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In today’s lesson we are going to learn how to wage war against the Jezebel Spirit. Let’s start off by defining what the Jezebel Spirit is. The Jezebel spirit is a principality that sits very high and lofty in the spirit realm. How does a Jezebel Spirit enter a person? Jezebel enters a person through a Spirit of Divination and witchcraft. and the desire to control. It Is full of pride and is connected to the Leviathan Spirit.
When engaging in spiritual warfare, it must be done in the spirit realm. This spirit dwells in high and lofty places. We must always remember that our fight is against the spirit in operation and never the person.
Ephesians 6:12
Our fight is not with people. It is against principality, powers and spirits of darkness in this world. It is against the demon world that works in the heavens.
In order to be free and receive personal deliverance from the Jezebel spirit, you must first admit that it has a seat on your heart. It is only then that you can denounce and dethrone it. You denounce this spirit through repentance and with humility of heart and remove it from the thrones of your heart. Queen Jezebel ruled over the children of Israel in all her sin and wickedness. She taught the children of Israel to sin against God with idol worship. When our hearts are upright before God, Jezebel has no seat to sit on. The seat of our heart should only belong to the King of kings and Lord of lords.
Engaging In Spiritual Warfare
We wage war against the Jezebel spirit by being strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Whenever we engage in spiritual warfare we must pray for discernment, wisdom, knowledge, understanding and most of all God’s love. We never want to embarrass anyone or make them feel bad. Our desire should always be to set the captives free through God’s truth and the love of Jesus Christ.
Proper Spiritual Warfare Tactics
Too often over the years, I have both heard and witnessed people engaging in warfare improperly. In proper spiritual warfare, we do not enter into realms that are forbidden to us. Unfortunately over the years I have witnessed many of the saints of God engaging in spiritual warfare in a very dangerous manner.
The Bible says that the heavens belong to our God and they are his alone, but he has given us the earth and put us in charge. This passage of scripture indicates to us where we have authority and where we don’t. God said the heavens belong to Him. He did not give us permission to go into heaven or the heavenlies and wage war against powers, principalities and spiritual wickedness. This type of error has been taught over the years and has caused doors in the spirit realm to be opened that often times cannot be closed. Warfare without wisdom will cause backlash, retaliation and even caused premature death.
Legal and Illegal Spiritual Warfare
You may have heard me speak of illegal access in the spirit realm from time to time. Teaching that you can go into the heavenlies doing warfare falls under that same category. We must understand that the spirit realm is a very real place with very real and powerful spiritual beings, that outside of Jesus, you are no match for. As the above scriptures states, the heavens belong to God, however he gave the earth to man. He also gave us kings to the Kingdom of Heaven.
What makes us able to be effective in prayer and gives us legal access into the spirit realm are the keys of the kingdom of Heaven that Jesus gave to us. From the earth realm whatever we forbid here, God will forbid in heaven and whatever we permit her on earth will be permitted in heaven. This is the partnership that we have with the Lord and His angels in heaven through prayer and binding and loosing.
Matthew 16:19
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
The Angels Fight For Us
The Book of Daniel describes to us a conversation between Daniel and a messenger angel. Daniel was engaged in spiritual warfare by fasting and praying. He had on the whole armor of God and was standing in faith. What he didn’t know was that God had already heard and answered his prayer, but the principality spirit that ruled over Persia, the region in which he was praying was blocking his answer from being delivered from the messenger angel of God.
Scripture Reference:
Then he said, “Don’t be frightened, Daniel, for your request has been heard in heaven and was answered the very first day you began to fast before the Lord and pray for understanding; that very day I was sent here to meet you. But for twenty-one days the mighty Evil Spirit who overrules the kingdom of Persia blocked my way. Then Michael, one of the top officers of the heavenly army, came to help me, so that I was able to break through these spirit rulers of Persia.
War In The Heavenlies
In this passage we read that the prince of Persia was too powerful for the first angel and so Michael the archangel came to help this angel so the answer to Daniel’s prayer could reach him. I don’t know about you, but every time I read that passage of scripture it is so powerful to me. Because we cannot see in the spirit realm unless God opens our eyes to it, then we don’t see all the spiritual activity taken place around us.
When we pray, angels are ascending and descending up and down the ladder of heaven with prayer request and answers. We think because of a delay in answer that God hasn’t heard us, is angry with us or simply doesn’t care. No, God always hears the cries and prayers of His children, but the enemy will do all that He can to block and hinder those prayers to cause doubt in our hearts. Keep the breastplate of righteousness on to cover your heart from those fiery darts from the enemy.
The War Plan
The word of God gives us clear instructions on how to engage in warfare with the enemy, we find our war plan in the Book of Ephesians. This is how we fight our battles. God has given us the armor and the weapon, but it is up to us to put it on and effectively wield our sword which is the word of God. When dealing with a principality spirit like Jezebel, you must be sure you are fully clothed in the whole armor of God because this is truly a vicious spirit.
Scripture Reference:
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—
The Jezebel Seeks To Rule Over The Man
Women operating in the Jezebel Spirit enjoy the power of control and manipulation. They feed off this and find it extremely difficult to surrender their will and desires to a man. This directly affects their relationship to surrender to any authority and therefore blocks and hinders a real relationship to Christ.
The Jezebel spirit is a very strong-willed, powerful, self-righteous, religious, controlling and manipulative spirit. We see this spirit rising in the movement of the women in the United States of America as they fight for abortion rights and the right to rule over the man. This is exactly what happened in the Garden of Eden as Eve usurped her Adam’s authority. Please understand that when a man does not take his rightful position, there will always be a woman operating under the spirit of Jezebel ready to take his place.
When a man shows weakness, the Jezebel spirit will take over and control everything. Men must be in position, under the headship of Christ and strong in the ways of the Lord. If this is not taking place whether in the workplace, the home or church, Jezebel will reign.
Scripture Reference:
1 Kings 21:5-7
Then Jezebel his wife came to him and asked him, “Why is your spirit so troubled that you have not eaten?” And he said to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for money; or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard for it.’ But he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’” Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now reign over Israel? Get up, eat food, and let your heart rejoice; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
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Confronting A Jezebel Spirit
Unfortunately, the Jezebel spirit in leadership is very common. You will find this spirit in many pastors as well as pastors wives. Years ago, I had an encounter with a woman in leadership that had a very strong Jezebel spirit. When she was confronted about it and asked if she wanted deliverance, she told me that you can’t make someone come out of something they don’t want to come out of. As much as I wanted deliverance for her, I couldn’t force her to receive it. It is a sad truth that some people just love the works of darkness more than they do the light.
You Can’t Force Deliverance
The Jezebel spirit in leaders is a stronghold that typically controls and eventually destroys entire congregations. Leaders operating under this spirit enjoy the power and control they have over others. They desire this more than the deliverance and freedom they can receive in Christ. We can’t force deliverance on a person no matter how desperately they need it. Please understand that that there are some people who want deliverance and there are others who will refuse.
Sometimes we can want deliverance for a person more than they want for themselves. God doesn’t force us to love or accept Him as Lord and Savior and neither can we do that to others. Trying to do so would be operating out of the same spirit of control. As deliverance workers and intercessors, we must continue to pray that they will humble themselves under God, and seek the deliverance that they need.
Don’t Take it Personal
If you are praying for someone with a Jezebel spirit and deliverance does not take place, don’t take it personal. We have all been given free will and it is always up to the individual to receive their own deliverance. A person must want to be healed, delivered and set free from the stronghold of Jezebel. Continue to pray the word of God for the individual that they will humble themselves and submit their will to God’s will. Remember, It is not you that they are rejecting, but instead Christ. Pray for knowledge, wisdom, understanding and truth that will set them free from captivity. Use your keys of the Kingdom given to you by Jesus and bind and loose according to the word of God.
One of the characteristics of Jezebel is that she does not repent or admit to wrong doing. A person operating in a Jezebel spirit always thinks they are right and operate in a spirit of haughtiness. To repent means to change our hearts and turn from sin. Repentance causes us to humble ourselves before God. Jezebel does not like to bow in humility because she is so full of pride. Those that follow in the teachings and ways of Jezebel will also suffer along with her.
Revelation 2:20-22
But I have this against you: You let that woman Jezebel do what she wants. She says that she is a prophet, but she is leading my people away with her teaching. Jezebel leads my people to commit sexual sins and to eat food that is offered to idols. I have given her time to change her heart and turn away from her sin, but she does not want to change. “So I will throw her on a bed of suffering. And all those who commit adultery with her will suffer greatly. I will do this now if they don’t turn away from the things she does.
The Jezebel Spirit In Family
The Jezebel spirit in the home comes to cause division and disorder in the family unit. If you do not get rid of this spirit quickly, it will destroy an entire family. The Jezebel spirit can manifest itself through the wife, the husband and even the children. Let’s look at the different ways it can manifest itself in a family.
Jezebel Spirit In Husbands
Husbands who have a Jezebel spirit will be extremely controlling. They control the money and how it’s spent. If his wife doesn’t make any income, he will only ration out a little bit to her a time. This is to keep her under his control and her dependent upon him.
He may call it being frugal but it’s actually a form of control and manipulation. He monitors where she goes, who she hangs out with and typically likes to separate her from her friends and family. This is done so that he is the only voice that she hears and she has no one to confide in. He is abusive emotionally, spiritually and sometimes physically. This is done to tear her down so she feels less than and unworthy of love. Husbands are commanded to love their wives as Christ loves the church.
Ephesians 5:25-29
Husbands, love your wives the same as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it. He died to make the church holy. He used the telling of the Good News to make the church clean by washing it with water. Christ died so that he could give the church to himself like a bride in all her beauty. He died so that the church could be holy and without fault, with no evil or sin or any other thing wrong in it.
And husbands should love their wives like that. They should love their wives as they love their own bodies. The man who loves his wife loves himself, because no one ever hates his own body, but feeds and takes care of it. And that is what Christ does for the church
When The Wife Rules
In a wife, the Jezebel spirit will manifest itself through the woman by usurping the authority of her husband. When the husband does not walk in his God given position, the wife will take over and rule everything. We see the workings of the Jezebel spirit as far back as in the Garden of Eden.
God commanded Adam and said to him “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” So God gave Adam this command and it was up to Adam to make sure his wife followed the commands of the Lord as well. Because his heart was not in the right place and he was out of position, the enemy was able to with God, he allowed his wife to usurp his authority. This brought in sin and banishment from the garden. We can read about God’s divine order for family in the Book of 1 Corinthians.
1 Corinthians 11:3
But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
Control and Manipulation
God has given the husband to be head of the wife, not to rule over her but to cover her. When a wife operates in the Jezebel spirit, husband then takes on the spirit of Ahab. The roles reverse and he then steps into the position of the wife and surrenders his authority to Jezebel. In many cases when the wife doesn’t get what she wants from her husband, she begins to control and manipulate him. One of the main areas where she will control is in the bedroom by withholding sex. The Jezebel spirit operates in the wife much like it does in the husband. He withdraws money from the wife and the wife withdraws sex from him. It all falls under the spirit of divination and witchcraft.
Scripture References:
Ephesians 5:21-24
Be willing to serve each other out of respect for Christ. Wives, be willing to serve your husbands the same as the Lord. A husband is the head of his wife, just as Christ is the head of the church. Christ is the Savior of the church, which is his body. The church serves under Christ, so it is the same with you wives. You should be willing to serve your husbands in everything.
1 Corinthians 7:3-5
The husband should give his wife what she deserves as his wife. And the wife should give her husband what he deserves as her husband. The wife does not have power over her own body. Her husband has the power over her body. And the husband does not have power over his own body. His wife has the power over his body. Don’t refuse to give your bodies to each other. But you might both agree to stay away from sex for a while so that you can give your time to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not be able to tempt you in your weakness.
Jezebel Spirit In Children
The Jezebel spirit can also manifest in children through temper tantrums and rebellion against parental authority. It can be passed down through the family as a generational curse if it is not cast out. If the mother has opened the door for this spirit in her life, she can certainly pass those same traits down to her children.
When the spirit of Jezebel manifest itself in children, they can and will oppress the entire household. Whatever the child wants, the child gets. Temper tantrums are acts of rage and violence acted out until a child gets their way. Temper tantrums are a form of manipulate and control.
Physical abuse of parents is also associated with children who have the Jezebel spirit. The quicker you deal with this spirit in children, the easier the deliverance will be. If you allow it to grow with them, this spirit like others will weave itself within their character. It is harder to get rid of demonic spirits the child gets older. Don’t wait until they get in their teens and young adult years as the deliverance is more extensive.
Scripture Reference:
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go [teaching him to seek God’s wisdom and will for his abilities and talents], Even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Isaiah 3:12
Though you are God’s people, you are ruled and abused by women and children. You are confused by leaders who guide you down the wrong path.
Warfare Prayer Against The Jezebel Spirit
Pray this prayer against the Jezebel spirit on the job to bring peace and unity in the workplace. If it is ruling in your family, your church or even in you, you have the authority in Jesus Christ to cast her down. Cast Jezebel down today and begin to walk in the freedom and victory of Jesus Christ!
Father In The Name of Jesus,
We come to you today thanking You for Your goodness and Your mercy! We thank You for Your Holy Spirit who is with us today as we wage war against the Spirit of Jezebel. It is written in Your Word that whatsoever we bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatsoever we loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
In the name of Jesus we use the authority that You have given us and the keys of heaven to bind up Jezebel with chains from heaven and forbid her from operating in our lives, our families, and in our churches. We thank you Father that as we speak Your word, that your mighty warring angels will hearken to the voice of Your word and go to war on our behalf.
Father, we ask that you send forth your warring angels from heaven to help us cast down this ugly spirit. We speak to that spirit now as we command Jezebel to sit in the dust and be common according to Isaiah 47. There is no throne for you Jezebel and you are not a queen in our lives. You are common and you are a liar.
You are not a delicate virgin, but you are a whore who teaches God’s people to sin. In the name of Jesus, we bind the strongman Spirits of Divination and Lying Spirits. You are not a tender and delicate virgin but you are an ugly wrinkled old witch.
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We remove and destroy all false idols and sacrifices offered unto Baal. There shall be no sacrifices! According to Isaiah 47, we command you to take the millstone and to grind the meal. Remove your veil, uncover your locks, lift up the skirt, bare the thigh and cross over the rivers. We expose your nakedness and we expose your shame to the world!
We come in the name of the Lord of Hosts and speak that your seas are dry and may there be drought upon all your seas, rivers and springs. There is no water; it is dry! We knock down your fortified gates and walls of defense. We lay siege against it, build a fort against it, set a mount and a camp against it and place battering rams against it on all sides. The Lord will go before us, and the gates will not be shut before the Breaker.
The Lord of Host is our Breaker! He goes up before us and we will break up, pass through the gate and go out by it. Our king shall pass before us, and the Lord on the head of us. He will shatter the doors of bronze and cut the bars of iron. We knock down your pillars and all your walls. Nothing will be left standing. You will not find a place to rest for you are a defeated foe in the name of Jesus!
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There is no strength in the seas, your merchants mourn over you and your city is destroyed! The smoke rises up to heaven, even as with Sodom and Gomorrah. Your young men are destroyed, you shall become a widow in one hour and suffer loss of children. The Lord says in the Book of Revelation that you call yourself a prophetess but you are not! You lead God’s people away with your teaching and to commit sexual sins and to eat food that is offered to idols. God has has given you time to change your heart and turn away from your sin, but you do not want to change.
So He will throw you on a bed of suffering. And all those who commit adultery with you will suffer greatly. In the name of Jesus we pray that the followers of Jezebel will throw her down and turn away from the things she does. May the Spirit of truth and prophesy go forth as the souls of those who follow Jezebel be healed, delivered and set free in the mighty name of Jesus.
Amen
Affirm Yourself In The Word
In The Mighty Name of Jesus I…
- Loose the hounds of heaven against Jezebel
- Rebuke and bind the spirits of witchcraft, lust, seduction, intimidation, idolatry and whoredom connected to Jezebel
- Release the spirit of Jehu against Jezebel and her cohorts
- Command Jezebel to be thrown down and eaten by the hounds of heaven
- Discredit all spirits of false teaching, false prophecy, idolatry and perversion connected with Jezebel
- Pronounce tribulation against the kingdom of Jezebel
- Cancel every assignment of Jezebel against the prophets and ministers of God
- Destroy the powers of every word curse released by Jezebel over my life and the lives of my family members
- Reject Jezebel’s table and all foods offered unto idols
- Free myself from every curse of Jezebel operating in my bloodline
- Revoke the assignment of Jezebel and her children to corrupt the church
- Do not practice the whoredoms of Jezebel. I have the pure spirit of God
- Annihilate the spirit of Athaliah that attempts to destroy the royal seed
- Abort the assignment of the spirit of Herodias to kill the prophets
- Cut off witchcraft out of my hands and family members operating under the Jezebel spirit
- Break the power and control of Jezebel over my life, my family and my church
- Overcome Jezebel and I receive power over the nations
Receive Salvation Today!
If you are not saved and you would like to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior you can pray this simple prayer of salvation right where you are today. You can be free from the bondage of Jezebel and every sin that holds you captive. TODAY is your day of salvation!