The Enemy’s Final Defeat Series

Esther isn’t just a story; she’s a sign.

She’s the picture of a bride standing tall in a collapsing world.

We’re not in the first of the last days.

We’re in the last of the last days!

Can somebody say Amen!

Before that trumpet sounds, there’s gonna be a stirring in God’s people like this world has never seen.

A sleeping church is about to wake up.

An Esther company—bold, pure, praying—will stand before the King and plead for a generation.

A Haman World

Haman strutted through Persia. Everybody bowed—everybody but Mordecai.

And one man’s backbone exposed a nation’s idolatry.

Look around. We live in the same kind of world.

Everybody’s bowing to the idols of money, pleasure, and self.

They’ll tolerate anything but conviction.

They’ll celebrate everything but holiness.

It’s a Haman world, allergic to light and hostile to truth.

But God always keeps a remnant who won’t bow and won’t burn!

The Boy Who Prayed

A little boy in Florida bowed his head at lunch.

Teacher ran across the room—

“Not here! You can’t pray here!”

Next day he prayed quiet, eyes open.

She shook him—

“I know what you’re doing! No praying!”

That case went to court.

Tiny moment? No.

It’s the temperature of a culture that’s decided God is the enemy.

But God is raising up an Esther generation who will say,

“If I perish, I perish!”

You can silence the prayer, but you can’t stop the presence!

Stepping into the Throne Room

Esther fasted, prayed, and dressed in royal robes.

She walked straight into that forbidden court knowing the law said death.

But when the king saw her—favor found her!

The scepter lifted.

Church, hear it—favor follows surrender!

If you’ll risk everything for obedience, the King will extend His grace.

The Hidden Hand

She could’ve blurted her request, but she said,

“Come to a banquet.”

Why wait?

Because God was setting the stage!

When heaven is moving, timing is holy.

Haman’s Pride

Haman left that palace grinning ear to ear—

until he saw Mordecai still standing.

One man who wouldn’t bow ruined his whole day.

He built a gallows fifty cubits high—

fifty cubits of hate, fifty cubits of pride, fifty cubits of doom.

And that night, friend, it looked like the devil had the upper hand.

But That Night … God

“That night the king could not sleep.”

No thunder. No angel. Just insomnia.

The God of heaven tugged a pagan king out of bed.

He opened the record books and found Mordecai’s good deed.

“Was he ever rewarded?”

“No.”

“Then reward him now!”

And right then, Haman walked in to ask for Mordecai’s death.

“Tell me, Haman,” said the king,

“What should be done for the man the king delights to honor?”

Haman grinned—That’s me.

He painted the whole parade—robes, horse, royal shout.

“Do it,” said the king. “For Mordecai the Jew!”

Ha! Look at God.

The man who built the gallows is now leading a parade!

The devil planned your funeral—God’s planning your promotion!

A Star Rises

The name Esther means star.

And the darker the night, the brighter the star.

God always has a light in every generation.

You don’t have to be famous; you just have to shine.

The Second Banquet

The king asked again, “What’s your request?”

Esther stood up. Voice steady, heart strong:

“If I’ve found favor, let my life and my people be spared.

We’ve been sold—to be killed, destroyed, annihilated.”

“Who did this?”

“The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman!”

Boom! The mask came off.

Truth stood tall.

Light broke the darkness.

And hell had nowhere left to hide.

The Gallows of Grace

The king stormed into the garden.

Haman fell across Esther’s couch, begging.

The king came back—

“Will he assault the queen while I’m in the house?”

They covered his face.

A servant spoke up: “The gallows he built for Mordecai stands ready.”

The king said, “Hang him on it!”

And they did.

The rope he twisted became his own noose.

The wood he raised became his judgment.

That’s the cross, church!

The enemy thought Calvary would crush the Christ—

but the cross became the devil’s gallows!

What the enemy meant for evil, God turned for good!

From Gallows to Glory

God turns crucifixions into resurrections.

He takes the boards of your pain and builds a platform for His glory.

You may see gallows; heaven sees grace.

The King’s Ring

The king took off his signet ring—the same ring that once marked death—and gave it to Mordecai.

That’s authority.

When Jesus rose, He said, “All power in heaven and earth is given unto Me.”

Then He handed the ring to His church.

Authority without intimacy is danger.

Intimacy without authority is weakness.

But when you’ve been in the presence of the King—you walk in both!