Post by MIRIAM JACOB on Nov 5, 2010 5:01:24 GMT -5
THE JEZEBEL CONTROLLING SPIRIT
This condensed study is from 'PRAYER PORTIONS' © SYLVIA GUNTER.
The Jezebel spirit is a dominant evil authority in society, the church and in your family. People have personally been attacked, infiltrated, sabotaged and robbed by Jezebel. She is no respecter of persons. This spirit is genderless but seems to work very effectively through women and sensitive male personality types. There are only two classes of people - Jezebels and those who have been 'Jezebelled.'
Revelation 2, verses 20-23 gives a clear picture that it leads astray the best of servants into wrong teachings.... a strong warning of judgement on the Jezebel spirit. Jezebel seeks to destroy true worship. It misleads and corrupts the church and seeks to neutralize the life of prophets, pastors and other male authority, by any means. Jezebel is out to destroy the family, morality, and God-ordained authority. It is the spirit behind disorder in churches and families.
TEN CHARACTERISTICS OF JEZEBEL
1. Jezebel's ultimate goal is always control, always motivated by its own agenda and relentlessly pursues it. It is intent on getting what it wants, trying to dominate, arrange and fix everybody.
2. The Jezebel spirit attacks, controls, dominates, or manipulates, especially male authorities - husband, pastor, boss.
Queen Jezebel usurped political authority of the kingdom. Jezebel in the church at Thyatira usurped spiritual authority. The ultimate goal is to conquer or neutralize the prophet, because a discerning pastor, prophet or Christian leader is Jezebel's greatest enemy.
Jezebels hate and distrust men and always question male authorities. Jezebels cause them to doubt their decisions, capability, manhood, worth, etc. Jezebels will not submit to God's delegated authority. Jezebels are not always brash, overt, aggressive, or bossy. They may be more subtle, outwardly gracious, but just as determined to have their own way. Jezebels may resort to control by tears, fear, rejection, guilt, pouting, silence, sickness, or self-pity.
3. Jezebels cause fear, flight and discouragement. They often cause a spiritual leader to flee his appointed place, like Elijah did. Some effects of being 'Jezebelled' are debilitating discouragement, confusion, depression, loss of vision, despair, disorientation, withdrawal, worthlessness, defeat, burnout, physical illness, financial insufficiency, and an infinite variety of other fiery darts, including death or at least a death wish. The Jezebel spirit cuts off the life of spiritual leadership.
4. Jezebels are natural leaders, although often covertly. Jezebels seek out people of influence to win their ear, gain credibility, and win endorsement. They try to ally with them, influence them, or establish a bond with them. They seek out places of leadership, are self-promoting, and proclaim themselves to be prophets. They provide inside information and gain a following, and thus lead people to take their eyes off the Lord. There is always an overt or subtle threat to leave and take their 'loyal followers' with them. This is the blackmailing spirit that operates with Jezebel. The blackmailing spirit also says, 'You owe me. You need me. If you don't do what I want, I will....'
5. Jezebels are insecure and wounded with pronounced ego needs. They are trying to fill a love deficit. They seek continual affirmation and stroking of ego. Jezebels need to be popular, please people, be accepted and approved, be needed, be on the inside, or make others dependent on them. They seek security in the good opinion by others of what they do. They operate on performance-based acceptance. They are striving to prove something to themselves and others - to prove their worth, to get their emotional needs met, to feel good based on what they do. They are perfectionistic and legalistic.
Jezebels always have deep, unhealed wounds from one or more sources -
REJECTION early in life, abandonment or emotional remoteness by father or mother - perhaps by illness, addiction or premature death, neglect because of birth order, loneliness, isolation, or rejection by significant others - for example because of physical appearance.
RESISTANCE to authority because of bad relationships or bad experience with authority figures in school, government, church or family - correction done in the wrong way or abuse.
FEAR, INSECURITY AND SELF-PRESERVATION - Fear is the principal entry for the Jezebel spirit to vulnerable, threatened people. Jezebels seek to control in order to feel secure.
BITTERNESS that gets into these wounds, especially against men because of abandonment or abuse. The spirit of Jezebel often takes up residence in a person after a wound from the past, usually rejection or insecurity in some form.
6. Jezebels are tremendously subtle and deceptive. They intend to get what they want at all costs, but this intention can be cleverly disguised. Jezebels use flattery, saying what you want to hear, to win you over to their domination. Jezebels are masters of manipulation by guilt, gifts, innuendo, insinuation, undermining influence, or discrediting. They may exihibit false humility or submission, while they feed their own pride and seek to get their way. They may dominate, control, and manipulate to gain their own agenda. This mocks God's ordained order, because it is not true heart submission, just pretense. Jezebels use flirtation and womanly wiles. They are extremely jealous of anyone they perceive to be a threat or who gets close enough to influence someone they want to control. They can emit jealousy into a room, as they play one person against another. They are divisive and send separation and strife into the strongest relationships.
7. Jezebels are proud, independent, and rebellious. Rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft - 1 Samuel 15, verse 23, which is control or knowledge through any other means than the Holy Spirit. Jezebels exalt their own will above God or their God-given authority by emotional pressure or soul power. Failure to submit to God's control ends up in power not of the Holy Spirit to obtain their ends, which is witchcraft. If their intercession is motivated by a controlling spirit, it is witchcraft. Stubbornness, insubordination, or arrogance is like iniquity and idolatory (1 Samuel 15:23). When they flee from accountability, this is idolatory of self and pride. Pride also resists correction from anybody, because of its insecurity in identity. The self is too fragile to receive correction, even in love, so they put up walls of separation, which are inevitably walls of deception. They use various devious means to avoid correction, like tears or discrediting the corrector. Much male-female rivalry is rooted in the control issue of the Jezebel spirit. Rather than believe God to give their husbands wisdom to lead the family in his God-given position, they take matters into their own hands by constant manipulation. In trying to get around God's order, they open the whole family up to satanic attack.
There is a maturation process in the Jezebel syndrome, because it is an addiction to power or control. If confronted early on, there is more hope for repentance. If it is fully matured and well-entrenched, Jezebels typically refuse to see this about themselves, and without acknowledgement, there is no repentance. Jezebels often lack true repentance, which is confession and willingness for God to change what is revealed. In Thyatira, Jezebel was given time to repent, but she would not.
Pray for the church to deal with wounds with grace and truth. Pray for the church to have the courage and discernment to confront this spiritual issue head on and call for repentance. Both healing and direct confrontation will be necessary to enforce the defeat of this spirit.
8. It takes an Ahab to let Jezebel be effective and operate unchallenged. Jezebels do not operate without an Ahab to enable them. Every Jezebel problem is an Ahab problem. What did Ahab do wrong? He should not have abdicated spiritual leadership nor his responsibility as head of his house and his nation, because his family and the nation were destroyed. The leader who will stand against Jezebel must have keen discernment in identifying spirits, a strong commitment to rightly divide the word of God, and a strong sense of submission to his or her own accountability. God removed Ahab and replaced him with Jehu, who dealt with Jezebel. Pray for Ahabs to be healed and strong and released into the fullness of God's purposes for their lives.
9. Jezebel is always a religious spirit. Both Jezebel of the Old Testament and of Revelation operated under the cover of religion, but that religion was "toxic faith." Jezebels appear to be religious, can talk the talk, and have a form of godliness. Their religious deeds are done for all to see.... They often target the prayer ministry, prophetic ministry, or worship ministry for ambition and control.... Check the fruit. True spiritual gifts attract people to Jesus, not to themselves.... Jezebels claim discernment, but is it really? False discernment is based on mistrust, fear, suspicion, fault-finding, hidden agenda, coldness, no love, criticism, judgement, anger, ambition, bitterness, and stirring up strife, all fitting the description of demonic inspiration, according to James 3:13-16.
10. The families of Jezebel are most often out of order. Many families are a sad re-enactment of parental family of origin here mama wore the pants by dominance or manipulation. The Jezebel syndrome may come through inheritance from the family. The best Jezebels learnt it at their mother's knee. This spirit is contagious. Jezebels breed Jezebels! Usually Jezebels' families are out of order. In the families of Jezebels, the mates have spiritual shortcomings and abdicate the role of leader in the family. These husbands let Jezebels control and exercise the real authority, although it may be disguised and under cover. Children raised in this atmosphere are caused to take sides, grow up insecure, disrespect their fathers, are manipulated and controlled, become controllers and manipulators themselves.
This condensed study is from 'PRAYER PORTIONS' © SYLVIA GUNTER.
The Jezebel spirit is a dominant evil authority in society, the church and in your family. People have personally been attacked, infiltrated, sabotaged and robbed by Jezebel. She is no respecter of persons. This spirit is genderless but seems to work very effectively through women and sensitive male personality types. There are only two classes of people - Jezebels and those who have been 'Jezebelled.'
Revelation 2, verses 20-23 gives a clear picture that it leads astray the best of servants into wrong teachings.... a strong warning of judgement on the Jezebel spirit. Jezebel seeks to destroy true worship. It misleads and corrupts the church and seeks to neutralize the life of prophets, pastors and other male authority, by any means. Jezebel is out to destroy the family, morality, and God-ordained authority. It is the spirit behind disorder in churches and families.
TEN CHARACTERISTICS OF JEZEBEL
1. Jezebel's ultimate goal is always control, always motivated by its own agenda and relentlessly pursues it. It is intent on getting what it wants, trying to dominate, arrange and fix everybody.
2. The Jezebel spirit attacks, controls, dominates, or manipulates, especially male authorities - husband, pastor, boss.
Queen Jezebel usurped political authority of the kingdom. Jezebel in the church at Thyatira usurped spiritual authority. The ultimate goal is to conquer or neutralize the prophet, because a discerning pastor, prophet or Christian leader is Jezebel's greatest enemy.
Jezebels hate and distrust men and always question male authorities. Jezebels cause them to doubt their decisions, capability, manhood, worth, etc. Jezebels will not submit to God's delegated authority. Jezebels are not always brash, overt, aggressive, or bossy. They may be more subtle, outwardly gracious, but just as determined to have their own way. Jezebels may resort to control by tears, fear, rejection, guilt, pouting, silence, sickness, or self-pity.
3. Jezebels cause fear, flight and discouragement. They often cause a spiritual leader to flee his appointed place, like Elijah did. Some effects of being 'Jezebelled' are debilitating discouragement, confusion, depression, loss of vision, despair, disorientation, withdrawal, worthlessness, defeat, burnout, physical illness, financial insufficiency, and an infinite variety of other fiery darts, including death or at least a death wish. The Jezebel spirit cuts off the life of spiritual leadership.
4. Jezebels are natural leaders, although often covertly. Jezebels seek out people of influence to win their ear, gain credibility, and win endorsement. They try to ally with them, influence them, or establish a bond with them. They seek out places of leadership, are self-promoting, and proclaim themselves to be prophets. They provide inside information and gain a following, and thus lead people to take their eyes off the Lord. There is always an overt or subtle threat to leave and take their 'loyal followers' with them. This is the blackmailing spirit that operates with Jezebel. The blackmailing spirit also says, 'You owe me. You need me. If you don't do what I want, I will....'
5. Jezebels are insecure and wounded with pronounced ego needs. They are trying to fill a love deficit. They seek continual affirmation and stroking of ego. Jezebels need to be popular, please people, be accepted and approved, be needed, be on the inside, or make others dependent on them. They seek security in the good opinion by others of what they do. They operate on performance-based acceptance. They are striving to prove something to themselves and others - to prove their worth, to get their emotional needs met, to feel good based on what they do. They are perfectionistic and legalistic.
Jezebels always have deep, unhealed wounds from one or more sources -
REJECTION early in life, abandonment or emotional remoteness by father or mother - perhaps by illness, addiction or premature death, neglect because of birth order, loneliness, isolation, or rejection by significant others - for example because of physical appearance.
RESISTANCE to authority because of bad relationships or bad experience with authority figures in school, government, church or family - correction done in the wrong way or abuse.
FEAR, INSECURITY AND SELF-PRESERVATION - Fear is the principal entry for the Jezebel spirit to vulnerable, threatened people. Jezebels seek to control in order to feel secure.
BITTERNESS that gets into these wounds, especially against men because of abandonment or abuse. The spirit of Jezebel often takes up residence in a person after a wound from the past, usually rejection or insecurity in some form.
6. Jezebels are tremendously subtle and deceptive. They intend to get what they want at all costs, but this intention can be cleverly disguised. Jezebels use flattery, saying what you want to hear, to win you over to their domination. Jezebels are masters of manipulation by guilt, gifts, innuendo, insinuation, undermining influence, or discrediting. They may exihibit false humility or submission, while they feed their own pride and seek to get their way. They may dominate, control, and manipulate to gain their own agenda. This mocks God's ordained order, because it is not true heart submission, just pretense. Jezebels use flirtation and womanly wiles. They are extremely jealous of anyone they perceive to be a threat or who gets close enough to influence someone they want to control. They can emit jealousy into a room, as they play one person against another. They are divisive and send separation and strife into the strongest relationships.
7. Jezebels are proud, independent, and rebellious. Rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft - 1 Samuel 15, verse 23, which is control or knowledge through any other means than the Holy Spirit. Jezebels exalt their own will above God or their God-given authority by emotional pressure or soul power. Failure to submit to God's control ends up in power not of the Holy Spirit to obtain their ends, which is witchcraft. If their intercession is motivated by a controlling spirit, it is witchcraft. Stubbornness, insubordination, or arrogance is like iniquity and idolatory (1 Samuel 15:23). When they flee from accountability, this is idolatory of self and pride. Pride also resists correction from anybody, because of its insecurity in identity. The self is too fragile to receive correction, even in love, so they put up walls of separation, which are inevitably walls of deception. They use various devious means to avoid correction, like tears or discrediting the corrector. Much male-female rivalry is rooted in the control issue of the Jezebel spirit. Rather than believe God to give their husbands wisdom to lead the family in his God-given position, they take matters into their own hands by constant manipulation. In trying to get around God's order, they open the whole family up to satanic attack.
There is a maturation process in the Jezebel syndrome, because it is an addiction to power or control. If confronted early on, there is more hope for repentance. If it is fully matured and well-entrenched, Jezebels typically refuse to see this about themselves, and without acknowledgement, there is no repentance. Jezebels often lack true repentance, which is confession and willingness for God to change what is revealed. In Thyatira, Jezebel was given time to repent, but she would not.
Pray for the church to deal with wounds with grace and truth. Pray for the church to have the courage and discernment to confront this spiritual issue head on and call for repentance. Both healing and direct confrontation will be necessary to enforce the defeat of this spirit.
8. It takes an Ahab to let Jezebel be effective and operate unchallenged. Jezebels do not operate without an Ahab to enable them. Every Jezebel problem is an Ahab problem. What did Ahab do wrong? He should not have abdicated spiritual leadership nor his responsibility as head of his house and his nation, because his family and the nation were destroyed. The leader who will stand against Jezebel must have keen discernment in identifying spirits, a strong commitment to rightly divide the word of God, and a strong sense of submission to his or her own accountability. God removed Ahab and replaced him with Jehu, who dealt with Jezebel. Pray for Ahabs to be healed and strong and released into the fullness of God's purposes for their lives.
9. Jezebel is always a religious spirit. Both Jezebel of the Old Testament and of Revelation operated under the cover of religion, but that religion was "toxic faith." Jezebels appear to be religious, can talk the talk, and have a form of godliness. Their religious deeds are done for all to see.... They often target the prayer ministry, prophetic ministry, or worship ministry for ambition and control.... Check the fruit. True spiritual gifts attract people to Jesus, not to themselves.... Jezebels claim discernment, but is it really? False discernment is based on mistrust, fear, suspicion, fault-finding, hidden agenda, coldness, no love, criticism, judgement, anger, ambition, bitterness, and stirring up strife, all fitting the description of demonic inspiration, according to James 3:13-16.
10. The families of Jezebel are most often out of order. Many families are a sad re-enactment of parental family of origin here mama wore the pants by dominance or manipulation. The Jezebel syndrome may come through inheritance from the family. The best Jezebels learnt it at their mother's knee. This spirit is contagious. Jezebels breed Jezebels! Usually Jezebels' families are out of order. In the families of Jezebels, the mates have spiritual shortcomings and abdicate the role of leader in the family. These husbands let Jezebels control and exercise the real authority, although it may be disguised and under cover. Children raised in this atmosphere are caused to take sides, grow up insecure, disrespect their fathers, are manipulated and controlled, become controllers and manipulators themselves.