Haman seeks to destroy the Jewish people due to Mordecai’s loyalty to God.

Esther 3:3-6

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 “Then the king’s servants who were within the king’s gate said to Mordecai, “Why do you transgress the king’s command?” Now it happened, when they spoke to him daily and he would not listen to them, that they told it to Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s words would stand; for Mordecai had told them that he was a Jew.” Esther 3:3-4

It is clear that the State of Israel faces accusations of violating the objectives of the United Nations, or the global government of the beast. The ultimate goal is to integrate the Middle East into a single entity that fosters harmony and stability in the area as a step towards the one world government. As I type this, around the world, people are vocalizing against Israel and supporting the terrorist group Hamas and the Palestinians. To the global culture, the Israeli government seems to be not listening. In Hitler’s Germany, the Jewish people were considered to be out of alignment with Hitler’s national agenda for no other reason than being Jewish.

Mordecai refused to bow down to Haman, despite the king’s servants urging him to obey the king. He explained that as a Jew he only worshipped God and followed the Ten Commandments, which forbade idolizing people or images, “You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.” Exodus 20:3-4

As followers of Jesus Christ, we face pressure to adapt to the global culture that is influenced by the entity that gives them their thoughts, feelings, words, and actions. However, we resist this pressure because we want Jesus to be the Lord of our thoughts, feelings, words, and deeds, “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ…” 2 Corinthias 10:4-5

“When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was filled with wrath. But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus—the people of Mordecai.” Esther 3:5-6

Mordecai, a Jew, refused to bow down to anyone or anything except the Lord God. Haman became furious when he felt his efforts to uphold the king’s supremacy throughout the land were challenged. Haman exploited Mordecai’s rebellion as a chance to strengthen the king by wiping out all the Jewish people, who followed the Lord God’s will rather than the will of the narcissistic and grandiose king. Haman felt no empathy or guilt for his plan (This is similar to the plight of the Jewish people under Hitler’s Germany, who endured the horrific events of the Holocaust.). Until then, Queen Esther’s Jewish identity and her being the cousin of Mordecai had remained a secret. But soon, she would reveal this shocking news to her husband and king, as written about in Esther 7:3-4

Today, Christians and the name of Jesus Christ are being eradicated from off the face of the earth. The Gospel of Christ is no longer preached in the churches, government lawmakers do not include the values of the Bible in their policies, schools are not teaching Bible principles in the classrooms, and Christianity is not wanted in any sector of society. “It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.” Revelation 13:7 The “him” in this verse is the beat associated with the image and mark of the beast.

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:1