The Great Reversal (Esther 7:1-8:10)
Esther reveals her true identity. Haman and Mordecai change places. Still, the crisis is unresolved — and King Xerxes proves unwilling to do more.
Esther reveals her true identity. Haman and Mordecai change places. Still, the crisis is unresolved — and King Xerxes proves unwilling to do more.
Mordecai writes a new genocidal law to contradict Haman’s genocidal law. But is this really what Mordecai is supposed to do with his newfound political power?
Esther and Mordecai write everything down and establish a new holiday, but not everyone is thrilled with the idea at first.
An apostle in exile receives the first of many visions, and begins writing the book that we now call Revelation, or “The Apocalypse”.
Jesus tells John to write seven introductory letters to seven churches, letting them know that if they want to understand the visions that follow, they are going to have to ask for help.
John experiences a second change of setting, and begins to see reality — all of reality — from a whole different perspective.
As an old man, John witnesses the replay of an event he first experienced as a youth, but this time he sees it from a whole different perspective…and this changes everything.
John has already seen “what is now”, and now it is time to see “what must soon take place”. But “soon” turns out to be sooner than expected…
As the vision of “what must soon take place” continues, John finds himself time-travelling backwards yet again, to view an instant replay of history from yet another perspective.
Just when it looks like judgement is complete and every tear finally wiped away, somehow everything starts up all over again! — but even worse this time around.