Chapter 3:

Dr. Jones and Graham drove back to the Dome and looked for a passage way, leading downward. "Watch your step, Billy." With flashlight in hand, Billy cautiously walked down the steps. When Jones was on even ground, he moved his flashlight from left to right, seeing hieroglyphs. "Look at these, Doc." "Hieroglyphs." "Yes, but ancient hieroglyphs. I don't think anyone knows of these 'glyphs, not even the Moslems." Reading the translation from his book, Jones was able to interpret most of the drawings.

Indy kept moving. "Look here, there's a certain key here, or something. It might be a door." "A door to what?" Billy asked. "I don't know." Indy said. Indy found a hole and a certain button. He pressed it. A noise sounded and dirt fell all around the two of them. A passage way was opened and Indy and Billy walked in.

They saw what looked like a veil covering something. The colors they saw were purple, blue and scarlet. "It's the veil of the Tabernacle and the Temple." Billy said, "See if you see a separation." Indy followed the suggestion, following the edge of the veil. "There." Billy said, "Here, too." Indy asked, "What does this mean?" "It means that the crucifixion of Christ was true all along." "That's what you preach." "Yes, of course. I believe in the Bible as God's Word by faith. Do you?" "We're about to find out." Indy pulled the veil down and saw golden angels. Billy did the same on his side. "The Ark." Billy prayed. "It's been here along." "Praise the Lord!"

Indy reached for the Ark. "No, DON'T" "Why?" Billy answered, "You'll die." "You really think the Ark will strike me down after 5,000 years? If the Christ that you preach died on that Cross and the Veil was torn, the Ark has no power." "True, because Christ became the ultimate sacrifice for sins, Dr. Jones, but let's not negate the fact that this is still powerful."

Indy touched the Ark. "See, no problem." He reached the top. "Come on, Billy help me lift this top off." Billy trembled, "God forgive us if we're sinning now, at this moment."

Billy help Indy and Indy shined his light down. He saw two stones, a rod, and a pot. In the pot was manna, bread of Heaven. Indy smelled and tasted it. "Bitter."

Indy then held the rod. Flowers long dead. "Aaron's rod," Billy said. Indy finally looked at the stone tablets. "It's in Hebrew."

"Thou shall not worship any other gods before Thee." Billy read them. Indy read them. A third person read them. Both men looked, "Who are you?"

I AM the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End." Billy bowed before his Lord. "Jesus." "Yes, my son." Indy swallowed. "You wrote these words yourself?" "Yes, and My Father in Heaven wrote them also."

"Who dares approaches My Ark?" Indy saw a pillar of Fire. "My Father," Jesus said, telling Indy whose voice that belongs to. "Return my Commandments to their rightful place." "With respect, God, I will." "Bow before Me!" Indy shuddered. "I AM the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. And I reward you, my son William, for finding my Ark." Billy Graham answered his Master, "Thank you, Lord. If I may be so bold, it was Dr. Jones' idea." God said, "And so it was, but does he believe in My Deity? My Supremacy?"

Indy bowed again. "I choose to believe." Jesus approached, "My Father, Yahweh, I vouch for this man's soul." The Father spoke calmly, "Very well, My Son." "Rise, Henry." Indy rose and was embraced by Jesus of Nazareth. "Welcome to My Family." "Thank You, Lord."

Billy and Indy spoke to Jesus until the sun rose. "Go now, as I must destroy what is above us." Billy asked, "Lord, is this Your Second Coming?" "No one knows the day nor hour of when the Son of Man shall appear, my son."

Indy and Billy Graham, with their team ran from the Dome as Jesus rose up above it and said, "I AM!" And an earthquake rumbled and the Dome of the Rock was destroyed; with very few Arabs dying.

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, spoke to the people, "I AM Jesus, Whom you are persecuting. You will either follow Me, or you will die!"