{"id":109558,"date":"2023-02-27T05:31:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T05:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=109558"},"modified":"2023-02-27T05:34:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T05:34:17","slug":"jerusalem-i-long-to-behold-beggars-choice-creation-to-redemption-birth-in-the-grace-train-by-lakshman-navaratne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/jerusalem-i-long-to-behold-beggars-choice-creation-to-redemption-birth-in-the-grace-train-by-lakshman-navaratne\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerusalem I Long to Behold (Beggars\u2019 Choice) &#8211; Creation to Redemption, Birth in the Grace Train \u2013 by Lakshman Navaratne"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Jerusalem I Long to Behold (Beggars\u2019 Choice) &#8211; Creation to Redemption, Birth in the Grace Train \u2013 <span style=\"color: #800080;\">by\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Lakshman Navaratne<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78972 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CAIN-AND-ABEL-\u2013-by-Lakshman-Navaratne.jpg\" alt=\"CAIN AND ABEL \u2013 by Lakshman Navaratne\" width=\"600\" height=\"283\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87405 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lakshman-Navaratne-150x150-1.png\" alt=\"Lakshman Navartne\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>The numbers, tell the real story; the God of Hebrews have heard the cry of the Gentile nations, and adopted us to be his very own!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This is the story of a Chosen Generation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Christianity preached by the Apostles during the first century after Christ was pure Revelation of the Risen Christ in the heart of Living humans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The faithful, were not focused on human Jesus who was the son of Mary for 30 years, until the Baptism of Jesus at the Jordon River, by the last prophet for the nation of Israel. [B]<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">There were no Jewish prophets for the last 2000 years of humanity, yet today on earth, faithful to the God of Israel has outnumbered all other humans worshipping un-known deities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The 39 books of the Old Testament, belonging to the Hebrew nation, and the 27 books of the New Testament written after the day of Pentecost, by the redeemed Hebrews shall be the \u201cStore-house\u201d of Bread, we Christians are begging, daily on our knees, sustaining the life of our sovereign Maker on this planet earth, in the hearts of humans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The four Gospels written, after the day of Pentecost accurately records the community life of the Apostles of Christ, with their teacher Jesus; every parable, miracle and teaching were the operation of the Spirit of Redemption.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">On one occasion, after the resurrection of Jesus, he told his disciples, not to leave Jerusalem until they receive the Gift promised to them by His Father; Acts 1:3,\u201d <em>After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them\u00a0over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.<\/em><em>\u00a0<strong><sup>4\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command:\u00a0\u201cDo not leave Jerusalem, but wait\u00a0for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.\u00a0<strong><sup>5\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>For John baptized with<sup>[<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=acts+1&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-26929a\">a<\/a>]<\/sup>\u00a0water,\u00a0but in a few days you will be baptized with<sup>]<\/sup>\u00a0the Holy Spirit.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Servant Moses who was used to write the first 5 books of the Old Testament, obediently wrote, what was transferred to his heart; the will of our Maker for his Chosen nation, the knowledge and blue-print of the Creation of Mankind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Apostle John, who was used to write the last book; \u201cRevelation\u201d, was given the complete knowledge of the Life and the time line of a faithful generation, re-born of the will of the Maker of humanity, destiny of a Chosen Generation, who shall inherit the New Earth as eternity. \u00a0John 1;11<em>, \u201c<\/em><em>He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.\u00a0<strong><sup>12\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed\u00a0in his name,\u00a0he gave the right to become children of God\u2014\u00a0<strong><sup>13\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband\u2019s will, but born of God<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Revelation 7: 3<em>, \u201c<\/em><em>Do not harm\u00a0the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads\u00a0of the servants of our God.\u201d\u00a0<strong><sup>4\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Then I heard the number\u00a0of those who were sealed: 144,000\u00a0from all the tribes of Israel.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Scripture documents one hundred and forty-four thousand Jews shall accompany the chosen generation from all nations of the globe to receive the inheritance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Primarily, the root shall be the Hebrew Apostles of Christ and the Jews accepting the free gift of faith of Pentecost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The parable of the wedding feast given by the King in the Gospel according to Matthew 22; documents, the outcome of the Gentile nations who have accepted the invitation and are truly adorning the Garment of salvation at the instantaneous-moment of the return of Christ.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">1000 years after the call of Abram; the servant Solomon was used to build a physical dwelling place for the Sovereign Maker, Solomon was also given the wisdom and the plan for a \u201cgeneration\u201d, chosen before the foundation of the earth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>The Old Testament Song of Solomon 5:7 written by a servant Solomon 500 years before the day of Pentecost.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em>The watchmen found me<br \/>\n<\/em><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><em>as they made their rounds in the city.<br \/>\nThey beat me, they bruised me;<br \/>\n<\/em><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><em>they took away my cloak,<br \/>\n<\/em><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><em>those watchmen of the walls!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>New Testament Verse Matthew 22:11,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u201c<em>But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This was Jesus, relating to his Apostles the Plight of a Human soul after the day of Rapture, without the Baptism of Pentecost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The beginning of Mankind on planet earth, was the fall of man from the presence of our Maker; the scripture describes this moment of Nakedness without the Garment, that shielded mankind from the Realm of creation to be a part of all other living, without a hope of eternity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Lord God provided a temporary solution by shedding the Blood of an innocent animal, until the final eternal-Garment for all mankind, to be provided through the Blood sacrifice and Pentecost, using his only begotten Son, Jesus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>For the last 2500 years, this mystery has been a secret to the nation of Israel, and the three billion Christians living on earth today. It is only revealed to the few who are truly reborn of the Spirit of Pentecost, into the resurrected living body of His Son-Christ, on earth today, who shall see the Rapture of the faithful!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Matthew 22;14,<sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>\u201cFor many are invited, but few are chosen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This is why Jesus finishes that parable of the King, rejecting the attendee, without the wedding garment \u201cMany are called, only a few shall be selected.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This is the Absolute-Christianity preached by the Jewish Apostles of Christ, who were martyred for the cause!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Luke 10<em>:30,<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cin reply Jesus said:\u00a0\u201cA man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This parable of the good Samaritan, where Jesus was questioned by an expert in the law, about the eternal kingdom; Jesus, explains the plight of humanity from the day of the fall of Adam to the last human to be born of Eve.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">When scripture refers to Jerusalem, the Faithful, who have received the Baptism of Pentecost; understands, Jerusalem as the dwelling place of the Creator of Humanity<em>. <\/em>This is where scripture pin points to the first physical temple built by Solomon whose father was David, lineage to Jesus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">According to what the Apostles of Christ preached and practiced; Jesus the Son of God is the second Adam. Lived, died and resurrected; complete obedience of Jesus to His Father accomplished the will of the Maker for all Mankind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Today, the revelation of the scripture book; song of Solomon, hidden from the theologians for 2000 years, still hidden from the Hebrew nation for the last 3000 years is the trump card of the born-again Christians living on earth. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Today, the God of Hebrews is also the God of the three billion Christians, called by his Name. It is the same God who called Abram out of the world, using the servant Moses, and finally using the man named David, whose heart was truly inclined to our Maker, brought forth a physical Kingdom of the Maker of humanity, to manifest on earth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In the New Testament, the Apostles of Christ had the opportunity to serve the God of Hebrews in Jerusalem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">During this 80-year reign of David and Solomon; all the prophets of this Hebrew nation prophesized the coming of the Holy one of Israel, who shall redeem both Hebrews and all other nations to an eternal Kingdom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The last prophet of the Hebrew nation was John the Baptist, who was beheaded by the prince of this world. [B]<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">After the destruction of the first temple built by Solomon; the God of Hebrews did not communicate with this nation for 400 years. Just as the written Scripture, they rejected Jesus as the Son of their God. Today 2000 years later, shall see their deliverer coming in the clouds to accomplish the covenant promised to Abram, their father.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Since the day of Pentecost; The Creators\u2019 living temple became the \u201cresurrected body of his Son- Christ\u201d [A]<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Taught to the Apostles of Christ by Jesus himself; After the death and resurrection of Jesus; Pentecost was the beginning of the construction of this everlasting-Temple; hidden away from the eyes of enemy of human, untouchable by any human weapons, a new Temple of the Sovereign God of all creation became an organism in the heart of the Faithful to Christ.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Jesus preached; The kingdom of God is in you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Luke 17:20-21<em>, \u201c<\/em><strong><em><sup>Some<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><em> of the Pharisees asked Jesus, \u201cWhen will the kingdom of God come?\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em>Jesus answered,\u00a0<\/em><em>\u201cGod\u2019s kingdom is coming, but not in a way that you will be able to see with your eyes.\u00a0<strong><sup>21\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>People will not say, \u2018Look, here it is!\u2019 or, \u2018There it is!\u2019 <strong>because God\u2019s kingdom is within\u00a0you.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Scripture refers to Jesus as the Son of David. <strong>Matthew 1:1<\/strong>, <em>This is the genealogy\u00a0of Jesus the Messiah\u00a0the son of David,\u00a0the son of Abraham:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This is exactly what happened to Humanity; Today we have to return to Jerusalem through Christ who redeemed the Creation back to the Maker.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Christianity has just passed the 6th milestone, soon to reach the seventh, travelling in the armored Vehicle (Body of Christ), the Grace Train. [A]<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The souls of living and the dead, since the day of Adam are still operating in the resurrected body of Christ, until he takes us to the New Jerusalem; which is the New Earth described by the Apostle John in the book of Revelation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Revealed to the faithful; there are no dead deities in heaven or on earth. there is no physical place call \u201cHeaven or Hell\u201d. [B]<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Through Apostolic Christianity; souls that did not accept the free gift of Redemption are in the realm of whom they serve while on earth, for the final judgement or the second resurrection, described in scripture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This vehicle, (Grace Train) is right on schedule on the Tract-path of prophesy in scripture (Book of Life). [B]<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Faithful church has just crossed the 7<sup>th<\/sup> milestone of parables in the 13<sup>th<\/sup> chapter of the Gospel according to Mathew. (Seventh Station)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Milestones already passed:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">0 -100 AD -Birth of the church (Seed in the hearts of Human)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">101- 300 AD -Growth with the enemy around (Persecuted)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&amp; 4 &#8211; 325- 1500 AD Holding on to the promise, untouched from the major Spiritual and Apostacy attacks from the enemy of our soul.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 &amp; 6 \u2013 1500- 2000 AD\u2013 Reformation- securely hidden in the Vehicle (Body of Christ).<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"7\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Today the Train is travelling at the speed of revelation, still stopping to pick and drop off souls according to their boarding pass.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 This is the Train from Jerusalem, that took off on the Day of Pentecost in the year 33 AD, shall end up in Eternity on the day of Rapture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Scripture is perfectly clear and precisely correct of what happened on earth to Humanity for the last 6000 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">According to scripture these are the last days for the Faithful church to return to the Maker [A].<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The faithless will continue on earth without Christianity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">What is happening in the world today is not alarming to the faithful of the Creator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Creation is being Redeemed. The measure-indicator is the Nation of Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Bible prophesizes that the Whole world will turn their back on the nation of Israel before the 2nd coming of Christ. Anti-Christ will then be revealed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>2 Thessalonians 3<\/strong>: <em>Don\u2019t let anyone deceive you\u00a0in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion\u00a0occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed,\u00a0the man doomed to destruction.<\/em><em>\u00a0<strong><sup>4\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God\u00a0or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God\u2019s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Today we know; what is happening on earth to the physical-City of Jerusalem in Israel!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u00a0The situation of the United Nations with Israel?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Out of 172 countries only 9 stands with Israel. This number is dropping. This mean the day of Rapture is closer than ever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Conclusion to Beggars choice;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Humanity, on earth is one race and only one human Generation shall see the return of Christ.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The 66 books of the written word; hidden from the eyes, ears and the minds of the wise of this world, is the storehouse of the living bread, made alive into the hearts of the faithful who shall embrace the written word.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Revealed to the Faithful on the day of Pentecost. The chief operating officer of this treasury of living bread, shall be the \u201cHelper\u201d sent upon the Apostles of Christ. The sole Author and the giver of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Jesus told his Apostles; \u201cseek and you shall find, knock and the door shall be opened\u201d. [B]<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Jew, Arab, Greek or Gentile, humanity is the life of our sovereign Maker of this present earth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The new earth promised in scripture, is only to those who would be reborn of Christ as the \u201cChosen Generation\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">There is still time to hop on the Grace train. [A].\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Reference [A] 66 Bones That Saw No Decay by LuckyN \u2013 Xulon Press 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Reference [B] christianityisme.com<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jerusalem I Long to Behold (Beggars\u2019 Choice) &#8211; Creation to Redemption, Birth in the Grace Train \u2013 by\u00a0Lakshman Navaratne The numbers, tell the real story; the God of Hebrews have heard the cry of the Gentile nations, and adopted us to be his very own! This is the story of a Chosen Generation. 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