Salvation and the Book of Esther

Here is a bit of Purim teaching from Darrell Lockridge, a Purim (March 7-9) date predictor (Latter Rain msg. #53500):

DARRELL: "Purim is significant because it shows that the end will come after the gospel goes into the world (127 provinces). In the meantime, many will become saved (i.e., become Jews) after hearing the gospel (i.e., the King's commandment)."

Es 8:17* And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.

Another wonderful false teaching moment from the date setting cult-denomination.

In Esther 8:17, we see that the Jews had joy and gladness whithersoever the king's commandment and decree came. This decree was a reversal of his original decree to destroy the Jews in Esther 3:11-13. We also see that many of the people of the land became "Jews", for the fear of "the Jews" fell upon them. Darrell, a true-blue Camping-trained trampler of the Word, claims that "Jews" means "saved" and that the king's commandment means "the gospel". Darrell rambles on with other fantastic definitions, such as "joy means salvation" and "2300 days is the silence in heaven".

The King's Revised Commandment in Esther 8:11:

Es 8:10 And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus’ name, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:

11 Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,

Darrell's idea that this decree typifies the gospel that saves should make anyone extremely wary. Where is Christ in the king's decree? Where is the cycle of sin, judgment, repentance and mercy? Where is the atonement that had to be made for the Jews? 

WHERE IS THE BLOOD THAT HAD TO BE SHED FOR THE JEWS' REDEMPTION?

Le 17:11  For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

The color of the gospel is red, not the black and white of the book of Esther. Naturally, the Camping date setters' will argue that the blood of atonement was shed before the foundation of the world. Even if this heretical notion was true, where is it recorded in the book of Esther? The king's commandment granted the Jews of his kingdom the right to stand for themselves and to conquer their enemies. The king's decree is not the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Many of the land became Jews:

Believers are feared, but never by those who are Christ's. They are feared by the "nations that are under the whole heaven" and "the land" the believers tread upon.

De 2:25 This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.

De 11:25 There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.

In Esther 8:17, many of the land became "Jews", but they were not really Jews at all. They were of "the nations" under heaven referred to in Deuteronomy 2:25.

There are true Jews who are truly of Israel:

Ga 2:15  We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

(Of course, Paul is talking about the "divine nature" of God: "Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." - 2 Pet. 1:4)

And there are false Jews who are fakers.

Ro 9:6  Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:

Re 2:9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

Re 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

These Jews of Revelation 2:9 and 3:9 will come and worship at the believers' feet. Completely contrary to Darrell's teaching, the Jews in King Ahasuerus' kingdom who became Jews out of fear of the Jews by nature are of the synogogue of satan. The elect are Jews by nature who fear only God, never men. 

Jer 32:39  And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

Ex 18:21  Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

1Pe 2:17  Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.