And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. Exodus 25:21
"The ark in the heavenly temple is not empty; it contains the
testament of God; and hence it is the great center of the sanctuary
above, as the ark of God's testament was the center of the sanctuary of
earth....God has revealed this law to mankind, that
revelation must be sought in the Old Testament.
For while the New
Testament makes many references to that law which caused the Savior to
lay down his life for sinful men and even quotes from it it never
publishes a second edition, but cites us to the Old Testament for the
original code."
J.N. Andrews