To Belloq's dismay, the Ark appears to contain nothing but sand, which amuses Toht, at least until Angels of Death appear and start killing all his men.

the Gestapo agent's face melts off of his skull.

As the Germans are surrounded by a fiery inferno, Belloq lets out one final scream of agony before his head explodes. The rest of his body disintegrates, and he is swept way by a fiery whirlwind.

Just before the credits roll, the Ark is sealed in a wooden crate and stored in a giant government warehouse among countless other crates.