Men of Renown
Part xxxv
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The Woman Arrayed in Purple
Part 2
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Mystery, Babylon The Great
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The Woman
CONTINUES
in the Third and Last Woman in the book of the Revelation
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. (Genesis 6:4) And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. (Genesis 6:5)
  This series called Men of Renown will begin with these verses in Chapter 6 of the book of Genesis because it is the perfect scene setter for whatever and whoever follows that enables men of renown to act in conflict against God and His Word. Verses 4 and 5 are an accurate definition of men of renown.
 For those of you who are newcomers to this site, it may be a bit confusing to understand that although the site is called The Genesis Epic, we are in the last book of the Bible called the Revelation of Jesus Christ. And even more confusing, the series is about Men of Renown and here we are dealing with the words a woman and the woman in Revelation Chapter 17. Well, it makes sense to me!
  The game plan is to cover all SIX mentions of a woman, and the woman in Revelation Chapter 17 of Revelation.
1. So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. (Revelation 17:3)
2. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: (Revelation 17:4)
3. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. (Revelation 17:6)
4. And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. (Revelation 17:7)
5. And here [is] the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. (Revelation 17:9)
6. And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. (Revelation 17:18)
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The Woman was Arrayed in Purple and Scarlet
 If you have not been following Men of Renown in a consecutive order, then I recommend that you CLICK HERE to be redirected safely to the previous article, or you may get lost in the weeds. Have you heard of the phrase, ‘You can’t get there from here?’ Well, it may appear to some readers that following the word purple through the scriptures based on the woman in Revelation Chapter 17, that bringing the tribe of Dan, the city of Dan, and the man from the tribe of Dan by the name of Hiram/Huram and connecting all this to The Beast and to Lucifer/Satan maybe a road where we can’t get there from here!
  We left off with the 18th Chapter of the book of Judges following the trail of the tribe of Dan, the city of Dan, and the man from the tribe of Dan called Hiram/Huram who was highly skilled in all forms of engraving, metal works, stonework, carpentry, and fabrics in the building of the first Temple in Jerusalem built by king Solomon. Dan represents The Beast, also known as the Antichrist, and the man of sin in Scripture. For this Beast, the last tyrant ruler over the world, will be from the tribe of Dan. (That’s what you missed from the previous articles.) 2nd Chronicles describes this artisan of the first Temple in Jerusalem.
Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide. (2nd Chronicles 2:7)
The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father. (2nd Chronicles 2:14)
And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. (1st Kings 7:13) He was a widow’s son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work. (1st Kings 7:14)
  Didja get all that? Now let us proceed to Judges Chapter 18. This chapter reveals the heart of the tribe of Dan, and the man Dan. It discloses the method that Lucifer employs to infiltrate in order to destroy a city, a culture, a society, and the nation of Israel. Since there is no such thing as an accident or coincidence of an error by a distracted scribe in the word of God notice that Judges Chapter 18 is a companion chapter to Chapter 18 in the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ. Oh . . . I forgot to mention that we are studying the word purple. (Hahahahahaha)
 The previous article closed with this . . . . “how does this chapter of Judges Chapter 18 connect to the method that Lucifer used in his sanctuaries (Ezekiel 28:18) to attempt a coup d’état against his Creator? Was there a merchandising method employed in this Chapter? And if so, what is the connection to Lucifer’s method of merchandising that brought iniquity into the throne room of God? And how does Chapter 18 of the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ connect to the 18th Chapter of the book of Judges? AND HOW DOES THIS ALL CONNECT TO PURPLE?“
  If you are confused, all I can say is, You’re welcome. CLICK HERE to learn about PURPLE.
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The Root of Sin of the Tribe of Dan
From the Book of Judges Chapter 18
  NOW, and I really mean it this time, we are NOW going to delve into the heart of the tribe of Dan and Dan the man and how this all will connect to the color of purple.
• In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel. (Judges 18:1) The tribe of Dan had an inheritance, but they were not able to keep the borders of their inheritance secure against their adversaries. (The spiritual connection to the Church is that the early Church was unable to secure their spiritual inheritance from those who infiltrated into their meetings and through the malicious deeds of the Nicolaitans their deeds became doctrines. CLICK HERE to learn more of the Nicolaitans.
 The current tangible connection to the tribe of Dan unable to secure their inheritance can be seen in how the United States also has not been able to secure their inheritance: no borders mean no country. The United States no longer is a country because we no longer have a secure border. We have suffered an invasion paid for and instigated by our own government.)
• And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there. (Judges 18:2)
• When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here? (Judges 18:3)
• And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest. (Judges 18:4) The condition of the priesthood was as the condition of their leadership, the twelve tribes had become a splintered group without a cohesive center, they had rejected their God. The priesthood had become as a piece of merchandise. Notice the similarity of Lucifer’s actions in God’s realm with the merchandising of privilege and rank. (Ezekiel 28:15-18)
• And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous. (Judges 18:5)
• And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go. (Judges 18:6)
• Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. (Judges 18:7) Laish which means ‘crushing,’ and ‘a lion‘ was in the most northern region of Israel, situated in Manasseh East, at the border of Naphtali. The people were peaceable in their remote area away from any immediate threats, and this became their weakness that no one would come to their aid in time of war.
• And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye? (Judges 18:8)
• And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land. (Judges 18:9)
• When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth. (Judges 18:10)
• And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war. (Judges 18:11) Again notice the exact number of men was six hundred. Six being the number of unrepentant man, and multiple the number six one hundred-fold and that would describe the family of the Danites. God the Holy Spirit also adds another description to this family of Danites that they were out of Zorah (which means ‘she was smitten with leprosy,’ and ‘hornet’s town.’ This speaks volumes of sin as stinging bitter death) and out of Eshtoal (which means ‘I will intreat,’ ‘entreated). This is exactly what sin does, it pleads, it calls out to man, it implores man, it solicits mankind to not merely follow sin, but to become engulfed with sin. Another connection to the number six: Eshtoal and Zorah are mentioned together in scripture SIX times. Man cannot escape from his bitter end of sin and death.
• And they went up, and pitched in Kirjathjearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjathjearim. (Judges 18:12) Nothing is mentioned in scripture without a purpose and a reason. These Danites identified as the bitterness of sin and death itself on their way to war against a peaceable society outside of God’s designated place of inheritance remind us of another sin when the angels of God left their assigned estate in God’s realm and followed Lucifer in his coup attempt against God. And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. (Jude 1:6)
Side Note: Angels Are a Separate Creation from the Creation of the Race of Man. Angels are a complete separate creation from man. They are not in any way created as man was created. (There are three separate and completely detached creatures documented in scripture: the nature of angels, Hebrews 2:16; the divine nature, 2nd Peter 1:4; and the nature of the children of wrath, Ephesians 2:3.) Angels are not only of a different nature, but of another realm, environmentally totally removed and disparate in every way from the physical realm of mankind. One of the many differences between the race of man and ‘the race of angels’ is that angels cannot die! However, man in his stupidity and blindness cannot differentiate between a natural physical realm and a spiritual realm. These two separate and different creations of beings and angels cannot IN ANY WAY become united sexually as one. For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast [them] down to hell, and delivered [them] into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; (2nd Peter 2:4) And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. (Jude 1:6) Estate and habitation refer to an environment of a nonmaterial ethereal world. Their estate was their great position of service. Their habitation was what they possessed (in their occupation) in that position, much as our standing and state as Christians. Estate and habitation are not places nor locations. There are various degrees of service, and titles that angels are assigned in their service to God, as Gabriel the archangel (who stood in the presence of God), and Michael, the archangel (the Chief warrior angel, known as the prince for Israel). Many angels LOST or refused to maintain (kept not) their glorious, privileged estate, of being holy worshipers of God. They willingly left their position as worshipers of God, and thereby, they no longer possessed the rights, titles, and responsibilities of functions that was ascribed to God’s holy angels.) ♦ End of Side Note: Angels Are a Separate Creation from the Creation of the Race of Man.  CLICK HERE for more about angels, go to the bottom of the article to read more about angels.
  Why did God the Holy Spirit think it important to trace the route of the Danites (Dan, a serpent by the way) and their encampment in Kirjathjearim, in Judah? Do not forget the prophecy of Dan in Genesis 49:17, Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
Side Note: The encampment in Kirjathjearim, in Judah. Every point and issue first begin in the realm of the spiritual. We are creatures designed, formed and created to be part of the spiritual realm of God, but when Adam sinned, that inheritance was lost to mankind and man became unable to escape the bands of sin and death. Judges 18:12 is a revelation of where the spiritual iniquity of Dan (Lucifer/Satan) set his earthly encampment. Kirjathjearim typifies the earth through its meaning ‘city of forests.’ Through the root meaning, we have the root of ‘a flooring as in a building,’ ‘the honey in the comb,’ (Proverbs 24:13; Deuteronomy 26:9; Song of Songs 5:1) and in the widest sense ‘a city guarded by a watcher‘ (Daniel 4:13, 17). Not only did Satan plant his banner of sin on the earth, but his greatest desire and goal is to plant his man of sin, his man from the tribe of Dan, The Beast in the Temple in Jerusalem, in Judah to sit on the throne of God and proclaim himself as God and call it Mahanehdan, ‘the camp of Dan.‘ And this phrase behold, it is behind Kirjathjearim, takes on a deeper spiritual meaning . . . . the camp of Dan, the camp, the settlement, the plantation of the serpent ‘by the way‘ is behind every tree of the city of forests. There is no place in the ‘city of forests’ Kirjathjearim that has not been enslaved by Dan, the serpent ‘by the way,’ Satan himself. ♦ End of Side Note: The encampment.
• And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah. (Judges 18:13) These Danites (six hundred) passed onto mount Ephraim. Ephraim first appears as if it has a two-fold root meaning: ‘double ash heap,’ and ‘doubly fruitful,’ but it is really one thought. What is an ash heap? Ashes are formed from the death and destruction of an object burnt into ashes. Man in death as dust is returned from whence he came, dust to dust. Sin leads to death and death lays mankind down into the ground in ashes. Sin is extremely fruitful, as leprosy was once highly contagious so is sin. And coming to mount Ephraim, the ‘serpents by the way’ went to the house of Micah which means ‘who is like Jehovah?‘ As the Danites then found a place of opportunity, so too the Danites (the ‘serpents by the way’ ) have always found a place of opportunity in the house of God, or if not the house of God then close to the things of God and those who claim to be of God. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. (2nd Corinthians 11:14) Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. (2nd Corinthians 11:15)
• Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do. (Judges 18:14) What drew the attention of these serpents ‘by the way‘? They were drawn not to the office of Kingship nor Heirship but to Priesthood, worship. The number six is buried deep within Dan, the Danites, and their journey to extend their inheritance beyond God’s designated assignment. (I cannot emphasize that principle enough.) Here is another SIX. The word teraphim is recorded SIX times in Scripture, and five occur in the book of Judges around Micah and the Danites. (Judges 17:5; 18:14, 17, 18, 20; Hosea 3:4) Teraphim is a group of idols, as plural of the word idol.
  When the five men first met Micah, they saw that in his house was an ephod (a counterfeit robe of the high priest), teraphim (an assembly, a group of idols), an image engraved (wood or stone), and a molten image (melted and molded). Micah was a highly religious person and he covered all the possibilities of worship.
Side Note: The Man Called Micah in the book of Judges Chapter 17. This chapter is an easy read . . . only thirteen (13) verses. This number alone should tweak your curiosity. How will this lead us to the word purple? I guess you will have to read it all to find out. (That’s not how our Senators in our Congress find out about the laws that they pass, reading laws is beneath them, first they have to pass a law before they are allowed to find out what is in the law.)
• And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. (Judges 17:1)
• And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son. (Judges 17:2) There is nothing like a mother who refuses to see the truth and lives in her own fantasy world. Her son could do no wrong. Here is another twist to the proverb: like mother, like son. They were both righteous in their own eyes. They were both thieves and liars.
• And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee. (Judges 17:3)
• Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah. (Judges 17:4) Thievery in action again. In verse 3 she stated that she had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD, but instead of the 1100 shekels of silver being wholly dedicated, it was later 200 shekels when it came time to honor her word. Religionists are convenient rationalists in their playground of thievery, lying, and hypocrisy.
• And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. (Judges 17:5) There is no end to the evil works of the religionist. Micah ‘who is like Jehovah?‘ again robs God by assuming that he has the right to ordain anyone for the service of Jehovah. But he has one thing right, it isn’t God who they are serving, but they are all serving Satan.
• In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. (Judges 17:6) This is the CRUX of the complete failure of the nation of Israel because they no longer held Jehovah as their KING. (1st Samuel 10:17-19; 12:12; 8:7) And this is also the CRUX of the complete failure of the Church for they rejected Christ as The HEAD of the Church, and they continue to REJECT the HEAD, the GodHEAD Bodily. Those who profess Christ but who do not possess Christ have eyes that cannot see beyond their physical realm. As Israel rejected Christ as their King, the Church has also rejected Him as The HEAD of the Church, and in this rejection than every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
•And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. (Judges 17:7) The previous verse set the course for what happened in Israel. This young man had no right to be a Levite because he was from the family (tribe of Judah). Imagine that . . . that is exactly what he did . . . he imagined, he pretended that he was of the tribe of the priesthood. He didn’t want to be recognized from the line of Judah (most probably because he knew that he could not successfully pretend to be in the line of the inheritance of kingship.) (Pretending has become an acceptable part of society in all societies and in all facets of life: XY pretend that they are YY; and YY pretend that they are XY; and the mental mutation of both XY and YY pretend that they are 1/4 Tinkerbell’s, and 1/4 Clarabell’s, and 1/2 Doorbell’s, cus ya’ jest don’t know who’s gonna’ be there.)Â
•And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. (Judges 17:8)
• And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place. (Judges 17:9) Although it wouldn’t have mattered to Micah, this young man forgot to mention that he was not of the tribe of Levi, but of Judah.
•And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in. (Judges 17:10) What a job opportunity, a father figure, and a ruler over the souls of man plus a guaranteed salary, and benefits and an expense account. What a lucky young man. Many a preacher, pastor, priest, and pope have sold their souls for such a deal.
• And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. (Judges 17:11)
• And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. (Judges 17:12)
• Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest. (Judges 17:13)
  Micah whose name means ‘who is like Jehovah?‘ somehow associates himself with Jehovah? However, first of all, God the Holy Spirit discloses that he is a THIEF. Micah excels in the art of thievery. He should have been a politician, but he became the next best thing to a politician, he became the head of his own religion . . . And Micah consecrated the Levite. Micah ordained the Levite as his own personal priest. The scam of priesthood . . . . there’s a lot of that going around today! In fact, men who were never ordained by God to serve Him, wickedly ordain others to serve God falsely. Religion is quite a pyramid con scheme . . . . and the people love to have it so. The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love [to have it] so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? (Jeremiah 5:31)
  Yes, this all connects to purple. The young Levite yearned for a place. A place of prominence, a place of a guaranteed comfortable lifestyle, but not any place for it MUST be a place centered around worship, any worship will do, and it has to be a place of leadership in that worship center. This sick sinful need of the religionist to rule over others isn’t limited to one single religion, but it is the basis and foundation of every religion. I personally know of one individual (a former missionary and seeking a ‘higher position’ as a pastor) who very strongly stated that he could not accept a position as pastor for anything less than $65,000 a year (this was twelve years ago), plus housing and all utilities, plus a vehicle, plus insurance, plus traveling expenses . . . . and the people love to have it so.
  So, Micah and others of his same ilk are thieves, they steal from God, they steal from those whom they serve, they steal the priesthood away from the people of faith, they steal the Priesthood away from the Melchisedec of God in His role as the High Priest of God in their denial of His position as Priest, they steal from the Head of the Church which is the Lord Jesus Christ making themselves head over an empty body without the Holy Spirit of God within. (Colossians 2:18,19) This is the stealing of the PURPLE. ♦ End of Side Note: Side Note: The Man Micah in the book of Judges Chapter 17
   Back now to the Danites in Judges Chapter 18 . . . .
• And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him. (Judges 18:15)
•  And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate. (Judges 18:16) The place where the serpents of Dan, the children of Dan, and Dan the man, and Lucifer/Satan are always found are at the GATE. Chapter 7 of Jeremiah can be thought of as a companion chapter to Matthew Chapter 7.
Stand in the gate of the LORD’S house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all [ye of] Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD. (Jeremiah 7:2) Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: (Matthew 7:13) Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. (Matthew 7:14) Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. (Matthew 7:15)
• And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war. (Judges 18:17) Weapons of WAR is also tied to the number SIX. Not only is unrepentant man embedded with the number six and war, but also be aware that the spiritual connection here is to the priest (the false pretend counterfeit priest) who stood in the entering of the gate WITH the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war. Unrepentant man is in a spiritual battle beyond their understanding contrary to the people of faith who know that they are in a great spiritual battle. We, Christians, are in a WAR led by the UNSEEN forces of Satan and often SEEN in the hateful acts of the agents and deceitful false ministers of Satan using righteous words to confuse their opponents and make them victims of spiritual treachery. Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. (Ephesians 6:10) Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (Ephesians 6:11) For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. (Ephesians 6:12)
• And these went into Micah’s house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye? (Judges 18:18)
• And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel? (Judges 18:19)
• And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people. (Judges 18:20)
• So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them. (Judges 18:21)
• And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah’s house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan. (Judges 18:22)
•  And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company? (Judges 18:23)
• And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee? (Judges 18:24)
• And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household. (Judges 18:25) What we have in these verses is the stealing of a conglomeration of idols as in the robbery of religion . . . the Danites robbed not only Micah but the people of Laish of their religion . . . . the men that were in the houses near to Micah’s house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan. This is a prophetic event soon to happen to every religionist on this planet. No matter what idol is worshiped, graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image . . . every religion will be forcefully removed because Satan’s man, The Beast, the man of sin will not tolerate any religion except for his one world religion . . . the worship of The Beast. Governments and religions may play well with each other up to this current time in the history of mankind, but prophecy informs us that when The Beast rules over every governing body then he will have the power to destroy Babylon the Great, the world church, and all subsidiaries, and all semblances of worship and religion. No matter what ‘ism’ of religion you have pledged your soul to will be destroyed and you will willingly and gladly troth your soul to The Beast. This world, and every nation, and every person on this planet is currently in the throes of being transformed to accept not only a One World Government, but a One World Religion
And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. (Revelation 17:12) These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. (Revelation 17:13) These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. (Revelation 17:14) And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. (Revelation 17:15) And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. (Revelation 17:16) For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. (Revelation 17:17)
• And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house. (Judges 18:26)
• And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire. (Judges 18:27)
And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. (Revelation 17:16)
• And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein. (Judges 18:28) The Spirit of God adds a bit more information for us to gather the sinister connections to the city of Dan. First, it was in the valley . . . the valley of death. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4) Not any valley, but the valley that lieth by Bethrehob. Bethrehob means ‘house of the broad way,’ and to those who falsely claim that there are many ways to heaven or many avenues to salvation, remember that broad is the way to destruction. Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: (Matthew 7:13)
• And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first. (Judges 18:29) Again, the Holy Spirit of God adds a bit more for us to chew on . . . the name of the city was Laish at the first. That seems basic enough, does is not? Not so fast, my little chipmunks, God the Holy Spirit has something else to add to this city of Laish which was later called the city of Dan. In the book of Joshua (which precedes the book of Judges) in Chapter 19, verse 47, the Holy Spirit has ANOTHER name for Laish. Through this reference we are shown what transpired in God’s realm when Lucifer attempted to rob God of His Kingdom and steal the priesthood away from the Son of God in His role as the High Priest of God in the Person of Melchisedec.
  And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father. (Joshua 19:47) Leshem is only mentioned once in all of scripture and twice in the same verse. (The Godhead is referenced in this order: first, God the Father; second, God the Son, and thirdly, God the Holy Spirit. This is not an order of superiority but of ONENESS.) Leshem means ‘Jewel.’ Christ is the precious Jewel in His own Kingdom. Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. (1st Peter 2:6) Unto you therefore which believe [he is] precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner (1st Peter 2:7). Although the realm of God was not conquered by Lucifer, he carried the WAR into the world (which was created by the Lord Jesus Christ) and said that it was very good. (Genesis 1:31) God’s love created this spinning Jewel of earth, and it is by the love of God that He has maintained this Jewel. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16) This Jewel is the battleground of the continuation of the WAR that first began in the heavenly realm of God. Satan has taken possession of this Jewel of the earth and his claim to fame will be when the children of Dan, (the Danites the serpents in the way, and Dan the man of the tribe of Dan called The Beast) lay claim to all the earth for their father the devil. From Leshem (the Jewel), to Laish (as a ‘crushing lion‘), the camp of Dan (Mahanehdan) to the city of Dan (a serpent by the way) the Holy Spirit of God discloses the battleground of Earth.
• And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land. (Judges 18:30) Notice the downward regression of the names: Jonathan ‘Jehovah is giver;’ Gershom, ‘a stranger there,’ ‘a desolate stranger,’ and a primitive root meaning ‘to drive out from a possession.’ Manasseh, ‘causing to forget.’ These names show how the enemy works within the things of PURPLE; how the enemy infiltrates into the things of God, the PURPLE, and replaces the things of God with another god, a stranger there: another Jesus, another spirit, and another gospel. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or [if] ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with [him]. (2nd Corinthians 11:4) And having removed the things of God (the PURPLE) the enemies of God cause the people to forget the things of God.
• And they set them up Micah’s graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. (Judges 18:31) Although the religions of Micah that was made by Micah remained in the city of Dan, remember that this territory was originally outside of the national boundaries of Israel for the tribe of Manasseh had divided. One half of the tribe went into the land, and the other half remained on the other side of the Jordan in the land of Bashan (the kingdom of Og) by the hand of Moses during their assigned areas of inheritance. And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, [being] the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants. (Deuteronomy 3:13) CLICK HERE to learn more about the kingdom of Og.
 The city of Dan had originally been in the land of giants, and so naturally, Satan desired to once again possess this land. The Chapter of the serpents by the way ends on a glorious and victorious note for Israel in Judges 18:31. And they set them up Micah’s graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. The devil may engrave his image on mankind, he may rob and steal the things of God from the Godhead bodily, but while Satan may appear to be accomplishing his goals; nevertheless, all the time . . . the house of God was in Shiloh.
  Shiloh means ‘his peace,‘ which is Christ the Prince of Peace. The very first documentation of Shiloh is in Genesis 49:10, which is the prophecy of the coming of the Messiah, the Christ. The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him [shall] the gathering of the people [be]. The very LAST word in Judges 18 is SHILOH . . .pointing to the Prince of Peace. No matter when or how Satan rattles his sword of treachery, or sets up his graven images of robbery, hypocrisy, and deception . . . GOD was IN SHILOH. God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself. To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. (2nd Corinthians 5:19)
For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; (Ephesians 2:14)
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: (Romans 5:1)
And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. (Colossians 7:1)
For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; (Hebrews 7:1) To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; (Hebrews 7:2)
   The word of God is the most amazing universe of history, UNSEEN and SEEN. It is mind-boggling. The greatness of our Lord and God is beyond all understanding through the Spirit’s teaching in every word, every number, and in every root meaning. No matter which stream you follow, He reveals His greatness without end because as His Living Word (the Lord Jesus Christ) is endless, so also is His written word. LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. (Psalm 119:89) Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. (Matthew 24:35)
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The Purple, the Apex of Man’s Ambitions
in opposition to
The Purple, the Celebration of God’s Divine Royalty
[Where were] white, green, and blue, [hangings], fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds [were of] gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble. (Esther 1:6)
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. (Esther 8:15)
  We have followed the word purple from its first mention in the book of Exodus regarding the sanctuary of God in the Tabernacle in the wilderness, to the book of Numbers with the cloth of purple that covered the ashes from the brazen altar, to the purple in the first Temple in Jerusalem built by king Solomon as we followed the man from the tribe of Dan called Hiram/Huram who was assigned by king Solomon to lead in the constructing the things of God within this first Temple. And now, we are on the trail of PURPLE in the book of Esther. Purple is mentioned twice in this book of ten Chapters.
 Most people recognize this book as the only book in the Bible where God is never mentioned; yet He is seen in the background working His wonders in the realm of mankind. It is full of the UNSEEN powers of the UNSEEN God even in the twice documented word of purple. He is not only SEEN being the curtain of time, but He is SEEN in the language of the universe: the language of numbers.
  The first documentation of the word purple in the book of Esther is in Chapter 1, verse 6. [Where were] white, green, and blue, [hangings], fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds [were of] gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble. God is seen in the number 1 directing us to see in the number 6, man at the pinnacle of all his ambitions: to rule in total domination over others. Thus, Ahasuerus is man in his inherent need to be as God; Ahasuerus is a type of Lucifer/Satan in his iniquity to be above God.
  The location of the book of Esther is in the Persian/Medes kingdom of king Ahasuerus (also known as Xerxes). His name comes up twenty-nine times in the book of Esther (one number short of God’s Divine Order, the number thirty), and once in the book of Daniel for a total of thirty reference verses. When studying the secular history of Ahasuerus (the Hebrew name) I find it interesting that the meaning of his name becomes somewhat veiled in a fog of transliteration of either Xerxes (the Greek name) or Artaxerxes; there were three men in the Bible who wore the crown of the Persian/Medes kingdom with the name or title of Artaxerxes and Ahasuerus. Through secular history God shows us how man (even with written and proven historical certainty) really knows very little. These men existed, they fought battles and conquered territory but thousands of years later we only know that their names could be either a name or a title without any meaning attached to their names because of language differences. Secular history can date their battles. Secular history can date their reigns and their dynastic line, but history cannot tell us whether their names were titles or actual names. Man knows so much without knowing anything. Consequently, I see this in a more spiritual frame, that Ahasuerus represents the nameless and unknown AND the known men of Imperialism, the men who believe that they alone are worthy to rule over others: for example, Cain, Nimrod, Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of nations, Og, Tiglathpileser, Shalmaneser, Sennacherib, Nebuchadnezzar, and all former tyrants and all current world self-appointed men and women of wealth and fame. (If you are under the delusion of thinking that you voted for your leaders, you are wrong, they have been selected and placed in power regardless of your vote. Your vote means very little, it is all about ballots (creating ballots, collecting ballots, and printing premarked ballots). Those who create false ballots and count the false ballots control the vote. Why isn’t the corruption of election laws being seriously addressed state by state? It is because those WITH power KEEP power. I only know of one way that this can change: GOD MUST INTERVENE in the affairs of men, and believe me, you will not like how He will accomplish this removal of power from the Ahasueruses of this world.) Those who rule today are people above territorial kingdoms (although they actually own nations) exactly how Scripture describes these individuals of massive power and wealth in Revelation 17:12 . . . . And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
  From the very beginning of the book of Esther we are told by the Holy Spirit of God the massiveness of the kingdom of king Ahasuerus . . . from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) There have only been four rulers (in biblical history) who have ruled over all the known Eastern countries of the globe: Nimrod, Solomon, Nebuchadnezzar and Ahasuerus. Ahasuerus controlled a vast Eastern territory of the Persian/Media Empire; while in the West, nations with ambitious tyrants were also making imperialistic strides to become Satan’s man over a world ruled by one Emperor and one Empire.
Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) (Esther 1:1) That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, (Esther 1:2) In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him: (Esther 1:3)
  Whether it was Ahasuerus as Xerxes the Great who defeated the Greeks at the famous battle of Thermopylae or a descendant (who later lost other battles to the Greeks) is not important to our study. What is important is that Ahasuerus was of Persia/Media origin, and that he ruled over the vast Eastern world: Iran, Iraq, Arabia, Israel, Samaria, Jordan, India to North Africa and into Ethiopia and more. Why is this important? It is important because this area will be the headquarters, the capital, the military base, the economic and financial powerhouse, and the religious center of The Beast (in the city of Jerusalem). (The western world is currently being economically and financially bankrupted and ruined, and their military strength is being pillaged through the Ukrainian proxy war with Russia. Every day of this proxy war the western nations willingly weaken themselves and the Eastern nations become militarily and financially stronger as they join together under a gold standard. Many citizens of the western nations cannot see that this war centered around the Ukraine is destroying the West and enhancing the East according to the plan of those whose goal is to shatter the power of the United States and the European nations of NATO. In order for a One World Order to succeed, our current order of governing nations must be destroyed. Scores of individuals continue to believe the lies of their government, they believed the lies of an unintentional deadly disease, the lies of a safe and effective vaccine, and now they believe the lies that war is urgently necessary to protect the borders of a nation on the other side of the world while our own borders are not important and are open to criminals, terrorists, and young men of military age from almost every country on this globe. We are being invaded aided by our own corrupt and malicious politicians sanctioned by corporations and federal agencies. It is not Russia who is our enemy . . . the true foe is our own government.)
  Since Ahasuerus is a type of the last world ruler in The Beast, the following verses describe his lavish and extravagant life obtained through excessive taxation.
When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days. (Esther 1:4) For six months the elites of the land of Persia and Media celebrated in style. And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace; (Esther 1:5)
  Let’s return to the theme of this article . . . the PURPLE. Here we find the word purple comfortable in the luxury of beauty surrounded by all the things that sensual man lusts for . . . . the world of his unsatiable desires. Here we have the softness of sin (hangings/curtains tied with cords of fine linen and purple) the strength of sin (pillars of marble) sensualness of sin (beds of gold and silver) and the weakness and failure of sin under man’s feet camouflaged by fleeting beauty and a false sense of security upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble. (Esther 1:6) And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king. (Esther 1:7)
  As we have been following the word purple you may have probably noticed a reoccurring theme. Except for the introduction and meaning of purple in the book of Exodus, every time that purple is documented we have two extremely different spiritual meanings of the word purple in scripture: first, the purple as the GODHEAD in all DIVINE ROYALTY; and the purple that Lucifer/Satan lusted after and continues to lust for in his the attempt to rob God of His Divine Royal Position as GODHEAD over His created spiritual and tangible universe is the second meaning of purple. CLICK HERE for part 1 of purple. To sum it up: we have the TRUE DIVINE and ROYAL GODHEAD in all GODNESS, and we have the Counterfeiter and Usurper (through man) desperately attempting to rob God of His Godness.
  With this in mind and the idea of the UNSEEN nature of the book of Esther, let’s follow the first mention of purple: [Where were] white, green, and blue, [hangings], fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds [were of] gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble. The first mention of purple comes in the luxurious scene of an evil world leader celebrating his greatness, his godness and his belief that he is king over a great kingdom because of the fallacy of ‘the divine right to rule as sovereign’. Is this not another agent of Satan stealing God’s glory and majesty, and attempting to form a one world government under the rule of one man? The falsely so-called ‘elites’ (they are far from being elites but the lowest scum of professional conmen) of our age also believe that they also have a ‘divine right to rule over man.’
 In the book of Ezra 7:12, Artaxerxes (his father was King Xerxes also called Ahasuerus) wrote in a letter to Ezra describing himself as ‘ king of kings’ which belongs alone to GOD IN SHILOH, the Lord Jesus Christ. Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect [peace], and at such a time. This fallacy of ‘king of kings’ also lived in Nebuchadnezzar’s heart. For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people. (Ezekiel 26:7) However, after Nebuchadnezzar’s change of heart, mind and soul he said, I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: (Daniel 4:34)
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? (Daniel 4:35)
At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me. (Daniel 4:36)
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. (Daniel 4:37)
 Can any person utter those of words of Nebuchadnezzar and not understand their true position and place in God’s kingdom? Can YOU say, I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation . . . and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? . . . and that I praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. Truly, my friend, if you can with your whole mind, soul and spirit utter these words then you (by the moving of the Spirit of God) have been translated into His kingdom by faith. For it was by faith that Nebuchadnezzar praised the King of heaven, and by faith he was made righteous before God. Once a tyrant and a king of kings, Nebuchadnezzar finally came to the realization that the most High God was the King of kings, and Lord of lords, and he (Nebuchadnezzar) was but an inhabitant of the earth in God’s dominion.
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The Apex of Man’s Ambitions
  Between the two documentations of the word purple in Esther 1:6, and 8:15, there is a tremendous historical event unfolded to reveal secular history and prophecy; however, putting aside history and prophecy let us examine the visible hand of evil through one of the main personalities in the book of Esther, the man named Haman. The book of Esther revolves around four individuals: Ahasuerus, the king; Esther, (the heroine) the queen; Mordecai, (the hero); and Haman, (the villain).
 There are two individuals in Esther who typify Lucifer/Satan: Ahasuerus and Haman. The meaning of Haman’s name is derived from two different sources and roots: the Persian origin is ‘celebrated,’ and ‘magnificent;‘ and the Hebrew source means ‘the rager,’ and ‘the tumult.’ Even in the vast difference of Haman’s name, and the contrasting origins through the Persian and the Hebrew we see the contrast in the name of Lucifer and Satan. Lucifer was magnificently created by God, and in the role that he was created for he was renowned, eminent and celebrated.
Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. (Ezekiel 28:12)
Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. (Ezekiel 28:13)
Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. (Ezekiel 28:14)
Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. (Ezekiel 28:15)
 In Haman, the celebrated and magnificent one we have a type of Lucifer as Lucifer, son of the morning! (Isaiah 14:12) Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. (Ezekiel 28:12) In Haman, the rager and the tumult we have Satan the accuser, the adversary, the attacker, and the archenemy of God. When iniquity was revealed in Lucifer, he RAGED against God, and caused a tumult in the spiritual realm of God’s kingdom. Even in the small detail of the difference in the meaning of Haman’s name is used by the Holy Spirit of God to reveal the UNSEEN entity in the book of Esther. God leaves nothing out in His spiritual school of instruction: the language of numbers belongs to Him; the different languages of men were formed by Him, secular history is controlled by Him, and typology and symbolism is but a shadowy lane leading to the grand boulevard of His Light and Glory.
  Haman was in the court of Ahasuerus not because he was Persian, but because he had been taken captive during one of Ahasuerus’s military campaigns, as Daniel and the three young men in the book of Daniel previously in the Babylonian era under Nebuchadnezzar. The young men of royalty (the princes) were spared and preserved when captured to serve for their captors because they were more educated and above the masses in intelligence. Therefore, Haman was once of royalty, the line of the Amalakites. After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that [were] with him. (Esther 3:1) Coming from royalty and of royal blood, Haman found it almost impossible to accept his present position and condition as servant to this Persian Empire. Again, consider this enemy of all the Jews as a type of Lucifer/Satan when he held the high angelic position of anointed cherub, and covering cherub to the throne of God. He desired to achieve a greatness beyond his assigned position. And what was that particular position that Lucifer coveted and lusted for? It was the position that Melchisedec held, the position of the High Priest of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth. That was Lucifer’s goal. He either refused to see or he refused to accept that he was a creature created to serve God, not to be equal with God. All his machinations of merchandising power (a community organizer) were to form an angelic organization under him to aid him in his coup d’etat against Melchisedec, the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, in His position as High Priest. As the High Priest of God on earth was the Son of God, so also BEFORE His earthly manifestation Christ was the High Priest of God in the heavenlies. His Priesthood was/is Eternal . . . that is what for ever means . . .
As he saith also in another [place], Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. (Hebrews 5:6) The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. (Psalm 110:4) Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast [our] profession. (Hebrews 4:14) Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; (Hebrews 3:1)
   Since Lucifer was only a created entity (although extremely powerful) and I use the word entity very loosely in this context; he was not able to successfully overthrow the Godhead bodily. (The Godhead BODILY is the express image of God in manifested form: the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ. Even in the realm of the UNSEEN there is the reality of the SEEN. When John the apostle was in the heavenly realm, as detailed in the book of the Revelation, he saw, he interacted with, and spoke to individuals in the realm of the spiritual. They were VISIBLE to John, they were SEEN, they were/are real.)
 Haman knew that he could never unseat Ahasuerus of course, but he deeply desired to be next in power to the head of power. That was the same desire of Lucifer, to be next in power to the head of power, and when Lucifer failed, his uncontrollable rage stirred in him the madness of insanity when he then thought to be like the most High.
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! (Isaiah 14:12) For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: (Isaiah 14:13) I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. (Isaiah 14:14)
  The book of Esther is historical, prophetical, and of the SEEN and UNSEEN world, it typifies the end of the age of man in their conflict with the nation of Israel. CLICK HERE to understand the prophecy within Esther in the book of the Revelation. CLICK HERE to understand how Haman is a type of the scheme of Israel’s original adversary, the true Rager.
 Haman’s genealogy discloses the generational hatred that the Agagites had for the nation of Israel. Six (6) times in the book of Esther, the enemy of the Jews is mentioned: (Esther 3:10; 7:4,6; 8:1; 9:10,24). But there is also a progression: Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy. Then the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy, then the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, and lastly the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews. We are led from one individual, Haman, to the house of Haman, to the ten sons of Haman, and lastly to the nation of the Agagite the enemy of all the Jews. Haman, the Rager, and the Tumult was the son of Hammedatha, ‘measurement,’ ‘he that troubles the law, ‘and ‘given by the moon/god.’ Through these three meanings (gathered from Hebrew and Persian roots) we see the one meaning that is tied to the ‘measurement’ of God and who is found wanting by God. Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. (Daniel 5:27) God measures all of mankind, and all of mankind has been found wanting. It is the Law of God that is also troubled . . . as in the Law of Sin and Death . . . and the Law of Moses.
  Haman was an Amalekite, and from Amalek was a descendant of Esau. And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these [were] the sons of Adah Esau’s wife. (Genesis 36:12) The Amalekites were enemies of Israel from the very beginning, before Israel became a nation. For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn [that] the LORD [will have] war with Amalek from generation to generation. (Exodus 17:16) And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek [was] the first of the nations; but his latter end [shall be] that he perish for ever. (Numbers 24:20) Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember [that] which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid [wait] for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt. (1st Samuel 15:2) CLICK HERE to learn more about the Amalekites and Queen Esther (both appear in the article around page 18 and 15).
  The name Agagite is only documented in the book of Esther that Haman was an Agagite. The word Agag appears to be more of a title of the kings of the Amalekites. CLICK HERE to know more about Agag . . . it is approximately around page 16 in the article.
  Thus, we are led to see that Haman was of the line of the kings of the Amalekites. The word Agag means ‘ I will overtop,’ and also means ‘flames‘ and ‘warlike.’ However, it is the name of Amalek that is interesting. It means ‘people of lapping.’ Through this name we see a people with the characteristics of their leader. As the followers of Satan, they have his same characteristics: For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, (Mark 7:21) Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: (Mark 7:22) Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, (1st Corinthians 6:9) Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. (1st Corinthians 6:10)
  Everyone knows ‘a lapper.‘ They are the ones who lap the very life out of an individual. ‘People of the lapping‘ are those who consume the preciousness from a child; they lap up the wealth of a nation, and they lap up of the natural resources within the bowels of the earth. The ‘people of the lapping‘ are the professional welfarites (the political and government establishment) and the semi-professional welfarites (those who abuse, use and game the welfare system) who lap all the benefits away from those who paid into the welfare system. Oh, yes, we are all well aware of the lapping Amalekites.
  Now that we have seen Ahasuerus and Haman as types of Lucifer/Satan let us do some groundwork on the geographical location of the placement of the book of Esther where all the historical events occurred and where the prophetic events will happen. Speaking from a western heritage with a western mind there are scores of individuals who have no concept of anything outside of the frame of their daily existence. It is absolutely scary that many cannot even find the United States on a map . . . I write the truth. So, with that in mind, let’s proceed to examine the territory that prophecy deals with and where the book of Esther was centered on.
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Persia
The Land of Strength and the Land of Division
The Beginning of Confusion
  Man finds locations through a system called GPS (Global Positioning System); however, God has His own global positioning system called God’s Powerful Spirit. The Persian Empire is the location where the nation of Israel is enslaved in the book of Esther, and through God’s powerful Spirit He reveals where the last kingdom of man will be based . . . in the Persian Empire, formerly known as the Babylonian Empire. The first Persian Empire (before Persia existed) was in the land of Babel, the land of Shinar, known as Babylon. Through the millenniums borders have fluidly fluctuated according to the numerous battles and conflicts of this land, names changed, tyrants changed, but the battle for this territory has always existed from the age of Nimrod into the age of the last tyrant called The Beast. Don’t analyze a current map of the Middle East and Western Asia and consider that the contemporary lines dividing one nation from another nation has always been a constant . . . demarcation lines and set boundaries have never been a constant in history. We will be viewing a land historically without boundary limits but limited only by their ability to militarily control their territory.
  You may say that the Persian Empire no longer exists, but you are incorrect. Geographically Persia may not be acknowledged as a great powerhouse, but spiritually Persia has never ceased to play a role in the affairs of man’s governments. In contemporary and secular history from 1941 to 1979 the Shah of the Imperial State of Iran, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, ruled over Iran as the Emperor of Persia. Although he was pro-Western in his foreign policy, and he encouraged economic development he was nevertheless removed from power by the clandestineness of the United States who underhandedly brought in the hardened anti-Western religious fanaticism of those who currently rule over the people of Iran today. Anyone who is seen as uncontrollable by the UNSEEN and sometimes SEEN uncontrollable rulers of the United States is never allowed to remain in power. The Shah of Iran was seen as a person who could possibly unite a vast region of the Middle East and western Asia and become a threat to the power structure of the West and specifically to Washington. (This post is NOT about the pro’s and con’s of the last Emperor of Persia, for the Shah was still a man of the East, a political man caught between two extremely different philosophical and religious entities while seeking to secure a lasting and powerful dynasty for himself and for his descendants.)Â
  The Shah was seen as a serious future threat to Washington, D.C., as President Trump is seen as a threat, and as Mr. Putin is seen as a threat to Washington because of the rich resources of Russia, and he and his nation cannot be easily overtaken by the insane madness of WOKENESS through so-called ‘social issues.’ Washington covets Russia’s wealth and power (the energy war) and its strategic geographical location that serves as a bridge to the top of the world; to the rich empires of the south in Mongolia, the ‘stans’, and to China; to the Middle East and Western Asia, to the east to the Sea of Okhotsk which lies a few miles from Alaska; to western Europe; and to the Nordic countries and to the North Sea. Russia has the largest extensive land mass of 11% of the entire globe, whereas the United States is 4th in land mass at 6.1%. It is no wonder that through greed and envy that Washington is engaged in outright war against the Bear doing what they do best: pretending that it is really Ukraine who is at war. But it is the larger goal of Satan to achieve his goal of ruling over a world united under his man, The Beast. (The current situation with Ukraine is NOT a recent development, regardless of what the propaganda news agencies report. The big war-scared Bear has been poked and poked and poked by the plucked Eagle and the other birds of prey with cloaked sticks wrapped in a false moral indignation tapestry of ‘the bad guy, good guy false morality syndrome’ for decades by agents trained to cause regimen changes, and wars. If you are ever bored, I suggest you check out all the treaties signed between the Bear and the Eagle since 1947, and particular in the 1970’s and 1990’s as both sides are NOT treaty trusty.)Â
  Through Washington’s actions to destroy Russia, they are really destroying themselves: financially and militarily. Remember when President Trump, in his first term as President was inaugurated, that people screamed that he was a war monger. But now that we have an unelected and an illegal government who are currently aggressively demanding that the nation go to war against Russia, where are the screamers against war? There are no decent words that can describe the madness of the Empire of Washington. The only President for peace is President Trump. The only true statesman is President Trump. WAR is on the lips of every evil. WAR without reason and purpose, but that mankind may be culled from the earth through blood shedding. Who benefits from WAR? I can only think of the prime one and his agents: Satan and the extreme wealthy. What is the first thing to die in WAR? TRUTH. Who suffers from WAR? certainly NOT THOSE who create war. When the mind is controlled, the body is controlled, the spirit of man within relinquishes its dominance and the soul of man is enslaved.
  The enemies of the Shah of Iran, the last Emperor of Persia, didn’t fear war, they feared that their control over nations would be diminished. They saw in him a man who could build a powerful and economically strong nation that would benefit the people, as they see in President Trump a man who can build a strong and powerful nation that would benefit the people (not the sick corrupt establishment). That is why the true current (2023) President of the United States, President Trump, is NOT allowed to remain in power, because he cannot be bought, neither will he bend to their agenda, nor will he accept the surrender of this nation to the UNSEEN global one world conquest. It may not make much sense to you until you understand that conflict/war means money . . . a lot of money. Corporations become richer through war, military leaders become richer though war, politicians add millions to their offshore accounts through war . . . war is where it is at. It’s about MONEY and MONEY is POWER . . . enough MONEY AND POWER TO CONTROL THE WORLD. Yes, the Shah saw himself as an Emperor along the lines of complete authority of the former Emperors of that great historical nation, and yet, while he reigned his people flourished economically, and since anti-western fanaticism has ruled, the people have ceased to flourish and have become enslaved to religious maniacs. There is, however, one major point that I failed to connect when I wrote that it’s all about MONEY and POWER. It’s about controlling the souls of men. Why do you think that what is called ‘social issues’ is the major dominant news today? When the mind is controlled, the body is controlled, the spirit of man within relinquishes its dominance and the soul of man is enslaved. The satanic power directing the overthrow of nations will never be satisfied until they own the souls of men. (Revelation Chapter 18)
 Although Persia’s secular history is necessary in order to understand our current global conflict, let’s leave secular Iran/Persia behind and venture into the supernatural spiritual conflict between Lucifer/Satan and his Persian land of turmoil. The meaning of the word Persia is seen through ‘land of horses,’ and ‘land of division.’ In the ‘land of horses‘ we can view this in two ways: the first, the talent of the people of this territory was and is in their appreciation and knowledge not only for the beauty of this animal, but their heritage in horsemanship. And on the other side of their extraordinary horsemanship skills, we have the biblical meaning of man placing his confidence and security on the creature instead of on the Creator. Be ye not as the horse, [or] as the mule, [which] have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. (Psalm 32:9) An horse [is] a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver [any] by his great strength. (Psalm 33:17)
  Now let us look at the ‘land of division.‘ Persia/Iran/Iraq/Babylon/Shinar all as one territory began in the roots of division when God divided Babel. So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. (Genesis 11:8) Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. (Genesis 11:9) The last mention of the word divided is found in Revelation 16:19, And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. CLICK HERE to further learn of this land of division and confusion.
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The Resistance of the Prince of the Kingdom of Persia
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The Kings of Persia
  Secular and historical Persia is central to the purposes of Lucifer/Satan and Persia is also central to the spiritual conflict on planet Earth. Through the prophetic book of Daniel, in Chapter 10, we have the spiritual and physical conflict between ‘the prince of the kingdom of Persia‘ which is Lucifer/Satan and the Lord Jesus Christ in verse 13. Of course, it has to be verse 13.
  But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. How do we know that it was the Lord Jesus Christ? Then I (Daniel) lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz: (Daniel 10:5) His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. (Daniel 10:6) This is the same description of the Lord Jesus Christ in Revelation Chapter 1, verses 14 and 15, His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. Don’t quickly glance over the words of the Holy Spirit of God as He describes this battle in the realm of the UNSEEN. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. We have the prince of the kingdom of Persia, who is Satan Himself and then we have the kings of Persia, the kings of this land were the leaders of the apex of man’s strength based totally on man’s strength alone, and these kings ruled over a land of division, a land of separation that divided mankind from God.
  There is also another revelation in that the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me, yet there was no resistance or opposition of the kings of Persia with the Lord Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit of God simply states, and I remained there with the kings of Persia. God opened a door into the spiritual realm to allow us to understand more about His Christ, the Lord Jesus.
And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. (Daniel 10:10)
And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. (Daniel 10:11)
Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. (Daniel 10:12)
But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. (Daniel 10:13)
Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days. (Daniel 10:14)
  This scene is documented in Chapter 10, the number that represents God’s perfect order not only in the heavenly sphere, but His order is perfect over the realm of the rule of man on earth. For twenty-one (21) days (earth time) the Lord Jesus Christ was engaged in a spiritual battle with the prince of the kingdom of Persia (Satan). This battle was not in the heavenly realm, but it was in the spiritual realm on earth. That is one of the reasons why the Spirit of God set earth time of twenty-one (21) days into the story line.
  Michael the archangel, a prince of Israel, and one of the chief princes, and a Warrior angel entered into the scene to assist the Lord Jesus. And then next we have this statement by Christ, and I remained there with the kings of Persia. WHAT!? WHEN? WHY? The Spirit of God does not expand further but to add in verse 14 that Christ was then with Daniel to reveal to him what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days. Why did Christ remain there with the kings of Persia? Where was ‘there?’ (I know that grammatically that makes no sense, but nevertheless . . . where was ‘THERE?’) Let us compare scripture with scripture. There is a verse in the New Testament in 1st Peter 3:18 and 19 that is very similar to the situation in Daniel 10:13.
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:Â (1st Peter 3:18) By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; (1st Peter 3:19) Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.(1st Peter 3:20)
  Delving into the unknown spiritual world can become a dangerous place without scripture leading the way. Peter revealed that Christ WENT and PREACHED to THE SPIRITS IN PRISON, the prison of death, where the souls of dead men are restrained BEFORE their final judgment, or the second death, at the great white throne of God. And to be exact, Peter (through the Holy Spirit) informs us who these spirits were. They were the spirits of those who perished in the universal flood.
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. (Genesis 6:4) And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. (Genesis 6:5) And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. (Genesis 6:6) And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. (Genesis 6:7)
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. (Genesis 6:13)
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. (Genesis 6:17)
  Whom did Christ PREACH to? He preached to the spirits of disobedient men. Where did He preach? He preached to the spirits in their prison. When did Christ preach? He preached to them at the end of the Old World, when the Old World was no longer. What did Christ preach? He preached what Noah had preached: the righteousness of God (2nd Peter 2:5), that the world was condemned (Hebrews 11:7), that the earth was full of violence (Genesis 6:13), and through their own sin and rebellion against the righteousness of God they were righteously judged.
  In essence, Noah preached the gospel to the first world; Christ preached that He IS the gospel, the good news that they had rejected. Noah preached that God is righteous and because He is righteous ALL who would come to Him, He would save, and all who rejected Him He would judge. Christ preached that they had rejected HIM, the righteousness of God. Noah preached that the world was condemned. Christ preached that they would face another condemnation in the second death. Noah preached that the earth was full of their own violence. Christ preached that their own sin witnessed against them and therefore they were without excuse. Noah preached of Him who was to come, and Christ preached that He was and IS the ONE to come.
Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. (Romans 1:19)
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:Â (Romans 1:20)
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. (Romans 1:21)
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, (Romans 1:22)
And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. (Romans 1:23)
And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? (Romans 2:3) Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? (Romans 2:4) But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; (Romans 2:5) Who will render to every man according to his deeds: (Romans 2:6)
  As Christ preached unto the spirits in prison, to those who perished in the flood in the Old World, He also preached unto the spirits in prison of those in the New World. But Daniel 10:13 reveals that there was a major difference between the Old World and the New World. These were specific spirits, the kings of Persia. These were not the spirits of man, but the spirits of kings, and kings of a distinct territory.
But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. (Daniel 10:13)
  God the Holy Spirit not only deals with the kings of Persia, but through them, the prince of the kingdom of Persia. Where did it all begin? Nimrod in the land of Shinar, the land of Shinar (the territory of Babylon), Babylon (the land of Persia), and these specific spirits, the kings of Persia. What do these spirits represent? Christ remained with them to preach to them that He alone was King of kings and Lord of lords. He preached that He alone should be praised and extolled and honored as the King of heaven. And that all His works are truth, and that His ways are judgment and that He alone rules in the kingdom of men. By Christ remaining with the kings of Persia, the prince of the kingdom of Persia also heard His preaching; thus, reinforcing to Satan his sin and iniquity that as Lucifer he failed to praise, extol and honor the King of heaven.
  As Christ preached to those who lived and perished in the Old World condemning them for their unbelief and sin, He also preached to those who ruled over the ancient empire of Persia in the New World. The kings of Persia represented not only their own time period, but they represented ALL kings throughout all time . . . that there is ONLY ONE KING of kings. Even in death, God will be heard. Even in death, man cannot escape from the words of God. Even in death, Christ continually preaches what joys man has rejected. Even in death ALL WILL BOW! That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth; (Philippians 2:10) And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, [be] unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. (Revelation 5:13)
And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. (Revelation 19:15) And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (Revelation 19:16)
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And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. (Esther 8:15)
and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
  Much happened between Chapters 1 and 8 in the book of Esther: envy, conspiracy, court politics, hatred, insomnia . . . yup . . . plain ole’ insomnia. Now what could possible cause Ahasuerus to have insomnia? Money troubles? Marriage troubles? None of the above, but God working in the background. And through Ahasuerus not able to sleep, all the malicious schemes of Haman fell apart.
On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. (Esther 6:1) And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. (Esther 6:2) And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him. (Esther 6:3)
  How can anyone overcome sleeplessness? Read something boring as the book of records of the chronicles. That ought to put anyone to sleep, read the records of the chronicles of the workings of government. But within these records, Ahasuerus was reminded of a person he had overlooked in being rewarded for his loyalty and fealty to Ahasuerus. Instead of sleeping, he became invigorated to immediately do something for the man Mordecai to honor him somehow for saving his life. And then, the malicious plot to destroy Mordecai and all the Jews in the Persian Empire began to quickly unravel and Ahasuerus was made aware of how close treachery had come to his throne. Tell me that God the Holy Spirit doesn’t have a righteous sense of humor.
And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king’s house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him. (Esther 6:4)
And the king’s servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in. (Esther 6:5)　
So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself? (Esther 6:6)
And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour, (Esther 6:7)
Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:Â (Esther 6:8)
And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour. (Esther 6:9)
Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king’s gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken. (Esther 6:10)
Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour. (Esther 6:11)
  All that Haman desired was placed on the one whom Haman hated with a passion. As you read Esther, place the heart of Haman as the heart of Lucifer in God’s realm. Place the actions of Haman as the actions of Lucifer, place the humiliation of Haman as the humiliation of Lucifer, place the removal of Haman from his place and position of honor as the removal of Lucifer from his place and position of honor. God the Holy the Holy Spirit is showing us that through the book of Esther there is much more than the history of the Jews, nor the prophetic history yet to come, it is spiritual history. Before the beginning of the creation of the earth and the heavens THERE WAS A HISTORY, a history of the spiritual realm; a history of an organized rebellion, a history of one created angel who thought that ALL should worship him, a history of a spiritual and physical coup d’état, and a history of worship envy.
And all the king’s servants, that [were] in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did [him] reverence. (Esther 3:2)
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. (Esther 3:5) And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that [were] throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, [even] the people of Mordecai. (Esther 3:6)
  We are not going to follow Esther, nor Haman’s plot, but we are going to concentrate on the second mention of purple in Esther 8:15. (If you do not like spiritual meaning of numbers, then move on.)
  Notice that the second and last mention of purple is recorded in the 15th verse in the 8th Chapter. What do you see in the UNSEEN? Do you see the two prime numbers in both of number 8 and in the number 15? Eight and fifteen are NOT prime numbers! However, they are based on two prime numbers: 3 + 5 = 8, and 3 x 5 =15. What is the UNSEEN message in the language of numbers? Mordecai represents the Messiah, the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ going out from the presence of the heavenly realm of God in His apparel of blue and white (the Royal Priesthood). On His head He wears a great crown of gold (righteousness) and wearing a garment of fine linen and purple: the robes of purity and royalty. In His apparel we see the Messiah, the Christ as both the Royal Priest and King presenting Himself to His people. Chapter 8, verse 15 is a prophecy of the grace (5) that is to come to Israel by God Himself when He reveals Himself (3) to the nation of Israel immediately before His millennial reign . . . a new beginning (the number 8) not only for Israel but for man and the nations of the world under the rule of a RIGHTEOUS King, the Lord Jesus Christ.
  And the city of Shushan shall rejoice and be glad. Shushan means ‘lily,’ as the whiteness of the flower, and ‘trumpet,’ as the shape of the lily. Through the name of this city, Shushan, God the Holy Spirit discloses the UNSEEN things of the Messiah, the Christ.
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. (Hosea 14:5)
I [am] the rose of Sharon, [and] the lily of the valleys. (Song of Songs 2:1) As the lily among thorns, so [is] my love among the daughters. (Song of Songs 2:2)
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem. (Isaiah 27:13)
Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for [it is] nigh at hand;Â (Joel 2:1)Â
And he brought forth his people with joy, [and] his chosen with gladness:Â (Psalm 105:43)
And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. (Isaiah 35:10)
 From Esther 1:6 to 8:15 the UNSEEN God, in the book of Esther, is SEEN even through the word purple. We did not cover the heroism of Esther, the stunningly beautiful queen from the nation of Israel. Israel is never mentioned in the book of Esther; however, the word Jew is mentioned eight (8) times, and the real lesson in the book of Esther is seen in the word Jewish. This word Jewish is mentioned forty (40) times, and in that number, we have the lesson in the book of Esther: that the Jews in the kingdom of the Persian Empire could not be called Israelites, for Israel ceased to be a territorial government, but were THEN swallowed up or lapped up by their conquerors. In captivity they spiritually could only be called Jews or Jewish, here in the land outside of their own land was the trial of their faith. Through the number forty we understand that throughout this small book they were not only daily tried but as Jews and Jewish they were targeted for annihilation by Haman. CLICK HERE to learn more about the number that represents the earth and man under trial.
 Watch how God moves UNSEEN through the book of Esther not only in the word purple but in the numbers. In Esther Chapter 3, verse 13, we read, And the letters were sent by posts into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, [even] upon the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and [to take] the spoil of them for a prey. The 13th day was an exact date when all those in the Persian Empire would be allowed to freely destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day. There is no such thing in the word of God as coincidence. Haman’s heart was set not on the 6th day, but it was set on the thirteenth day to proclaim this day as the day to destroy and to kill all Jews in the Persian Empire. Of course, their extinction was to be on the 12th month, the number that symbolizes Israel rooted in the twelves tribes of Jacob.
  We also did not closely follow the life of Mordecai, nevertheless, the Spirit of God reveals to us the heart of Mordecai in Esther 2:19, 21 and 5:9. Three times Mordecai is associated with the king’s gate . . . . Mordecai sat in the king’s gate . . . Mordecai sat in the king’s gate . . . Mordecai in the king’s gate. This was more than just sitting at the entrance to the residence of Ahasuerus. These three mentions reveal the closeness of the heart of Mordecai to Jehovah, the Godhead bodily. God is not mentioned in the book of Esther because His name was most likely not mentioned among the people, but God always has a voice and a door on His earth, in His nation, and in His Church in those who sit at His gate, the King’s gate. God’s gate is Christ, the Door to faith, the Door to salvation, the Door of redemption, the Door of utterance, and the great open and effectual Door to everlasting life.
Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. (John 10:7)
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. (John 10:9)
For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and [there are] many adversaries. (1st Corinthians 16:9)
Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:Â (Colossians 4:3)
I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. (Revelation 3:8)
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. (Revelation 3:20)
After this I looked, and, behold, a door [was] opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard [was] as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. (Revelation 4:1)
 This ends Part 2 of The Woman Arrayed in Purple from Men of Renown – Part xxxv. Sorry, I am mistaken, this doesn’t end Part 2, but Part 2 continues on into Part 3. Hopefully, you will follow this series of Men of Renown Part xxxv in The Woman Arrayed in Purple, Part 3 through the books of Proverbs, Song of Songs, Jeremiah and Ezekiel. And then, God willing, He will lead us through the New Testament in the word purple. The written word of God is endless because it was written by an endless God.
Men of renown is a companion piece to Giants in the Earth series.
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