What exactly is inside the Ark?
I have seen the film many times, but so far I do not understand what it is supposed to be that kills the Nazis in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Are they ghosts? Or maybe angels or demons? Is what happened in the movie according to the bible? I do not know what the bible says about the Ark.
I hope someone can clarify that for me.
Best Answer
The Ark of the Covenant, in biblical lore, is a chest that contains the stone tablets that constitute the Ten Commandments.
The Ark is a sacred object, and those who tried to steal it were often struck with curses (sometimes fatal, but always different.) The face-melting of the Nazis in this movie is an appropriate response to a group of people trying to steal or befoul the Ark.
This is not specifically what the Ark does in the Bible, however, it's not a contradiction either, since the fates of those who mess with Ark are not always the same.
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