History does not move randomly. It moves according to the set times of God. When the book of Esther records a decree of destruction reversed in a single day, it reveals more than ancient Jewish survival. It reveals a kingdom pattern.
As Purim 5786 approaches, that pattern is rising again. The shaking in nations is not a political coincidence. It is a prophetic alignment.
Pastor Philip Thornton, speaking alongside Rabbi Curt Landry, declared that this Purim marks a preparatory and strategic moment unlike recent years.
In his word released during a January fast, Thornton said, “Purim is the time where we will witness a reverse of decree curses while at the same time be positioned to receive both empowerment and anointing for defense and for battle.”
God does not simply act for His people. He works through positioned vessels who understand the time.
The pattern of Esther was never passive deliverance. A wicked decree went forth. A people fasted. A queen stepped into authority. A king extended favor. Laws were reversed. Thornton summarized it this way: “God didn’t do it for them. He did it through them. He anointed them to change the narrative and empowered them to defend themselves.”
That same confrontation between covenant authority and what he described as the Haman spirit is surfacing again. Anti-Israel hostility, escalating global tension and governmental instability are not isolated developments. They are symptoms of exposure. The anti-God spirit that once hid in policy and culture is being brought into plain view.
Thornton tied this Purim to a larger revelation of divine timing. He noted that 2026 carries the numerical value associated with the name of the Lord and emphasized that 5786 is a year where “we’re going to see the hand of God revealed.” He spoke of a set time that cannot be reversed. “Satan can’t stop a set time,” he said. “It is set from before the foundations of the world.”
The chaos seen across nations is not proof of darkness winning. It is evidence that heaven’s calendar is advancing.
Central to the word was the opening of what Thornton called prophetic portals. These are not mystical abstractions. They are divine windows of alignment. “Prophetic portals are opening around the world,” he declared. “Men and women from every tribe, nation and tongue will begin to understand that it is I who have spoken the beginning from the end.”
In practical terms, this means increased clarity, sharper discernment and strategic positioning. Those who listen will find themselves in the right place at the right time. Those who resist alignment will feel the shaking more intensely.
The word also addressed unity. Disunity is the enemy’s primary counterattack against alignment. Thornton pointed to Deuteronomy 6 and the generational mandate. Families must carry revelation from fathers to sons and from sons to children. The last days will not be sustained by isolated leaders but by four generations flowing together in covenant strength. Without that transfer, blessing fragments. With it, curses are cut off, and momentum builds.
The message for Purim 5786 is not to observe but to align. Reverse decrees require positioned people. Set times require prepared hearts. The Esther pattern demands courage, unity and obedience. As the shaking intensifies and the Haman spirit is exposed, the people of God must guard love, refuse offense and stand in kingdom authority.
This Purim is a divine appointment. The decree of destruction did not stand in Esther’s day. It will not stand in ours. The set time has come.
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a background in journalism from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
