Have you ever wondered, "If God is real, then why doesn't He make it more obvious? If He really wants us to believe in Him, then why doesn't He make it easier for us to see him?" It's easy to read the Bible and think, "If only God would show up for us today the way He showed up for His people back then." If you have ever felt this way, welcome to the book of Esther. "The God of Great Reversals" was written to shed light on the Gospel story woven throughout the only book of the Bible that never mentions God's name. In it you will find that even in the darkest days, God never stops working to keep His promises and to rescue His people. Ultimately, the reversals in the book of Esther point us forward to the greatest reversal of all when God used the death of His only Son to bring about the salvation of all his people. It is only this great reversal that is able to bring us hope even when we don't understand where God is or what He is doing.

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Many recent studies recognize the feature of reversal in individual narratives in Luke. What contribution do they make to Luke's eschatology, and how do they enable us to define the historical audience of Luke's Gospel? York's study focuses on the numerous sayings, parables, and narratives in Luke that exhibit a double or 'bi-polar' reversal of fortunes. It concludes that this rhetorical form is a fundamental element in Luke's understanding of the death and resurrection of Jesus and the nature of life in the Kingdom inaugurated by Jesus.

The Power of the Anointing: The Burden Remover and Yoke Destroyer by Evangelist Virginia Sutton Finally, after eight years of praying, fasting, and warfare against the powers of darkness, it is finished: my first book about the anointing. I began to write on October 8, 2002, and finished June 16, 2010. To write about the anointing was not easy because Satan knows this is one sure weapon that will put him out of business: this is why he constantly tries to set traps for those that are sold out to GOD and are walking in the anointing that has been placed upon their lives. You see, the anointing is your divine spiritual authority in the spirit that has been delegated down to us from the Lord. Therefore, the anointing is GODS holy Power, Presence, and SPIRIT upon man/woman for the purpose of not only to live holy but to also tear down the kingdom of Satan and build up the kingdom of God. The anointing enables, enhances, and equips in order to whip the powers of darkness: Sinful yokes are destroyed because of the anointing; therefore, the devil is not alarmed over talent, which only pricks the emotions. However, he is alarmed over the anointing, which pricks the heart of man and causes him to cry out, What must I do to be saved? Acts 2:3738 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

The preachers in Acts are Spirit-filled people who have one message to proclaim: the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. The themes of resurrection and Spirit converge at Pentecost when Peter boldly announces that the risen Christ has poured out the Holy Spirit. A new stage in redemptive history has arrived, but is it entirely new? As it turns out, the concept of resurrection is not new at all--it goes back much farther than many people realize and has its roots in the Pentateuch. At the same time, the Holy Spirit has advanced God's agenda from the very beginning. When these two eschatological themes meet on the lips of Peter at Pentecost, thousands suddenly realize who Jesus is. They acknowledge Luke's central teaching: Jesus is Lord and Christ. Resurrection and Spirit traces these two Lukan themes from the Pentateuch to Luke-Acts and invites the reader to discover a new depth of appreciation for Jesus, the Lord and Christ.