The Purim Party
What is the best way to celebrate Purim?
Purim is a two day holiday that commemorates the Jews in the Persian Empire being saved from annihilation (Esther 9:20-22).
Purim occurs on the two days that the Jews in the Persian Empire celebrated their victory over their enemies (Esther 9:15-19). It is called Purim (lots) because of the Pur (lot) that was cast by their enemy to determine when to destroy them (Esther 9:24-26). It was made into an official holiday throughout the Persian Empire and has continued to be observed ever since (Esther 9:29-32).
Purim is not just for Jews, but for the Gentile Children of Truth (those who obey The Father of Truth because they love Him) as well (Esther 9:27-28).
In the days of Esther, many Gentiles became Jews and celebrated Purim with the Jews (Esther 8:17). In like manner, every Gentile, who has had their heart circumcise by coming into the House of Truth, also becomes a Jew (Romans 2:29). The heritage of the Jews becomes their heritage as well (Romans 11:16-25). They become part of the Israel that the Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD) always intended - even if they are not circumcised in the flesh (Galatians 6:15-16). They become part of the commonwealth of Israel along with the Jewish Children of Truth (Ephesians 2:11-17).
So, Purim is their holiday in an even greater sense than it is the holiday of Jews with uncircumcised hearts. The celebration of Purim and the story of Esther has many applications to the life of every Child of Truth. It is not just a Jewish thing.
Like Esther, they should be living to please the King. Like Esther, when they are in difficult circumstance, they should choose the path of true love.
Like Esther, who had to overcome the Spirit of Anti-Jewism, they will have to overcome the Spirit of Antichrist. Like Esther, they will see the end of Anti-Jewism and complete victory over the plans of the Father of Lies (HaShatan aka Satan Aka The Devil), if their confidence in the Father of Truth leads to action.
Like Esther, there is nothing accidental about their circumstances, for they were also put where they are for such a time as this. Like Esther, they will not be able to see the hidden hand of the Father of Truth in their circumstances, until after they have won the victory.
Most Gentile believers have no idea how to celebrate Purim. The best way to celebrate Purim is like any other holiday in the Book of Truth - apply the principles of the holiday that are found in the Book of Truth.
Purim is to be a celebration of feasting and joy - a party (Esther 9:17-18). This Purim Party is not just people celebrating in their individual homes, but sharing food with one another, so that nobody is left out of the celebration (Esther 9:19).
The Elements of the Party
The Purim Party is a feast for everyone, rich and poor, just like the one that King Ahasuerus gave (Esther 1:5). The feast is accompanied by the giving of gifts like King Ahasuerus gave at the feast of Esther (Esther 2:18). This feast is not just for friends and family, but is meant for the poor and the handicapped as well (Luke 14:12-14). The poor and the handicapped are to be sought out in the streets to come to this feast (Luke 14:21).
There is great diversity of food and drink at the Purim Party according the customs of many places after the manner of the Persians (Esther 1:8). A triangle shaped cookie called Hamantaschen (literally the pocket of Haman) containing either filling that is harden into a candy or left soft like pie filling, is eaten to remind people that Haman was willing to pay out of his own pocket to have the Jewish people exterminated (Esther 3:8-9). Smoked turkey, or shredded turkey cooked in flavorful sauces, is often included to remind people of King Ahasuerus, who was as clueless as a domesticated turkey (Esther 3:10-11). The food at the feast is not just Persian food like Naan, Paneer, and Biryani, but also food from every where that the Persian empire covered including India, Ethiopia, Egypt, Turkey, and the Middle East as well as food inspired by countries that bordered Persia, such as the milk based dishes of Russia and the rice based dishes of China (Esther 8:9-10). In particular, dried fruits found in Persia - cherries, apricots, plums (prunes) and mangoes - as well as the four nuts found in Persia - pistachios, almonds, walnuts, and hazelnuts - are present because the feast happened at the end of winter in the twelfth month, Adar (Esther 9:21-22).
The Purim Party has decorations in the colors of white, green, blue, purple, silver, gold, red, and black, which the Persians used to decorate the court of the palace in Shushan (Esther 1:6). The cups and eating utensils are diverse and gold in color like they were in the court of the palace (Esther 1:7).
People play games of chance, particularly using dice, or having a lottery, because it was the casting of lots by Haman that determined the date when the Jews were to be killed (Esther 3:7-13). This casting of lots is reason the holiday is called Purim (lots) (Esther 9:24-26). In particular, a dice or a lottery or both are used in distributions to the poor, so that the Father of Truth is deciding the distribution (Proverbs 16:33).
The Purim Party is a costume party, where people hide their faces with masks to commemorate how people hid their identity in the story of Esther. Esther hid her Jewish ancestry (Esther 2:18-20). Bigthan and Teresh hid their intentions to kill King Ahasuerus (Esther 2:21). Mordecai hid his role in saving King Ahasuerus (Esther 2:22-23). Haman hid his intentions to kill Mordecai (Esther 6:3-5). King Ahasuerus hid his desire to honor Mordecai (Esther 6:6-10).
The news of the Purim Party is to spread throughout the streets, just as the news of the decree for the Jews to be saved was spread throughout the Persian Empire (Esther 8:9-14). People should be sought out to attend the Purim Party until there are enough to fill the room and eat all the food (Luke 14:22-23).
This Purim Party includes giving gifts to the poor (Esther 9:21-22). The givers are not to let the receivers know who gave them the gift, so that the poor will only have the Father of Truth to thank (Matthew 6:1-4). This includes secretly putting money into a Tzedakah (literally "Righteousness"), a box for holding money to be given to the poor, similar to the treasury box that was in the Temple (Mark 12:41-44).
The Purim Party includes a narrator reading the Megillah (Scroll), the scroll containing the entire book of Esther, so people will remember the goodness of the Father of Truth in saving them from annihilation (Esther 9:23-28).
When the Megillah is read, people make noise to drown out the name of Haman, just as King Ahasuerus removed the name of Haman from the position of prime minister and from his house (Esther 8:1-2). Just before the name of Haman is spoken, the narrator signals that the name of Haman is about to be read by doing one of the following: Striking their hands together, making a disgusted look on their face, or stomping one of their feet loudly. As soon as the signal is given people start making noise to drown out the name of Haman while the word Haman is being read by doing one of the following: Making noise with a noise maker such as a gragger (grogger), booing with their mouths, banging on something like hitting pots and pans with metal spoons, or stomping loudly with their feet. When a few seconds have passed, the narrator raises their hand, all noise stops, and the story resumes.
When the Megillah is read, people cheer to exalt the name of Mordecai and Esther, just as King Ahasuerus exalted Mordecai to the position of prime minister and gave Esther the house of Haman (Esther 8:7-10). When the name of Mordecai or Esther is spoken, the narrator signals that people are to cheer by doing one of the following: Changing their voice to one of laughter and delight while reading these names, singing these names, or clapping their hands as soon as they finish reading these names. As soon as the signal is given people start making merry to cheer the name of Mordecai or Esther after the word Mordecai or Esther is being read by doing one of the following: Cheering loudly with their mouths, break out in joyful singing, playing tambourines, locking arms with each other and dancing in little circles, or clapping with their hands. When a few seconds have passed, the narrator raises their hand, all noise stops, and the story resumes.
Putting the Elements Together
Giving gifts to the poor is where everything comes together. This is done in several ways.
Congregations work together to host the Purim Party. Since Purim last two days, one congregation might host it at their meeting place on the first day and another congregation do the same on the second day.
Every attender of the Purim Party comes in a costume, preferably with a mask to hide their face. Since members of different congregations may not know each other, that further adds to the hiding of their identity.
Someone is appointed as Governor of the Feast. Each attender brings a dish for the feast of the Purim Party that is large enough to at least feed their family and another family of the same size. The dishes of food are placed in a designated area under the care of the Governor of the Feast.
Members of these congregations bring in non-perishable food items and practical items like diapers and soap. These items are placed in paper bags or the like. There is no particular order to what goes in each bag, other than maybe a separation of bags that contain items for families with babies or young children from bags that do not contain these items. All bags are more or less equal by volume. People can also donate money by putting it in a Tzedakah (Righteous), sometimes referred to as a poor box.
Next, some of the costumed attenders take some of the bags and go to houses where poor people are known to live. They then offer who ever answers the door a bag of goodies, and invite them to the Purim Party as their special guests. Special effort is given to invite the elderly, widows, fatherless children, foreigners, and the handicapped.
When these special guests arrive, they are given something to wear as a costume. A decorative paper mask is usually given at the minimum.
After this, there is often a parade of costumed attenders through the streets near the Purim Party. In the parade, there is music, singing, dancing, and comedic performances - especially by clowns and jesters. As the parade goes through the streets, the costumed attenders throw candy and party favors in the colors of Purim, particularly costume jewelry like necklaces, rings, and crowns, to the spectators. They also invite the spectators to come and join the Purim Party as guests. The spectators are invited to add to the contributions for the poor, if they are able and so desire. They are also given at least decorative masks, if they need them.
After this, everyone at the party gathers around for the reading of the Megillah.
After the reading of the Megillah, there is a period of making merry and mingling. At the beginning of this period, everyone is informed that if they are in need, then hold their hand out during the mingling. Someone else who is able, then places some money in their hand to help them. After receiving enough handouts, they close their hands and enjoy the festivities.
During this period of merry making, people play games of chance - especially with dice. There might be booths with wheels of fortune or other like games of chance. The prizes given during this time should generally be ridiculous and useless. The goal is to get people laughing.
Then the feast begins with some sort of fanfare by the Governor of the Feast. The Governor of the Feast makes a short and humorous speech about the reason for the feast. When the speech is over, then the Governor of the Feast leads everyone in thanking the Father of Truth for the feast that they are about to eat. Then everyone starts eating.
After everyone has eaten, then the Governor of the Feast leads everyone in thanking the Father of Truth that everyone has eaten and is satisfied.
Next the rest of the donated items and cash are distributed to the poor using some mechanism of chance to determine who gets what. This can involve the poor throwing dice to determine who gets a particular item, names being drawn out of a hat for the same reason, the poor playing bingo, or the poor being given tickets for a lottery to determine this.
There can be equal distributions of the remaining donated items and money, so that each player ends up with about the same amount of items and money, although not the same kind of items.
Alternatively, there can be some sort of elimination, where once a person has been selected to received their distribution, then they cannot play any more. Sometimes, the last person left after everyone else has been selected, receives all of the remaining money in the Tzedakah, as well as all remaining donated items.
After the distribution to the poor by means of chance is over, everyone pitches in to help in the clean up, and goes home. The Purim Party is over.
Purim Traditions that are contrary to the Book of Truth
The Rabbis teach that people should get so drunk at Purim that they cannot tell the difference between Haman and Mordecai. This is just another example of Rabbinic Distort.
Getting drunk can cause people to become naked, and not even know what happened to them while they were drunk (Genesis 9:21-24). When people drink too much wine, they can have sex with someone, and not even know that they had sex with them (Genesis 19:32-35).
Wine makes a fool of the drinker, and strong drink causes them to lose control of their passions, leading them to do foolish and harmful things (Proverbs 20:1). Strong drink is not fit for those who rule and those who desire to keep the Law of Truth (Torah aka The Law), but it is only fit for those who are perishing (Proverbs 31:4-7).
It was drinking too much strong drink and wine that caused the Jews to go into captivity (Isaiah 5:11-13). It was drinking too much wine and strong drink that caused the Jews to cast away the Law of Truth (Isaiah 5:22-24).
So the Children of Truth are not be drunk on wine, but rather on the Spirit of Truth (Ruach HaQodesh aka The Holy Spirit aka The Holy Ghost), so that they may know the will of the Father of Truth and rejoice in Him with singing (Ephesians 5:17-19). They are not live like those who do not know the Father of Truth, by drinking too much wine (1 Peter 4:2-4).
Those who rule over the congregation of the Children of Truth must never be controlled by drinking too much wine (1 Timothy 3:2-5). Those who assist in taking care of the congregation of the Children of Truth must also never drink too much wine (1 Timothy 3:8-9). The leaders of the congregation must never get drunk, so that they can demonstrate that they are teaching sound doctrine (Titus 1:7-9). Even the older women must never get drunk, so that they can teach the younger women how to be good wives and mothers (Titus 2:3-5).
The Rabbis also teach, that in years with a leap month, that Purim should be celebrated in the thirteenth month called Veadar (Second Adar), instead of the twelfth month called Adar.
The deliverance of the Jews occurred on the twelfth month called Adar (Esther 9:1-5). The commandment given by Mordecai specifically states that Purim is to be celebrated in this month called Adar every year without exception (Esther 9:20-21).
The grander party yet to come
The Purim Party is a picture of a grander party that is yet to come.
The Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) is going to host a party that will never be over (Psalm 16:9-11). He was resurrected from the dead to host this party (Acts 2:28-31).
The Children of Truth will join in this never ending party (Psalm 36:7-9). All sorrow and every bad thing that has happened to them will be forgotten at this party (Revelation 21:1-4). There will be food and drink for everyone, and no one will ever need to hide their identity again (Revelation 22:1-4). Only those who keep the commandments of the Father of Truth will be at this never ending party (Revelation 22:11-15).
The only way to attend this unending party is to come into the House of Truth.
Anyone can get on the guest list, if they will make a commitment to obey the Man of Truth, because they believe that the Father of Truth raised him from the dead (Romans 10:9). Everyone is invited to come to this party (Revelation 22:17)!
Come into the House of Truth!
Purim is a two day holiday that commemorates the Jews in the Persian Empire being saved from annihilation (Esther 9:20-22).
Purim occurs on the two days that the Jews in the Persian Empire celebrated their victory over their enemies (Esther 9:15-19). It is called Purim (lots) because of the Pur (lot) that was cast by their enemy to determine when to destroy them (Esther 9:24-26). It was made into an official holiday throughout the Persian Empire and has continued to be observed ever since (Esther 9:29-32).
Purim is not just for Jews, but for the Gentile Children of Truth (those who obey The Father of Truth because they love Him) as well (Esther 9:27-28).
In the days of Esther, many Gentiles became Jews and celebrated Purim with the Jews (Esther 8:17). In like manner, every Gentile, who has had their heart circumcise by coming into the House of Truth, also becomes a Jew (Romans 2:29). The heritage of the Jews becomes their heritage as well (Romans 11:16-25). They become part of the Israel that the Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD) always intended - even if they are not circumcised in the flesh (Galatians 6:15-16). They become part of the commonwealth of Israel along with the Jewish Children of Truth (Ephesians 2:11-17).
So, Purim is their holiday in an even greater sense than it is the holiday of Jews with uncircumcised hearts. The celebration of Purim and the story of Esther has many applications to the life of every Child of Truth. It is not just a Jewish thing.
Like Esther, they should be living to please the King. Like Esther, when they are in difficult circumstance, they should choose the path of true love.
Like Esther, who had to overcome the Spirit of Anti-Jewism, they will have to overcome the Spirit of Antichrist. Like Esther, they will see the end of Anti-Jewism and complete victory over the plans of the Father of Lies (HaShatan aka Satan Aka The Devil), if their confidence in the Father of Truth leads to action.
Like Esther, there is nothing accidental about their circumstances, for they were also put where they are for such a time as this. Like Esther, they will not be able to see the hidden hand of the Father of Truth in their circumstances, until after they have won the victory.
Most Gentile believers have no idea how to celebrate Purim. The best way to celebrate Purim is like any other holiday in the Book of Truth - apply the principles of the holiday that are found in the Book of Truth.
Purim is to be a celebration of feasting and joy - a party (Esther 9:17-18). This Purim Party is not just people celebrating in their individual homes, but sharing food with one another, so that nobody is left out of the celebration (Esther 9:19).
The Elements of the Party
The Purim Party is a feast for everyone, rich and poor, just like the one that King Ahasuerus gave (Esther 1:5). The feast is accompanied by the giving of gifts like King Ahasuerus gave at the feast of Esther (Esther 2:18). This feast is not just for friends and family, but is meant for the poor and the handicapped as well (Luke 14:12-14). The poor and the handicapped are to be sought out in the streets to come to this feast (Luke 14:21).
There is great diversity of food and drink at the Purim Party according the customs of many places after the manner of the Persians (Esther 1:8). A triangle shaped cookie called Hamantaschen (literally the pocket of Haman) containing either filling that is harden into a candy or left soft like pie filling, is eaten to remind people that Haman was willing to pay out of his own pocket to have the Jewish people exterminated (Esther 3:8-9). Smoked turkey, or shredded turkey cooked in flavorful sauces, is often included to remind people of King Ahasuerus, who was as clueless as a domesticated turkey (Esther 3:10-11). The food at the feast is not just Persian food like Naan, Paneer, and Biryani, but also food from every where that the Persian empire covered including India, Ethiopia, Egypt, Turkey, and the Middle East as well as food inspired by countries that bordered Persia, such as the milk based dishes of Russia and the rice based dishes of China (Esther 8:9-10). In particular, dried fruits found in Persia - cherries, apricots, plums (prunes) and mangoes - as well as the four nuts found in Persia - pistachios, almonds, walnuts, and hazelnuts - are present because the feast happened at the end of winter in the twelfth month, Adar (Esther 9:21-22).
The Purim Party has decorations in the colors of white, green, blue, purple, silver, gold, red, and black, which the Persians used to decorate the court of the palace in Shushan (Esther 1:6). The cups and eating utensils are diverse and gold in color like they were in the court of the palace (Esther 1:7).
People play games of chance, particularly using dice, or having a lottery, because it was the casting of lots by Haman that determined the date when the Jews were to be killed (Esther 3:7-13). This casting of lots is reason the holiday is called Purim (lots) (Esther 9:24-26). In particular, a dice or a lottery or both are used in distributions to the poor, so that the Father of Truth is deciding the distribution (Proverbs 16:33).
The Purim Party is a costume party, where people hide their faces with masks to commemorate how people hid their identity in the story of Esther. Esther hid her Jewish ancestry (Esther 2:18-20). Bigthan and Teresh hid their intentions to kill King Ahasuerus (Esther 2:21). Mordecai hid his role in saving King Ahasuerus (Esther 2:22-23). Haman hid his intentions to kill Mordecai (Esther 6:3-5). King Ahasuerus hid his desire to honor Mordecai (Esther 6:6-10).
The news of the Purim Party is to spread throughout the streets, just as the news of the decree for the Jews to be saved was spread throughout the Persian Empire (Esther 8:9-14). People should be sought out to attend the Purim Party until there are enough to fill the room and eat all the food (Luke 14:22-23).
This Purim Party includes giving gifts to the poor (Esther 9:21-22). The givers are not to let the receivers know who gave them the gift, so that the poor will only have the Father of Truth to thank (Matthew 6:1-4). This includes secretly putting money into a Tzedakah (literally "Righteousness"), a box for holding money to be given to the poor, similar to the treasury box that was in the Temple (Mark 12:41-44).
The Purim Party includes a narrator reading the Megillah (Scroll), the scroll containing the entire book of Esther, so people will remember the goodness of the Father of Truth in saving them from annihilation (Esther 9:23-28).
When the Megillah is read, people make noise to drown out the name of Haman, just as King Ahasuerus removed the name of Haman from the position of prime minister and from his house (Esther 8:1-2). Just before the name of Haman is spoken, the narrator signals that the name of Haman is about to be read by doing one of the following: Striking their hands together, making a disgusted look on their face, or stomping one of their feet loudly. As soon as the signal is given people start making noise to drown out the name of Haman while the word Haman is being read by doing one of the following: Making noise with a noise maker such as a gragger (grogger), booing with their mouths, banging on something like hitting pots and pans with metal spoons, or stomping loudly with their feet. When a few seconds have passed, the narrator raises their hand, all noise stops, and the story resumes.
When the Megillah is read, people cheer to exalt the name of Mordecai and Esther, just as King Ahasuerus exalted Mordecai to the position of prime minister and gave Esther the house of Haman (Esther 8:7-10). When the name of Mordecai or Esther is spoken, the narrator signals that people are to cheer by doing one of the following: Changing their voice to one of laughter and delight while reading these names, singing these names, or clapping their hands as soon as they finish reading these names. As soon as the signal is given people start making merry to cheer the name of Mordecai or Esther after the word Mordecai or Esther is being read by doing one of the following: Cheering loudly with their mouths, break out in joyful singing, playing tambourines, locking arms with each other and dancing in little circles, or clapping with their hands. When a few seconds have passed, the narrator raises their hand, all noise stops, and the story resumes.
Putting the Elements Together
Giving gifts to the poor is where everything comes together. This is done in several ways.
Congregations work together to host the Purim Party. Since Purim last two days, one congregation might host it at their meeting place on the first day and another congregation do the same on the second day.
Every attender of the Purim Party comes in a costume, preferably with a mask to hide their face. Since members of different congregations may not know each other, that further adds to the hiding of their identity.
Someone is appointed as Governor of the Feast. Each attender brings a dish for the feast of the Purim Party that is large enough to at least feed their family and another family of the same size. The dishes of food are placed in a designated area under the care of the Governor of the Feast.
Members of these congregations bring in non-perishable food items and practical items like diapers and soap. These items are placed in paper bags or the like. There is no particular order to what goes in each bag, other than maybe a separation of bags that contain items for families with babies or young children from bags that do not contain these items. All bags are more or less equal by volume. People can also donate money by putting it in a Tzedakah (Righteous), sometimes referred to as a poor box.
Next, some of the costumed attenders take some of the bags and go to houses where poor people are known to live. They then offer who ever answers the door a bag of goodies, and invite them to the Purim Party as their special guests. Special effort is given to invite the elderly, widows, fatherless children, foreigners, and the handicapped.
When these special guests arrive, they are given something to wear as a costume. A decorative paper mask is usually given at the minimum.
After this, there is often a parade of costumed attenders through the streets near the Purim Party. In the parade, there is music, singing, dancing, and comedic performances - especially by clowns and jesters. As the parade goes through the streets, the costumed attenders throw candy and party favors in the colors of Purim, particularly costume jewelry like necklaces, rings, and crowns, to the spectators. They also invite the spectators to come and join the Purim Party as guests. The spectators are invited to add to the contributions for the poor, if they are able and so desire. They are also given at least decorative masks, if they need them.
After this, everyone at the party gathers around for the reading of the Megillah.
After the reading of the Megillah, there is a period of making merry and mingling. At the beginning of this period, everyone is informed that if they are in need, then hold their hand out during the mingling. Someone else who is able, then places some money in their hand to help them. After receiving enough handouts, they close their hands and enjoy the festivities.
During this period of merry making, people play games of chance - especially with dice. There might be booths with wheels of fortune or other like games of chance. The prizes given during this time should generally be ridiculous and useless. The goal is to get people laughing.
Then the feast begins with some sort of fanfare by the Governor of the Feast. The Governor of the Feast makes a short and humorous speech about the reason for the feast. When the speech is over, then the Governor of the Feast leads everyone in thanking the Father of Truth for the feast that they are about to eat. Then everyone starts eating.
After everyone has eaten, then the Governor of the Feast leads everyone in thanking the Father of Truth that everyone has eaten and is satisfied.
Next the rest of the donated items and cash are distributed to the poor using some mechanism of chance to determine who gets what. This can involve the poor throwing dice to determine who gets a particular item, names being drawn out of a hat for the same reason, the poor playing bingo, or the poor being given tickets for a lottery to determine this.
There can be equal distributions of the remaining donated items and money, so that each player ends up with about the same amount of items and money, although not the same kind of items.
Alternatively, there can be some sort of elimination, where once a person has been selected to received their distribution, then they cannot play any more. Sometimes, the last person left after everyone else has been selected, receives all of the remaining money in the Tzedakah, as well as all remaining donated items.
After the distribution to the poor by means of chance is over, everyone pitches in to help in the clean up, and goes home. The Purim Party is over.
Purim Traditions that are contrary to the Book of Truth
The Rabbis teach that people should get so drunk at Purim that they cannot tell the difference between Haman and Mordecai. This is just another example of Rabbinic Distort.
Getting drunk can cause people to become naked, and not even know what happened to them while they were drunk (Genesis 9:21-24). When people drink too much wine, they can have sex with someone, and not even know that they had sex with them (Genesis 19:32-35).
Wine makes a fool of the drinker, and strong drink causes them to lose control of their passions, leading them to do foolish and harmful things (Proverbs 20:1). Strong drink is not fit for those who rule and those who desire to keep the Law of Truth (Torah aka The Law), but it is only fit for those who are perishing (Proverbs 31:4-7).
It was drinking too much strong drink and wine that caused the Jews to go into captivity (Isaiah 5:11-13). It was drinking too much wine and strong drink that caused the Jews to cast away the Law of Truth (Isaiah 5:22-24).
So the Children of Truth are not be drunk on wine, but rather on the Spirit of Truth (Ruach HaQodesh aka The Holy Spirit aka The Holy Ghost), so that they may know the will of the Father of Truth and rejoice in Him with singing (Ephesians 5:17-19). They are not live like those who do not know the Father of Truth, by drinking too much wine (1 Peter 4:2-4).
Those who rule over the congregation of the Children of Truth must never be controlled by drinking too much wine (1 Timothy 3:2-5). Those who assist in taking care of the congregation of the Children of Truth must also never drink too much wine (1 Timothy 3:8-9). The leaders of the congregation must never get drunk, so that they can demonstrate that they are teaching sound doctrine (Titus 1:7-9). Even the older women must never get drunk, so that they can teach the younger women how to be good wives and mothers (Titus 2:3-5).
The Rabbis also teach, that in years with a leap month, that Purim should be celebrated in the thirteenth month called Veadar (Second Adar), instead of the twelfth month called Adar.
The deliverance of the Jews occurred on the twelfth month called Adar (Esther 9:1-5). The commandment given by Mordecai specifically states that Purim is to be celebrated in this month called Adar every year without exception (Esther 9:20-21).
The grander party yet to come
The Purim Party is a picture of a grander party that is yet to come.
The Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) is going to host a party that will never be over (Psalm 16:9-11). He was resurrected from the dead to host this party (Acts 2:28-31).
The Children of Truth will join in this never ending party (Psalm 36:7-9). All sorrow and every bad thing that has happened to them will be forgotten at this party (Revelation 21:1-4). There will be food and drink for everyone, and no one will ever need to hide their identity again (Revelation 22:1-4). Only those who keep the commandments of the Father of Truth will be at this never ending party (Revelation 22:11-15).
The only way to attend this unending party is to come into the House of Truth.
Anyone can get on the guest list, if they will make a commitment to obey the Man of Truth, because they believe that the Father of Truth raised him from the dead (Romans 10:9). Everyone is invited to come to this party (Revelation 22:17)!
Come into the House of Truth!
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posted by The House Of Truth @ February 17, 2019
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