Title: One Ring to Ruin Them All In Esther, chapter 3, the die is cast for the genocide of the Jewish people on March 7th, 473 B.C. (The 13th day of the 12th month of Adar) APPLICATION: One Ring to Ruin Them All (Esther 3) God’s people must not forget we are in a war. Evil seeks power and control. • “Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” - Lord Acton • 1 Peter 5:8, “Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.” Every Christian needs a like Mordecai. At the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, above the exit is this powerful quote by German Pastor Martin Niemöller, “First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”