...in the court of the garden of the king's palace;
Where were white, green, and blue,
hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen
and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble:
the beds were of gold and silver,
upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
Esther 1:5,6
The Great Controversy between God & Lucifer, like in Esther,
began in the "courts" -- of heaven.
began in the "courts" -- of heaven.
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
Revelation 12:7