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Notes regarding Jerusalem, the Ark of the Covenant and Israel

The Roman army, led by Titus, laid siege to Jerusalem and destroyed the city and its Second Temple in April 70 AD. Here’s a more detailed account:
The Siege Begins: The siege of Jerusalem by the Roman army, led by Titus, began on April 14th, 70 AD, coinciding with the Passover festival. 
Context: The siege was a key event in the First Jewish-Roman War, which had begun in 66 AD. 
Destruction of the Temple: The Second Temple, a sacred Jewish place, was destroyed during the siege, marking a pivotal moment in Jewish history. 
Conquest of Jerusalem: The Roman army successfully conquered Jerusalem and the city was sacked. 
Aftermath: The fall of Jerusalem led to a large number of Jewish captives and a significant diaspora of Jews from Judea. 
Titus’s Victory: Titus’s victory in the siege and destruction of Jerusalem was celebrated with a triumphal arch in Rome, which still stands today. 
Siege of Jerusalem (70 AD)
Date 14 April – 8 September 70 AD = 147 days
Location Jerusalem, Judaea 31°46?41?N 35°14?9?E
Result Roman victory
147 = Father’s Possession
The Ark of the Covenant’s last known location, according to Jewish tradition, is when it disappeared during the Babylonian sack of Jerusalem in 587 BC.
Here’s a more detailed explanation:
Jewish Tradition:
Jewish tradition holds that the Ark disappeared during the Babylonian sack of Jerusalem in 587 BC, and there are no reliable records of its whereabouts after that date.
Temple Destruction:
The Ark was kept in the Temple of Jerusalem’s holiest chamber, where only the high priest was allowed in its presence.
Babylonian Conquest:
In the 6th century BC, Babylon sacked Jerusalem, and the Ark disappeared.
Theories and Claims:
Despite the lack of reliable records, many theories and claims exist about the Ark’s subsequent location
Other Perspectives:
Some Jewish traditions suggest the Ark was removed from the Temple towards the end of the era of the First Temple, with one view suggesting it was taken to Babylon when Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem in 587 BC.
Other Theories:
Other perspectives propose that Josiah, king of Judah, hid the Ark in anticipation of the Temple’s destruction, or that it remained underground in the Holy of Holies.
II Maccabees:
An opinion found in II Maccabees 2:4-10 asserts that Jeremiah hid the Ark and other sacred items in a cave on Mount Nebo, anticipating the Neo-Babylonian invasion.
The Ark of the Covenant’s disappearance is linked to the Babylonian sack of Jerusalem in 587 BC, but there’s no specific day or event recorded in the Bible or Jewish tradition about when or how it was hidden or taken.
Here’s a more detailed explanation:
Babylonian Conquest:
In 587 BC, the Babylonian Empire, led by King Nebuchadnezzar, conquered the Kingdom of Judah and destroyed the First Temple in Jerusalem, where the Ark was believed to be housed.
Disappearance:
Jewish tradition and most scholars believe the Ark vanished sometime around this period, though there’s no specific mention of its hiding or capture in the Bible or other historical accounts.
No Reliable Records:
After 587 BC, there are no reliable records or accounts of the Ark’s whereabouts, leading to various theories and speculation about its fate.
Possible Scenarios:
Some theories suggest the Ark was hidden by the Israelites before the Babylonian invasion, while others propose it was taken by the Babylonians and lost to history.
Extra-Biblical Texts:
Extra-biblical texts like 2 Maccabees mention the Ark being taken to safety and placed in a cave on Mount Nebo, but these are not considered part of the canonical Jewish or Christian scriptures.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(587_BC)
On Tisha B’Av, July 587 BC, the Babylonians took Jerusalem, destroyed the First Temple and burned down the city. The small settlements surrounding the city, and those close to the western border of the kingdom, were destroyed as well. According to the Bible, Zedekiah attempted to escape, but was captured near Jericho. He was forced to watch the execution of his sons in Riblah, and his eyes were then put out.
The destruction of Jerusalem and its temple led to a religious, spiritual and political crisis, which left its mark in prophetic literature and biblical tradition. The Kingdom of Judah was abolished and annexed as a Babylonian province with its center in Mizpah. The Judean elite, including the Davidic dynasty, were exiled to Babylon. After Babylon had fallen to Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, in 539 BC, he allowed the exiled Judeans to return to Zion and rebuild Jerusalem. The Second Temple was completed in 516 BC.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tisha_B%27Av
Tisha B’Av (Hebrew: lit.?’the ninth of Av’) is an annual fast day in Judaism. A commemoration of a number of disasters in Jewish history, primarily the destruction of both Solomon’s Temple by the Neo-Babylonian Empire and the Second Temple by the Roman Empire in Jerusalem.
Tisha B’Av precedes the end of the three weeks between dire straits. This day is regarded as the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. It is categorized as a day destined for tragedy. Tisha B’Av falls in July or August in the Gregorian calendar.
http://www.cgsf.org/dbeattie/calendar/?hebrew=3830
The 9th of Av in 70 AD fell on a Sabbath day; therefore, when this now happens the Jews celebrate their 25 hour fast on the 10th Av.
The 9th of Av 70 AD fell on 4th August 70 AD.
587 BC – 70 AD = 657 – 1 = 656 years
657 = Sudden Destruction
656 = People Run From Ruler
[See later on] 6th January, 1982 at 2.00 PM [Jerusalem time] Ronald Wyatt found the Ark of the Covenant.
6th January, 1982 less 70 = 1912 years = 16 * 119, where
16 = Love – Loving – Sacrifice
119 = Spiritual Perfection and Victory (7 * 17=119) – Resurrection Day
[657-1=] 656 + 1912 = 2568 years
2568 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 3 * 107 = 24 * 107
2 = Union – Division / Divide (break) – Separation – Witnessing – A Difference – Double Portion – Duality – Contrary (light/dark, good/evil) or Complimentary (spiritual/material; divine/human)
3 = Godhead (3 Powers) – Divine Completeness / Perfection / Holiness – Resurrection – Holy Spirit – Completion of Divine Will – Wholeness / Inner Sanctity – Binding (Spirit of God)
107 = Cry Out to God in Distress
24 = The Priesthood – Heavenly Government & Worship of God – Christian Number for Completion / Restoration –Priest
587 + 2037 – 1 = 2623 years – the Ark / Ten Commandments written by God are hidden from public view.
The prime factorization of 2623 is 43 * 61.
43 = Humiliation
61 = King of Jews (Messiah)
Fast of the 9th Day of Av [Saturday, therefore] Sunday Av 10, 3830 = Sunday, August 5, 70 AD.
According to 2 Kings 25:1–25, on the 10th day of the 10th month of Tevet, in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign (588 BC), Nebuchadnezzar II, the second Neo-Babylonian emperor, began the siege of Jerusalem.
2 Kings 25:1 ¶ And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth [day] of the month, [that] Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it: and they built forts against it round about.
2 Kings 25:2 And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
2 Kings 25:3 And on the ninth [day] of the [fourth] month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
6th January, 1982 at 2.00 PM [Jerusalem time] Ronald Wyatt found the Ark of the Covenant.
Ronald Eldon Wyatt (June 2, 1933 – August 4, 1999), was an American nurse anaesthetist and amateur archaeologist.
6th January, 1982 = 11th day of the 10th month of Tevet.
This is the very next day after the 10th day of the 10th month of Tevet.
From the beginning of the Nebuchadnezzar siege in 588 BC to 1982 AD is 2579 complete years, where 2579 is a Prime Number.
Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon, besieged Jerusalem for roughly two years (597 BC & 587 BC) before destroying the city and the Temple of Solomon, leading to the Babylonian captivity of the Jews.
Here’s a more detailed breakdown:
First Siege (597 BC):
Nebuchadnezzar first besieged Jerusalem in 597 BC, leading to the capture of King Jehoiachin and the deportation of prominent citizens to Babylon.
Second Siege (587 BC):
King Zedekiah, who had been installed as a puppet king by Nebuchadnezzar, later rebelled against Babylonian rule, prompting Nebuchadnezzar to return and lay siege to Jerusalem again.
Destruction of Jerusalem:
The second siege, which lasted about a year, resulted in the destruction of the city walls, the burning of the Temple of Solomon, and the exile of the remaining inhabitants.
Babylonian Captivity:
This event marked the beginning of the Babylonian captivity, with many Jews being taken into exile in Babylon.
There has been some debate as to when Nebuchadnezzar’s second siege of Jerusalem took place. According to the Hebrew Bible, the city fell in the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year. It is agreed that Jerusalem fell the second time in the summer month of Tammuz (as recorded in Jeremiah 52:6). However, scholars disagree as to whether this dates to 586 BC or 587 BC. William F. Albright dated the end of Zedekiah’s reign and the fall of Jerusalem to 587 BC whereas Edwin R. Thiele offered 586 BC. In 2004, Rodger Young published an analysis in which he identified 587 BC for the end of the siege, based on details from the Bible and neo-Babylonian sources for related events.
Thiele’s reckoning is based on the presentation of Zedekiah’s reign on an accession basis, which he asserts was occasionally used for the kings of Judah. In that case, the year that Zedekiah came to the throne would be his zeroth year; his first full year would be 597/596 BC, and his eleventh year, the year that Jerusalem fell, would be 587/586 BC. Since Judah’s regnal years were counted from Tishri in autumn, that would place the end of his reign and the capture of Jerusalem in the summer of 586 BC.
Archaeological evidence supports the biblical account that Jerusalem was destroyed in 587 BC. Archaeological research has shown that the Babylonians systematically destroyed the citywith fire and that the city wall was pulled down.
The remains of three residential structures excavated in the City of David (the Burnt Room, House of Ahiel, and House of Bullae) contain burned wooden beams from a fire started by the Babylonians in 587 BC. Ash and burnt wood beams were also discovered at several structures in the Givati Parking Lot, which were attributed by the archeologists to the destruction of the city in 587 BC. Arrowheads of the socketed bronze trilobate type, associated with the destruction of cities in the Assyrian heartland by the Babylonians and the Medes, likewise first appear in the Southern Levant in the burnt layers associated with Nebuchadnezzar II’s destruction of the city. Samples of soil and fragments of a plaster floor recovered from one of the structures indicate that it was exposed to a temperature of at least 600°C. A number of wine jars were found to contain remains of vanilla, indicating that the spice was used by the Jerusalemite elite before destruction of the city.
Britannica
He [Nebuchadnezzar] attacked Judah a year later and captured Jerusalem on March 16, 597, deporting King Jehoiachin to Babylon.
The city fell after a siege, which lasted eighteen months. In the eleventh year of Zedekiah’s reign (2 Kings 25:2; Jeremiah 39:2), Nebuchadnezzar broke through Jerusalem’s walls, conquering the city.
Independence of Israel
The Arab-Israeli War of 1948 broke out when five Arab nations invaded territory in the former Palestinian mandate immediately following the announcement of the independence of the state of Israel on May 14, 1948.
https://www.ajc.org/IsraelConflictTimeline
1948: Israel’s War of Independence
Israel declared its independence on May 14, 1948. The declaration was followed by an invasion by neighboring Arab states, including Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon. The war resulted in Israel’s survival and expansion of territory.
The war led to the establishment of the State of Israel as it successfully defended itself from the invasion of the surrounding Arab countries. Upon its declaration, Israel gained international recognition from various countries, including the United States and the Soviet Union – the world’s two major superpowers at the time. This lent it international support and legitimacy. It also marked the beginning of the Arab-Israeli conflict and resulted in the displacement of an estimated 700,000-800,000 Palestinian Arabs to many surrounding Arab countries. Many Palestinian Arabs also remained within Israel’s newly formed borders, comprising over 20 percent of Israel’s population today. The war defined the borders of Israel and had far-reaching consequences for regional politics, diplomacy, and future conflicts in the Middle East. It remains a pivotal event in the history of the region.
1948 is 89 years before the Second Coming of Jesus 2037, where 89 = Son of David.
From the 14 May-11 September is 121 days, where 121 = Watchman.
1956: Suez Crisis (Sinai War) [29 October 1956 – 7 November 1956]
Israel, along with Britain and France, invaded Egypt in response to Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s nationalization of the Suez Canal. International pressure, including from the United States and the Soviet Union, forced the withdrawal of the invading forces.
The war had far-reaching implications for global diplomacy, including the decline of traditional colonial powers – the UK and France. For the Middle East, it boosted Egyptian nationalism under President Gamal Nasser, who increased tensions with Israel, eventually leading to the 1967 Six-Day War.
81 years before the Second Coming of Jesus 2037, where 81 = Holy Angels.
1967: Six-Day War
The Six-Day War, which lasted from June 5 to June 10, 1967, was a brief but intense conflict in the Middle East. It was primarily between Israel and a coalition of Arab states, including Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. It resulted in an overwhelming victory for Israel, the capture of large swathes of territory from the surrounding Arab states creating an important defensive buffer for Israel, and the reunification of Jerusalem, which came under Jewish sovereignty for the first time in nearly 2,000 years.
Actually 1997, where 1997 is the 302nd Prime Number. 302 = Adversary Raised Up.
From the 5 June-11 September is 99 days, where 99 = Shekinah Glory of God – Seal.
From the 10 June-11 September is 93 days, where 93 = Might of God.
The war was a watershed moment for the region. Israel’s overwhelming victory vaulted it from a scrappy nation focused on its survival, to a major regional power. It also led to a significant deepening of relations with the United States. Additionally, it resulted in Israel’s capture of key territories, including East Jerusalem and the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights, and the Sinai Peninsula. This had profound implications, including the establishment of Israeli settlements, the rise of Palestinian nationalism, heightened Arab rejection of Israel, and complex geopolitical dynamics in the region.
1967 is 70 years before the Second Coming of Jesus 2037, where 70 = Israel’s Captivity and Return.
In all probability, the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will occur at the Feast of Trumpets – (Rosh Hashanah) – End of Tishrei 1, 5798 – September 11, 2037. This is in the evening of the 10th September, between Jerusalem’s sunset and moonset times; sometime in that 48 minutes 19 seconds span of time between 6:52:16 pm and 7:40:35 pm, [Jerusalem time]. Sunset on the September 10th being the start of September 11th, 2037. Jesus Christ will probably come at 7.00 pm again. God / Jesus are very exact and often uses 7’s.