The Search for the Ark of the Covenant

There are three (at least that I know of) independent efforts underway to find and bring forth the Ark. I believe the Ark will be brought forth and that the time is not far off.

This article discusses two of the efforts, by Dr. Vendyl Jones and by Lt. Barry S. Roffman.
The Race For The Lost Ark

Another more secretive effort is being carried out in the footsteps of the late Ron Wyatt.
Wyatt Archaeological Research - History of search

What does this mean? Restoration of sacrifice and offering, which will happen, though not in its intended legitimate fashion, is contingent upon a number of factors. The Sanhedrin has been established and is gaining recognition. From the bringing of the people into the land to the development and popular use of the Hebrew language, elements such as these are all crucial. Likewise, are the training of and furnishing of the resources for the priesthood and their activities, the determination of the original location of the Temple on the Mount, the acquisition of an appropriate red heifer, and quite possibly the bringing forth of the Ark of the Covenant. At the right time all these elements will be in place and their intended purposes will be fulfilled.

Why do I say sacrifice and offering will be restored? Because the blood, fire and billows of smoke that characterize this activity have been written as the faithful record of history of our near future in Acts 2:19 - and those above-mentioned elements don't just happen without sovereign intervention.