Purim 2015
Prophetic history mirroring our day
[Edited and updated from 2014]
Read the book of Esther, and with reverence teach your children and/or grandchildren to stand up for Yahuweh, Yahushua, and His people! He leads us in the “tracks of righteousness,” Psalm 23:5--the weekly Shabbats, and the yearly Festivals of Yahuweh that picture His plan of salvation for His people. In the springtime we celebrate the Festivals of Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits--picturing Messiah’s death, burial and resurrection. Fifty days later, at Shavu’ot (Pentecost) we celebrate the coming of the Spirit of Yahuweh upon His people at Sinai, and the giving of His set-apart teachings and instructions of the Kingdom of Heaven (Torah). Shavu’ot pictures the writing of the Torah on our heart so that we obey Him from a heart of love. It also foreshadowed the coming of the Spirit of Yahuweh upon His people in Acts 2. In September or October, we celebrate the near future--Yom Teruah (Festival of Trumpets), picturing the return of Messiah, the solemnity of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), picturing His judgment on the nations, and His declaring the remnant of all Israel to be saved), and the “great feast” of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles), picturing Elohim’s eternal dwelling with us in the Kingdom of Elohim on earth. (Revelation 21-22)
But, also note that important world-impacting events mostly all fall at the time of these seven Festival days, Purim and Hanukkah, also. Hanukkah is in the Hebrew month of Kislev--Roman-calendar November/December. Purim comes in the twelfth Hebrew month of Adar--Roman calendar February/March). The reason is because the seven Festivals picture Yahuweh’s Plan to redeem a remnant of the House of Ya’cob for eternal life with Him. Purim and Hanukkah are celebration of the saving of His people from the destruction of man. Lucifer/Satan and his fallen-angel followers who hate Yahuweh and His people, arrange their plans for evil to mankind, and His creation in general, to align with Yahuweh’s joyful Festivals.
Here’s an example of Luciferic activity around Purim: Gulf War I ended on Purim--February 28, 1991. It was called the “100-hour war.” Ground operations began on February 24th. From “The Cutting Edge”: “February 24, 1991: “The much-feared Marine Divisions kicked off the ground campaign with a thrust into the heart of the Iraqi forces in central Kuwait. The Saudi and Muslim Joint Forces-East attacked up the Kuwait coastline.
Meanwhile the U.S. 18th Airborne Corps and the French 6th Armored Division…rushed into Iraq on the far left.”
From “The Lekarev Report,” 2006: “Sheikh Ismail Nawahda, preaching to Moslem masses on the Temple Mount …for the first time publicly
proclaimed the call to restore the Moslem Khalifate, or “Genuine Islamic Rule” to the world. This is no small thing--nor is it an idle sermon. A plan for the `Return of the Khalifate’ was published secretly in 2002 by a group called `The Guiding Helper Foundation’. The group explained that it wished to `give direction to the educated Muslim populace in its increasing interest in the establishment of Islam as a practical system of rule’. On February 24, 2006, however, the plan went public. Sheikh Nawahda called publicly for the renewal of the Islamic Khalifate, which would `unite all the Moslems in the world against the infidels.” (To Muslims, an infidel is one who does not profess that Allah is God.) “The plan suggests forming small groups all over the world to carry out this task. The choice to publicly declare this call in the heart of Jerusalem at the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount was calculated to send a chilling message. However, I guesstimate that hardly any western media at all will even report this declaration.” Is the picking of this date--February 24, 2006--a message of revenge for February 24, 1991? Islam picks strategic dates, just like world rulers. We started a ground war on February 24, 1991, and the Muslim world announced a “ground war” against the whole world on February 24, 2006--particularly against Jews and Americans.
Gulf War II actually began with aerial attacks on March 13, 2003. But, deceptive political negotiations were still being played out. Over the entire time of Purim – March 17th sunset through March 19th sunset, 2003 – Saddam was given a last ultimatum, which he refused. March 18, 2003, the actual first day of the Purim celebration as per the book of Esther, the seals came off of Daniel 8, as I explained in the article “Daniel 8.”
The day after Purim, the ground war officially began for Gulf War II--March 20, 2003. At the end of December 2011, President Obama officially ended Gulf War II, bringing home our troops – leaving Iraq to “democratic” chaos and sharia law. What was dubbed “America’s war” killed over 44,000 innocent Iraqi civilians, besides those in the Iraqi military. But, what is little-told is that when America began this initial attack on Iraq, they used the “sound of silence” technology, which is also used, and will be used greatly, through your T.V. [Refer to: “Digital T.V-Beware”/June 2009]
I was still living in Aqaba, Jordan, at the time. The Arab world was traumatized. How could Saddam Hussein’s strongest military give up without a fight? – Because, the “technology” scrambled their minds and emotions so that they laid down their weapons and some even cried on the shoulders of American soldiers. Everywhere in the Arab world that America has fought to bring “democracy,” the Arabs have used “democracy,” to bring in Sharia law – the strictest Muslim law, whether Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt, Libya…
It has been amazing to me for years, that the week of March 20-27 has been infamous for world-impacting things to happen. The number 322 is central on the logo of the Skull and Bones. It is amazing what executive orders and law-changing bills have been signed into law just by President Obama and George W. Bush on this day, without media coverage of course, that are detrimental to Americans.
The words of Sha’ul’s prophecy are being realized: I Thessalonians 5:3: “When they say `Peace and safety,” THEN sudden destruction shall come upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman, and they shall not escape.”
This is why we must know the “times and season” of Yahuweh! The word in Hebrew that covers “times and season,” is “mo’edim.” They are the appointed times of Yahuweh (i.e. Leviticus 23). Purim is also one of His mo’edim!
On March 5, 2012, Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and American President Obama met in the White House. Netanyahu gave Obama a teaching on the book of Esther, which tells of a powerful insider in the government of Babylon who works for the destruction of the Jews in ancient Persia. Sound highly familiar, and suspicious…? On March 3, 2015, Netanyahu spoke before the U.S. Congress regarding America’s dangerous alliance with Iran. He mentioned Purim, which this year on the Creator’s calendar begins March 5th (2015). President Obama boycotted the speech, as did Vice President Biden, but despite the opposition to it, he got several standing ovations from members of Congress. How can Israel continue with Iran so close to having nuclear weapons, which they want to use against Israel? Terrorism in Israel, particularly Jerusalem, has increased. And the March 17th elections will be history-changing, especially if Netanyahu’s opposition succeed in overthrowing him. They want to expel nearly 400,000 Jews out of Samaria, to give the “West Bank” to the Palestinians. Where would they go? The Ukraine has offered to take them in, but right now, the Ukraine is going up in smoke because of Russian aggression and internal strife. On March 20th there will be a total solar eclipse. On Passover eve, there will be a lunar eclipse. As the Jews have long believed, the solar eclipse means trouble for the world, and the lunar eclipse means trouble for Israel. The two are coming close together.
In the book of Esther, the King sought justice. Because of the wisdom of Esther, he hung Haman. The modern “Esther Company” is preparing to wed the coming King of Kings! For a different look at Esther this Purim--how she pictures the requirements of the Bridal remnant who will be Queen with Yahushua Messiah--refer to the article “Esther”/December 2010]
Haman was an Agagite, an Edomite. Today, the hate of Haman, of the lineage of Esau, is going global! Recently thousands marched in Paris, France, shouting hate slogans against Israel and the Jewish people. Anti-Semitism is rising worldwide to gigantic proportions.
Genesis 27:41: “And Esau hated Ya’cob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, `The days of mourning for my father draw near, then I am going to kill my brother Ya’cob.’ ”
The ancient hatred of “Haman the Agagite” against Judah is still in Iran, and throughout the Islamic world in general. (Esther 1:10; 9:24) Obama is bringing thousands of Muslims into the United States under different guises. The head of the CIA is a Muslim! The haters of Israel are amassing within America, in the U.K., Europe, Russia, etcetera, as Scripture foretold.
Yahuweh commanded King Saul to kill all the Amalekites under King Agag, and King Agag himself. Saul did not do it. Because of his disobedience, Yahuweh took the throne from him and gave it to David. But, because Agag was allowed to live, Haman was born. He grew up with the hate of Esau for Ya’cob/Jacob. (I Samuel 15:1-11)
But, from what history tells us, King Herod “the Great” was an Idumean, a sort of Judaized Edomite, but not accepted as Jewish by Pharisee tradition. But, he gained favor with Rome. His family--descendants of Esau from Edom (today’s southern Jordan)--moved to Rome. Roman hatred for Jews took off like a sky rocket, beginning with the Jewish rebellion against Rome between 68-70 CE that led to Titus’ destruction of the second Temple. Around 133 CE, because of the Bar Kochba Jewish revolt, Emperor Hadrian re-named Jerusalem Aelia Capitolina, but later plowed it with salt. In AD 135, Emperor Hadrian blotted out the name “Provincia Judea” and renamed it “Provincia Syria Palaestina” after the enemies of Israel--the Philistines.
The Orthodox Jews believe that the remnant of Esau went into Rome. In the fourth century, as part of uniting his empire by creating the Roman Catholic Church, Emperor Constantine labeled the Jews “Christ-killers,” so that to this day Vatican officials in Rome, and in Jerusalem, voice their hate of the Jews as “Christ-killers.” I urge you to read Giulio Meotti’s book The Vatican Against Israel for real understanding. You can even get it on Amazon Kindle.
The big push now is all about getting the son of Lucifer on the Temple Mount to assume the throne of Yahuweh. Lucifer (Isaiah 14:12-15) is Latin for the name Helel, which means: “Illumined one--the shining one.” This title is a façade for Satan, the Devil, and “that old Dragon.” In Albert Pike’s Morals and Dogma, the Masonic “Bible,” Pike says openly that the God of Freemasons is Lucifer. He tells that Yahuweh is the evil “God” who withheld illumination from Eve, while Lucifer is the good God who illumined her. This is believed at the highest Illuminati levels and degree of Freemasons. Thus, the chief objective of the Illuminati/Masons etc. is to rid planet earth of Yahuweh and His Torah, any way they can. We’re back to the book of Esther (Hadassa.)
Iran: Ancient Elam, ancient Persia brought back from extinction for these last days. Look at the family genealogy of the human race in Genesis 10, and see the name “Elam” as the firstborn of Shem. All human beings stem from one of the sons of Noah--either from Shem, from Ham, or Japeth.
Persians/Iranians are not Arabs. They speak Farsi. They are from the ancient pre-Abraham lineage of Shem. Chedorlaomer was the king of Elam (Genesis 14:1). He was the waring king who kidnapped Lot. Abraham followed him clear to Damascus to rescue Lot, and killed Chedorlaomer. This is very significant for today! Iran is ancient Persia. Iran is listed as #1 leader, behind Russia, in Ezekiel 38:5-6, who will attack Israel in these last days. [Refer to: “Ezekiel 38 and 39 – Building Towards Reality/August 2009]
Iran’s leaders today are very much like Chedorlaomer who gathered kings to side with him in invading the land which is now Israel. Abraham, father of the Hebrew people, killed Chedorlaomer. On his way back from Damascus, Abraham he met the Melek Zadok (Melchizedek) - the righteous king of Salem-- “who was a priest of the Most High El.” Salem would later become known as Jerusalem. It was Melchizedek who gave him bread and wine!
History will be repeated, as the united children of Abraham, Yitzak, and Ya’cob triumph over the evil rulers of Iran, and in doing so finally meet the Righteous King – Yahushua. (Isaiah 11:10-15, an example)
Yes, indeed, we are watching an enactment of the story of the book of Esther with a modern Haman, and modern Jews. The strength of Abraham will soon rise as Yahuweh, Elohim of Israel arises to defend His people! It will require tremendous courage on the part of His “Esther Company.”
The only ones in our day that will be able to overcome and withstand
the modern Haman--world ruler soon to appear--are those who are blameless before the King of Kings because they have prepared themselves for it. They know the King – His nature, ways and thinking, and are His humble servants in training for reigning. We are entering into a life and death drama. The prince of darkness will take on the Prince of Light, and we know that light is far more powerful than darkness. But, we must solidly side with one or the other.