User blog comment:Guardian Assassin/Theories, Fanon, and Other Absent-minded Ramblings: Part 2/@comment-3560891-20110429073904

The first theory about the Ark is unlikely, since the Ark was lost when the Jews were exiled and never found. Also, the Bible states that the two cherubim were on the ends of the Ark, their wings touching at the middle, instead of spreading out from it. The Temple that we see is most likely the Temple of Solomon reconstructed by Herod and the table is one of the altars where offerings are given.