The Ark was called the Ark of the Covenant because it contained the tables of stone on which were inscribed the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments were God's covenant with Israel.
The Ten Commandments are God's judgment on Satan and his followers. The remnant portrayed by the Ark bring God's holy judgment upon the enemy.
We become as Simeon and Anna, growing each day in strength in prayer, and in willingness to wait on God instead of pursuing our own desires. As we wait on the Spirit of God, looking always to Christ, the Spirit of prophecy comes upon us. "The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy" (Revelation 19:10).
The hour in which we are living is the time of the harvest (latter) rain. To each individual who turns to Christ there will be given bright clouds, showers of rain, "to every one grass in the field."