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Spirit of Leviathan Characteristics
What Is the Leviathan Spirit? If you have been a part of a deliverance ministry you are familiar with the spirit of leviathan characteristics. The Bible speaks of Leviathan as a strong and fierce marine spirit that is king over all the children of pride. Leviathan’s main objective is to stop the ministry of deliverance. It stops the anointing from flowing and therefore blocks the Spirit of God from moving.
Leviathan is described as a dragon that provokes fear and intimidation in the hearts of people. His fierceness prevents any man from taming him. Only God can tame him. There is nothing greater and more powerful than God and only He alone can defeat Leviathan. In the Book of Job, we find the Lord having a conversation with His servant Job. As God questions Job about his knowledge, He references Leviathan.
The Questions God Asked Job Concerning Leviathan:
- Can you catch Leviathan with a fishhook?
- Tie his tongue with a rope?
- Can you put a rope through his nose or a hook through his jaw?
- Will he beg you to let him go free?
- Will he speak to you with gentle words?
- Make an agreement with you and promise to serve you forever?
- Will you play with Leviathan as you would play with a bird?
- Put a rope on him so that your girls can play with him?
- Will fishermen try to buy him from you?
- Will they cut him into pieces and sell him to the merchants?
- Can you throw spears into his skin or head?
- Do you think you can defeat him?
The Answer God Gave Job Concerning Leviathan:
Just think about the battle that would be!
Do you think you can defeat him?
Well, forget it!
There is no hope.
Just looking at him will scare you!
No one is brave enough to wake him up and make him angry.
I owe nothing to anyone.
Everything under heaven belongs to me.
Let’s Take A Closer Look At The Leviathan
In order to recognize the spirit of Leviathan characteristics, we must take a closer look at this creature. How does the Bible described him to us within the scriptures? We will first start off by looking at his skin.
His Skin
I will tell you about Leviathan’s legs, his strength, and his graceful shape. No one can pierce his skin. It is like armor!
The pride of Leviathan is found in his appearance. His skin and outer layer is so hard that no one can pierce his skin. His skin is like armor!
This is a characteristic of those who operate in pride, as they will have a wall around them. It is a wall of defense that says you will not get close enough to me to hurt me. This wall I put up or this (skin of armor) will protect you from touching me and getting too close to my heart.
Most people with the spirit of pride will never truly open up to others. Their defense is to keep you away and intimidate you with fear so that you never can get close enough to their heart or to the real them.
His Face
Leviathans face is so fearful and intimidating. Again, it is another defense put up to invoke fear upon all those who dare to approach. Even to look upon the face of someone operating under this spirit is dreadful.
Sometimes you will see this spirit in operation when someone is speaking. Their eyes are haughty and piercing and they never smile to encourage others. Any comments that are made from this spirit are normally done in a manner where it is intended to chew you up and spit you out. This spirit gives no mercy,
Individuals operating under the Leviathan spirit feel as though nothing you say is worth listening to. This spirit considers itself superior over all others and that it is always right. People operating under this spirit will seldom repent or ask for forgiveness.
His Rows Of Scales
They are so close to each other that no air can pass between them.
The shields are joined to each other.
They hold together so tightly that they cannot be pulled apart.
Leviathan’s rows of scales are his pride. His scales are so close together that no air can pass through. Air in the spirit represents the Holy Spirit. Leviathan’s scales are so tight that they prevent the Holy Spirit and the fresh winds of God to flow in their life or the in life of a ministry.
A person operating under the control of this spirit will never be able to fully operate in the gifts the Lord has given them. With it’s tightly fit rows of scales it cuts off Holy Spirit and the gifts from freely flowing thereby preventing deliverance and healing from occurring.
In order for a church to function properly and fitly joined together for the building of the Kingdom, we must flow in the five fold ministry. These 5 ministry gifts are apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher. Leviathan will block these ministries from operating in a church. All five are essential for the building of the body of Christ and no one person holds all five positions.
When Leviathan is operating in a church, it prevents the body from receiving the gifts of the Holy Spirit and this produces dry and ineffective members within the Body of Christ. You will know Leviathan is controlling you when you find it difficult to move in the gifts of the Spirit such as speaking in tongues, prophesying, walking in faith, healing, miracles and being able to discern spirits.
His Nose and His Mouth
His eyes shine like the light of dawn.
Burning torches come from his mouth.
Sparks of fire shoot out.
Smoke pours from his nose
Like burning weeds under a boiling pot.
His breath sets coals on fire, and flames shoot from his mouth.
The False Light of Leviathan
Leviathan sits in the Holy Place of the temple and counterfeits the things of God. He blocks the entrance into the Holy of Holies so that you are not able to press past the veil into the fullness of God. This spirit will cause people to feel like they are in the fullness of God behind the veil, when in actuality, they never made it past the Holy place.
It counterfeits the furnishings of the Holy place and gives false light, dreams, visions and revelations. By counterfeiting the golden lampstand in the Holy Place which represent light and understand, it gives a false understanding of the things of God. Many times you will see the spirit of error and religion operating in conjunction with Leviathan. Instead of the Spirit of God and love reigning, you will see the law ruling.
When Leviathan is in operation against you, you will feel as though you are up against a brick wall.
Even though you desire to go higher in the things of God, it is difficult to push past this place into the higher and deeper things of the Lord.
As Leviathan blocks the steps to go higher in the spirit, he also prevents you from going further by warring against you with pride, fear, intimidation, doubt, worry and all the things that are not apart of the Kingdom of God. Many Christians spend their whole lives stuck right there at that brick wall.
It’s a Counterfeit
It is in this place that people become complacent and lose their desire to go higher and deeper in the things of God. People can die spiritually in this place while operating under the counterfeit anointing of Leviathan. They never advance past the Holy Place, which means they never truly have an experience with the Father behind the veil.
As Leviathan counterfeits the true light and understanding, many Christians begin to operate in spiritual pride. They begin to feel as though they have arrived in God and they become stubborn, prideful and unteachable. It is in this place that you will see many hold on to doctrine, the law and religion. Trying to keep the law will block the move of Christ in a new and fresh way. It causes them to hold on to denominational beliefs and religious ways instead of embracing the Kingdom of God and His love.
You will see the Spirit of Leviathan operating in many churches that believe only their denomination is right. They truly believe they are the only ones going to heaven and the ones with the enlightened truth. When you find the Spirit of Leviathan operating within a church, you will not see the fullness of God. In worship you will go up only so high and again you will feel that stone ceiling. No matter how far you want to go up in the spirit, you can’t and It is a very frustrating feeling.
His Stiff Neck Stubbornness
People are afraid and run away from him.
There is no soft spot in his skin.
It is as hard as iron.
His heart is like a rock; he has no fear.
It is as hard as a millstone.
When he gets up, even the strongest people are afraid.
They run away when he swings his tail.
When the spirit of Leviathan is in operation, it causes you to be stiff necked and stubborn. Your mind will only be one tracked. Nothing and no one will change your way of thinking. When a new move of God comes, you won’t be able to see it or move out in it. Again, It is the religious spirit working in conjunction with pride that hinders people from growing in God. When you stop growing you get stagnated, stale and remain stuck in the old ways and moves of God. This is how Leviathan works with the Spirit of Religion.
Do Not Harden Your Heart
The Spirit of Leviathan hardens your heart to embrace people and the things of God. When your heart becomes hardened to the Word is not able to take root in your heart. Your heart becomes stony ground for the Word of God to take root. Because the heart has become stony and is not a heart of flesh, it has no softness to absorb the Word. It sits on the surface and when rough times come, it has not taken root in your heart and is therefore snatched away by the enemy.
“So listen to the meaning of that story about the farmer:
“What about the seed that fell by the path? That is like the people who hear the teaching about God’s kingdom but do not understand it. The Evil One comes and takes away what was planted in their hearts.
“And what about the seed that fell on rocky ground? That is like the people who hear the teaching and quickly and gladly accept it. But they do not let the teaching go deep into their lives. They keep it only a short time. As soon as trouble or persecution comes because of the teaching they accepted, they give up.
“And what about the seed that fell among the thorny weeds? That is like the people who hear the teaching but let worries about this life and love for money stop it from growing. So it does not produce a crop in their lives.
“But what about the seed that fell on the good ground? That is like the people who hear the teaching and understand it. They grow and produce a good crop, sometimes 100 times more, sometimes 60 times more, and sometimes 30 times more.”
His Strength
These weapons don’t hurt him at all!
He breaks iron as easily as straw.
He breaks bronze like rotten wood.
Arrows don’t make him run away.
Rocks thrown at him seem as light as chaff.
When a wood club hits him, it feels to him like a piece of straw.
He laughs when anyone throws a spear at him.
The skin on his belly is like sharp pieces of broken pottery.
He leaves tracks in the mud like a threshing board.
He stirs up the water like a boiling pot.
And makes it bubble like a pot of boiling oil.
When he swims, he leaves a sparkling path behind him.
He stirs up the water and makes it white with foam.
No animal on earth is like him.
He is an animal made without fear.
He looks down on the proudest of creatures.
Leviathan is king over all the wild animals.”
Recognizing Traits Of The Spirit of Leviathan And How It Operates
The spirit of Leviathan stirs up the emotions and will of people. Often times a person with the spirit of Leviathan deals with anger issues, restlessness, sleeplessness, and uneasiness most of the time. Leviathan protects itself with armor. In the same way that proud people have a way of closing themselves off from everyone and hides behind a tough exterior and emotional walls to protect themselves. Leviathan will attempt to block the flow of the Holy Spirit within the church assembly and its main target is against the prayer and deliverance ministry within a ministry.
Leviathan Attacks Prayer
The one thing that Leviathan hates is prayer! To pray means to humble yourself before God, and Leviathan is never humble or repentant. Supplication and prayers bring forth deliverance and healing, but Leviathan’s pride will not allow him to humble himself and repent.
A person operating under the Spirit of Leviathan will have you thinking they are always right and you are always wrong. It’s always the other person’s fault with a person operating under this spirit. Leviathan is a faultfinder and accuser and takes on the role of Satan, the accuser of the brethren. Leviathan will never take responsibility for it’s actions and loves to play the blame game. This spirit also works in conjunction with The Jezebel Spirit. You will find many of the same characteristics in both the Jezebel and Leviathan Spirits.
Leviathan Causes Sleepiness In Prayer
During prayer if you find yourself becoming sleepy and don’t have a desire to pray or press in, Leviathan may be in operation to block your prayers. The spirit of pride must be broken down when we go in to pray. Ask God for a spirit of humility as you approach the throne of grace. Understand that it is only through our humble prayers and faith in God that He will move on our behalf.
Leviathan Speaks Harshly
Another sign of Leviathan at work is harshness. People operating under the spirit of Leviathan do not speak with soft words or kindness. They speak and act very harshly toward others. This aggressive attitude and behavior stirs up anger, wrath and fear. The scripture says His breath sets coals on fire, and flames shoot from his mouth. If you find that your tone with others is harsh, Leviathan may be speaking through you.
Leviathan Attacks Covenant and Marriages
Leviathan is also a covenant breaker. Many business partnerships and marriages suffer from the spiritual attack of Leviathan because Leviathan will not keep covenant. A marriage will not survive if the husband or the wife is operating in the spirit of pride and refuses to submit themselves to one another.
Marriage is about working together and many times humbling yourself to the other spouse during arguments. Leviathan will never be wrong in a disagreement and because it is stiff-necked and stubborn, it will not change. Without covenant in the lives of believers, there is no peace, prosperity, healing or protection from the enemy.
The Personal Battle
The battle with the spirit of Leviathan may be one of the most difficult that you may encounter in your Christian walk. As you have read, pride is a very strong spirit and the only way to combat it is through humility and the Word of God.
Ask the Lord God to come into your life and reveal any areas where the Spirit of Leviathan has hardened your heart and has blocked you from receiving the fullness of God. When we humble ourselves, He will heal us and soften our hearts that we may be able to believe His word for our lives.
This humility and contrite [broken] spirit before God will begin to remove all doubt, fear, hardness and inability to understand the ways of God. Only God has the power to smite Leviathan and break his heads which is his gained authority over your life.
Two of the weapons God has given us to use against the Spirit of Leviathan and pride is prayer and fasting. When we fast, we humble our souls. As we fast and pray for deliverance against the spirit of haughtiness [pride] in our lives and the lives of others, we must Bind the Spirit of Haughtiness [Pride] and loose a humble and contrite spirit.
What Does Fruit Of The Leviathan Spirit Look & Taste Like
The Spirit of Pride Looks Like:
Power
Intellect
Money
Arrogance
Oppression
Strife
Arguing
Stubborn
Rebellion
Self-Righteous
Prideful Looks
False Compassion
False Humility
Spiritual Pride
Disobedience
Rejection of God
Self-Deception
Lying
Greed
Violence
Scorner
Laziness
Idleness
Backbiting
Gossiping
Jealousy
Excerpt From The Book: Strongman’s His Name…What’s His Game?: An Authoritative Biblical Approach to Spiritual Warfare
USE YOUR WEAPONS OF WARFARE AND PRAY THE WORD
Psalm 74:14
You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.
Job 41:15
His overlapping scales are his pride, making a tight seal so no air can get between them, and nothing can penetrate.
Job 41:34
It looks on every haughty being; it is king over all that are proud.
Proverbs 16:18-19
Pride goes before destruction and haughtiness before a fall.
Better poor and humble than proud and rich.
Proverbs 29:23
Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor.
Proverbs 14:3
Fools will be punished for their proud words, but the words of the wise will protect them.
Psalm 36:11
Do not let the foot of the arrogant tread on me, or the hand of the wicked drive me away.
Psalm 73:6-7
So they wear pride around their neck.
Fighting covers them like a coat. They are so fat that their eyes are pushed out.
The crazy thoughts of their hearts run wild.
Proverbs 8:13
If anyone respects and fears God, he will hate evil. For wisdom hates pride, arrogance, corruption, and deceit of every kind.
You May Also Be Interested In: The Jezebel Spirit
Just excellent. Was asking Holy Spirit, what is this spirit of bondage’s name? And I found this article. My family and I am sure many generations have fought Leviathan, for me it’s been decades. And after a couple years of some serious soul healing and then growing, there was this one spirit of bondage that would not let go its access. You helped me so much. Spirit of Leviathan flee from me. In the name of King Jesus. Amen. Holy Spirit fill me, and every soul reading this word. Hallelujah. Glory to God in the highest, and peace to His people on earth. Amen.
Amen…To God be the glory!
Quite insightful. I’ve a long way to go. May the Lord help me
Blessings my sister! Yes, we all have a long way to go. Be encouraged in the Word that says in Philippians 3:13-16
“Brothers and sisters, I know that I still have a long way to go. But there is one thing I do: I forget what is in the past and try as hard as I can to reach the goal before me. I keep running hard toward the finish line to get the prize that is mine because God has called me through Christ Jesus to life up there in heaven. All of us who have grown to be spiritually mature should think this way too. And if there is any of this that you don’t agree with, God will make it clear to you. But we should continue following the truth we already have.”
Shalom
Love this article btw God bless you sister
To God be the glory! I’m so glad it was a blessing to you. Thank you so much for your prayers please continue to pray for our ministry and share this word with others.
Shalom
I need to be set free from this spirit please pray for me
We most certainly will. Please send a prayer request to royalgirlzprayerrequest@gmail.com with your full name and we our intercessors will put you on our prayer list. Also check out the post on prayers for humility and obedience. These are powerful prayers to pray to break the Leviathan Spirit off your life.
This has been completely life changing. I have been studying different spirits for a while and this one has given me the most insight into the characteristics of the Leviathan spirit. This spirit I am especially familiar with I have gotten very good at discerning this spirit, but most of the time its only after my heart has gotten hurt. I feel that this spirit. How do I protect myself so that I don’t get hurt in the future. I was with a man who is the father of my two children for 17 years who was operating under this spirit and it nearly killed me. I believe this is why is can spot this enemy so quickly, but it has come to me through friend and people who I would have never guessed and this last time really threw me for a loop. it makes me not what to meat people or make friends. I suit up with the whole armor of God and I Plead the blood of christ all over. I would love suggestions.
Hello Nicole,
I’m so glad you were able to receive more insight from the post. Yes, unfortunately we find this spirit operating in those closest to us and an unguarded heart can and will be broken. Even when we can recognize the spirit, sometimes it can still sneak up on us and catch us off guard. Many times the very spirit that we are warring against will in turn begin to manifest itself through us if we’re not careful. When the Spirit of Leviathan is operating in people, It likes to hide and so getting too close to people will allow them to be seen. Don’t allow this spirit to operate by way of fear to get close to people as this is what the enemy wants. Same spirit just different ways of coming in by pride or fear. God has divine relationships for you and you don’t want to miss out on those because you are afraid of getting hurt.
My only suggestion to you would be to do what the scriptures tell us in regards to guarding our heart. Both our heart and our mind are connected and many times we may unknowingly desire the wrong things or people in our life. These things, people or relationships may not always line up to God’s perfect will, purpose and plan for our lives. I would say continue to pray my sister and seek God’s will in every aspect of your life and His Holy Spirit will lead and guide you into all truth.
Proverbs 4:23
Above all else, guard your affections. For they influence everything else in your life.
Shalom,
Kim
Can a Christian get free if this spirit has taken a strong hold in their life
Greetings,
Yes. A believer can be free from this spirit, and any spirit for that matter thorough the power of God. The scripture found in Romans 8:38-39 comes to mind that says this “And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
The Leviathan spirit represents pride, arrogance and haughtiness and in order to be delivered from this spirit, a person must first acknowledge that they operate in it. I order to receive freedom and deliverance from this, it takes the spirit of humility to do that. So yes, indeed a person can be free when they humble themselves. The scriptures tell us that we are to humble ourselves. We never want to pray for God to humble us because that prayer will require the Stone to fall on us and not us falling on the Stone. And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. – Matthew 21:44
It is with a broken heart and a contrite spirit expressing remorse that the Lord will deliver us from the Spirit of Leviathan. The spirit of Pride is a very powerful spirit and it takes the Lord to deliver us from it. Thank God for His promise that says “The Lord is close to those who are of a broken heart and saves such as are crushed with sorrow for sin and are humbly and thoroughly penitent.”
Shalom
Very good teaching. Thank you
You are very welcome! We are so glad it was a blessing to you.
The teaching is wonderful, and very interesting .
To God be the glory! We are so glad you were blessed by it.
This is an expose on the activities of the enemy iwabara stronghold.God will build His church and no gates of hell will prevail again add the gates of hell will prevail against it.
What do you advice to do if this spirit is at work in ones’ spouse?
Blessings to you! When dealing with a spouse who displays Leviathan Spirit characteristics, praying the word of God and fasting is always key. Because you are dealing with a spirit of pride, you must ask God to help you operate in a spirit of humility. Marriage within itself is so powerful and God ordained that He makes us one flesh. In that mystery of marriage you have access to war on behalf of your spouse against this spirit even when they can’t or not aware they are being attacked by it. It may not happen overnight but just be consistent with your prayers and fasting. Pray prayers of humility for your spouse. Stand in faith and be pray with purpose. Even when they exhibit characteristics of Leviathan towards you, ask the Lord to help you to always respond in humility. That will break the necks of this spirit. I’m not sure if you already do this, but praying in tongues is another powerful weapon to use in spiritual warfare and deliverance. There are many things that we can’t see naturally that goes on in deliverance, but when we pray in tongues and pray in the spirit, Holy Spirit reveals these things to us. I will do a post on humility scriptures that you can pray for your spouse. Feel free to send me an email if you want to talk more at: RoyalGirlzPrayerRequest@gmail.com
Thank you for this I needed to read this when it comes to marriage. And I need to pray this out of mines and out of my household. I believe this has been generational. I just couldn’t identify it. Thank you again
Greetings,
I am so glad you were able to identify the spirit. We will keep you and your family lifted up in prayer.
Shalom
Very rich and well explained. I was led to this article as I read more on this Leviathan spirit. Thank you for posting. This spirit is rampant this year and attacking many Christians with families.
To God be the glory! Yes it is a very strong spirit. We will see an increase in these marine spirits in the upcoming 2021 year so we need to be in prayer as to how to strategically pray for God’s people to not be seduced and led astray by these spirits.
So impactful!!
Amen!
This is such an eye opening article. Very insightful and full of wisdom and knowledge and for that I thank you. I am a Christian and feel I am at my wits end with what I think is the spirit of Leviathan in my teenage son. My question is, what are the best steps to take to help out my son, whom I think is being controlled by this spirit. He grew up in church, but for the past 3 years, since he was 14 seems to be rejecting the Word of God. A lot of people say it’s just teenage rebellion, but as a Christian, I don’t believe that is the case. So I’ve been reading about this spirit and now have this question for you. All your help is greatly appreciated.
May I give some advice? Check out the website breakingcurses101.thinkific.com. If you want your son’s behavior to improve, this would definitely be of some use. God wants us to be free. Moreover, I would recommend that you read the book, Pigs In The Parlour, as soon as possible. God bless you!
Blessings Marie! I am so glad that you found the article to be insightful and helpful. What you are describing in your son is very common especially in their teenage years. It is a time in their lives when they want to rise up against authority, and you are right, it’s not JUST teenage rebellion. I would personally suggest prayer and fasting to break the strongholds in his life. It’s also a very critical time in a teenagers life when they need to be reminded of both your love for them as well as God’s love for them. The enemy is working overtime to try and pull our children away from us and God. We will stand in faith with you for God to save and deliver him from the spirit of rebellion which is rooted in The Spirit of Divination/Witchcraft.
For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. – 1 Samuel 15:23
Thank you,thank you,thank you!!!!!
Blessings!
May the Lord our God be glorified! I pray this information has helped you tremendously.
This was such a God inspired read for me. It has made me aware of areas God needs to heal and deliver me in.
Thank you! God bless you!
We pray the Fathers continued blessings and healing over your life. Be encouraged in the Lord!
Peace!