Esther in Prophecy & Endtimes

• One thing we know for sure; some people will believe while others only mock.
• Unfortunately, we get caught up in the here and now and forgot how the eternal God can turn every bad situation into a good one.

We serve the God who turned the day of Mordecai's execution into the day of the Jew's deliverance.
We serve the God who took Joseph from the dungeon to the throneroom
We serve the God who took troubled and terrified disciples and turned them into bold witnesses for the gospel and the truth of scripture
We serve the God who took Job from the ash heap to rejoicing with his family and double blessed.
We serve the God who took the lame, the blind, the deaf, the diseased and the possessed and made them whole.

• Mordecai's greatness; he was not secretary of state designation
• He had great notoriety and popularity
• How do you want to be known?
• What are you known as: Christian/believer
• I want to be known as "Doug the Christian"
Typology

1. Esther—pictures the church (she is the chosen bride/purified then exalted/she enters boldly into the king's presence
   She intercedes for the believers
   She has a dwellingplace in the palace while the Jews are facing destruction from Haman.

2. Mordecai—pictures the Jew
   He will not bow down to the wicked one
   He mourns and fast during time of trouble
   He is miraculously delivered
   He is exalted to a high place on earth
   When he is exalted, the nations rejoice with him.

3. Haman—pictures the man of sin in names and titles
   His rise to power and prominence
   His pride
   His hatred for the Jews
   His plot to destroy the remnant of Jews
   His sudden and utter destruction
   His 10 sons get destroyed with him (Revelation 17:12-14)