain reasons, withdrew back towards the coast and were ambushed and defeated at the Battle of Beth Horon, a result that shocked the Roman leadership. Emperor Nero appointed General Vespasian instead of Gallus to crush the rebellion. Vespasian, along with legions X Fretensis and V Macedonica, landed at Ptolemais in April 67. There he was joined by his son Titus, who arrived from Alexandria at the head of Legio XV Apollinaris, as well as by the armies of various local allies including that of King Agrippa II. Fielding more than 60,000 soldiers, Vespasian began operations by subjugating Galilee. [3] Many towns gave up without a fight, although others had to be taken by force. Of these, Josephus provides detailed accounts of the sieges of Yodfat and Gamla. By the year 68, Jewish resistance in the north had been crushed, and Vespasian made Caesarea Maritima his headquarters and methodically proceeded to clear the coast. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Jewish%E2%80%93Roman_War Accessed July, 2011.

*** 68 AD [that the 68th Psalm points at] was also the year Romans destroyed Qumran – the hometown of the “Dead Sea Scrolls” – the very site that is suspected to have once hosted the Ark of the Covenant!

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Based on ancient Jewish writings, some have suggested the Ark is hidden on Mount Nebo on the Jordan River's east bank. This site is presently in the modern nation of Jordan with no hint of the Ark's presence. Others suggest the Ark is hidden somewhere near the Dead Sea, on the Jordan's west bank. This location is usually considered in association with the ancient site of Qumran and the people of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Here, the Ark and other artifacts are believed buried in one of the region's caves, like the Dead Sea Scrolls. http://www.christiananswers.net/q-abr/abr-a002.html - Accessed July, 2011.

*** Qumran Qumran is an archaeological site in the West Bank. It is located on a dry plateau about a mile inland from the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, near the Israeli settlement and kibbutz of Kalia. The Hellenistic period settlement was constructed during the reign of John Hyrcanus, 134-104 BCE or somewhat later, and was occupied most of the time until it was destroyed by the Romans in 68 CE or shortly after. It is best known as the settlement nearest to the caves in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden, caves in the sheer desert cliffs and beneath, in the marl terrace. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qumran - Accessed July, 2011.

*** Moreover, year 67/68 AD was the year St. Peter, the first Pope, was crucified on the cross in Vatican, Rome. His brother St. Andrew was crucified on an “x” shaped cross [in Patras, Greece] in 60/70 AD just the same. Romans killed the two brothers, much like the way they beheaded

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John the Baptist [in 36 AD] and crucified Jesus Christ on the cross [in 22 AD]. St. Peter Simon Peter (Greek: Πέτρος, Pétros, "stone, rock"; [2] possibly died AD 67), sometimes called Simon Cephas after his name in Hellenised Aramaic, was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. Peter was the son of John or of Jonah and was from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee. His brother Andrew was also an apostle. Simon Peter is venerated in multiple churches and is regarded as the first Pope by the Roman Catholic Church. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Peter Accessed July, 2011.

*** St. Andrew Saint Andrew, (died AD 60/70, Patras, Achaia [Greece]; feast day November 30), one of the Twelve Apostles and brother of St. Peter. He is the patron saint of Scotland and of Russia. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/23960/Saint-Andrew Accessed July, 2011.

*** Last but not the least, year 68 AD was also the year Nero; the Roman Emperor who ordered St. Andrew’s crucifixion, and who claimed to be “god” committed suicide. In Rev. 13:5-8, the Beast was given a mouth speaking in blasphemies against God and His Name. Inscriptions have been found in Ephesus in which Nero is called "Almighty God" and "Savior". [3] In verse 4, the Beast is worshipped by the world alongside the Dragon that gave it Authority. Nero and Caligula "abandoned all reserve" in promoting emperor worship –

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*** Year 68 AD Events • The Essenes place the Dead Sea Scrolls in the caves at Qumran. • June 9 – Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide four miles outside Rome. He is deserted by the Praetorian Guard and then stabs himself in the throat. • The Roman Senate declares Nero as a persona non grata [“an unwelcome person”]. In the line of succession, Galba follows Nero. • The year of the four emperors: Galba (68), Otho (69) and Vitellius (69) all govern a very short time before Vespasian becomes emperor. • Winter – The Emperor Trajan sets up camp at Jericho and the Romans cut off escape routes toward Jerusalem. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/68 - Accessed July, 2011. *** At first sight, the 68th Psalm [that points to years 68 AD and 1968 AD events] reveals nothing significant about the Ark of the Covenant. However, when we attempt to form one long sentence with the last few words of each verse of the 68th Psalm, here is what we end up with:

flee before him 1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. at the presence of God 2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

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exceedingly rejoice 3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. rejoice before him 4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. God in his holy habitation 5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. in a dry land 6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land. march through the wilderness 7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah: the presence of God, the God of Israel 8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. when it was weary 9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary. thy goodness for the poor 10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor. great was the company of those that published it 11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it. she that tarried at home divided the spoil 12 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil. her feathers with yellow gold

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13 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold. it was white as snow in Salmon 14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon. an high hill as the hill of Bashan 15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan. the LORD will dwell in it for ever 16 Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever. the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place 17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. the LORD God might dwell among them 18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them. daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation 19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. the issues from death 20 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death. the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses 21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses. people again from the depths of the sea 22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea: and the tongue of thy dogs in the same

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23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same. in the sanctuary 24 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary. among them were the damsels playing with timbrels 25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

*** As exhibited, the last few words of each and every verse of the 68th Psalm form one long sentence that hints the whereabouts of the Ark of the Covenant! Let’s now study each “word” of this carefully formed and the carefully hidden long sentence and try to decode the message hidden in it. ***

The Journey of the Ark of the Covenant

flee before him 1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. The 68th Psalm starts with verse that begins with the words “Let God arise”, hinting that the Ark of the LORD was to “arise” [be lifted up] from its place of rest and be moved to another place in 68 AD that the 68th Psalm points at! A distance of 2,000 cubits had to be present between the Ark of the Covenant and the people that followed the Holy object [“flee before him”].

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at the presence of God 2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. A “smoke” was “driven away” while the Ark was being “drive[n] away” with its contents [“drive [them] away”] – while being moved! The Ark of the Covenant is believed to have hosted the “presence” of the LORD thus the key phrase “the presence of God”. The key phrase that reads “wicked perish” may allude to the death [through burning – “as wax melteth before the fire”] of certain people or priests who were present before the Ark while it was being moved away. exceedingly rejoice 3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. The lost Ark was finally in the hands of a group of people or priests who, after centuries of its absence, could now see it, and could even touch it. The “wicked may have “perish[ed]” [died] before the Ark, but the righteous priests were still alive. They were to “exceedingly rejoice” for being next to the Ark and yet still staying alive! Them being alive before Ark would have meant that they were “righteous” in the eyes of the LORD! rejoice before him 4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. The Ark was not a fictional object. It was real. People who could now see it, the shoulders of those on which the Ark now “rideth upon” are asked to “sing praises to his name” and “rejoice before him”. God in his holy habitation 5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

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Maximian's daughter.[18] (The narrative sources date the marriage to 293, but the Latin panegyric of 289 refers to the couple as already married).[19] Helena and her son were dispatched to the court of Diocletian at Nicomedia, where Constantine grew to be a member of the austus' inner circle. Helena never remarried and lived for a time in obscurity, though close to her only son, who had a deep regard and affection for her. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_of_Constantinople - Accessed July, 2011. *** Constantine was proclaimed Augustus of the Roman Empire in 306 by Constantius' troops after the latter had died, and following his elevation his mother was brought back to the public life, in 312 and the imperial court. During her life, she gave many presents to the poor, released prisoners and mingled with the ordinary worshippers in modest attire. Constantine appointed his mother Helen as Augusta Imperatrix, and gave her unlimited access to the imperial treasury in order to locate the relics of Judeo-Christian tradition. In 326-28 Helena undertook a trip to the Holy Places in Palestine. According to Eusebius of Caesarea she was responsible for the construction or beautification of two churches, the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, and the Church on the Mount of Olives, sites of Christ's birth and ascension. Local founding legend attributes to Helena's orders the construction of a church in Egypt to identify the Burning Bush of Sinai. The chapel at St. Catherine's Monastery—often referred to as the Chapel of Saint Helen—is dated to the year AD 330. Jerusalem was still rebuilding from the destruction of Emperor Hadrian, who had built a temple dedicated, according to conflicting accounts, to Venus or Jupiter [22] over the site of Jesus's tomb near Calvary and renamed the city Aelia Capitolina. According to tradition, Helena ordered the temple torn down and, according to the legend that arose at the end of the fourth century, in Ambrose, On the Death of Theodosius (died 395) and at length in Rufinus' chapters appended to his translation into Latin of Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History, which

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does not mention the event,[23] chose a site to begin excavating, which led to the recovery of three different crosses. Then, Rufinus relates, refusing to be swayed by anything but solid proof, the empress (perhaps through Bishop Macarius of Jerusalem) had a woman who was already at the point of death brought from Jerusalem. When the woman touched the first and second crosses, her condition did not change, but when she touched the third and final cross she suddenly recovered, [24] and Helena declared the cross with which the woman had been touched to be the True Cross. On the site of discovery, Constantine ordered built the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as well as those on other sites detected by Helena. She also found the nails of the crucifixion. To use their miraculous power to aid her son, Helena allegedly had one placed in Constantine's helmet, and another in the bridle of his horse. Helena left Jerusalem and the eastern provinces in 327 to return to Rome, bringing with her large parts of the True Cross and other relics, which were then stored in her palace's private chapel, where they can be still seen today. Her palace was later converted into the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem. This has been maintained by Cistercian monks in the monastery which has been attached to the church for centuries. Tradition says that the site of the Vatican Gardens was spread with earth brought from Golgotha by Helena [25] [26] to symbolically unite the blood of Christ with that shed by thousands of early Christians, who died in the persecutions of Nero. [25] According to one tradition, Helena acquired the Holy Tunic on her trip to Jerusalem and sent it to Trier. Several of Saint Helena's treasures are now in Cyprus, where she spent some time. Some of them are a part of Jesus Christ's tunic, pieces of the holy cross, and the world's only pieces of the rope with which Jesus was tied on the Cross. The latter has been held at the Stavrovouni Monastery, which was also founded by Saint Helena. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_of_Constantinople - Accessed July, 2011.

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in a dry land 6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land. The Ark of the Covenant was moved from the Golgotha site, [as of year 68 AD, the future location of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre] and now was located “in a dry land”. Qumran, the home of Dead Sea Scrolls, was and still is a “dry land”, a desert – the home of Essenes who lived in “solitary”, in communes - “in families” as signaled in the 6th verse above! The “rebellious”, that “dwell in a dry land”, “bound with chains” are highly likely to be the group of Jewish Priests who rebelled out during the Jewish Revolt of 66 AD, moved out to Qumran and joined their peers already living there - the Jewish sect known as Essenes. The Ark of the Covenant [illustrated in the verse as “God”] was now placed in a “habitation” for safe-keeping – in year 68 AD as the quoted verses appear in the 68th Psalm that points to years 68 AD [and 1968 AD] events. In other words, the rebellious Jewish Priests of the Jewish Revolt were the last and final Essenes! Though the Essenes were living in Qumran for the past two centuries [or more], history reports that the “Dead Sea Scrolls” were placed in the caves of Qumran in year 68 AD that the 68th Psalm we are studying now points at! The Essenes The Essenes (in Modern but not in Ancient Hebrew: ?????????, Isiyim; Greek: Εσσηνοι, Εσσαιοι, or Οσσαιοι; Essēnoi, Essaioi, Ossaioi) were a Jewish sect that flourished from the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century CE which some scholars claim seceded from the Zadokite priests.[1] Being much fewer in number than the Pharisees and the Sadducees (the other two major sects at the time), the Essenes lived in various cities but congregated in communal life dedicated to asceticism, voluntary poverty, daily immersion, and abstinence from worldly pleasures, including (for some groups) marriage.

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Many separate but related religious groups of that era shared similar mystic, eschatological, messianic, and ascetic beliefs. These groups are collectively referred to by various scholars as the "Essenes." Josephus records that Essenes existed in large numbers and thousands lived throughout Roman Judæa. The Essenes have gained fame in modern times as a result of the discovery of an extensive group of religious documents known as the Dead Sea Scrolls, which are commonly believed to be their library — though there is no real proof that they are the writers thereof. These documents include preserved multiple copies of the Hebrew Bible untouched from as early as 300 BCE until their discovery in 1946. Some scholars, however, dispute the notion that the Essenes wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls.[2] Rachel Elior, a prominent Israeli scholar, even questions the existence of the Essenes.[3][4][5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essenes - Accessed July, 2011.

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Again, the “dry land”, the “wilderness” mentioned in the verses above, the new home of the “Ark of the Covenant” was possibly Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found at in year 1946 - the very “sheer desert cliffs”, “located on a dry plateau” – the home of the Essenes. Year 68 AD was the year Dead Sea Scrolls were placed in the caves of Qumran by the Essenes. It was the last year of the Jewish Revolt that was trampled by Vespasian and his son Titus. The Essene priests may have moved the Ark to Qumran so that the Romans [who were defeating the Jews in a war that was live in Caesarea Maritima at the time] would not acquire it.

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the presence of God, the God of Israel 8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. The Ark of the Covenant, the “presence of God” ”shook”, was “dropped” while being “moved” [while being lifted up to a cave in Qumran?] when it was weary 9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary. Even though the Ark was now “weary”, it still produced miracles – “sen[t] a plentiful rain” down on the desert of Qumran and thus confirmed its “inheritance” - its holy nature! thy goodness for the poor 10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor. The “congregation” that “dwelt therein” is most likely to be the final “Essenes”, the “rebellious” Jewish Priests of the Jewish Revolt of 66-68 AD who moved to Qumran together with the Ark and “dwelt therein”. The Essenes, as the verse illustrates, were committed to “goodness for the poor”! great was the company of those that published it 11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it. “The company” that “published” the LORD’s “word” is highly likely to be no other than the Essenes who spent most of their time copying, and preserving LORD’s “word” [the Books of the Old Testament] on the Dead Sea Scrolls. She that tarried at home divided the spoil 12 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

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The Ark is believed to have hosted the Aaron’s rod, the Tablets of the Ten Commandments, and a pot of “manna” in [or before] it. Yet, as of 68 AD, all or some of the holy objects were missing from the inside of the Ark. “She tarried at home divided the spoil” – Queen Sheba, who is suspected of carrying the Ark of the Covenant over unto Ethiopia, is hinted to have returned home with [all or some of] the “spoil” - the contents of the Ark but not the Ark itself! her feathers with yellow gold 13 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold. By LORD’s Order, the two cherubim [“her feathers”] on top of the Ark of the Covenant were made of pure gold. From this very verse we get the impression that the Ark was now kept “among the pots”, the “pots”, the jars of Dead Sea Scrolls in Qumran! Here is the NIV version of the same verse [Psalms 68:13]: New International Version Ps. 68:13 Even while you sleep among the campfires, [Or saddlebags] the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver, its feathers with shining gold.” According to the NIV translation of the same verse, the Ark was now possibly being kept in a cave at Qumran and was under constant surveillance. “Campfires” were lit in the cave of its presence, both during the day, and at nights. As we have theorized earlier, the final Essenes, [the “rebellious” Jewish Priests of the Jewish Revolt of 66-68 AD] took the Ark with them to the caves of Qumran [in 68 AD that the 68th Psalm points at] so that they could protect it from the Romans who were defeating the Jews the same year in their own homeland during the last days of the Jewish Revolt. it was white as snow in Salmon 14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.

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Year 68 AD, was the year the final Essenes placed the Dead Sea Scrolls in the caves at Qumran. Later that year, Qumran was destroyed by the Romans. The key phrase that reads “the Almighty scattered kings in it” alludes to the “Kings” of the Romans, who had ordered the four founders, four holiest figures of Christianity to be either crucified or beheaded by the year 68 AD [Jesus, John the Baptist, St. Andrew and finally St. Peter in Vatican, Rome in 67 or 68 AD] were “scattered”! Year 68-69 AD was the year of “Four Emperors” up in Rome! The phrase “the Almighty scattered kings in it” co-alludes to the four emperors of the Roman Empire that were “scattered” one after the other during that mentioned period until Vespesian, the father of Titus, stepped up to the throne as the Roman Emperor in Rome. Put simply, the Ark of the Covenant was not passive, to the contrary, was highly active during the year 68 AD! The Ark, thus the LORD, scattered the kings of the enemies of the Jews up in Rome during and right after the Jewish Revolt - in 68-69 AD! The cave or the hill that hosted the cave of the Ark of the Covenant at Qumran site may have been white in color, hence the key phrase “white as snow”. The Qumran caves were home to several “Dead Sea Scrolls” – copies of the Books of the Old Testament. The phrase “kings in it” may also refer to a cave that had the scroll of the Book of Kings in it! In other words, the cave that had the “Kings Scroll” in it is hinted to be the cave that once had the Ark of the Covenant hidden in it! When we examine the books found in the Qumran caves, we don’t run into a “Kings Scroll”, though. Frequency of the Books of the Bible Found at Qumran Book of the Bible Copies Found Psalms 39

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If, in the future, a “Kings Scroll” is found in a cave at the Qumran site, it is highly likely that it was the very cave that once hosted the Ark of the Covenant in it! an high hill as the hill of Bashan 15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan. Here, in the 15th verse above, the Ark is hinted to be placed in a cave located on a “high hill” at the Qumran area! A high hill [four “hill[s]” are mentioned – 4 or 40 cubits/stones in height?], white in color [“white as snow”] that has the “kings in it” – the ”Kings Scroll”! The Copper Scroll, [the scroll made of pure copper] that was found at the Qumran site, confirms our thesis: “The Copper Scroll states that a silver (or alabaster) chest … and many treasures were hidden in a desolate valley – 40 stones deep under a hill – on the east side.”

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the LORD will dwell in it for ever 16 Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.

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The keyword “leap” and “high hills” may be hinting the necessary jump that was needed over the “high hills” of the Qumran area before the location of the Ark could be found! The Ark of the Covenant, “the voice of the LORD” of the 29th Psalm is, was and will always remain a sacred object. If it is radioactive in nature [people were warned to keep a distance from it], it probably has a halflife of billions of years [“for ever”]. the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place 17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. Starting from the 17th verse above, the Ark is hinted to be captured by the Romans thus the verse “the Lord is among them”! The “them” mentioned in the verse above alludes to Romans who were at war with the Jews in year 68 AD that the 68th Psalm points at. As we have seen, year 68 AD is hinted to be the year the Ark was placed in a cave at Qumran by the “rebellious” – the rebellious Jewish Priests [probably the same priests who had ignited the Jewish Revolt of 66-68 AD] – those who now lived at the Qumran site along with the Essenes who had been already living there for decades. It was the year of the last days of the Jewish Revolt – a revolt that was “crushed” by the Roman Emperor Vespasian and his son Titus. Most importantly, year 68 AD marks the very year the Romans destroyed the Qumran site and possibly captured the Ark during the siege thus the key phrases “the Lord is among them, the LORD God might dwell among them” – “in the holy place”! the LORD God might dwell among them 18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them. The rebellious Jewish Priests were now “captive[s]” of the Romans! As the 18th verse above illustrates, certain “gifts” may have been handed over to the “rebellious” – the Jewish Priests of the Jewish Revolt of 66-68 AD in return for the Ark of the Covenant! [“thou hast received gifts for

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men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them”.] The keyword “twenty-thousand” mentioned in the prior verse [68:17] may refer to the amount of gold or silver coins, shekels that the Romans may have paid for the Ark. The Romans, though they could have grabbed the Ark without paying anything in return, chose to pay “gifts” to the priests of Qumran – the Keepers of the Ark in year 68 AD. The Romans probably knew about the calamity Philistines went through when the Holy Chest was in their hands. They were well aware of the holy nature of the Ark, and did not just take it away from its keepers/owners by sheer force. The Philistines took the Ark to several places in their country, and at each place misfortune befell them (1 Sam. 5:1-6). At Ashdod it was placed in the temple of Dagon. The next morning Dagon was found prostrate, bowed down, before it; and on being restored to his place, he was on the following morning again found prostrate and broken. The people of Ashdod were smitten with tumors; a plague of rats was sent over the land (1 Sam. 6:5). The affliction of boils was also visited upon the people of Gath and of Ekron, whither the Ark was successively removed (1 Sam. 5:8-12). After the Ark had been among them for seven months, the Philistines, on the advice of their diviners, returned it to the Israelites, accompanying its return with an offering consisting of golden images of the tumors and rats wherewith they had been afflicted. The Ark was set in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite, and the Beth-shemites offered sacrifices and burnt offerings (1 Sam. 6:1-15). Out of curiosity the men of Beth-shemesh gazed at the Ark; and as a punishment, seventy of them (fifty thousand seventy in some ms.) were smitten by the Lord (1 Sam. 6:19). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ark_of_the_Covenant - Accessed July, 2011. ***

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the LORD God might dwell among them 18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them. daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation 19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

The Ark is known to have produced “manna” on a “daily” basis that fed the Israelites during the Exodus. Though the Ark was now captured by the Romans, it still kept on providing the Jews [“loadeth us”] “benefits” – “gifts” that were paid by the Romans in return for the possession of the Ark. Here comes the most exciting part! The 17th to 25th verses of the 68th Psalm hints us how the Romans captured the Ark and where they took it away! The mentioned verses signal us the new location of the Ark that now was under the Romans’ possession. The 17th verse ends with the key phrase “in the holy place”. The Ark was now in a “holy place” – a place holy to the Jews or the Romans! The verses that follow further describe the new location of the Ark: “in the holy place”, “the issues from death”, “the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses”, “people again from the depths of the sea”, “and the tongue of thy dogs”, “in the same”, “[in the] sanctuary”!

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the issues from death 20 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death. As the 20th verse above illustrates, the new or the final location of the Ark, the “holy place” is hinted to be the place that also hosts a crypt in it hence the phrase “the issues from death”! the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses 21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses. The 21st verse of the 68th Psalm above that points to years 68 AD [and 1968 AD] events speaks of a “hairy scalp” of an enemy of the LORD. While hinting the new and/or the final location of the Ark of the Covenant, the 21st verse hints us more clues about the whereabouts of the Ark and the “enemies” of the LORD who “goeth on still in his trespasses” [trespassing Jerusalem, the Holy Land] – the “one” whom the LORD would wound “the head” of. Titus, the son of Vespesian, who killed hundreds of thousands of Jews [over 1.1 million to be exact!] during both the Jewish Revolt of 66-68 AD and the Second Siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD, who is believed to have performed sex on a Torah Scroll in the Holy Temple of the LORD, before he destroyed the Temple totally and carried its holy objects up unto Rome in year 70-71 AD, died after a skull surgery! [“God shall wound the head of his enemies”!] The Death of Titus According to the Babylonian Talmud (Gittin 56b), an insect flew into Titus's nose and picked at his brain for seven years. He noticed that the sound of a blacksmith hammering caused the ensuing pain to abate, so he paid for blacksmiths to hammer nearby him; however, the effect wore off and the insect resumed its gnawing.

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Although the etymology of the name of Julius Caesar is not known with certainty, many scholars believe that it was simply a use of the Latin expression caesar meaning hairy. [1][2] The Julii Caesares were a specific branch of the gens Julia. The first known bearer of the name was one Numerius Julius Caesar (born before 300 BC), who might have been conspicuous for having a fine head of hair (alternatively, given the Roman sense of humour and Julius Caesar's own receding hairline, it could be that the family branch was conspicuous for going bald). [3] It is probably not related to the root "to cut", a hypothesized etymology for Caesarian section. Nevertheless, Caesar had become such an integral part of the imperial dignity that its place was immediately restored by Titus Flavius Vespasianus ("Vespasian"), whose defeat of Vitellius in 69 put an end to the period of instability and began the Flavian dynasty. Vespasian's son, Titus Flavius Vespasianus became "Titus Caesar Vespasianus". In the Middle East, the Persians and later the Arabs continued to refer to the Roman and Byzantine emperors as "Caesar" (in Persian ???? ??? Qaisar-eRūm). Thus, following the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, the victorious Ottoman sultan Mehmed II was the first of the rulers of the Ottoman Empire to assume the title "Caesar of the Roman Empire" (Ottoman Turkish Kayser-i-Rûm). Here, the Caesar title should not be understood as the minor title it had become, but as the glorious title of the emperors of the past, a connotation that had been preserved in Persian and Arabic. The adoption of the title also implied that the Ottoman state considered itself the continuation, by absorption, of the Roman Empire, a view not shared in the West. Acting in his capacity as Caesar of the Roman Empire, Mehmed reinstated the defunct Ecumenical [Universal] Patriarchate of Constantinople. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_(title) – Accessed July, 2011. ***

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The Jewish Revolt of years 66-68 AD started in Caesarea Maritima, a town by the sea that is still called with the same name in today’s Israel, named after the Roman Emperor Caesar who had a name that was Latin for “hairy” yet who wore a “hairy scalp”! Caesarea Maritima had a “holy place” in it - a shrine holy to the Romans – the Temple of Augustus. If we recall, the Ark was now held in a “holy place” – a place holy to the Jews and/or the Romans! Temple of Augustus As part of a plan to show his indebtedness to his benefactor Herod the Great (37–4 B.C.) built a very large temple in Caesarea Maritima dedicate to the "goddess Roma, the embodiment of imperial Rome, and to the god–king Augustus" (Holum: 45). Although the temple does not survive, it is known from the descriptions of the Jewish historian Josephus and the excavations carried on at the site (see reference below). From the outset, it should be remembered that Caesarea Maritima was predominantly a Gentile city—thus the "pagan" temple, but Herod also rebuilt the Temple to the God of Israel, and expanded its platform. These two building projects of Herod do indeed say something about his character and outlook on life! Some of the above, and following, information was gleaned from Holum, Kenneth G. "Building Power — The Politics of Architecture." Biblical Archaeology Review, vol. 30, no. 5 (September/October, 2004):36–45, 57. http://www.holylandphotos.org/browse.asp?s=1,2,6,16,288,302 - Accessed July, 2011.

*** Again, Titus [the son of the Roman Emperor Vespasian] was the first to bear the title “Caesar” [in year 68-69 AD] – the very general who trampled the Jewish Revolt of 66-68 AD and conducted the Second Siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD.

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In other words, the title “Caesar” [Latin for “hairy”], named after the Roman Emperor known with the same name who wore a hairy scalp [“the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses”] was first used in 68-69 AD that the 68th Psalm points at. Put simply, the word and the title “Caesar” is highlighted in the 68th Psalm as the name of the town that now was the new of home of the Ark of the Covenant. In Israel, the only town that has a “Caesar” in its name is “Caesarea Maritima” – the very town the Jewish Revolt of 66-68 AD was ignited at the town that was the headquarters of the Roman general Titus Caesar during the revolt!

Great Caesar's Scalp By Russell Baker Published: November 19, 1991 The New York Times The lack of public excitement about the recent discovery that Julius Caesar was completely bald says a great deal about the decline of American education. Fifty or even forty years ago this remarkable news would have spawned a thousand jokes from schoolchildren struggling with Caesar's history of the Gallic wars and graybeards equally at home with the Odes of Horace and the cutthroat world of Wall Street. In those days many Americans would have been inspired by the startling news of Caesar's baldness to compose an ode in the style of Horace, such was the popular command of Latin and Roman history created by American educators' determination to create a love for the classics. Nowadays it is doubtful that one American in ten thousand even knows who Julius Caesar was, and surely not one in a hundred thousand can translate "Veni, vidi, vici." Today's typical high-school student, if asked why Caesar crossed the Rubicon, will reply, "To get to the other side." …

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That bust and its picture in millions of schoolbooks showed Caesar with a head of neatly combed hair. To be sure, there was another, less popular bust showing the top of the skull rather sparsely covered, in the style of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, but the sides generously thatched with hair. Still, the notion that Julius hadn't a single hair on his skull would have shocked all of civilized America. So firmly held was this idea of Caesar as a hairy man that he was traditionally played with hair by actors in "Julius Caesar," "Caesar and Cleopatra" and the stream of Hollywood potboilers about the Julians which packed movie houses for two generations. … The findings were first published in the Journal of the American Tonsorial Anthropological Association. They result from years of research by a team of tonsorial anthropologists at the University of California at Twentynine Palms. Through ingenious use of isotopes and electronic microscopy the team was able to create computer-enhanced pictures of Caesar's hairline. Dr. Emmeline Granger, professor of antique tonsoriology at U.C. Twentynine Palms, refused to believe the first enhancements. "So destitute of hair was the Caesarean skull enhancement," she writes, "that we at first suspected the data we had subjected to isotopical and electronic-microscopical analysis were not Caesarean at all. The total absence of follicle apertures anywhere in the computer enhancement seemed more consistent with granite than with human scalp structure." http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/19/opinion/observer-great-caesar-sscalp.html?src=pm - Accessed July, 2011.

*** Again, the 68th Psalm directs our attention at the name “Caesar” for the new and/or the final location of the Ark that now was in the hands of the Romans. Could the Ark have been carried over to Caesarea

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Maritima– the harbor town where the Jewish Revolt of 66-68 AD was launched at; the very town that Titus made his headquarters during the revolt? Jewish Revolt According to Josephus, the revolt, which began at Caesarea in 66, was provoked by Greeks sacrificing birds in front of a local synagogue. [2] By the year 68, Jewish resistance in the north had been crushed, and Vespasian made Caesarea Maritima his headquarters and methodically proceeded to clear the coast. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Jewish%E2%80%93Roman_War Accessed July, 2011.

*** To sum it up, the 17th to 25th verses of the 68th Psalm that points to year 68 AD [and 1968 AD] events hint the new location of the Ark. the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place 17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. the LORD God might dwell among them 18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them. daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation 19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

The Ark of the Covenant [depicted as “the LORD”], as of 68 AD, was now in the hands of the Romans [“among them”] - “in the holy place” The new location of the Ark is hinted to be a shrine that was holy to the Romans. [Temple of Augustus, in Caesarea Maritima, Israel?]

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the issues from death 20 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death. The “holy place” of the Romans that now housed the Ark of the Covenant had a crypt [“issues from death”], a tomb, a sepulcher in it. the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses 21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses. The enemy of God who had a title that was named after an emperor [namely “Caesar”, the Roman Emperor, who wore a “hairy scalp”] was no other than "Titus Caesar Vespasianus", the son of the Roman Emperor Vespasian, the Roman general [and later, emperor] who would trample the Jewish Revolt of 66-68 AD and order the Holy Temple of the LORD to be destroyed only two years later - after performing sex in it with a whore on a Torah scroll, that is! The very man of the “trespasses” across the Holy Land who would order the death of over one million Jews in a couple of years, who now, as of year 68 AD, hinted to have the Ark of the Covenant in his hands! God would “wound the head of his enemies” – as He did with Titus Caesar Vespasianus who stepped up to throne in Rome as the Roman Emperor in year 79 AD [the very year Mount Vesuvius near Rome erupted and wiped off the entire town of Pompeii near Rome killing all its inhabitants] - who died after a skull surgery [“God shall wound the head of his enemies”] in 81 AD! People again from the depths of the sea 22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea: A people of the sea or the “people from the depths of the sea” are in hinted to be living in that town that once had the Ark of the Covenant in it. Caesarea Maritima is a town by the sea, and it even hosts an underwater museum [“people from the depths of the sea”] today.

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Caesarea Maritima Caesarea Maritima (Greek: παράλιος Καισάρεια), called Caesarea Palaestina from 133 AD onwards, [1] was a city and harbor built by Herod the Great about 25–13 BC. Today, its ruins lie on the Mediterranean coast of Israel about halfway between the cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa, on the site of Pyrgos Stratonos ("Strato" or "Straton's Tower", in Latin Turris Stratonis).[2] Caesarea Maritima as with Caesarea Philippi in the Golan Heights and Caesarea Mazaca in Anatolian Cappadocia was named to flatter the Caesar. The city was described in detail by the 1st century Roman Jewish historian Josephus.[3] The city became the seat of the Roman praefecti soon after its foundation. The emperor Vespasian raised its status to that of a colonia. After the destruction of Jerusalem, in 70 AD, Caesarea was established as the provincial capital of Iudaea Province before the change of name to Syria Palaestina in 134 AD shortly before the suppression of the Bar Kokhba revolt.[4] According to historian H.H. Ben-Sasson, Caesarea was the "administrative capital" beginning in 6 AD.[5] In Byzantine times, Caesarea remained the capital until the early 8th century, when the Umayyad caliph Suleiman transferred the seat of the government of the Jund Filastin to the newly built city of Ramla.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea_Maritima - Accessed July, 2011.

*** Simply put, after it was captured in Qumran, the Ark of the Covenant is hinted have been carried over to Caesarea Maritima, the Roman harbor where it would be shipped directly to Rome! The “goings” of the Ark [“my God”] would be witnessed and rejoiced by the Romans stationed at Caesarea Maritima. 24 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

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The celebrations of Titus’ triumph started in Caesarea Maritima – his headquarters in Israel! “Unable to sail to Italy during the winter, Titus celebrated elaborate games at Caesarea Maritima…” from the fountain of Israel 26 Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel. When the winter was over, Titus departed from “the fountain of Israel” – the aqueduct Herod had ordered to be built in Caesarea Maritima, and returned home with a victory. With all the Temple treasures he obtained, including the Ark of the Covenant, the Menorah, and the Pentateuch, he was welcome in Rome. A parade was waiting him there. among them were the damsels playing with timbrels 25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

“Accompanied by Vespasian and Domitian he rode into the city, enthusiastically saluted by the Roman populace and preceded by a lavish parade containing treasures and captives from the war.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus - Accessed July, 2011.

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Titus’ Return to Rome Titus' triumph after the First Jewish-Roman War was celebrated with the Arch of Titus in Rome, which shows the treasures taken from the Temple in Jerusalem, including the Menorah and the trumpets of Jericho.

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Unable to sail to Italy during the winter, Titus celebrated elaborate games at Caesarea Maritima and Berytus, then travelled to Zeugma on the Euphrates, where he was presented with a crown by Vologases I of Parthia. While visiting Antioch he confirmed the traditional rights of the Jews in that city. [44] On his way to Alexandria, he stopped in Memphis to consecrate the sacred bull Apis. According to Suetonius, this caused consternation; the ceremony required Titus to wear a diadem, which the Romans associated with kingship, and the partisanship of Titus's legions had already led to fears that he might rebel against his father. Titus returned quickly to Rome – hoping, says Suetonius, to allay any suspicions about his conduct. [45] Upon his arrival in the city in 71, Titus was awarded a triumph. [46] Accompanied by Vespasian and Domitian he rode into the city, enthusiastically saluted by the Roman populace and preceded by a lavish parade containing treasures and captives from the war. Josephus describes a procession with large amounts of gold and silver carried along the route, followed by elaborate re-enactments of the war, Jewish prisoners, and finally the treasures taken from the Temple of Jerusalem, including the Menorah and the Pentateuch. [47] Simon Bar Giora was executed in the Forum, after which the procession closed with religious sacrifices at the Temple of Jupiter. [48] The triumphal Arch of Titus, which stands at one entrance to the Forum, memorializes the victory of Titus. The Arch of Titus, located on the Via Sacra, just to the south-east of the Forum Romanum in Rome.With Vespasian declared emperor, Titus and his brother Domitian likewise received the title of Caesar from the Senate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus - Accessed July, 2011. *** The new home of the Ark of the Covenant would be Rome, the Roman capital where it would be kept “in the sanctuary” – “in the same” that later would home the Holy Grail in it – the cup that was used to collect and store the blood of Christ at the Crucifixion.

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and the tongue of thy dogs in the same 23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same. in the sanctuary 24 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary. Again, the sanctuary, the new home of the Ark of the Covenant would have “the blood of thine” – the blood of Jesus, the holy cup, the Holy Chalice or the Holy Grail! and the tongue of thy dogs in the same 23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.

The Holy Grail The Holy Grail is a sacred object figuring in literature and certain Christian traditions, most often identified with the dish, plate, or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper and said to possess miraculous powers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Grail Accessed July, 2011. *** The Holy Chalice In Christian tradition the Holy Chalice is the vessel which Jesus used at the Last Supper to serve the wine. According to Roman Catholic tradition, the cup of the Last Supper, known as the Holy Chalice, was safeguarded by Saint Peter, who used it to say Mass, and took it with him when he traveled to Rome. After Peter's death, tradition states that the cup was passed on to his successors (the Popes) until Sixtus II in 258, when Christians were being persecuted by Emperor Valerian, and the Romans demanded that relics be turned over to the government.

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Pope Sixtus gave the cup to his deacon, Saint Lawrence, who passed it to a Spanish soldier, Proselius, with instructions to take it to safety in Lawrence's home country of Spain. The continuing tradition of the association of the Holy Chalice with Spain is that it was safeguarded by a series of Spanish monarchs, including King Alfonso in 1200. At one point when he needed money for a military campaign, Alfonso borrowed from the Cathedral of Valencia, using the Chalice as collateral. When he defaulted on the loan, the relic became the property of the Church. There is an entirely different and pervasive tradition concerning the cup of the Last Supper. In this highly muddled though better-known version, the vessel is known as Holy Grail. In this legend, the cup was used to collect and store the blood of Christ at the Crucifixion. This conflicts with the notion that Peter might have used the cup of the Last Supper to celebrate the Mass. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Chalice - Accessed July, 2011. Accessed July, 2011.

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A relic, a “tongue” is hinted to be located in the same sanctuary [“the tongue of thy dogs in the same”] – or a “sanctuary” with a Latin or an Italian name perhaps [the language, the “tongue” of the “enemies” of the Jews in year 68 AD.] and the tongue of thy dogs in the same 23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same. in the sanctuary 24 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

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Caesarea of the Crusaders In 1101, the Frankish army under King Baldwin I conquered Caesarea. Caesarea became the seat of an archbishop and not only Franks but also eastern Christians and Muslims settled there. The Genoese found a green-colored glass vessel in the city and declared it to be the Holy Grail, the goblet used by Jesus at the Last Supper. It was taken to Genoa and placed in the Church of San Lorenzo. http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/ Early%20History%20-%20Archaeology/ Caesarea-%20from%20Roman%20City%20to%20Crusader%20Fortress - Accessed July, 2011.

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To sum it up, the “sanctuary”, the church that would house both the Holy Chalice/Holy Grail and the Ark of the Covenant had to: a) Have a crypt in it the issues from death 20 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death. The Church/Basilica of San Lorenzo/St. Lawrence has a crypt [“the issues from death”] with fifty members of the Medici family buried in it. The Church of San Lorenzo The Basilica di San Lorenzo (Basilica of St Lawrence) is one of the largest churches of Florence, Italy, situated at the centre of the city’s main market district, and the burial place of all the principal members of the Medici family from Cosimo il Vecchio to Cosimo III. … At its centre was supposed to be the Holy Sepulchre itself, although attempts to buy and then steal it from Jerusalem failed.

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b) Have a Latin/Italian name and the tongue of thy dogs in the same 23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same. The Church/Basilica of San Lorenzo/St. Lawrence was named after Laurence of Rome – Latin for Lauentius, meaning “laurelled”. Laurence of Rome Laurence of Rome (c. 225 – 258) (Latin: Laurentius, meaning "laurelled") was one of the seven deacons of ancient Rome who were martyred during the persecution of Valerian in 258. According to lore, among the treasures of the Greek Church entrusted to Laurence for safe-keeping was the Holy Chalice, the cup from which Jesus and the Apostles drank at the Last Supper. Lawrence was able to spirit this away to Huesca, in present day Aragon, with a letter and a supposed inventory, where it lay hidden and unregarded for centuries. When Augustine connects Lawrence with a chalice, it is the chalice of the Mass: For in that Church, you see, as you have regularly been told, he performed the office of deacon; it was there that he administered the sacred chalice of Christ’s blood. According to Christian history the Holy Grail is a relic that was sent by St Laurence to his parents in northern Aragon. He entrusted this sacred chalice to a friend whom he knew would travel back to Huesca, remaining in the

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c) Have the Holy Chalice/Holy Grail in it “The blood of thine” [the blood of Jesus, the holy cup that held it - the Holy Chalice/ Holy Grail] and “the tongue of thy dogs in the same”, “in the sanctuary” reads the 23rd and the 24th verses hinting that the “sanctuary” that once housed the Ark of the Covenant in or near Rome also had the Holy Chalice/Holy Grail in it! and the tongue of thy dogs in the same 23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same. in the sanctuary 24 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

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In 1101, the Frankish army under King Baldwin I conquered Caesarea. Caesarea became the seat of an archbishop and not only Franks but also eastern Christians and Muslims settled there. The Genoese found a green-colored glass vessel in the city and declared it to be the Holy Grail, the goblet used by Jesus at the Last Supper. It was taken to Genoa and placed in the Church of San Lorenzo. http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/ Early%20History%20-%20Archaeology/ Caesarea-%20from%20Roman%20City%20to%20Crusader%20FortressAccessed July, 2011.

*** d) Have an attribute related to certain “princes” Three “princes” are mentioned in the 27th verse that hints us to seek for a “sanctuary” which would be known by the name or for its “princes”… 27 There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

The Church/Basilica of San Lorenzo/St. Lawrence hosts “Cappella dei Principi” (Chapel of the Princes) in it. Simply put, the verses hint us that the Ark of the Covenant is highly likely to have been once kept at the site of the future Church of San Lorenzo in today’s Florence, Italy along with the Holy Grail! The Church of San Lorenzo The Basilica di San Lorenzo (Basilica of St Lawrence) is one of the largest churches of Florence, Italy, situated at the centre of the city’s main market district, and the burial place of all the principal members of the Medici family from Cosimo il Vecchio to Cosimo III.

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It is one of several churches that claim to be the oldest in Florence; when it was consecrated in 393 [1] it stood outside the city walls. For three hundred years it was the city's cathedral before the official seat of the bishop was transferred to Santa Reparata. San Lorenzo was also the parish church of the Medici family. In 1419, Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici offered to finance a new church to replace the eleventhcentury Romanesque rebuilding. Filippo Brunelleschi, the leading Renaissance architect of the first half of the fifteenth century, was commissioned to design it, but the building, with alterations, was not completed until after his death. The church is part of a larger monastic complex that contains other important architectural works: the Old Sacristy by Brunelleschi; the Laurentian Library by Michelangelo; the New Sacristy based on Michelangelo's designs; and the Medici Chapels by Matteo Nigetti. The most celebrated and grandest part of San Lorenzo is the Cappelle Medicee (Medici Chapels) in the apse. The Medici were still paying for it when the last member of the family, Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, died in 1743. Almost fifty lesser members of the family are buried in the crypt. The final design (1603-1604) was by Bernardo Buontalenti, based on models of Alessandro Pieroni and Matteo Nigetti. Above is the Cappella dei Principi (Chapel of the Princes), a great but awkwardly domed octagonal hall where the grand dukes themselves are buried. The style shows Mannerist eccentricities in its unusual shape, broken cornices, and asymmetrically sized windows. In the interior, the ambitious decoration with colored marbles overwhelms the attempts at novel design (Wittkower, R. p. 126). At its centre was supposed to be the Holy Sepulchre itself, although attempts to buy and then steal it from Jerusalem failed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_San_Lorenzo,_Florence Accessed July, 2011. ***

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As we theorized earlier, we have to follow the footsteps of St. Peter for the location of the Menorah, and his brother St. Andrew for the final location of the Ark of the Covenant. The first four, the most important four figures of Christianity, Jesus, John, St. Peter and St. Andrew died at the hands of the Romans! Jesus was crucified on a “+” shaped cross [22 AD]. John was beheaded [36 AD]. St. Peter was crucified on a “+” shaped cross but upside down [67/ 68 AD]. And finally, St. Andrew was crucified on an “x” shaped cross [60/70 AD]. Romans were behind the death and the murder of all four Martyrs. Incidentally, year 68-69 AD was the year of the four emperors in Rome: “Galba (68 AD), Otho (69 AD) and Vitellius (69 AD) all govern a very short time before Vespasian becomes emperor.” As the 29th Psalm clearly illustrates, the Menorah is highly likely to be hidden in Vatican today. The Ark of the Covenant, on the other hand, is highly likely to be hidden somewhere within the borders of Italy just the same – the land of the Romans who without any hesitation killed the four holiest figures of Christianity one after the other, but could not prevent the Christians from making Rome, the capital city of the Romans, the headquarters of the Catholic Church! The Romans, the “spearmen”, the “multitude of the bulls” are further described as a “people who delight in war” in the 30th verse: 30 Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war. As we have exhibited, the last few words of the 68th Psalm form one long sentence that hints the whereabouts of the Ark. The 30th and 31st verses signal how the Romans, those who either crucified or beheaded the first four and the holiest figures of Christianity would end up converting to Christianity voluntarily! the people that delight in war

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30 Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war. shall soon stretch out her hands unto God 31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.

The phrase “stretch out her hands unto God” alludes to the St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican that depicts a seated deity [St. Peter and/or the Pope] embracing [“stretch[ing] out her hands”] unto the crowd within the square before it. All in all, the Ark of the Covenant is signaled to have been first kept in somewhere at or near Golgotha – the place of Jesus’ crucifixion – in Jerusalem. In 68 AD that the 68th Psalm points at, it was moved to Qumran by the “rebellious” – the rebellious priests of the Jewish Revolt of 66-68 AD. History reports that the Dead Sea Scrolls were placed in the caves of Qumran the same year. The Ark was intact and active but the “spoil”, all or some of the contents of the Ark [Aaron’s rod, Tablets of Ten Commandments, the pot of manna] were missing from it. The verses hint us that it was a “she” [Queen Sheba?] who “tarried home” and “divided the spoil”! Contrary to the public belief that Queen Sheba took the Ark of the Covenant with her on her way back home to Ethiopia, the 68th Psalm hints that she only took [all or some of] the contents, the “spoil” of the Ark but not the Ark itself! The Romans destroyed the Qumran site in 68 AD and are hinted to have captured the Ark of the Covenant. Unlike the other treasures of the Temple they robbed from the Jews, the Romans chose to pay certain gifts to the Keepers of the Ark and did not just take it away by sheer force. The Romans carried the Ark over unto Caesarea Maritima, the Roman harbor and headquarters where Titus was stationed at – the town where the Jewish Revolt of 66-68 AD was ignited at. At the end of the Second Siege of Jerusalem, in year 71 AD, Titus took all the treasures he obtained from the Temple and sailed away back to Rome from Herod’s Harbor, in Caesarea Maritima – along with the Ark!

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Possibly decades [if not centuries] later, the Ark is hinted to have been rested in today’s Church/Basilica of St. Lawrence/St. Lorenzo located in Florence, Italy along with the Holy Chalice, the Holy Grail! Again, the 29th, 68th and 107th Psalms [that are 39 Psalms apart from one another] reveal the whereabouts of the Ark of the Covenant. The number 39 is not a significant number in the Bible as the numbers 1, 7, 10 and 1,000 are. Why the number 39? What does the number 39 has to do with the Ark of the Covenant? Both the 29th Psalm and the 68th Psalm direct our attention to Italy for the location of the Ark of the Covenant. A total of 39 copies of the Book of Psalms [the very book that reveals all secrets known to man – including that of the Ark of the Covenant] were found at the Qumran/Dead Seas Scrolls site – the site that is hinted to have hosted the Ark of the Covenant for a brief period in year 68 AD that the 68th Psalm points at. Number 39 and the Ark of the Covenant… Titus, who would destroy the Holy Temple of the LORD and carry the Ark over unto Rome, was born in year 39 AD in today’s Italy. Incidentally, Italy sits on the 39th parallel. The international [phone] dialing code for Italy is 39 as well! Is Italy the current location of the Ark of the Covenant? We need to skip 39 Psalms to find the answer! The 107th Psalm that points to year 2007 events unveils it all!

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Years 107/2007
The Final Resting Place of The Ark of the Covenant The 29th, 68th and the 107th Psalms hint the fate and the whereabouts about the Ark of the Covenant. The mentioned Psalms are 39 chapters apart from one another. The final chapter of the pattern [29, 68 and 107], Psalms 107, reveals the final, the most likely current location of the Ark of the Covenant! As we have seen, the last few words of the 68th Psalm formed one long sentence that revealed several clues about the Ark of the Covenant. As the carefully formed, and zealously hidden sentence unveils, the “rebellious” priests of the Jewish Revolt of 66-68 AD took the ark from its secret location in Golgotha [the place of Jesus’ crucifixion] and carried it over to Qumran where Dead Sea Scrolls were placed in the same year that the 68th Psalm points at – in year 68 AD so that the Romans who were defeating the Jews during the revolt would not acquire it. Unfortunately, the very same year, in 68 AD, the Romans destroyed the Qumran site and captured the Ark. Though the Romans could have taken the Ark by sheer force, they surprisingly did not. After paying certain gifts in return for it to the Keepers of the Ark, they carried the Ark unto Caesarea Maritime – the Roman harbor and headquarters in 68 AD. The Ark sailed away to Rome with Titus after his triumph in Second Siege of Jerusalem [71 AD]. Finally, the Ark, after it arrived in Rome, is hinted to have been placed at a site that would become today’s Church of St. Lawrence/St. Lorenzo

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in Florence– the very church that would house the Holy Chalice/Holy Grail in it just the same! What happened to the Ark? Is it still hidden in the same church? Or was it carried unto some other city or church? The 107th Psalm, through keywords and key phrases, gives the answer! The 107th Psalm starts with verses that describe how the Ark of the Covenant led the Israelites through the wilderness during the Exodus: Psalms 107: 1 O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. 4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. 5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 6 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. The Ark of the Covenant is called “the voice of the LORD” in the 29th Psalm and “the LORD” in the 68th and 107th Psalms. As the first seven verses of the 107th Psalm above illustrate, the Ark of the Covenant led the Israelites during their Exodus through the desert. In other words, the 107th Psalm, right at its opening verses, signals us that it is about reveal certain details about the Ark of the Covenant! For starters, the 2nd verse illustrates how “the redeemed of the LORD redeemed from the hand of the enemy” – how an incarnation of Jesus

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[“the redeemed of the LORD”] redeemed the Ark “from the hand of the enemy” – the Romans who kept the holy Ark at today’s Church of St. Lawrence/St. Lorenzo in Florence, Italy for some time. 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. Who exactly was this “redeemed” of the LORD who “redeemed” the Ark from “the hand of the enemy” – the Romans, and carried it unto a “city of habitation”? What was his name? As we have studied in Psalms Code II, Jesus was born with not one, not two, not three but a total of twenty-two lives in his pocket! The first and last incarnations of Jesus were bound to be lived exclusively by the LORD of Hosts Himself who clearly has declared that He is the “First”, and the “Last” [Alpha and Omega] in both the Bible and the Koran. Jesus was the LORD living the first incarnation of His Anointed. The second incarnation of Jesus was no other than St. Peter whom Jesus has personally declared that He would build His church upon! While the Romans and the Jews of the day thought that they got rid of Jesus after crucifying Him on a cross, Jesus [through the life of His second incarnation St. Peter] was already busy establishing the first Christian churches across the Roman Empire [in Aleppo, Antioch, Cappadocia] and finally even in Rome – the capital city of the Romans! The third incarnation of Jesus Christ, who, as the 107th Psalm reveals, would “redeem” the Ark of the Covenant from the “hand of the enemy” [the Romans] and bring it over to a “city of habitation” was no other than Constantine – the first Christian Roman Emperor, who [together with his mom St. Helena] ordered several churches to be built at almost all major sites related to Jesus Christ across the Holy Land! The “city of habitation” mentioned in the 107th Psalm that the Ark of the Covenant was moved from and brought into was Constantinople [“the city of Constantine”] - “a city of habitation”, the first city in the world that had a population over a million people, once called the “New

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Rome”! Constantinople would also be the future home of “Hagia Sophia” [“The Church of the Holy Wisdom of God”] that would remain as the largest church for a thousand years! It was Constantine, and his mom St. Helena who ordered the “Church of the Holy Sepulchre” to be built at Golgotha – the place of Jesus’ crucifixion – the same site that the Ark of the Covenant was moved from and carried over to Qumran during the Jewish Revolt of 66-68 AD! The future headquarters of the Catholic Christians, the Old Saint Peter’s Basilica would also be built by the order of Constantine! The future home of the holy relics of the disciples of Jesus, the “Church of the Holy Apostles” was yet another work of Constantine! The “True Cross” that Jesus died on, the nails that pierced Jesus and the Rod of Moses were already in his hands! The Ark of the Covenant was next! In other words, the Ark is hinted to be brought into New Rome from Rome by the order of the first Christian Roman Emperor – Constantine! Constantine the Great Constantine the Great (Latin: Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus;[3] c. 27 February 272[2] – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine I or Saint Constantine,[4] was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, Constantine issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed religious tolerance of all religions throughout the empire. Constantine also transformed the ancient Greek colony of Byzantium into a new imperial residence, Constantinople, which would be the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire for over one thousand years. He is hence often considered the first in the line of Byzantine emperors. Constantine is perhaps best known for being the first Christian Roman emperor; his reign was certainly a turning point for the Church. In February 313, Constantine met with Licinius in Milan where they developed the Edict of Milan. The edict stated that Christians should be allowed to follow the faith of their choosing.[200] This removed penalties for professing

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Christianity (under which many had been martyred in previous persecutions of Christians) and returned confiscated Church property. The edict did not only protect Christians from religious persecution, but all religions, allowing anyone to worship whichever deity they chose. A similar edict had been issued in 311 by Galerius, then senior emperor of the Tetrarchy; Galerius' edict granted Christians the right to practice their religion but did not restore any property to them.[201] The Edict of Milan included several clauses which stated that all confiscated churches would be returned as well as other provisions for previously persecuted Christians. Scholars debate whether Constantine adopted his mother St. Helena's Christianity in his youth, or whether he adopted it gradually over the course of his life.[202] Constantine would retain the title of pontifex maximus until his death, a title emperors bore as heads of the pagan priesthood, as would his Christian successors on to Gratian (r. 375–83). According to Christian writers, Constantine was over 40 when he finally declared himself a Christian, writing to Christians to make clear that he believed he owed his successes to the protection of the Christian High God alone.[203] Throughout his rule, Constantine supported the Church financially, built basilicas, granted privileges to clergy (e.g. exemption from certain taxes), promoted Christians to high office, and returned property confiscated during the Diocletianic persecution.[204] His most famous building projects include the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and Old Saint Peter's Basilica. In the year 320, Licinius reneged on the religious freedom promised by the Edict of Milan in 313 and began to oppress Christians anew,[192] generally without bloodshed, but resorting to confiscations and sacking of Christian office-holders.[193] That became a challenge to Constantine in the West, climaxing in the great civil war of 324. Licinius, aided by Goth mercenaries, represented the past and the ancient Pagan faiths. Constantine and his Franks marched under the standard of the labarum, and both sides saw the battle in religious terms. Supposedly outnumbered, but fired by their zeal, Constantine's army emerged victorious in the Battle of Adrianople. Licinius fled across the Bosphorus and appointed Martius Martinianus, the commander of his bodyguard, as Caesar, but Constantine next won the Battle of the Hellespont, and finally the Battle of Chrysopolis on 18 September 324.[194] Licinius and Martinianus surrendered to Constantine at Nicomedia on the promise their

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lives would be spared: they were sent to live as private citizens in Thessalonica and Cappadocia respectively, but in 325 Constantine accused Licinius of plotting against him and had them both arrested and hanged; Licinius's son (the son of Constantine's half-sister) was also eradicated.[195] Thus Constantine became the sole emperor of the Roman Empire.[196] In 321, Constantine instructed that Christians and non-Christians should be united in observing the venerable day of the sun, referencing the esoteric eastern sun-worship which Aurelian had helped introduce, and his coinage still carried the symbols of the sun cult until 324. Even after the pagan gods had disappeared from the coinage, Christian symbols appeared only as Constantine's personal attributes: the chi rho between his hands or on his labarum, but never on the coin itself.[205] Even when Constantine dedicated the new capital of Constantinople, which became the seat of Byzantine Christianity for a millennium, he did so wearing the Apollonian sun-rayed Diadem. More significantly, in 325 he summoned the Council of Nicaea, effectively the first Ecumenical Council (unless the Council of Jerusalem is so classified). Nicaea was dealt mostly with Arianism. Constantine also enforced the prohibition of the First Council of Nicaea against celebrating the Lord's Supper on the day before the Jewish Passover (14 Nisan). Constantine made new laws regarding the Jews. They were forbidden to own Christian slaves or to circumcise their slaves. Licinius' defeat came to represent the defeat of a rival center of Pagan and Greek-speaking political activity in the East, as opposed to the Christian and Latin-speaking Rome, and it was proposed that a new Eastern capital should represent the integration of the East into the Roman Empire as a whole, as a center of learning, prosperity, and cultural preservation for the whole of the Eastern Roman Empire.[197] Constantine rebuilt the city of Byzantium, which was renamed Constantinopolis ("Constantine's City" or Constantinople in English), and issued special commemorative coins in 330 to honor the event. The new city was protected by the relics of the True Cross, the Rod of Moses and

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other holy relics, though a cameo now at the Hermitage Museum also represented Constantine crowned by the tyche of the new city.[198] The figures of old gods were either replaced or assimilated into a framework of Christian symbolism. Constantine built the new Church of the Holy Apostles on the site of a temple to Aphrodite. Generations later there was the story that a Divine vision led Constantine to this spot, and an angel no one else could see, led him on a circuit of the new walls. The capital would often be compared to the 'old' Rome as Nova Roma Constantinopolitana, the "New Rome of Constantinople".[196][199] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great - Accessed July, 2011.

*** Constantine on Judaism Under Constantine I Jewish clergy were given the same exemptions as Christian clergy.[1] Constantine also supported the separation of the date of Easter from the Jewish Passover stating in his letter after the First Council of Nicaea (which had already decided the matter): "… it appeared an unworthy thing that in the celebration of this most holy feast we should follow the practice of the Jews, who have impiously defiled their hands with enormous sin, and are, therefore, deservedly afflicted with blindness of soul… . Let us then have nothing in common with the detestable Jewish crowd; for we have received from our Saviour a different way."[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I_and_Judaism - Accessed July, 2011.

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the three highly fundamental incarnations of Jesus, namely St. Peter [the 2nd incarnation], Constantine the Great [the 3rd incarnation] and finally Pope Pius XI [the 18th incarnation]. St. Peter is considered as the first Pope who established the first churches of Christianity. Constantine the Great put an end to Christian execution that was carried out through the ages by all Roman emperors. He was the first Christian Roman Emperor. Pope Pius XI, on the other hand, accomplished the impossible and forced the Kingdom of Italy to sign the Lateran Treaty that ended the imprisonment of the Popes within the borders of Vatican [known as the “Roman Question”] and established Vatican as a true city-state right at the heart of Rome! To sum it up, the Ark of the Covenant followed the route of Golgotha to Qumran, Qumran to Caesarea Maritima, Caeserea Maritima to Rome, Rome to Florence, and finally Florence to Constantinople – the city of Constantine, the future home of the Hagia Sophia [“the Church of Holy Wisdom of God”]. The Hagia Sophia was probably built to house the Holy Ark that contained the stone Tablets of the Ten Commandments, hence the name “the Church of the Holy Wisdom of God”! What happened to the Ark of the Covenant? Is stantinople? [Today’s Istanbul, Turkey] The Ottoman Constantinople in 1453 AD and have it under their since. The Hagia Sophia was turned into a mosque by II. it still in ConTurks captured possession ever Sultan Mehmed

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the 22nd and the final incarnation of Jesus Christ ordered Hagia Sophia to be turned into a museum in year 1929 AD. Is the Ark still in Constantinople – a city that was invaded by the Crusaders several times? Let’s now list all the Ark-related keywords and key phrases that appear in the 107th Psalm and study each to find more about the most likely final whereabouts of the Ark of the Covenant. As illustrated, the first seven verses of the 107th Psalm depict the Ark of the Covenant and the Exodus.

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2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; The “redeemed of the LORD” who “redeemed” the Ark of the Covenant from the “hand of the enemy” [Romans] was no other than Constantine the Great – the first Christian Roman Emperor; the 3rd incarnation of Jesus Christ! Constantine and his mom St. Helena rank second only to Jesus and His mom Virgin Mary when it comes what they have done for the good of Christianity – thus the first verse that reads: 1 O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; If Christianity is what it is today, the Christians owe it first to Jesus Christ then to Constantine the Great! The former was the first, the latter, the third incarnation of Jesus! By His third incarnation, Jesus had already converted the polytheist Roman Empire into a Christian one! Starting from the third verse, the 107th Psalm gives clues about the final location of the Ark of the Covenant. 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. The new location of the Ark had to have something related to “the east”, “the west”, “the north” and “the south”… The compass! The four cardinal directions of the compass are mentioned in the verse hinting that the new location of the Ark is the city where the compass was invented or first used at! A compass is a navigational instrument that shows directions in a frame of reference that is stationary relative to the surface of the earth. The frame of reference defines the four cardinal directions (or points), north, south, east, and west. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass - Accessed July, 2011. ***

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The Compass The compass was invented in ancient China around 247BCE, and was used for navigation by the 11th century. The dry compass was invented in medieval Europe around 1300.[2] This was supplanted in the early 20th century by the liquid-filled magnetic compass.[3] The earliest Chinese magnetic compasses were probably not designed for navigation, but rather to order and harmonize their environments and buildings in accordance with the geomantic principles of feng shui. These early compasses were made using lodestone, a special form of the mineral magnetite that aligns itself with the Earth’s magnetic field. [8] Magnetism was originally used, not for navigation, but for geomancy and fortune-telling by the Chinese, and allegedly the Olmecs. The invention of the navigational compass is generally credited by scholars to the ancient Chinese, who began using compasses first for feng-shui and then later for navigation sometime before the 11th century. The compass later appeared in Europe, India, and the Middle East due to the formation of the Mongol Empire by Genghis Khan which effectly eliminated all previous national barriers within the empire and allowed the safe transfer and transportation of both people and intellectual knowledge across the silk road from China to Europe and Middle East. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass - Accessed July, 2011. *** So, where exactly is this city the first compass was used at… China? We need more clues. Here is what the 23rd verse reads: 23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;

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As we shall recall, the Koran also mentioned a sea-faring people in its 29th Chapter/Sura that points to year 1929 events – the year Vatican signed the Lateran Treaty with the Kingdom of Italy. The Koran Sura/Chapter 29 The Spider [M.S. Shakir’s Translation] [29.65] So when they ride in the ships they call upon Allah, being sincerely obedient to Him, but when He brings them safe to the land, lo! they associate others (with Him); [29.66] Thus they become ungrateful for what We have given them, so that they may enjoy; but they shall soon know. The city or the town that had the Ark of the Covenant in it as of year 2007 that the 107th Psalm points at had to be a town of a sea-faring people “that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters”! That reminds us of [the Maritime Republic of] Amalfi, Italy, the town known for its famous maritime code: “Tavole Amalfitane” – the “first maritime code, a set of laws that continued to rule trade and the sea until 1570”! The Tavole Amalfitane The Tavole Amalfitane, the western world's first maritime code, a set of laws that continued to rule trade and the sea until 1570. http://www.reidsitaly.com/destinations/campania/amalfi_coast/ amalfi/index.html - Accessed July, 2011.

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There we go! The key phrase that reads “the people who do business in great waters” points none but to Amalfi – the very town of first maritime code of trade and the sea! Amalfi is also known for her Flavio Gioia, the inventor or the improver of the first maritime compass! In medieval culture Amalfi was famous for its flourishing schools of law and mathematics. Flavio Gioia, who is traditionally considered the first to introduce the mariner's compass to Europe, is said to have been a native of Amalfi. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalfi - Accessed July, 2011.

*** Amalfi Amalfi was once a major center of European culture and commerce. The mighty Republic of Amalfi thrived from the 9th Century through the 11th Century. It was home to 50,000 people, and an important player in the Mediterranean Sea trade. The maritime code created here, the Tavole Amalfitane, was adopted as the code of the entire Mediterranean for centuries. In the 1100s, Amalfi's very own Flavio Gioia invented the compass. The art of paper-making was centered here, with the Republic bringing the craft with it on journeys to the rest of Europe and the Arab world. But over time, Amalfi's influence eroded, and attacks from Pisa to the north left the town deserted and powerless. Only recently has the city reinvented itself as a tourist attraction, with people drawn here by its small-town Italian charm, and the beautiful stretch of land known as the Amalfi Coast. Amalfi is on Italy's western coast, facing the Mediterranean Sea. Nearby is Mt. Vesuvius, the volcano that buried the ancient city of Pompeii. The island of Capri is just offshore. Naples, the region's largest city, lies northwest of Amalfi.

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*** After having been kept in first Jerusalem, Israel, then in Rome, Italy and finally in New Rome, Constantinople – Istanbul, Turkey for centuries, the Ark of the Covenant was finally shipped to Amalfi, Italy! The key phrase that reads: “They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters” allude to Amalfitans – the authors of the first maritime code and the inventors [or the improvers of] the first maritime compass - [“… the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south …”] When did the Ark of the Covenant arrive in Amalfi? Who brought it there? As we have expressed earlier, we have to follow the footsteps of St. Andrew, St. Peter’s brother for the location of the Ark of the Covenant. Incidentally, St. Andrew is the patron saint of not only Constantinople but also Amalfi! Traditional Events of Amalfi Three traditional events draw numerous visitors to Amalfi. First are the feast days of Saint Andrew (25–27 June, and 30 November), celebrating the city's patron saint. Then there is "Byzantine New Year's Eve" (31 August) celebrating the beginning of the New Year according to the old civil calendar of the Byzantine Empire.[6] The third event is the Historical Regata (first Sunday in June), a traditional rowing competition among the four main Italian historical maritime republics: Amalfi, Genoa, Pisa and Venice. This event is hosted at every year by a different city, so it comes to Amalfi once every four years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalfi - Accessed July, 2011.

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Again, St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican, Rome is the patriarchal basilica of Constantinople [“the city of Constantine”] whereas St. Andrew was the patron saint of Constantinople [today’s Istanbul, Turkey]. St. Andrew’s relics were transported from Constantinople to Amalfi, Italy back in year 1208 AD! Put simply, along with several other cities, St. Andrew is the patron saint of both Constantinople and Amalfi – the two final resting places of the Ark of the Covenant! The Amalfi/St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Amalfi still holds the relics of St. Andrew. Amalfi Cathedral At the top of a staircase, Saint Andrew's Cathedral (Duomo) overlooks the Piazza Duomo, the heart of Amalfi. The cathedral dates back to the 11th century; its interior is adorned in the late Baroque style with a nave and two aisles divided by 20 columns. The gold caisson ceiling has four large paintings by Andrea d'Aste. They depict the flagellation of Saint Andrew, the miracle of Manna, the crucifixion of Saint Andrew and the Saint on the cross. From the left hand nave there is a flight of stairs which leads to the crypt. These stairs were built in 1203 for Cardinal Pietro Capuano, who, on 18 May 1208, brought Saint Andrew's remains to the cathedral from Constantinople. The bronze statue of Saint Andrew in the cathedral was sculpted by Michelangelo Naccherino, a pupil of Michelangelo; also present are Pietro Bernini marble sculptures of St. Stephen and St. Lawrence. In 1208, Saint Andrew's relics were brought to Amalfi from Constantinople by the Pietro Capuano following the Sack of Constantinople (an event of the 4th Crusade) after the completion of the town's cathedral. [4] The cathedral contains a tomb in its crypt that it maintains still holds a portion of the relics of the apostle. A golden reliquary which originally housed his skull and another one used for processions through Amalfi on holy days can also be seen. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalfi#Cathedral –

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Accessed July, 2011. *** The Amalfi Cathedral has a “gold caisson ceiling [that] has four large paintings by Andrea d’ Aste. They depict the flagellation of Saint Andrew, the miracle of Manna, the crucifixion of Saint Andrew and the Saint on the cross. ” Notice that a depiction of “the miracle of Manna” was painted on the ceiling of the Amalfi Cathedral! As we all know, the Ark of the Covenant is known for the manna it produced that fed the Jews during the Exodus!

Notice that a sculpture of St. Lawrence is also present in the Amalfi Cathedral. The future location of Church of St. Lawrence in Florence, Italy was the initial home of the Ark of the Covenant when Titus transported the Holy Chest to Rome following the Second Siege of Jerusalem in 70-71 AD.

The bronze statue of Saint Andrew in the cathedral was sculpted by Michelangelo Naccherino, a pupil of Michelangelo; also present are Pietro Bernini marble sculptures of St. Stephen and St. Lawrence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalfi#Cathedral – Accessed July, 2011.

*** Right after the Sack and the Siege of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade, the Ark of the Covenant sailed away from Constantinople to its current home in Amalfi, Italy. The Siege of Constantinople The Siege of Constantinople (also called the Fourth Crusade) occurred in 1204; it destroyed parts of the capital of the Byzantine Empire as it was confiscated by Western European and Venetian Crusaders. After the capture the Latin

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Empire was founded and Baldwin of Flanders was crowned Emperor Baldwin I of Constantinople in the Hagia Sophia. The Crusaders inflicted a savage sacking on Constantinople [6] for three days, during which many ancient and medieval Roman and Greek works were either stolen or destroyed. The famous bronze horses from the Hippodrome were sent back to adorn the facade of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, where they remain to this day. The Library of Constantinople was destroyed. [7] Despite their oaths and the threat of excommunication, the Crusaders systematically violated the city's holy sanctuaries, destroying, or stealing all they could lay hands on; nothing was spared. It was said that the total amount looted from Constantinople was about 900,000 silver marks. The Venetians received 150,000 silver marks that was their due, while the Crusaders received 50,000 silver marks. A further 100,000 silver marks were divided evenly up between the Crusaders and Venetians. The remaining 500,000 silver marks were secretly kept back by many Crusader knights. Latin residents of Constantinople, meanwhile, took revenge for the Massacre of the Latins of 1182. [8] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Constantinople - Accessed July, 2011. *** It was Amalfitan Peter of Capua who took part in the Fourth Crusade and brought the relics of St. Andrew from Constantinople to Amalfi. Peter of Capua Peter of Capua [1] (died August 1214) was an Italian theologian and scholastic philosopher, and a Cardinal [2] and papal legate. Peter was a member of an Amalfitan family. After a being a teacher at the University of Paris, he was employed by Pope Innocent III as legate. He made trips to Poland and Bohemia in 1197, bringing decision of introducing celibacy [3]. He also served as legate to France from 1198. He made a truce between Richard I of England and Philip II of France, in December of 1198. [4] During

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Peter's meeting with Richard and William Marshal, the northerners found Peter's appearance and obsequious style of diplomacy to be repellent. Peter did succeed in convincing Richard to agree to a conditional five-year truce, but when he persisted in asking that Richard also release Philip of Dreux (a Bishop of Beauvais whom the king intensely hated) Richard lost his temper and threatened to castrate Peter. [5] Peter then took part in the Fourth Crusade. While in Constantinople he acquired relics, including the purported body of St. Andrew, which he brought in the end to Amalfi. [6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_of_Capua Accessed July, 2011. *** The relics of St. Andrew were transported from Constantinople to Amalfi on a thanksgiving – the Thanksgiving Day of year 1208 AD. The transportation of the body and the relics of St. Andrew from Constantinople to Amalfi is illustrated on the wall of Amalfi Cathedral in Amalfi, Italy. A picture is worth a thousand words. Let’s study the painting tile by tile and examine what exactly was transported to Amalfi in 1208 AD.

The First Tile Here in this first tile, the opening of the lid of the sarcophagus of St. Andrew is depicted. The relics and the body of St. Andrew were kept in Constantinople. The Second Tile In this second tile, the body of St. Andrew is carried out of the sarcophagus. Before we move to the next tile, we must note that certain cautions had to be observed while the Ark was being carried away. When carried, the Ark was always wrapped in a veil, in tachash skins and a blue cloth, and was carefully concealed, even from the eyes of the Cohanim who carried it.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ark_of_the_Covenant - Accessed July, 2011. *** The Third Tile The third tile clearly depicts a chest, covered with a cloth, a veil with two staves that rest on the shoulders of the priests – precisely like the Ark of the Covenant! As clearly illustrated on this tile, the chest [Ark of the Covenant?] is being shipped away [from Constantinople to Amalfi.] It seems like along with St. Andrew’s body and relics, the Ark of the Covenant was also loaded on the ship! The Fourth Tile The relics of St. Andrew and the Ark of the Covenant were shipped to Amalfi on a Thanksgiving Day. The Thanksgiving turkey [“sacrifices of thanksgiving”] depicted here on this fourth tile highlights this fact. The 22nd verse of 107th Psalm reads: 22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing. 23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;

The Fifth Tile The Ark of the Covenant, along with Saint Andrew’s relics and body finally arrives in Amalfi safely. The fifth tile depicts the Amalfitans’ excitement [“rejoicing”] on the arrival of the ship that carried a holy load!

The Sixth Tile The sixth and the final tile depicts the Ark once again! It has the same mandatory veil over it. The two staves of the Ark are on the shoulders of

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a total of four priests – two in the front, two in the back. The Amalfi Bell Tower [“Campanile”] is visible to the right. Now that we have located the most probable final abode of the Ark of the Covenant, let’s study the other key phrases provided in the 107th Psalm for further information about its exact whereabouts in today’s Amalfi, Italy! The Amalfitans believe St. Andrew protects them from their enemies. It was the Ark of the Covenant, the LORD who protected the Amalfitans from their enemies [from Barbarossa, in 1544] - hinted in the 19th and 20th verses that read: 19 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses. 20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. “On 27th June every year, is the commemoration of the miracle that saved Amalfi from the pirate Barbarossa in 1544.” On every November 30th, the birthday of St. Andrew, another St. Andrew festival is observed in Amalfi.

Festival of St. Andrew - Amalfi The Cathedral of Amalfi houses the Crypt of St. Andrew, which contains some parts of the body of St. Andrew, a disciple of Jesus. It was brought here from Constantinople at the end of the fourth crusade. Amalfi's patron saint is celebrated on two separate occasions: On 27th June every year, is the commemoration of the miracle that saved Amalfi from the pirate Barbarossa in 1544. St. Andrew's statue is carried to the sea, where a festival of music and fireworks awaits the procession. On 30th November every year, is St. Andrew's day, the birthday celebration of St. Andrew. St. Andrew's statue is taken from the Cathedral through

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In 1343 AD, 135 years after the delivery of the Ark into the Amalfitans’ hands, an earthquake and a tsunami destroyed much of Amalfi. The Earthquake of 1343 The 1343 earthquake struck the Tyrrhenian Sea and Bay of Naples on November 25, 1343. Underground shocks were felt in Naples and caused significant damage and loss of lives. [1] Of major note was a tsunami created by the earthquake which destroyed many ships in Naples and destroyed many ports along the Amalfi Coast including Amalfi itself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_of_1343 Accessed July, 2011. *** The tsunami of 1343 that wiped off much of Amalfi is hinted in the 107th Psalm with the verses:

25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. 26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.

It seems like the chief figures, the rich sea merchants of Amalfi were caught in the tsunami while at sea: 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. 28 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

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29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. 30 Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven. *** The verses above that illustrate the storm, the tsunami that the nobles of Amalfi had to endure while at sea, co-alludes to the “Cloister of Paradise” where the nobles of Amalfi are buried at. Cloister of Paradise The Chiostro del Paradiso - 'Cloister of Paradise' was built by Filippo Augustariccio between 1266 and 1268 and was used as a burial ground for noble families of Amalfi. The white columns and pointed arches reflect the clear influence that the Arab world had on Amalfi, similar to those found in the courts of the palaces of the Middle East. [5] It is a true open-air museum, with Roman and medieval pillars, sarcophagi depicting the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, the other the rape of Proserpina, a fourteenth-century sarcophagus and fragments of the facade of the Duomo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalfi#Cathedral – Accessed July, 2011. *** The verses that follow host several illustrative keywords and key phrases regarding the exact location of the Ark within Amalfi, Italy! Some of them are: “watersprings”, “standing water”, “bronze doors”, “where there is no way”, and finally “in the assembly of the elders”! The keywords “watersprings” and “standing water” hint us that the location of the Ark is near, close to water springs, to “a standing water” right at the heart of Amalfi!

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33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground; 35 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.

*** Saint Andrew’s Fountain The Fountain of Sant'Andrea is sculpted in the Barocco style, and it was installed in 1760 facing the Cathedral, it was then later moved to the side of the square. An older fountain was lost in a sea storm that destroyed a section of Amalfi. http://www.amalficoastweb.com/amalfi/english/fountain.html - Accessed July, 2011.

*** Even today, Amalfi is famous for her stylish stone garden fountains known with the name the “Amalfi Two-Tier Fountain”!

Amalfi is also known for her lemons, olive groves and vineyards, hinted in the 107th Psalm with the verses, keywords and key phrases that read: 34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. 37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

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The ultimate romantic getaway, the glamorous Amalfi Coast is a spectacular region of lemon trees, olive groves, vineyards and tiny villages - all clinging to the jagged cliffs that plunge straight into the sea below. The Amalfi Coast is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Away from the playpen of the rich and famous, the cliffside routes of the Amalfi Coast will take your breath away. You don’t need to be tough as old boots to trek these cliffs but you will need some stamina. And your efforts will be more than rewarded once you’re out among the wild scenery. Cut inland from the cliffs and you find lemon groves, vineyards and deep gorges. Follow mule tracks and old trails to picturesque hillside villages. After a day’s walking it’s best advised to follow Italian tradition. Unwind with a nice cool drink and soak up the evening’s rays. Then, fully relaxed, sample some superb Italian cuisine on a balmy terrace overlooking the boats in the harbour below. http://www.exodus.co.uk/countries/italy-holidays/amalfi-coast - Accessed July, 2011.

*** The 16th verse hosts the key phrases “gates of brass” and “bars of iron”. 16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. Incidentally, the doors of the Amalfi/St. Andrew's Cathedral were made of bronze! Made exclusively in Constantinople – the previous home of the Ark of the Covenant! The 16th verse defines the “gates” as “of brass”. The doors of the Amalfi Cathedral are known to be “bronze”. Both bronze and brass are copper at their cores”and it's not necessarily easy to tell what's what on sight.”

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What's the difference between brass and bronze? By Dr. Knowledge The Boston Globe September 11, 2006 Brass and bronze are both alloys of copper — that is, they are ``solid solutions," or mixtures of copper with another metal. The main difference between brasses and bronzes is that brass is mostly made of copper and zinc while bronze is mostly made of copper and tin. Modern bronzes and brasses can have significant mixtures of other metals to alter their properties, and it's not necessarily easy to tell what's what on sight. http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2006/09/11/ whats_the_difference_between_brass_and_bronze/ Accessed July, 2011. *** Moreover, the key phrases that read “in the shadow death”, “bound in affliction and iron”, “out of darkness”, “the shadow death”, and the “gates of death” that appear in the 10th, 14th and 18th verses respectively signal us that the Ark once rested in a crypt in Amalfi, possibly in the Amalfi Cathedral – the home of the crypt of Saint Andrew since 1208 AD! 10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. 18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

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The [Amalfi] cathedral contains a tomb in its crypt that it maintains still holds a portion of the relics of the apostle [St. Andrew]. A golden reliquary which originally housed his skull and another one used for processions through Amalfi on holy days can also be seen. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalfi#Cathedral – Accessed July, 2011.

*** Relics of St. Andrew St Jerome wrote that the relics of St Andrew were taken from Patras to Constantinople by order of the Roman emperor Constantius II around 357 and deposited in the Church of the Holy Apostles. In 1208, following the sack of Constantinople, those relics of St Andrew which remained in the imperial city were taken to Amalfi, Italy, by Cardinal Peter of Capua, a native of Amalfi. The Amalfi cathedral (Duomo), dedicated to St Andrew (as is the town itself), contains a tomb in its crypt that it maintains still contains the rest of the relics of the apostle. On 8 May 2008 the relic believed to be Andrew's head was returned to Amalfi Cathedral. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Andrew#Relics - Accessed July, 2011.

*** The Holy Ark’s crypt-to-crypt journey from Golgotha [the crucifixion site, the tomb of Jesus in Jerusalem, Israel] seems to have paused first at the crypt of today’s Church of St. Lawrence in Florence, Italy, then at the Church of the Holy Apostles and Hagia Sophia in Constantinople [Istanbul, Turkey], and finally at yet another crypt, the crypt of St. Andrew in St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Amalfi, Italy!

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The Ark is highly likely to have been kept in the crypt of St. Andrew in the past. Is the Ark still hidden in the crypt of St. Andrew at the Amalfi/ St. Andrew's Cathedral in Amalfi? The 32nd verse of the 107th Psalm [that points to year 2007 events] gives the answer. The Ark is hinted to be “in the assembly of the elders”! 32 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. Could the key phrase “in the assembly of the elders” be pointing to the “Cloister of Paradise” – the burial place of the nobles of Amalfi [“in the assembly of the elders”] located right above the crypt of St. Andrew? But wait… The key phrases “in the congregation of the people”, “in the assembly of the elders” may also be alluding to the City Council or the Town Hall of Amalfi where the “elders” of the city meet and where the [Amalfi] weddings are held at, just as well. The Town Hall of Amalfi The town hall of Amalfi is located in the heart of the town; few minutes walk from the main square. The Marriage Hall is located in a 12th century Palazzo and is considered among the most ancient marriage hall of the whole Amalfi coast. In the past, it was a former Benedectine Monastery facing the sea. The Civil Ceremony takes place in the so called “Salone Morelli” where you can find remarkable antiques, some nautical instruments and the famous compass that by tradition was invented by Flavio Gioia from Amalfi. The interior is very antique with decorations and furnishing of the Maritime Republic of Amalfi. http://www.amalfi-wedding-planner.com/eng/civil-weddingsamalfi.htm - Accessed July, 2011.

*** All in all, the most probable location of the Ark of the Covenant is hinted to be either the Cloister of Paradise located just above the crypt of St.

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Andrew, or the Town Hall of Amalfi – a past monastery - thus the key phrases “exalt him”, “praise him in the assembly of the elders”. Since several verses of the 107th Psalm also mention a “fountain”, a “standing water”, a crypt [“in the shadow of death”] and “bronze doors” within the roundabouts of the Ark, St. Andrew’s Cathedral is a high contender. As the 32nd verse defines, the deity to be exalted is the LORD and [then] St. Andrew whose crypt lies just below the relics of the elders of the city of Amalfi. 32 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

The Amalfi Coast and the town of Amalfi is known for her narrow roads and side roads that usually lead to a dead-end, signaled in the 40th verse with the key phrase “… where there is no way”. 40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. Finally, the 31st, 42nd and the 43rd verses read as follows: 31 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth. 43 Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.

“The righteous shall see it, and rejoice; and all iniquity shall stop her mouth” reads the final verse signaling how the faithful will “see it” and “rejoice” – how the believers will celebrate the discovery of the Ark of the Covenant and how the “iniquity” the atheists, the Communists “shall stop her mouth”!

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43 Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius wiped out the town of Pompeii in year 79 AD – the year the Roman general Titus [who destroyed the Holy Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem in 70 AD, and killed over a million Jews] stepped up to the throne in Rome. Pompeii and Amalfi are only 9.5 miles, 15.4 kms apart from one another! Pompeii is an open air museum of the wrath of the LORD, whereas Amalfi is the most likely place of His presence – of LORD’s most Holy object! The 43rd and the final verse that reads “Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD” alludes to this fact! Though the LORD destroyed the town of Pompeii at the year of Titus’ ascension to the throne, He felt for the Romans died there and provided His most Holy object, His presence to the very same Romans living roughly 10 miles south-east! The crypt of St. Andrew's Cathedral is considered as the “heart of Amalfi” by the Amalfitans. It’s where the “miracle of manna” is observed on every November 30th – the birthday of St. Andrew. As we all know, the Ark of the Covenant is known to have produced “manna” that fed the Jews during the Exodus. The keywords and key phrases provided in the 29th, 68th and 107th Psalms point to Amalfi, to the crypt of St. Andrew, or the Cloister of Paradise above it as the final destination of the Ark of the Covenant! Is the “manna” of the relics of St. Andrew, the “manna” of the Ark of the Covenant? The answer will be a historic one that will not only reveal the final and current location of the Ark, but prove the “timeless”, “beyond and above time” nature of the Psalms that foretold it 3,000 years ago! Finally, the seven “voice of the LORD”s mentioned in the 29th Psalm alludes to the seven separate locations the Ark would journey into in time: [in chronological order] Golgotha, Qumran, Caesarea Maritima, Rome, Florence, Constantinople, and finally Amalfi.

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The 29th, 68th, and 107th Psalms that reveal the journey and the final location of the Ark refer to years 29/1929 AD, 68/1968 AD and 107/2007 AD respectively. Incidentally, years 1939, 1968 and 2007 were historic dates for King Tut. In 1939 King Tut’s trumpet was discovered. Within the same year, Howard Carter, the man who found King Tut’s tomb died. In 1968, King Tut was examined by x-ray for the first time. And in 2007, King Tut’s real face was revealed to the public. Years 1939, 1968 and 2007 were years to mark for St. Peter just the same. In 1939, directly beneath the altar at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican, a large burial site and the bones of a man were discovered. In 1968, Pope Paul VI announced that those bones belonged to St. Peter. Finally, in 2007, a sketch of St. Peter’s Basilica, believed to have been drawn by Michelangelo in 1563, was found in Vatican archives.

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The journey of the Ark of the Covenant from the era of the King Tut’s reign to the days of the first Pope St. Peter seems to have ended at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Amalfi, Italy. St. Andrew was St. Peter’s brother. The two brothers were both crucified on the cross by the Romans. All in all, the basilica built on top of the tomb of St. Peter seems to be the home of the long-lost Menorah, whereas the final location of the Ark of the Covenant is hinted to be the tomb, the crypt of St. Andrew.

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The Knights Hospitaller and the Knights Templar
The Knights Hospitaller and The Knights Templar Amalfi had yet another significance in history. The Amalfitans led by Beato Gerardo of Amalfi would establish a hospital in Jerusalem in year 1048 AD, 160 years before the Holy Ark’s arrival in Amalfi. The order would be called “Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem” or “The Order of St. John of Jerusalem”, now called by the name “The Order of Malta”. Their mission was to help, feed and heal the hungry, the injured and the sick pilgrims visiting Jerusalem, the Holy Land, hinted in the verses of the 107th Psalm with keywords and key phrases that read: 36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation; 38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. 39 Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow. 40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. 41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

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Beato Gerardo, the founder of “The Order of St. John of Jerusalem” known today with the name “The Order of Malta” was the 12th incarnation of Jesus Christ – the Jesus of the 12th century! The twelve “LORD”s mentioned in the 107th Psalm alludes to him! He was an Amalfitan, a citizen of Amalfi – the future and the most probable current location of the Ark of the Covenant! He not only established a hospital in Jerusalem to help the sick, the poor and the injured pilgrims visiting the holy sites at Jerusalem, he also founded the first Christian Order – “The Order of St. John of Jerusalem” now known as “The Order of Malta” – the knights who are devoted to the good of Christians and Christianity! Put simply, the 29th, 68th and 107th Psalms reveal the identities of a total of four incarnations of Christ. St. Peter, [the first Pope] the “rock” whom Jesus has declared that he would build his church on, is hinted to be the second incarnation of Jesus. Constantine the Great [the first Christian Roman Emperor] was the third. Beato Gerardo, the “Blessed Gerard” [the first Knight] the founder of today’s “Order of Malta” was the 12th and Pope Pius XI [the first sovereign Pope of our day], the 18th! Though the official website of the Order of Malta leaves his date of birth blank, Gerardo is believed to have been born in 1040 AD [which would make year 1048 AD an impossible date for the Order to have been founded in – Gerard was eight years old in 1048.] He was born in Amalfi and died in year 1120 AD. Gerard Thom Gerard (c. 1040 – September 3, 1120), variously surnamed Tum, Tune, Tenque or Thom, is accredited as the founder of the Knights Hospitaller who subsequently evolved into the Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem, the Order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem and the Order of Malta. He was born possibly at Amalfi and had probably some connection to the convent of Saint Lawrence in Amalfi, which got a gift by Anna, her brother Constantine and Anna's son Maurus, who was one of the founder of the hospice of Muristan among the merchants of Amalfi.[1]

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Other accounts hold he was born in Martigues, Provence, while one authority even names the Chateau d'Avesnes in Hainaut. Either as a soldier or a merchant, he found his way to Jerusalem, where a hospice had for some time existed for the convenience of those who wished to visit the Christian holy places. Of this institution Gerard became guardian or provost at a date not later than 1100, and here he organized that religious order of St John which received papal recognition from Paschal II in 1113, by the bull Geraudo institutori ac praeposito Hirosolimitani Xenodochii. It was renewed and confirmed by Calixtus II shortly before the death of Gerard in 1120. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blessed_Gerard Accessed July, 2011. *** In other words, Blessed Gerard, the 12th incarnation of Jesus Christ, was the first knight, the first “hospitaller”, the man who founded the “Red Cross”! The red cross would also be the very symbol and emblem of Knights Templar!

History of the Order of Malta The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and Malta The birth of the Order dates back to around 1048. Merchants from the ancient Marine Republic of Amalfi obtained from the Caliph of Egypt the authorization to build a church, convent and hospital in Jerusalem, to care for pilgrims of any religious faith or race. The Order of St. John of Jerusalem – the monastic community that ran the hospital for the pilgrims in the Holy Land – became independent under the guidance of its founder, Blessed Gérard. With the Bull of 15 February 1113, Pope Paschal II approved the foundation of the Hospital and placed it under the aegis of the Holy See, granting it the right to freely elect its superiors without interference from other secular or religious authorities. By virtue of the Papal Bull, the Hospital became an Order exempt from the Church. All the Knights were religious, bound by the three monastic vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.

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The constitution of the Kingdom of Jerusalem regarding the crusades obliged the Order to take on the military defense of the sick, the pilgrims and the territories that the crusaders had conquered from the Moslems. The Order thus added the task of defending the faith to that of its hospitaller mission. As time went on, the Order adopted the white eight-pointed Cross that is still its symbol today. http://www.orderofmalta.org/history/639/history-order-of-malta/ ?lang=en - Accessed July, 2011.

*** The “princes” that Gerardo “causeth to wander in the wilderness” were no other than future French princes and dukes of Knights Templar who would make several crusades to Jerusalem later in time “wander[ing] in the wilderness” along the way. The Knights Templar grew up to be an order, a “family”, a “flock” as hinted in the 40th and the 41st verses of the 107th Psalm! 40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. 41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

The definition of “cattle” reads: cat·tle [kat-l] –noun ( used with a plural verb ) 1. bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos. 2.

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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cattle - Accessed July, 2011.

*** The “cattle” mentioned in the 38th verse alludes to the “horses” that the knights rode upon. The Templar seal still hosts two Templars on one horse – due to their poverty that prevented them from assigning one horse for each knight! 38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. *** Knights Templar The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Latin: Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Solomonici), commonly known as the Knights Templar, the Order of the Temple (French: Ordre du Temple or Templiers) or simply as Templars, were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders. [3] The organization existed for approximately two centuries in the Middle Ages. Officially endorsed by the Catholic Church around 1129, the Order became a favored charity throughout Christendom, and grew rapidly in membership and power. Templar knights, in their distinctive white mantles with a red cross, were among the most skilled fighting units of the Crusades.[4] Non-combatant members of the Order managed a large economic infrastructure throughout Christendom, innovating financial techniques that were an early form of banking,[5][6] and building many fortifications across Europe and the Holy Land.

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The Templars' existence was tied closely to the Crusades; when the Holy Land was lost, support for the Order faded. Rumors about the Templars' secret initiation ceremony created mistrust, and King Philip IV of France, deeply in debt to the Order, took advantage of the situation. In 1307, many of the Order's members in France were arrested, tortured into giving false confessions, and then burned at the stake.[7] Under pressure from King Philip, Pope Clement V disbanded the Order in 1312. The abrupt disappearance of a major part of the European infrastructure gave rise to speculation and legends, which have kept the "Templar" name alive into the modern day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar Accessed July, 2011. *** To sum it up, to help out the poor, helpless pilgrims visiting the Holy Land, Blessed Gerardo founded the Knights Hospitaller [today’s Order of Malta] - hinted in the 12th, 13th and the 15th verses that read: 12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help. 13 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. 15 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Blessed Gerardo established a hospital in Jerusalem that would help out the “minished”, the “brought low through oppression, affliction and sorrow” - the poor Christians of the day. In doing so, he opened the way for the future French princes [and dukes] of Knights Templar to carry out the mission launched by him even further. “The poor” was now “setteth on high” [Templars, the “poor knights”, established their first “office” on Temple Mount - “on high”] through the help of both the Order of Malta and the Knights

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What do coffee, St. Andrew the Apostle, papermaking, compasses, and the Knights of Malta all have in common? The answer: Amalfi, a tiny coastal town that, believe it or not, was once Western Europe's gateway to the wider world. The whitewashed streets of the once-great maritime port of Amalfi are full of history, recalling a time in the Middle Ages when it rivaled Genoa, Pisa, and Venice as a trading behemoth. Most modern visitors look at this little fishing town by the sea and wonder how it ever could have laid claim to such fame, since cities like Venice and Genoa are clearly much larger. There's a reason for that. Amalfi used to be much, much bigger. Amalfi's connections with the Orient stuffed its coffers with trade goods and made it the gateway to Europe for such Arab innovations as paper, coffee,

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carpets, and the compass—though Amalfi (all historical evidence to the contrary) still proudly claims they themselves invented that last one. They've even erected a statue in the middle of the piazza at the port of hometown boy Flavio Gioia said to have fabricated the first compass. (Patently untrue; he might have popularized it, but the compass was undoubtedly an Arab invention, introduced to the West by Arab sailors—conceivably, yes, via the busy port of Amalfi.) Amalfi again entered history when a local monk, backed by Amalfitani merchants, founded a hospital in Jerusalem along with a benevolent order that later became known as the Knights of Malta—today the only surviving order of knights from the Crusader age. At its height, Amalfi had a population of 70,000 and lorded it over the Thyrrhenian Sea. Then the troubles began. The Normans gave the town a whooping in 1131, and soon after Pisa swept in to trounce its rival twice. The final blow came in 1343, when a one-two combination of tidal waves and earthquakes slumped much of the grand city into the sea, erasing most of the city from existence and decimating the population. And I do mean "decimating." That's an oft misused word. "Decimating" means, literally, the act of reducing to one-tenth the previous size. When an army of 1,000 sets out to battle and only 100 soldiers return, they have been "decimated." Well, Amalfi had nearly 70,000 inhabitants before the earthquake and tidal wave. Ever since, it has struggled to maintain a population of 6,000.

http://www.reidsitaly.com/destinations/campania/amalfi_coast/ amalfi/index.html - Accessed July, 2011. ***

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An Introduction

Copyright

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From the same author on Feedbooks Psalms Code (2009) The world is full of lost souls, some who would even steal, beg or borrow just to witness a proof of God's existence. The Bible, according to the most, is nothing but the "tales of the old", and God "does not exist". What if the Bible is not the "tales of the old" but an almanac of mankind for events past, present and yet to come? Let's illustrate our thesis, then. Let's pick three random years within the 20th century - say, 1982, 1992 and 1993. What happened on earth in 1992 that made the news? 1992 is the first year since 1922 without the Soviet Union and the Cold War, as at the end of 1991 the Soviet Union denounced itself. What else? 1992 is also the year Michael Drosnin found about Bible Codes during his visit to Israel. The Energy Policy Act of 1992 came into effect the same year, paving the way for the utilization and promotion of alternative energy resources across US. 1992 is also the year a breakthrough in "in vitro fertilization" (used for test tube babies) has been developed in Brussels, Belgium. The Bible, mainly the Psalms, through "keywords" and "key phrases" have foretold the mentioned events thousands of years before they actually "came to pass" before our very eyes! The events of year 1992 are foretold in Psalm 92. Psalms is the 19th book of the Bible. 19th book + Psalm 92 = year 1992 events! The same logic applies to any year in the 20th, or the 21st century. Wonder what will happen in year 2009? Look up to Psalm 109! How about year 1982? Study Psalm 82! Three layers cover the verses provided in Psalms. On the first layer, the verses are just prayers, praises to the Lord. On the second layer, the same verses serve as an almanac of events bound to happen on earth within that year. The third and the final layer unfolds the galactic events that await on God's Calendar for the year in question. Psalms Code II (2011) Psalms Code II studies more years and reveals more codes hidden in the 3,000 year old scripture. The second book of the Psalms Code series, Psalms Code II is sub-titled "The Jesus Cycle". The hidden 1,900 year long incarnation cycle of Jesus is revealed to the public for the first time in human history!

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Jesus, "Immanuel" ["The Lord is with us"] is a man who died not! He had 22 lives in his pocket from the day he was born to Virgin Mary, and till the end of his 19 century-long incarnation cycle in year 1919 AD. He lived 22 separate lives in it. He started his journey as Jesus of Nazareth. In his sixth incarnation lived within the sixth century, he made himself known as Prophet Mohammed who established and founded Islam. In his 11th and middle [out of a total of 22] incarnation he was Yusuf Khas Hajib, the scribe or the author of Kutadgu Bilig. In his 19th incarnation, the world knew him with the name Rasputin. In his 20th incarnation, he was Lenin [the founder of Communism], in his 21st, we saw him as Royal Raymond Rife [the man who cured cancer] and finally, in his 22nd and final incarnation, he was Mustafa Kemal Ataturk [the founder of the Turkish Republic]. Parallel to the Christian Faith, Jesus was the LORD but only during his first and last incarnations -lives! When the Jews crucified Jesus on the cross 1,900 years ago, they were not aware of the fact that they were attempting to kill the LORD Himself! The LORD, without a doubt, is invincible as reported in various verses of the Bible. However, the first and the last incarnations of Jesus belonged to him! The reason why the Catholic Church [Vatican] and Islam distance themselves from the Jews is based on this simple fact: The Jews attempted to kill the LORD of Hosts! Their "Ultimate Sin" caused them a most fiery vengeance ever after! Both the Bible and the Koran report the same fact: The LORD is "The First" and "The Last", Alpha and Omega. The first and the last incarnations of Jesus were reserved for the LORD Himself! The LORD personally "lived" the first and the last incarnations of Jesus; in our case, He was Jesus Christ, the man who could heal the blind and raise the dead! In his 22nd incarnation, He was Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the "Father Turk" or the "Father of the Turks" during the last 19 years of his life. [Those who are prejudiced against Rasputin, Lenin or Ataturk should not come to conclusions before considering the evidence presented in the book.] A brand new 1,900 Jesus Cycle will start in year 2019 AD. As the "First" and the "Last", the LORD will live the very first life of the total 24 new lives due for Jesus once again.

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Just nine years from now, mankind will have a "twice in a 1,900 years" chance to witness the LORD manifested in human form! Whether He will reveal Himself as a prophet, as a national hero, a political leader is to be but awaited... Without a shadow of a doubt, the LORD is nigh... Very nigh, indeed. Psalms Code II studies the following years: 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1916 1918 1919 1934 1935 1938 1971 Jesus is a man beyond human comprehension. He is supernatural, beyond human, phenomenal if not extraterrestrial. Whenever Jesus died, the LORD "redeemed" [vitalized, re-animated] him, hence the name Jesus: "Yahweh saves or rescues". The very first verse of the Psalms describe him as thus: "Blessed is the man that walketh..." The blessed man that walketh in year 1901 that the first Psalm points at was no other than Rasputin who traveled, on foot, to Jerusalem and all the way to Athens, in a journey he launched in 1901 at Tyumen Oblast, Russia. Finally, Psalms Code II proves how the message of the Psalms and the Koran are interlocked to one another! The 19th Book, 19th Chapter of the Bible, Psalms, points to ISLAM whereas the 19th chapter, 19th verse of the Koran points to JESUS! The 19th Chapter of the Koran is titled "Marium" - Virgin Mary who begot Jesus! Coincidence? We most certainly do not think so! Psalms confirm the Koran! Moreover, the Koran is not just a holy scripture revealed by the LORD of Hosts and delivered by Prophet Mohammed, it is a an almanac of mankind just the way Psalms is!

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The 114 Suras of the Koran point to the events of years 1901 AD to 2014 AD just the same! Each Sura reflects the major event(s) of the year in question, just like the way each Psalm points to the events bound to happen within years 1901-2050 AD. Copyright 2010 Savasan Yurtsever. All Rights Reserved.

Psalms Confirm the Koran (2011) The 150 Psalms [“Tehilim” in Hebrew – “Praises”] allude to world events destined to take place between the years 1901 AD and 2050 AD, as we have illustrated in Psalms Code (2009) and Psalms Code II (2010). The 114 chapters, “Suras” of the Koran are no different! The Koran reports world events destined to happen between years 1901 AD and 2014 AD just the same! . . Both the book of Psalms and the Koran report major world events bound to happen on earth on a year by year basis. Both books refer to events [at certain times all at once] destined to occur within the 20th and the 21st centuries – the timeframe that started with the end of the 19th century! Psalms enlist a total of 150 years of events, whereas the Koran reports a total of 114 years. . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Koran [18.49] And the Book shall be placed, then you will see the guilty fearing from what is in it, and they will say: Ah! woe to us! what a book is this! it does not omit a small one nor a great one, but numbers them (all); and what they had done they shall find present (there); and your Lord does not deal unjustly with anyone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . . As hinted in the 18th Sura/Chapter, 49th ayat/verse above, the Koran “numbers them (all)”. What is numbered in the Koran are none other than Suras and the years 1901 AD to 2014 AD [a total of 114 Suras that point to a total of 114 years] and the events that are bound to happen therein! .

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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “What they had done they shall find present (there)” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . . All major world events destined to happen earth between 1901 AD and 2014 AD are reported in the corresponding Sura/Chapter [number] of the Koran! The years and the events reported are in synch to the Sura/Chapter numbers of the Koran! Year 1918 events are reported in Sura/Chapter 18; year 2001 events are reported in the 101st Sura/Chapter, and so on! . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [18.49] And the Book shall be placed, then you will see the guilty fearing from what is in it, and they will say: Ah! woe to us! what a book is this! it does not omit a small one nor a great one, but numbers them (all); and what they had done they shall find present (there); and your Lord does not deal unjustly with anyone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . . The LORD numbered each and every Sura/Chapter of the Koran and synched them to the years 1901 AD and 2014 AD in consecutive order as clearly declared in the above ayat/verse of the Koran! . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [78.29] And We have recorded everything in a book ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . . The Koran provides not one but two almanacs within its verses. The compact almanac that enlists the major events of the 20th century is hidden in the 19th Sura/Chapter of the Koran. The 98 ayats/verses of the 19th Sura/Chapter of the Koran act as an almanac of years of the main events of the 20th century – the century that started with the end of the 19th one which has its years numbered as 19XX! The 98 ayats/verses of the 19th Sura/Chapter

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of the Koran point to the major events of the years 1901-1998 AD respectively! . . The grand almanac that the 114 Suras/Chapters reflect highlights the major events of the years 1901-2014 AD respectively! The years are synched to the Sura/Chapter numbers! The first Sura points to year 1901 AD events, and the last, the 114th one to year 2014 AD events! . . Again, the second almanac provided within the ayats/verses of the 19th Sura/Chapter of the Koran may be considered as a “compact” one when compared to the “grand” almanac that the total 114 Suras/Chapters of the Koran reflect and portray. The 98 ayats/verses of the 19th Sura/Chapter of the Koran may be viewed as an index of years, a table of contents, an almanac of events bound to happen in between 1901 and 1998! Not only events, but also of concepts, whereabouts of “hell”, the “hereafter” and the “garden” [of paradise] are all hinted within the ayats/ verses of the 19th Sura/Chapter of the Koran! Would you like to know where or what “the hell” is? How about paradise? Where is it at? What does it look like? Seek no more! The 19th Sura/Chapter of the Koran reveals them all! . . Let’s give a few examples. 1982 was the year of a syzygy, a planetary alignment. The 82nd Psalm alludes to the planets that align along the sun every 88 years as the “children of the Most High” and explains how they are destined to “die” and “fall”. . . The 82nd ayat/verse of the 19th Sura/Chapter of the Koran alludes to the planets as well. The “gods” that the people are accused of have “taken” for themselves allude to none but the planets! [In Roman Mythology, planet Mars is seen as the “god of war”, and Jupiter “the king of gods” etc.] The planets that aligned along the sun in year 1982 which the 82nd ayat/verse of the 19th Sura/Chapter of the Koran points at!

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. . While the 82nd Psalm clearly depicts a syzygy [a planetary alignment], the 82nd ayat/verse of the 19th Sura/Chapter of the Koran makes a direct reference to heavenly bodies – to planets! . . The 87th Sura/Chapter of the Koran is titled "The Most High" and alludes to the planet Mars with the keyword “the hereafter”! While the 87th Psalm reports the features of Zion/Mars, the parallel chapter of the Koran is titled “The Most High” in allusion to the highest, the “Most High” mountain in our solar system – the Olympus Mons [Mount Olympus] located on Mars, the “dwelling” place of the LORD! . . The 69th Psalm illustrates the moon and the first man on the moon whereas the 69th ayet/verse of the 19th Sura/Chapter of the Koran depicts ‘hell’! The future “hell” that awaits the “Shaitans” [the devils] where they will “be burned there” and “be present round” it “on their knees” is hinted to be established on not some oblivious corner of the universe but right on the satellite of the earth on the moon! Possibly on the far side of the moon! Not out of sheer coincidence, the 69th Sura/Chapter of the Koran clearly illustrates heaven and mostly, the hell! . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Koran [69.18] On that day you shall be exposed to view -- no secret of yours shall remain hidden. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . . What will be exposed to view “on that day”? The [sins of the] people? Well, yes, but more importantly, the moon! But the moon has always been visible from the earth since time immemorial, what is the big deal? Not the dark [the “far”] side [of the moon] though, which is hinted to “be exposed to view” “on that day” “no secret of yours shall remain hidden”!

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. . Incidentally, the far side of the moon, the side that is hidden from the earth hosts “the largest, deepest and oldest basin recognized on the moon” – the largest known impact crater in the entire Solar System. In other words, the largest, the deepest “pit” [definition of hell in almost all religions!] in our solar system is located on the far side of the moon! [2,500 km wide and 13km deep!] . . Put simply, the South Pole-Aitken basin that is located on the far side of the moon marks the largest, the deepest, and the oldest crater [pit] in the solar system and is highlighted as the future location of the pit of hell for mankind! [The highest, the “Most High” spot in our solar system, Mount Olympus located on Mars, on the other hand, is finger pointed as the future location of heaven, the “hereafter” - the paradise!] . . The following years are studied in Psalms Confirm the Koran: . . 1908 1918 1919 1963 1969 79/1979 1982 1987 1990 2001 2014 . . The LORD creates everything in pairs. Day and and night, life and death, waters and deserts, space and matter, Adam and Eve, Elizabeth and Mary, Yahya [John the Baptist] and Jesus were all pairs! When Moses walked down from the mountain with Ten Commandments, he had two tablets in hands, not just one! The Psalms

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and the Koran are too a pair – a pair of “Most High” significance! . . Without the Psalms, the “Hypocrites” mentioned in the title of the 63rd Sura/Chapter of the Koran would not mean much more than a group of people with pride and high looks, people who denied the existence of God, people who only spoke lofty words. It’s when we put the two books next to one another that we realize the synergy provided within the two holy books. While the Koran speaks of “hypocrites”, the Psalms allude to the Soviets - the Russians! While the Psalms point to planet Mars, the Koran highlights the heaven, the paradise! While the Psalms report the first man on the moon, the parallel book/chapter of the Koran highlights hell! . . Simply put, the Psalms confirm the Koran! Or better yet, the Koran confirms the Psalms! The books, verses and the messages of the two Holy Scriptures were interlocked to one another ever since their inception! The hidden infrastructure between the Psalms and the Koran would go unnoticed up until the 21st century! . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Koran . [87.18] Most surely this is in the earlier scriptures, [87.19] The scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . . Copyright 2011 Savasan Yurtsever. All Rights Reserved.

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