"The Rest of the Story about Jesus' Blood spilled on the Mercy Seat and the Laws."

LEFT, Ron Wyatt -- RIGHT, Dr. Robert Holt, MD. In the middle, a movie-actor "Jesus".

I got acquainted with Ron Wyatt back in 1988 and 1989 because of his search for the "Ark of the Covenant" which he was continuing his on-going search for in the tunnels that exist below the streets and houses and lots and cemeteries of Old Jerusalem. His theory was that the prophet Jeremiah had managed to hide this Holy Golden Ark in one of these tunnels and walled up the tunnel and buried it so thoroughly just before the Babylonians had invaded that no one (but Ron) has ever been able to catch a glimpse of it since.

Ron Wyatt believed, along with General Gordon, who found this tomb in 1883, and thousands, perhaps millions of others, that this ancient tomb near the Damascus Gate outside the walled city of Jerusalem, Israel, was where Jesus Christ was crucified, and buried, and rose from the dead after 3 days.

However, Ron also had the unusual belief that as Jesus was hanging on a cross near here, as he was dying, his blood dripped down through a crack connected with the hole in the rock his cross was anchored in, on a hidden object far below.

While three of us, Ron Wyatt, and Randy Osborne, and myself, Dr. Bob Holt, md, were engaged in trying to reach this ark with an electric jack-hammer drill and bring it to the surface, we were met by a "Man in White" who we later decided was Jesus himself dropping by to "Wish us success on our mission."

An actor playing Jesus looked like this in one of the Jesus movies put out by Hollywood, but perhaps did not when Ron talked to him, or some other entity playing his role and making speeches for him that noon by Ron Wyatt's excavation near Gordon's Calvary. He quite likely had a more modern appearance, as an artist has pictured him here. I don't know because I was hidden a few feet away but heard both sides of the conversation clearly.

The same week that we met the "Man in White, but before this encounter, Randy and I, but not Ron Wyatt, met two other "Angels" that looked and talked like humans at a place identified as Har Zin in the Negev Desert.

This other encounter became more important to me than it was to Ron Wyatt, because it became the first of my own encounters with such "beings". Encounters that continued for many years, some of which I did relate later on other pages.

More Mary Nell Wyatt's Account of the "Man in White" Incident -- I am the suspicious "Prophet" that neither she nor Ron Wyatt trusted ----

"Ron’s last plan was to attempt to dig a shaft through the solid rock into the chamber that held the Ark and other objects. But this was a very precarious approach – the shaft could cave in and damage some of the objects, or they could expend all that effort and discover they had missed the chamber. It would be a tremendous undertaking, requiring an awful lot of work. But one trip, after his main excavation team had left for home, Ron and a couple of faithful assistants began the shaft. They now had jackhammer-drills and much better equipment than he and the boys had used during the early years.

"They began drilling the shaft and got through about 10 feet of solid limestone over several trips but the end didn’t seem anywhere in sight. And Ron experienced something that is common to the human species – he became frustrated at the tremendous effort and expense that appeared to be yielding absolutely no results.

"Of all the projects Ron has worked on, his sense of unworthiness to work on this one was and is ever-present in his thoughts. The Biblical examples of those who did a work for God but at some time or another failed in some manner (such as the time Moses struck the rock when he was told to SPEAK to it, which cost him the privilege of being allowed to enter the promised land) are vivid reminders to Ron of how serious the consequences could be if he should allow any of his actions or motivations to go against God’s will. Sometimes, it was easy for him to discern his course of action, but other times it wasn’t. Plus, he reasoned that if the time came that he had failed and God could no longer use him, how would he know? And by this time, he was beginning to wonder if he was being “taken off the job”. He has always known that God didn’t NEED him to get His work done – he could always find someone else. His efforts didn’t seem to be paying off – it had now been almost 10 years since he first found the Ark.

“God Bless You in What You Are Doing Here”

"Several years ago, Ron and one assistant had gone to Jerusalem to work on the shaft. A month or 2 earlier Ron had spoken at a church and one man present took a particular interest in the Ark of the Covenant. I well remember when he called here and began to question me about when Ron was going over, etc. He sounded like a nice enough person and I told him I didn’t know for sure (which I didn’t) but that it would be in a few months. He then asked me where they stayed because, he explained, he was going to Israel and wanted a relatively cheap hotel. So, I told him where we usually stayed – it seemed like an innocent enough question. But I was soon to learn a terrible lesson – that we cannot tell anyone when he is going overseas to work, whether it be Israel or Egypt, or wherever.

"When Ron and our friend (who was helping him) arrived at the hotel, there was this man who had called me. He somehow had found out Ron’s arrival date (I hadn’t told him)! It turned out that this man was under the impression (or delusion) that he was a “prophet” and intended to impose himself into the project. So here was Ron and his digger, ready to go to work – but there was no way Ron was going to let this man know anything important, so they went into the main cave system but couldn’t do the work they intended to do – not with him present.

"As Ron explained it to me, this episode was the straw that sort of “broke the camels back”. He had prayed, as he always does, about going over and had been convinced it was what he was supposed to do. Ron was paying all the expenses out of his own pocket and this one was costly. Adding it all up, it was approximately $7,000.00 to $8,000.00 down the tube, which is a LOT of money to us. So, Ron began to question if he was really doing what God wanted him to do, or if he was just fooling himself. At this time, it had been almost 10 years since he had first found the Ark – had he done something wrong that God could no longer use him? Whatever was the case, Ron decided on that trip that he was through – finished. He would close up the cave system and never return.

"And let me tell you, this is NOT like Ron at all. He was very excited when he left here, and the experience with the “prophet” showing up must have been a terrible blow. What little he has told me about the incident indicates that it was a far worse experience than it sounds. But whatever happened, it completely deflated Ron, who interpreted the failed trip to mean that he had been “taken off the job”.

"But then Ron had an experience that changed his life. One day on that trip, he and the “prophet” were sitting on the ground just outside the entrance into the cave system – Ron’s helper was inside. Ron was working on the radar scanner – changing the paper or something – and the “prophet” was in the shade of a large bush eating his lunch. Where they were sitting was, at that time, many feet lower than the ground level just behind them because this was where Ron had excavated down years earlier. It’s necessary to understand this in light of the next event.

"Ron heard a voice behind him say “God bless you in what you are doing here”, and he looked up. Standing on the much higher ground many feet above him was a tall, slender man with dark hair wearing a long white robe and head covering similar to that worn in Biblical times – except that it was all pure white. Startled, mainly because he didn’t TELL anyone what he was “doing here”, he wondered who this man was.

"He tried to make polite conversation and asked him if he was from around the area. The man replied simply “No” then remained silent. Ron then asked him if he was a tourist, and he again replied simply, “No”. More silence, then the figure in white said, “I’m on my way from South Africa to the New Jerusalem”. Ron was so startled that he couldn’t say anything, but just stared at him. Then, the man again said, “God bless you in what you are doing here”, and then turned and walked away.

"After a moment, the “prophet”, who couldn’t see the man because he was beneath the shade of the bush, said, “Ron, do you think we’ve been talking to an angel?” Ron replied, “At least…”

"I remember his call like it was yesterday. If you don’t know Ron personally, let me explain that Ron is very low-keyed. He never acts excited or angry – his voice rarely gives away his true feelings. But I knew something had happened even though his voice was calm. He told me what had happened, and explained how just hours earlier, he had silently given up – frustrated, tired and simply worn down, he had lost his belief that what he was doing was God’s will. Then, this stranger appeared and he repeated word for word their conversation. He was glad that the “prophet” had at least heard the conversation – at least he knew for sure that it really happened.

"And when he questioned the locals who worked along the only path anyone could take to enter the area, he discovered that NO one had seen anyone of that description either come into the area or leave. Although the escarpment is extremely long, today it is surrounded by buildings, fences and stone walls which prevent anyone coming into the area except through one particular street. And the vendors along that street have been there day after day as long as Ron had worked there and he knew them well. There was no doubt about it – the stranger in white had been seen by no one else. And then Ron told me that he believed it was more than just an angel – he was deeply impressed that it may have been Christ, Himself.

"Whether Christ or an angel, the experience was enough to encourage Ron and convince him that his efforts had NOT been in vain, and that he WAS still in God’s will.

"And since then, I have seen the results of that experience over and over, in both of us. From that moment forward, nothing could or will ever dampen Ron’s zeal or belief in that or any other project. When he and his group were kidnapped about a year later (August 1991) in eastern Turkey, I know the knowledge of that experience gave me complete peace – I never once (after the initial shock) believed Ron was in serious danger because I knew he still had work to do. My calm was so noticeable that when Ron returned, his friends at the hospital ribbed him, saying “Your wife sure must not care too much for you because she was AWFULLY calm on TV when talking about her kidnapped husband.”

"Ron doesn’t talk about this experience with “the man in white” a great deal, but I believe it literally changed his life, giving him enough encouragement to endure whatever it takes to get the work finished. And since that time until his death, Ron, like everyone else, had been “waiting”.

1: THE TRUTH IS: NO ARK THERE!

As Jewish Archaeologist found when they dug out the cistern where Ron had dug before

2: NOT ENOUGH BLOOD!

Would be left in Jesus' heart to drip 20 feet!

August 2006

Ark of the Covenant Excavation Reveals Plastered Enclosure

Excavations just completed in Jerusalem revealed what appears to be a 12,000 gallon Byzantine cistern. A circular plastered enclosure measuring approximately sixteen feet in diameter and approximately ten feet in height was partially excavated. The cistern having walls as much as six feet in thickness adjoins an un-plastered circular room which surrounds the crevice which Ron Wyatt associated with the crucifixion site.

A date has not been established for the un-plastered room and at this time archaeologists are uncertain as to it’s function. Quoting one investigator: “I am perplexed. I have never seen anything exactly like this.”

The photo at the top is a view of the excavation from the surface some thirty feet above.

At the bottom and right side of the picture steel shoring frames are visible.

At right-center the un-plastered circular room surrounding the “crevice” and “cross hole” area can be seen. Removal of the overburden, by way of the recent excavations, made it possible to reveal and define the circular nature of the room. In the past only portions of the walls could be seen on each side of the “crevice” and “cross hole.” A steel drilling platform which was employed in the excavation is seen in the center of the room.

In the lower left an excavation opening is seen which leads into the cistern. This opening was created as a result of the recent dig and is in addition to an 2005 opening through a six foot thick cistern wall that is built on bedrock.

The elevation of the bedrock under the cistern wall gets higher as it extends to the north toward the cliff face. The man made portion of the cistern wall is five or six feet high where we cut through last year. Near the cliff face the bedrock is at a much higher elevation requiring less construction.

It is interesting to note that we find the remains of a plastered floor at the elevation of the cistern rim. The wall of the circular room surrounding the “cross hole” and “crevice” seems to have been slightly higher than that of the cistern, as it extends above the plastered floor by about eighteen inches.

It is also interesting to note that the “cross hole” and “crevice” is located in the center of the unidentified circular room.

At the top-center sand bags cover a portion of a stone stairway. The lower portion of the stairway is missing and seems to have been unintentionally removed by Ron Wyatt as he originally entered the area. Working underground and in a confined area it would have been impossible for Ron to have recognized the nature of the stones that had to be removed for access. Projecting down the existing stairs, the indication is that the stairway would lead into the cistern along it’s Northern walls.

The second image is an overlay of the 2005 excavation along with the outline of the position of the circular walls as revealed by the recent excavation.

NOW THAT THE DIRECTORS OF THE "GARDEN TOMB" KNOW THERE'S NO ARK OF THE COVENANT HERE, NOR HAS THERE EVER BEEN, THE TOUR GUIDE SAYS THIS --

"Whether this was the actual geographic location then became less relevant than the spiritual meaning of the story as the guide admonished us that if we went into the tomb looking for Jesus, like his apostles so many centuries before, we would not find him there. Accordingly, if we brought Jesus into the tomb with us, we should not leave him there, but bring him along with us as we went back out to face the world he came to save."