This message is about the glories of the latter house and how they compare to the glories of the local church today.
The entire book of Esther is about God’s providential care of His people.
The children of Israel were to keep themselves separated from the other nations but, by intermarrying with the different nations around them, they had compromised and taken on their abominations. The answer for them, though it might seem harsh, was to separate from their heathen marriages.
The message of Haggai, chapter two, is a message of coming glory (see Haggai 2:3, 7, 9; compare 1:8). The importance of the message is shown in the time in which it was given.
Studies in Bible Prophecy Outline #1
