Prophecies in the Feast of Purim

Q.What is the Feast of Purim and how does it apply today?
A.The Feast of Purim comes from the boo k of Esther. At the literal level, it details the struggle of the Jewish people in Persia after the fall of Babylon against a man named Haman. He was high up in the Persian governmant and did not like a man named Mordechai. The king of Persia was Ahaseurus (Xerxes) and he had a wife named Vashti. She was summoned before the king and she refused, so he got rid of her and started on a search for a new wife. Hadassah, a Jewess, was elected to appear before the king in an ancient "Joe Millionaire" type beauty pageant with many other young girls, but the king did not know she was Jewish She was selected to be the next Queen and her name was changed to Esther. Her kinsman was Mordechai and he instructed her not to tell the king of her ethnicity.

Meanwhile, Haman hatches a plot to kill the Jews in Persia because their laws were different and it was not in best interest of the king to let them live. He gets permission to exterminate the Jews and cast lots, or "purim", to find a suitable date. Mordechai finds out and informs esther that she must go before the king to inform him. She requests a banquet with Haman as a guest, and this banquet is scheduled during Passover. At the banquet her true identity is revealed and the nature of Haman's plot. Haman pleads with Esther to save him, falling on her couch next to her. The king see's this and thinks Haman is assaulting her in his own house, and orders Haman killed on the gallows prepared for Mordechai. Haman has 10 sons involved in the plot and they too are impaled. Since the king's edict to exterminate the Jews cannot be revoked, he gives the Jewish population permission to defend themselves.

When the day for extermination came, the Jews won and that day has been set ever since as a day of thanks and celebration to G-d for their deliverance.That is the basic story, but there are hidden prophecies in the book, and as Paul Harvey says, here is the rest of the story. The characters are a picture of our redemption. The king is G-d. Vashti is like the unbeliever who does not come to the king. Esther is the believer who marries the king. Mordechai is like the Messiah and of course Haman is like Satan/False Messiah.the ten sons are a picture of the ten nations aligned with the False Messiah in the Birthpains. In Hebrew, when the ten sons are hanged, their names appear written in a column, not in block style like the rest of the book. This is a clue to their demise(Impaled). There is a Hebrew word next to each name, "v'et" meaning "there are ten more" suggesting this was not the last of these ten, or at least the concept of the ten. In the listing of these names, 3 Hebrew letters are written smaller than the rest of the letters. The letters read "1946".

After Hitler's demise, a type of Haman who tried to exterminate the Jews, 11 subordinates were sentenced to hang after the Nuremburg trials. Hermann Goehring committed suicide bringing the number to ten. They were hung in 1946, exactley as the hidden prophecy foretold in Esther. Not letting the irony escape his notice, one of the ten, an imfamous anti-semite named Julius Streicher, shouted "Purimfest, 1946" as he was dragged kicking and screaming to his just reward. The conflict in the Gulf War began around Purim in 1991. There was a ceasefire lasting 12 years, with hostilities resuming just days ago, also on the Feast of Purim. The Rabbis say that the events in the book of Esther take place over, you guessed it, 12 years.Lastly, many people are not aware of this next story. Joseph Stalin had a plan to exterminate the Jews in Russia. He ordered special prison to be built and would have followed up on his plan except for one thing. He went to a dinner party and consumed quite a few adult beverages, and he collapsed and died. The day he collapsed was, you guessed it , the feast of Purim.

There is not enough room to get into the other hidden prophecies associated with Purim, but I assure you there is more.The Biblical festivals and following the commandments give us insight into the future and the prophetic scenario laid down by the prophets and the Messiah. You cannot and will not understand prophecy unless you understand the Torah, the prophets or the festivals.Most of you reading this did not have any idea that these things have happened, and are happening right before your eyes. Solomon said that there is nothing new under the sun, and all that has happened before will happen again. Find a Torah-based congregation that believes in Yeshua and learn the scriptures, we haven't seen anything yet.