The Esther Call
Esther, Haman, and the Prophetic Picture of the End Times
Jewish tradition recounts that when the wicked Haman—the adversary in the Purim narrative—devised his scheme to annihilate the nation of Israel, he cast lots to determine the most “favorable” time to execute his plan. When the lot (a pur, from which the name Purim is derived) fell upon the month of Adar, Haman rejoiced. In his mind, there could be no better season to destroy the Jewish people than the month associated with the death of Moses—a time he presumed symbolized weakness and misfortune for Israel.
Haman, the principal antagonist in the Book of Esther, is identified as an Agagite, a descendant of Agag, king of the Amalekites—one of Israel’s most relentless and ancient enemies. Scripture records that Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, was elevated by King Ahasuerus to the highest position of authority beneath the throne. Empowered by his newfound influence, Haman demanded that all the king’s servants bow before him. Yet Mordechai refused.
Haman’s rage intensified when he discovered Mordechai’s Jewish identity. Consumed by hatred, he persuaded King Ahasuerus to issue a royal decree ordering the extermination of every Jew throughout the Persian Empire.
Yet heaven had already prepared a hidden instrument of deliverance.
Queen Esther—the king’s bride and secretly a Jew—was strategically positioned within the palace. Through wisdom, fasting, and courageous intercession, she invited the king and Haman to two royal banquets. At the second banquet, Esther unveiled the plot and exposed Haman as the architect of her people’s destruction. The king, filled with fury, ordered that Haman be executed upon the very gallows he had constructed for Mordechai. Haman’s ten sons were later killed in battle and publicly displayed, and Scripture records that the Jews were granted victory over their enemies, striking down seventy-five thousand who sought their destruction.
What appeared to be a sealed death decree became the stage for divine reversal.
Esther as a Prophetic Foreshadowing
The account of Esther is far more than a historical deliverance story. It unfolds as a prophetic pattern revealing God’s redemptive strategy at the end of the age.
Esther emerges as a royal bride—a prophetic picture of the Church—called and commissioned to stand in intercession for the salvation of the Jewish people during a season of unparalleled danger.
Significantly, Esther’s story unfolds at the close of winter and during the final month of the Jewish calendar, prophetically mirroring the closing season of this present age. Scripture declares that the “Days of Jacob’s Trouble” will arise during a period marked by spiritual darkness and global shaking just before the establishment of Christ’s reign.
During this time, the earth will tremble under divine judgments, death decrees will be issued against God’s covenant people, and yet, in the midst of unprecedented crisis, divine deliverance will break forth. It will be in this climactic hour that the promise of the New Covenant spoken in Jeremiah 31:31–34 reaches its ultimate fulfillment.
Parallels Between Haman and the Antichrist
Haman, as a descendant of Amalek, embodies the enduring spiritual hostility against Israel. The spirit of antisemitism, which has manifested throughout history, will reach its full and most violent expression during the Great Tribulation when it finds its ultimate vessel in the Antichrist.
Revelation 13:7 declares:
“And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them…”
Another striking parallel appears in the structure of Haman’s household. Haman fathered ten sons, while the prophetic vision of Revelation reveals the beast possessing ten horns—symbolizing ten kings who will briefly share authority with him.
Revelation 17:12 states:
“The ten horns you saw are ten kings… who for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast.”
Thus, the narrative of Esther forms a prophetic template: an empowered adversary, a genocidal decree, and a supernatural reversal released through courageous and sacrificial intercession.
The Rise of the Corporate Esther
As global darkness intensifies, God will raise up what can be described as a “corporate Esther”—a consecrated, purified, and fearless company of believers commissioned to stand in the gap for Israel’s salvation.
This corporate bride will carry both intimacy with the King and authority before the throne. Through fasting, prayer, and unwavering obedience, she will confront the spiritual powers aligned against God’s covenant purposes.
When this corporate Esther steps forward—even at the risk of her own life—a profound shift will occur in the spiritual realm. The very schemes designed to destroy the Jewish people will become the instruments through which their redemption unfolds.
Satan’s ancient agenda to eradicate Israel will collapse just as Haman fell upon his own gallows. The intense persecution unleashed during the Great Tribulation will ultimately provoke Israel’s national awakening and salvation. At the appointed moment, Jesus Christ will return in glory to destroy the beast, the false prophet, and the armies gathered against Him.
Revelation 19:17–21 describes this decisive and final victory.
Esther’s Identity and the Church’s Identity
Esther herself carries profound symbolic significance. Like the believers she foreshadows, she lived with a dual identity.
Her Hebrew name, Hadassah, means “myrtle tree,” representing fruitfulness, restoration, and covenant blessing. Her Persian name, Esther, means “star” or “hidden,” reflecting the concealed nature of her calling and the hidden workings of God’s redemptive plan.
Esther was an orphan raised by her cousin Mordechai. In similar fashion, Gentile believers were once spiritual outsiders—described by Paul as “wild olive branches” (Romans 11)—who have now been grafted into God’s covenant family through faith in the Messiah. Once separated, believers have now been adopted into the household of God through Christ.
Even Esther’s hidden identity prophetically reflects God’s concealed strategy to preserve and ultimately redeem the Jewish people.
Before approaching the king, Esther underwent an extended season of purification and preparation. This process foreshadows the Church—the Bride of Christ—being refined, cleansed, and adorned in readiness for the coming Bridegroom.
Revelation 19:8 describes this prepared bride clothed in fine linen, bright and pure. Esther therefore becomes a typological image of the wise virgin whose lamp remains filled with oil while darkness deepens across the earth and intensifies around the Jewish people.
This purified remnant—the corporate Esther—will be uniquely positioned to partner with God in Israel’s final redemption.
A Call for This Hour
Even now, the Bridegroom-King is summoning His prepared bride to stand in intercession for the Jewish people. Scripture warns that proximity to the King’s palace does not guarantee exemption from coming trials. Faithfulness, obedience, and courage remain essential.
Mordechai’s warning to Esther echoes prophetically into our generation:
“If you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place… And who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14)
The same question now confronts the Church.
Perhaps we, too, have been positioned within the Kingdom for such a time as this.