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feet per day, leaving behind a variety of minerals. With a concentration of 32% of dissolved
ingredients, in a “unique composition” of mostly sodium chloride (salt), while regular ocean
water has only 3.5% to 4%; it is the richest mineral source in the world.
The water contains potassium chloride, or potash, which is used as a fertilizer and for making
explosives. It is of high quality becomes it doesn’t come from rock. It is believed that this
ingredient will become a very valuable commodity.
The water also contains magnesium bromide (used to make plastics and rubber), magnesium
chloride (used in magnesium metal production and in the manufacturing of a cement used for
heavy duty flooring), and hydrogen sulfide (used in chemical laboratories as an analytical reagent).
Because of its sulfuric content, the water is said to have therapeutic properties.
Solar ponds have been built on the Sea. The sun heats the shallow salt water, and the heat is
trapped in the dense salt layer on the bottom, and becomes hot enough to turn a turbine, thus
producing electricity.
Scientists have also discovered an algae, known as Dunaliella, which can survive in, and has
adapted to, the extremely salty conditions. It is being grown in algae farms where they double
their numbers every two days. The algae is used to produce a green paste, which, when dried,
makes an excellent animal feed because of its high protein content, and it is easy to digest
because the algae have no cell walls. It also yields beta carotene (a pigment which gives carrots
its color), which is used for food coloring; and also glycerol, which is used for eye shadow and
other cosmetics, paints, resins, and toothpaste. When the algae decomposes, it forms the raw
material that nature uses to form oil.
The value of the mineral deposits in the Dead Sea has been estimated at over a trillion
dollars. However, the Dead Sea has been shrinking in size as the sea level has fallen. The
Mediterranean Dead Sea Co. initiated a $1.4 billion project to funnel water to the Dead Sea from
the Mediterranean, which is about 70 miles away.
Geological surveys have indicated that there is plenty of steam under Israel to provide power
through the harnessing of geo-thermal energy, which is a very economical source of energy. Oil
and natural gas deposits have also been discovered. Cutting diamonds is a major industry, as is
the exporting citrus fruit to Europe and Japan.
It seems there are plenty of resources in this small country that could be garnished for the
benefit of an attacking nation.
THE ARK OF THE COVENANT
The purpose of building the Temple was to house the Ark of the Covenant, so the discovery
of the most sacred item in Jewish history may be all that is needed to initiate the rebuilding of the
Temple. However, Jeremiah 27:22 seems to indicate a connection between the Temple treasures,
and the existence of the Temple. According to Ezra, after the first Temple was destroyed, the
Temple vessels had to be returned or refabricated before the Temple could be rebuilt. Thus, only
the existence of the Temple vessels may be all that is needed to rebuild the Temple, since it is
believed that the Ark was not in the second Temple.
The Ark was a rectangular box four feet long, and two feet high, made of acacia wood
(distinguished as a type of wood that does not decay), and covered with gold; with two cherubs
(a rank of angels) looking down and facing each other on its lid with outstretched wings, which
was known as the mercy seat. It was constructed at Mount Sinai by Bezalel, according to the