Understanding The Dark Spirit Of Jezebel Series

• Jezebel—She wants to destroy the prophetic power of individuals in the church.

• Athaliah—She wants to destroy the next generation of rising Apostolics. (Daughter of Jezebel.)

• Delilah—She wants to destroy the strength of an individual by ruining their personal testimony.

-The Lord put all of these characters in His Word so that we would be able to see how they function and operate. The Bible has a very unique way of supplying more wisdom about the behavior patterns of people more than any other book ever written. That is why we are to study it and to know it.

B. The Characteristics of a Jezebel Spirit

-There are a varied range of characteristics that we can see when we come to experience this foul spirit.

-Characteristics of a Jezebel Spirit

• Insecurity

• Rejection

• Pride

• Arrogance

• Manipulation

• Control

-All of these work in conjunction with each other.

-Steve Sampson in his book, Confronting Jezebel—Discerning and Defeating the Spirit of Control, gives the following characteristics of a Jezebel spirit:

• Will not submit.

• Independent.

• Self-serving.

• Opposes authority figures.

• Is seductive in nature.

• Uses false flattery, control, and manipulation.

• Will resort to sexual seduction if possible.

• Pits one person against another.

• Opposes intercessory prayer ministry.

• Tries to gain control so it can direct all elements of prayer ministries.

• Prides itself on being more spiritual than others.

• Hooks with emotionalism.

• Manipulates thru false dreams and visions.

• Uses flattering words.

• Seeks opportunities thru false dreams and visions.

• Will twist Scripture.

• Brings a spirit of infirmity.

• Causes financial lack.

• Hinders purpose and worship.

• Hates repentance.

-Sampson also makes a comparison between Elijah and Jezebel:

• Elijah demands repentance. . . Jezebel hates repentance.

• Elijah demands righteousness. . . Jezebel opposes righteousness.

• Elijah speaks freedom. . . Jezebel desires control.

• Elijah demands humility. . . Jezebel appeals to pride.

• Elijah speaks God’s ways. . . Jezebel uses deceit and systems of witchcraft.

-The Jezebel spirit hates the prophetic flow of God.

C. A Comparison to Herod the Great

-When you make the comparison between Herod the Great, he worked all of these angles in his reign. He told the wise men to tell him where Jesus was so he could worship. In reality, he wanted to kill them (Jesus and the wise men).

-Herod banished many people in his court. He even killed most of his wives. He constantly manipulated things around him because of his own insecurities.

• Built Caesarea and named it in an effort to manipulate Caesar.

• Built Masada and used it as an effort to control the future.

• Built the Wailing Wall in an effort to gain favor with the Jews.

-So we see that this spirit in action in both Jezebel and Herod. There are multiple other characters in the Bible that we can see falling to this kind of activity. . . Ahithophel and Rebekah are two that come to mind almost immediately.