Ahab and Jezebel PDF
Ahab and Jezebel PDF
Ahab and Jezebel PDF
BY
SANDY WARNER
CONTENTS
6. SCRIPTURE STUDY 16
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A REVEALING STUDY ABOUT THE ROOTS
OF THE UNION BETWEEN JEZEBEL & AHAB
(The principality of Jezebel in last day events)
The Living Bible is quoted casually as a simplistic overview for reference only.
2) Jezebel is a female
("woman Jezebel")
Rev 2:20 TLB
3) Jezebel is in leadership
Jezebel is a teacher
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5) Jezebel is self promoted
Jezebel has great ambition
("sex sin is not a serious matter; she urges them to practice immorality")
Rev 2: 20 TLB
("I will cast her into great tribulation I will kill her children")
Rev 2:23 TLB
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13) Jezebel dominates with false authority
("Jezebel demanded. "Get up and eat and don't worry about it")
1 Kings 21:7 TLB
("she painted her eyelids and fixed her hair and sat at a window")
2 Kings 9:30 TLB
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The name of Jezebel in the New Testament means "chaste ". (# 2403) This word
comes from the Old Testament Hebrew word Jezebel (# 348) 'Iyzebel (ee-zeh' -
bel). The meaning of the Hebrew name originates from 2 words: the first meaning
"not" and the second meaning "habitation or dwelling". (Word study at end.)
To spiritually interpret this, the influence of Jezebel is best known by the roots of
her name: she is not a chaste dwelling place. She may appear on the outside
to be a virgin, or chaste but it is only an appearance. Neither is she a dwelling
place, because the very characteristics of Jezebel make it very difficult to live
with her!
She has lived a compromise d life of immorality. She uses her femininity as a
weapon to subtly (or overtly) manipulate to gain her way. On the outside, she
seeks to allure and attract men. On the inside, she despises men, and seeks
them for the purpose of controlling them for her own agenda. In the world as
well as in the church, Jezebels influence wreaks havoc on marriages making it
very difficult to live with her. Often this reveals itself in several marriage attempts.
Jezebel is overly independent and cannot flow in unity with Gods people .
The Bible says,
Psalms 133:1 "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell
together in unity!"
She gathers with believers not to join with them, but to control them. On the
outside, things may appear in harmony among those s he "dwells" with, but it is
only because she uses the forces of intimidation, manipulation and control to
subdue them.
This spirit is greatly ambitious, therefore self promoting in order to rule over,
reign, and usurp with her own agenda. She is self exalting and desires others
to "look up to her" - in other words, worship her. She also promotes and exalts
outward appearances.
Her tongue is loudmouthed but can also be seductive and charmingly soft -
using both to extremes. She is sharp-witted, longwinded and/or beguiling. Her
skillful tongue will accuse, belittle, charm, seduce, threaten, oppose, demand,
etc. She uses her mouth to take over, usurp authority, and to teach yet she
herself remains non-teachable.
The Jezebel in the New Testament is very dec eptive, since her New Testament
name means "chaste." Yet from what Revelations records about her, she is
anything but chaste. This word "chaste" has strong connotations of Jezebel being
within Christian circles, and powerfully deceiving from inside the ranks. She is
skilled at fakery.
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In these last days, the power of Jezebel will deceive many because of the source
behind her. As the Lord promotes His true servants, the prophets and apostles,
the enemy will also be empowering his Jezebel servants. In the Old Testament,
Jezebel worshipped Baal. In the Brown-Driver-Brigg's Hebrew Lexicon
(definitions), the word Jezebel means "Baal exalts" or "Baal is husband to" or
"unchaste". In the book of Revelations where she calls herself a prophetess, it
is only logical that she has a source of supernatural power to back her up. She
will be able to prophesy with a certain degree of accuracy (just like the fortune
tellers and she may have supernatural signs following her. It is important to
discern wisely in the days to come, lest we be deceived.
In the Old Testament, she hated Gods prophets, and sought to destroy them. In
the world, the spirit of Jezebel is most common in the womens liberation
movement, which includes lesbianism. One way to literally destroy Gods
prophets is through abortion - aborting a chosen generation. In the church, the
persecution of Gods true servants is more subtle, lest it be discovered. The
tongue is her best weapon. Whether it be sharp or charming, it is empowered
with domination, intimidation and manipulation. On a spiritual plain, Gods
school of prophets become corrupted and destroyed from her influence, being
deceived through counterfeit spirits.
Other than the many characteristics mentioned in this study, Jezebel can also be
discerned by considering Gods true servants. Jezebel is the opposite of the
following:
GODS SERVANTS
6. Transparent from the inside-out & outside-in - pure, holy, honest, blameless
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2] THE SPIRIT OF AHAB
Directly under the spirit of Jezebel is the spirit of Ahab. They work together to
create a powerful alliance. Ahab in the Old Testament was a king known for
compromise . His downfall was marrying ambitious Jezebel who allured him into
all kinds of evil.
1 Kings 21:25 TLB "No one else was so completely sold out to the devil as
Ahab, for his wife, Jezebel, encouraged him to do every sort of evil."
In places where Jezebel reigns, you will see an opposite spiritual force, enabling
her to do so. Ahabs spiritual force of compromise builds Jezebel, enabling her
spiritual influence to dominate. Ahab, in scripture, yielded to Jezebels charm,
and wanting to avoid confrontation, became passive, yielded his vote and
compromised his authority. Ahab was skilful in battle, and did not seem to have
weak characteristics. But when forming an alliance with Jezebel, he yielded to
her influential charm.
I had an interesting warfare experience that shed light upon Ahab. A group of 12
intercessors gathered together and took authority over the Jezebel spirit within
our church. We formed a united circle, locking arms, facing outward. We spoke in
tongues for some time. Then united, we bound her powers in Jesus Name, and
took authority over all her roots, cursing them and commanding them to die and
shrivel up in Jesus Name. It was a powerful night of warfare, celebration, then
flowing gifts.
The gathering was impromptu, and I did not know we were meeting. I had been
working on this paper the day before the meeting. I had not mentioned this fact in
the meeting, when suddenly the reason for the prayer meeting was announced. I
knew that this study was important timing. Then a couple of nights later, after
continuing to work on this study, Jezebel came to my room while I slept, trying to
break through the ranks. With the Lords help I overcame this force, but what
followed was interesting. After Jezebel was overcome, the spir it of Ahab
announced itself and asked my permission to stay at my church and over certain
people!!! No one was ever so surprised as me! I took authority over it in Jesus
Name, then brought the subject up at prayer meeting the next morning. We
united in prayer and laughed it out of our church!
I have wrestled principalities before, and the night that Jezebel came, I perceived
that she and her "fight" was weak. I was surprised that it was so easy to resist
Jezebel and wondered why. The Lord brought to memory some background
issues. Sometimes when I have been commissioned to stand against forces at
night, (I dont go after them, they oppose me) it takes several visits of warfare
and with each visit their fighting power becomes weaker.
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I realized that a coupl e of weeks prior, we had an out of town speaker (who had
been a former witch doctor from Africa) who led our congregation in corporate
praying, warring, dancing and praising the Lord - directly against Jezebel. I was
out of town at a conference, so I missed this. Then I also remembered we had
just held the impromptu prayer meeting in which we warred again. I share this
with you, because there is great power in corporate and unified prayer, and it
DOES make a difference. I felt that the night Jezebel came it was almost like a
last ditch effort to break through what had already been declared and fought.
Ahab was never addressed, he just came as part of the package! This whole
experience was a confirmation that the two spirits are united together for a
greater impact. It was also a confirmation of the characteristics of the Ahab spirit.
Since this corporate victory, we are seeing evidence that the roots of control, etc
within and over people, are actually shriveling up and losing their influence.
Peoples eyes are being opened and they are recognizing these issues in their
own lives and are repenting. Deep issues of the heart are being specifically
identified, touched and healed!
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1 Kings 16:29-33 TLB "King Asa of Judah had been on the throne thirty-eight
years when Ahab became the king of Israel; and Ahab reigned for twenty-two
years. But he was even more wicked than his father Omri; he was worse than
any other king of Israel! And as though that were not enough, he married
Jezebel, the daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians, and then began
worshipping Baal. First he built a temple and an altar for Baal in Samaria. Then
he made other idols and did more to anger the Lord God of Israel than any of the
other kings of Israel before him."
The power behind the union of Jezebel and Ahab in the Old Testament was in
their worship of Baal. Baal was a Canaanite and Phoenician god. These cultures
had many gods, but Baal was a dominate one, whose name means "lord or
master." Canaanites believed that Baal came into power by defeating other gods.
Baal was a god who symbolized fertility within nature or the productive forces of
nature. (Therefore when they worshipped Baal, they did so with a great amount
of sensuality.) They believed that Baal brought the rain and fertility for their
harvests and animal stock. Archaeology has found carvings showing Baal
holding a lightning flash and a spearhead in his hands and identified him as the
god of the rain and the storm. These people believed he could shoot lightning
flashes from the sky. (Information from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary,
(Copyright (c)1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers - PC Study Bible)
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When I studied about Baal, the lightning flashes got my attention. The night that
Jezebel and Ahab came to my room was in the midst of a thunder and lightning
storm over our area! As I was warring against this, I was so caught up in the
Spirit, that I barely heard the storm or saw the light flashes. When my husband
mentioned the storm the next morning I suddenly wondered if the storm was an
outward display of the angels fighting the principalities. That day at prayer
meeting people were talking about not being able to sleep because of the noisy
storm that night. One week later a 5 year old boy had a vision while dancing
before the Lord. He saw gray lightning come up out of the floor. And then he saw
lightning come down from the ceiling and destroy the gray lightning! A few days
after that they had a severe lightening storm over his area. The forest service
computer data recorded 2700 lightening strikes, the worst since the late 80s.
I did not think any of this was a coincidence. As I was pondering all of the
lightning confirmations of the battle against Jezebel it was quickened to me to
look up the Strongs number 2700 in the Greek. Boy was I surprised! [I had the
idea because it is sometimes quickened to me to look up the numbers of what
my digital clock says at the time I see visions or hear the Lord.]
AV - thrust through 1; 1
This Greek word for number 2700 is only used once in the New Testament. It
comes from the following scripture:
Heb 12:20 KJV "For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if
so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through
(2700) with a dart..."
Heb 12:18-21 TLB "You have not had to stand face to face with terror, flaming
fire, gloom, darkness, and a terrible storm as the Israelites did at Mount Sinai
when God gave them his laws. For there was an awesome trumpet blast and a
voice with a message so terrible that the people begged God to stop speaking.
They staggered back under God's command that if even an animal touched the
mountain it must die. Moses himself was so frightened at the sight that he shook
with terrible fear."
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When Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18) to bring fire down
from heaven, it was a direct challenge to their beliefs of Baal shooting lightning
from heaven. Gods subsequent demonstration over Baals power was a
tremendous sign, thrust straight into the heart of their religion. Elijah incurred
Jezebels wrath because of this mighty act against her god and her prophets.
Like Ahab and Jezebel, it is interesting that Baals lover was Anat, who was a
goddess of war, love and fertility. Archeology reveals nude figurines of Anat,
the goddess of sex and passion. Some scholars identify Anat as the queen of
heaven to whom the Jews offered incense. ( Jer 7:18; 44:17-19,25)
From the above study of Baal, it is evident that the union of Jezebel and Ahab
had its roots in sexuality and also warfare. Ahab was a king and a warrior,
Jezebel was a seducer and used warfare tools of domination, intimidation and
control to gain power. Together they worshipped Baal, a god of fertility and
warfare, whose mistress was Anat, goddess of war, love and fertility. It is
interesting that even though Baal came to power by being a warrior and subduing
other gods, (found to have a spearhead and lightning in his hands) that Baal was
finally known for fertility, not war. He obviously yielded his identity and powers
towards sex and procreation. The similarity between the union of the two gods
also played out in Ahabs and Jezebels union. Scripturally, Ahab was
remembered more for his compromise to Jezebels influence than his battle
victories.
I think the significance of the parallel between the two unions of the gods and the
literal king/queen is a revelation of the two spirits of Jezebel and Ahab in last day
events. Together, they procreate little Jezebels and Ahabs. Much of Jezebels
influence is to give birth to many children, or those who look and act like them.
Remember the judgment of Jezebel will be the death of her children!
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24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this
doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put
upon you none other burden (922).
The above scripture says that unless those that commit adultery with her, repent
- then they too will receive her judgment. She was given space to repent of
fornication but would not. The word fornication comes from # 4202 porneia (por-
ni'-ah); from NT:4203; harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively,
idolatry:
KJV-fornication.
This word looks suspiciously like porno. The spirit of porno is rampant in
Hollywood, Las Vegas, television, entertainment, romance novels, etc. Be careful
what you allow your eyes (and heart) to feast upon, for in so doing you may end
up with the same judgment as Jezebel.
Revelation 19:7 KJV "Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the
marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready."
It is our place to pray for the repentance of the cities and industries that breed
much of this offspring! Because of television, to some degree or another, the
entire body of Christ has been influenced by Jezebel and Ahab. The Lord is
calling us to separate ourselves and come out. We are not to point fingers, but
repent for giving our children over to be baby-sat in the arms of TV! The safely of
an entire generation of children has been at risk because of the compromise of
their parents. This is taking major warfare, intercession, repentance and sacrifice
to defeat and overcome.
It is interesting that of those who do not partake of Jezebels bed, He says, "I will
put upon you none other burden (922)." In the last days church we are all called
to be overcomers and place darkness under our feet. This very verse reveals
how great a power Jezebel carries and how difficult it is to live with her.
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Her power is such that unless one partakes and becomes like her, there will be a
very strong war to overcome her magnetizing grip. God is saying that having her
among our midst is a difficult enough weight or burden to overcome!
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We have the authority to bind the powers of Jezebel over our own lives and the
lives of our loved ones. In a corporate setting, we can bind her powers from
operating in our church. In binding her powers, we cut her off from all her
demonic under-dogs that do her bidding.
Some underdogs have a measure of their own power and can operate for a
certain measure or degree even with their main source cut off or bound. There
are various ways to destroy these:
I believe that Jezebel is a principality, a spiritual ruler in high places. She is a last
day influence mentioned in the book of Revelations. There will come a t ime when
the united church will be able to rise up and destroy her dominion in Jesus
Name. Until then, we can continue to bind her power and cut off all her workers,
and in time she will lose her influence because her army will diminish! As her
army dissolves, so does her stronghold, or fortified place.
In Christian teachings, there are several interpretations for the word stronghold. I
believe a stronghold is a fortified living place like a castle. The word stronghold in
the New Testament comes from :
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2 Cor 10:3-6: "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the
flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling
down strongholds (Strongs # 3794), casting down arguments and every high
thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into
captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience
when your obedience is fulfilled." NKJV
In the Old Testment, the Hebrew word for stronghold (#4686) matsuwd (maw-
tsood'); or (feminine) metsuwdah (mets-oo-daw'); or metsudah (mets-oo-daw');
for OT:4685; means a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness; KJV-castle,
defense, fort (-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.
Between the Greek and Hebrew definition, the most outstanding characteristic of
a stronghold is that it is fortified. In the natural, the way to fortify something is to
surround it with layers. A castle has thick walls. A net has many strands. A
defense has several players. A snare has several steps towards entrapment.
It is interesting to me that the Bible says we wrestle (or "we are") against
principalities. It does not say we pull down principalities, rather it says we pull
down strongholds. Notice the two scriptures:
Eph 6:12-13 "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." NKJV
2 Cor 10:3-6 "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the
flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling
down strongholds (3794), casting down arguments and every high thing that
exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to
the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your
obedience is fulfilled." NKJV
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According to the scriptures Jesus, "spoiled (554) principalities (746) and
powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it." (Col 2:15
KJV) In the Greek, spoiled means separation from what is put off, to strip off, or
to despoil. It comes from two words meaning "off or away, and to strip off the
clothing." This is the opposite of the word "endued" with power from on high.
(Luke 24:49) That word endued (1746) is used in a variety of ways, 28 times in
the New Testament - all meaning to invest with clothing, or sink into a garment.
When Jesus spoiled principalities, which were the original rulers over the
demonic world, He stripped them of their "enduement" and they became naked!
These naked beings were openly exposed for the heavenlies to observe and
then sing over with great triumph.
Notice nowhere in the scriptures does it say that Jesus pulled down the
principalities. If He did so, then they would not still be here! Rather, He stripped
them of their clothing, which was symbolic of their power, and handed us the
Keys of the Kingdom to bind them on earth. All demonic power on earth gets
away with being "empowered" because we have yet to take our places in Christ
Jesus and rule and reign over them on earth. I personally believe that
principalities will fall if their power is continually bound in Jesus Name, then their
stronghold of fortified demons will dissolve, and they will have no army left to
command. As I was praying about the Body of Christs corporate metron to pray
against and annihilate principalities, I heard the Lord say, "Yet to come." What
awesome and amazing times are coming!
In todays church, there are many under the influence of Jezebel, in various
degrees. There are some people who have naturally bold, independent &
ambitious personalities, who are perfect targets for this spirit to influence, and
eventually use. There are others who have walked a road of deception via former
occult practices like horoscopes, and are following a "voice" they believe to be
the Lord, when in truth are following counterfeit prophesy. Regardless of the road
taken, there are certain characteristics that are common at the end of the road.
Those characteristics have sexual immorality in the roots and offspring, and also
have the personality characteristics of Jezebel listed at the beginning of this
article. Either way, the end result is the same eventually Jezebel uses human
vessels to push her agenda.
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On the question of whether Jezebel can use men as well as women, I believe
Jezebel can use any person. However, the spirit of Jezebel is a female and her
influence is greatest among women and female characteristics. I have known
three women that the Lord specifically told me were demonized by the Jezebel
spirit, but I have seen many "pawns" used by her influence. On one occasion I
was glancing across the room at a lady, but not really focusing on her or thinking
about her and I heard the Lord say, "Jezebel." Since this is one of the ways I am
accustomed to hearing the Lord by recognizing where my eyes have fallen when
I hear Him, I tuned into where I was looking. I did not personally know this lady
very well. I was rather shocked at hearing this. Over the months I watched her
and it was very obvious to me that she fit the mold of the other two ladies I knew.
Although Jezebel has many characteristics, and these three ladies have ALL of
them, it is interesting that the most predominate characteristic of these ladies is
the same. They all are obsessive talkers, they dominate conversations and listen
very little. If they ask a question as though to appear interested, they interrupt
your answer and change the subject.
It is not up to the Christians to point a finger, judge, and accuse with name-
calling. It is up to the Christians to take their weapons of warfare and fight spirits,
not people. It is up to the Christians to love the people and pray for them. If they
believe the person has a teachable moment, they are to teach the truth without
arguing:
2 Tim 2:24-26 NKJV "And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle
to all, able to teach, patient, in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if
God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, and
that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having
been taken captive by him to do his will."
Above all, let us be Christ-like in overcoming and defeating this spirit and her
influence over people.
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6] SCRIPTURE STUDY
Greek and Hebrew studies are taken from BibleWorks for Windows Copyright
1992-1995 Michael S. Bushell. All rights reserved. Copyright 1995 Michael S.
Bushell
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NEW TESTAMENT - JEZEBEL CHARACTERISTICS
1 Kings 19:2 TLB 2 she sent this message to Elijah: "You killed my prophets,
and now I swear by the gods that I am going to kill you by this time tomorrow
night."
1 Kings 18:13 TLB 13 Has no one told you about the time when Queen
Jezebel was trying to kill the Lord's prophets, and I hid a hundred of them in two
caves and fed them with bread and water?
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10 and find two scoundrels who will accuse him of cursing God and the king.
Then take him out and execute him."
1 Kings 21:22-24 TLB 23 The Lord has also told me that the dogs of Jezreel
shall tear apart the body of your wife, Jezebel.
24 The members of your family who die in the city shall be eaten by dogs, and
those who die in the country shall be eaten by vultures."
2 Kings 9:10 TLB 10 Dogs shall eat Ahab's wife Jezebel at Jezreel, and no one
will bury her.
1 Kings 21:25 TLB 25 No one else was so completely sold out to the devil as
Ahab, for his wife, Jezebel, encouraged him to do every sort of evil.
2 Kings 9:22 TLB Jehu replied, "How can there be friendship as long as the
evils of your mother Jezebel are all around us?"
2 Kings 9:30-37 TLB 30 When Jezebel heard that Jehu had come to Jezreel,
she painted her eyelids and fixed her hair and sat at a window.
31 When Jehu entered the gate of the palace, she shouted at him, "How are you
today, you murderer! You son of a Zimri who murdered his master!"
32 He looked up and saw her at the window and shouted, "W ho is on my side?"
And two or three eunuchs looked out at him.
33" Throw her down!" he yelled.
So they threw her out the window, and her blood spattered against the wall and
on the horses; and she was trampled by the horses' hoofs.
34 Then Jehu went into the palace for lunch. Afterwards he said, "Someone go
and bury this cursed woman, for she is the daughter of a king."
35 But when they went out to bury her, they found only her skull, her feet, and
her hands.
36 When they returned and told him, he remarked, "That is just what the Lord
said would happen. He told Elijah the prophet that dogs would eat her flesh
37 and that her body would be scattered like manure upon the field, so that no
one could tell whose it was."
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AV - Jezebel 1; 1
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Jezebel = "chaste" 1) wife of Ahab, an impious and cruel queen who protected
idolatry and persecuted the prophets 2) the symbolic name of a woman who
pretended to be a prophetess, and who, addicted to antinomianism, claimed
Christian liberty of eating things sacrificed to idols
AV - Jezebel 22; 22
probably identical with 0335 (through the idea of a query); TWOT - 77; adv
AV - island 1; 1
1) not
AV - Zebul 6; 6
Zebul = "exalted" 1) chief man of the city of Shechem at the time of the contest
between Abimelech and the native Canaanites
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AV - dwell with me 1; 1
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JEZEBELS JUDGMENT
Rev 2:22,23 KJV 22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed (2825), and them that
commit adultery (3431) with her into great tribulation (2347), except they repent
of their deeds. 23 And I will kill her children (5043) with death; and all the
churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will
give unto every one of you according to your works.
BED
from 2827;; n n
AV - bed 9, table 1; 10
a root word;; v
AV - lay 2, bow 1, bow down 1, be far spent 1, turn to fight 1, wear away 1; 7
1) transitively 1a) to incline, bow 1b) to cause to fall back 1c) to recline 1c1) in
a place for repose 2) intransitively 2a) to incline one's self 2a1) of the declining of
the day
ADULTERY
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1) to commit adultery 1a) to be an adulterer 1b) to commit adultery with, have
unlawful intercourse with another's wife 1c) of the wife: to suffer adultery, be
debauched 1d) A Hebrew idiom, the word is used of those who at a woman's
solicitation are drawn away to idolatry, i.e. to the eating of things sacrificed to
idols
AV - adulterer 4; 4
TRIBULATION
ROOT OF TRIBULATION
1) to press (as grapes), press hard upon 2) a compressed way 2a) narrow
straitened, contracted 3) metaph. to trouble, afflict, distress
CHILDREN
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1) offspring, children 1a) child 1a) a male child, a son 1b) metaph. 1b1) the
name transferred to that intimate and reciprocal relationship formed between
men by the bonds of love, friendship, trust, just as between parents and children
1b2) in affectionate address, such as patrons, helpers, teachers and the like
employ: my child 1b3) in the NT, pupils or disciples are called children of their
teachers, because the latter by their instruction nourish the minds of their pupils
and mould their characters 1b4) children of God: in the OT of "the people of
Israel" as especially dear to God, in the NT, in Paul's writings, all who are led by
the Spirit of God and thus closely related to God 1b5) children of the devil: those
who in thought and action are prompted by the devil, and so reflect his character
1c) metaph. 1c1) of anything who depends upon it, is possessed by a desire or
affection for it, is addicted to it 1c2) one who is liable to any fate 1c2a) thus
children of a city: it citizens and inhabitants 1c3) the votaries of wisdom, those
souls who have, as it were, been nurtured and moulded by wisdom 1c4) cursed
children, exposed to a curse and doomed to God's wrath or penalty
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24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this
doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put
upon you none other burden (922). KJV
BURDEN
probably from the same as 939 (through the notion of going down; cf 899);
TDNT - 1:553,95; n n
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ROOT OF BURDEN
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SPOILED
1) wholly put off from one's self 1a) denoting separation from what is put off 2)
wholly to strip off for one's self (for one's own advantage) 3) despoil, disarm
AV - from 392, of 129, out of 48, for 10, off 10, by 9, at 9, in 6, since + 3739 5,
on 5, not tr. 15, misc. 31; 669
1) of separation 1a) of local separation, after verbs of motion from a place i.e.
of departing, of fleeing, ... 1b) of separation of a part from the whole 1b1) where
of a whole some part is taken 1c) of any kind of separation of one thing from
another by which the union or fellowship of the two is destroyed 1d) of a state of
separation, that is of distance 1d1) physical, of distance of place 1d2) temporal,
of dis tance of time 2) of origin 2a) of the place whence anything is, comes,
befalls, is taken 2b) of origin of a cause
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1562 ekduo {ek-doo'-o}
1) to take off 1a) to strip one of his garments 2) to take off from one's self, to
put off the one's raiments 3) fig., to put off the body, the clothing of the soul
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PRINCIPALITIES
1) beginning, origin 2) the person or thing that commences, the first person or
thing in a series, the leader 3) that by which anything begins to be, the origin, the
active cause 4) the extremity of a thing 4a) of the corners of a sail 5) the first
place, principality, rule, magistracy 5a) of angels and demons
ROOT OF PRINCIPALITIES
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ENDUE
from 1722 and 1416 (in the sense of sinking into a garment); TDNT -
2:319,192; v
ROOT OF ENDUE
AV - set 2; 2
[end of study]
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INFORMATION ON THE SPIRIT OF JEZEBEL
Counsellor:
Wants to destroy and remove the true prophets of God (1 Kings 18:3 -4).
Abuse authority and leadership-positions (e.g. in the family, church, works, etc)
Goes hand in hand with idolatry and witchcraft, which were part and parcel of
the life of queen Jezebel ( 2 Kings 9:22).
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Takes cover behind religious works.
When Jezebel gets control, e.g. in a church, such a body or organization can get
destroyed.
It starts manifesting in the flesh, with rigid laws.
The flow of the Spirit gets hindered and obstructed.
Disobedience replaces obedience.
Works of the flesh replace inspiration by the Holy Spirit.
It comes under the curse of the law.
1. WITCHCRAFT
2. COMPROMISE
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3. SEXUAL INIQUITY
4. DIM = DOMINATION, INTIMIDATION AND MANIPULATION
5. RELIGION
A strong mother figure son will have a false self it will manifest in
recklessness or revolution or breaking away. The man will try to throw off the
smothering blanket of feminization.
If both parents are strong and compete for leadership psychological confusion
false personalities in children. A strong, dominant mother/grandmother and
passive father produces double-minded children/grandchildren.
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Doubt and instability. A false personality which causes weakness
and insecurity. Jezebels child within. The child is an alternative
personality weak and insecure, fearful, rebellious, sexually
abnormal, or other characteristics against the true self.
Fruits:
q Manipulation
q Domination
q Intimidation
q Homosexuality (Jezebel murders her sons masculinity)
q Obsession to control or to be in control
q Blasphemy
q Incest
Counsellee:
Father, today I stand before You in the Name of Jesus Christ, Your Son,
onbehalf of myself, as well as on behalf of my ancestors. I plead guilty forthe
fact that I have allowed the Jezebel spirit with her 5 cords to work
and rule through and over me, as well as that I have moved in the spirit of Ahab
at times.
I choose to submit myself under Your Almighty Hand today, in order that You
may lift me up again at the appointed time.
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Evoked the Ahab spirit in others.
Allowed the Ahab spirit to manifest through me.
Abused my authority and leadership.
Distorted other peoples' words to look good myself.
Distorted Your words, even by speaking in Your Name that which You
have not really spoken.
Opposed leaders.
Woman: I have undermined and opposed my husband, father, leaders,
employers and parent's authority.
Man: I have not treated my wife, family-members (children),
subordinates, parents, etc. according to Your precepts and I have not
taken up my responsibility as priest, king and prophet.
Lies and underhandedness / putting blame and suspicion on others.
I have dominated, intimidated and manipulated.
I have not obeyed Your Word.
I have, through my behaviour, discouraged others from following and
obeying You.
Rebellion in all its forms in my life!
Stubbornness.
Pride, arrogance and argumentativeness.
Falsely accusing others, discouraging them and caused bitterness in
them (e.g. marriage, family-members [children], employees, others).
Criticism, lies and breaking down of others.
That I have allowed a desire for material wealth to influence me to land
myself and others in problems, whilst ignoring the warnings of the Holy
Spirit.
Sexual immorality in all its forms.
Manipulation through sex.
I have transferred this spirit to my children and descendants.
I have attempted to intimidate others with fear.
I have followed tradition instead of revelation.
I have followed law in stead of the Holy Spirit.
I have brought others into bondage (e.g. marriage, relationships,children,
subordinates, etc.).
I have tried to control others through a religious mask knowledge,
secretiveness, works, long and empty prayers, 'unique' experiences and
super-spirituality.
Anger outbursts and the confusion I have created as a result thereof.
That I have stepped on people to get what I wanted.
Father, I ask forgiveness for all these sins. I stand before You today on the
grounds of Your mercy and the perfect work of the Cross of Jesus, as well as
the reconciliation that He has worked for me, with You.
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On these grounds, I want to ask You today that You will cleanse these hands
of mine from all of these sins, even those sins I haven't realized yet. Please
cleanse my heart also, Father!
I also stand before You and petition for every soul and the redemption of
every other person whom I have ever polluted with my behaviour.
I humbly ask for forgiveness, for the fact that I have been a stumbling block
for them, and I pray that You will remove this foul mantle I have worn up to
now - and clothe me with new clothes, fragranced with Your love and
acceptance.
I ask forgiveness for the fact that I drank from the cup of Jezebel and that I
have allowed the following to control me:
1. Occult spirits
2. Compromise (idolatry) through ignoring Your discipline and not having
respect for You.
3. Immorality and idolatry.
4. Domination, intimidation and manipulation.
5. False religion.
I now ask You to free and redeem me from these 5 cords with which this
spirit of Jezebel has controlled me for so long, in the Almighty Name of Jesus
Christ of Nazareth.
Thank You for complete redemption through the Name and the Blood of
Jesus,through the Sword of Your Word and the word of my testimony:
Rev. 12:11 -"And they have overcome him by means of the Blood of the
Lamb and by the utterance of their testimony."
I also pray, Holy Spirit, that You will lead me on this new road and thatYou
will help me in this process of renewing of the mind in all of theseareas. I
pray that You will take hold now of all the branching and infiltration and
working of the Jezebel spirit in all parts of my body andsoul, and pull it out
of me until nothing remains!
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Counsellor:
(Example of prayer :)
1. I now address you, Jezebel in the spiritual realm, and I declare that I
recognize that cord of OCCULTIC POWERS between you and your seat in
....... I now take the Sword of the Spirit and I sever this cord of OCCULTIC
POWERS in the Almighty NAME OF JESUS CHRIST!
It is written in:
2 Sam. 22:32-37: "For Who is God but the Lord? And Who is a Rock except
our God? God is my strong Fortress; He guides the blameless in His way and
sets him free. He makes my feet like the hinds'; He sets me secure and
confident upon the heights. He trains my hands for war, so that
my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You have also given me the shield of
Your salvation; and Your condescension and gentleness have made me
great. You have enlarged my steps under me, so that my feet have not
slipped."
2. I now address you, Jezebel in the spiritual realm, and I declare that I
recognize that cord of COMPROMISE between you and your seat in ....... I
now take the Sword of the Spirit and I sever this cord of COMPROMISE inthe
Almighty Name of Jesus! It is written in:
Acts 24:14 - "But this I confess to you, however, that in accordance with the
Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, still persuaded
of the truth of andbelieving in and placing full confidence in everything laid
down in the Law of Moses or written in the prophets."
And Matt. 22:37- "And He replied to him, you shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart and with all yoursoul and with all your mind."
3. I now address you, Jezebel in the spiritual realm, and I declare that
Irecognize that cord of IMMORALITY (IDOLATRY) between you and your
seat in ...... I now take the Sword of the Spirit and I sever this cord of
IMMORALITY in the Almighty Name of Jesus! It is written in:
Rev.19:7 - "Let us rejoice and shout for joy! Let us celebrate and ascribe
toHim glory and honor, for the marriage of the Lamb at last has come, and
His bride has prepared herself."
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4. I now address you, Jezebel in the spiritual realm, and I declare that
Irecognize that cord of DOMINATION, INTIMIDATION AND M ANIPULATION
between you and your seat in ....... I now take the Sword of the Spirit and I
sever this cord of domination, intimidation and manipulation, in the
Almighty Name of Jesus! It is written in:
John 10:2-5 - "But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
The watchman opens the door for this man, and the sheep listen to his voice
and heed it; and he calls his own sheep by name and brings them out. When
he has brought his own sheep outside, he walks on before them, and the
sheep follow him because they know his voice. They will never follow a
stranger, but will run away from him because they do not know the voice of
strangers or recognize their call."
5. I now address you, Jezebel in the spiritual realm, and I declare that I
recognize that cord of FALSE RELIGION between you and your seat in .......I
now take the Sword of the Spirit and I sever this cord of FALSE RELIGION
in the Almighty Name of Jesus! It is written in:
John 4:24 - "God is a Spirit and those who worship Him must worship Him in
spirit and in truth."
Counsellee:
Father, in the Name of Jesus Christ Your Son, I now declare:
a divorce with the spirit of Jezebel
a cancellation of all worship she ever received through me, my
ancestors or descendants
nullification of any and every covenant ever made with her
renunciation of the Ahab spirit
In the authority of the Name of Jesus Christ, I now take this seat in myself and
hand it over to the Kingdom of God.
Father, in Jesus Name I ask that You will remove the following curses and
results due to my ancestors' and my own involvement with this Jezebel spirit's
activities:
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9. Curse of cancer
10. Schizophrenia
11. Curse of divorce
12. Curse of female domination
13. Curse of male domination
14. Incest
15. Blasphemy
16. Curse of loss of children
17. Loss of marriage partner
18. Curse of disasters and evil
19. Loneliness and desolation
20. Curse of witchcraft
21. Curse of persecution
I pray that You will change each one of these curses to blessings in my
ancestor's, my own, and my descendant's lives, in the Name of Jesus.
In the Name of Jesus Christ, I now bind and rebuke the spirit of Jezebel from my
life.
I speak destruction over the altars where the spirit of Jezebel received worship
in my life, and I erect an altar there for God. It is written:
"David built there an altar to the Lord and offered burnt offerings and peace
offerings. So the Lord heeded the prayers for the land, and Israel's plague was
stayed." 2 Sam.22:25.
The stronghold in my life where Jezebel has lived, is now destroyed and a throne
for Christ Jesus erected there.
In the Name of Jesus Christ, I now speak withering and death over all fruits of
manipulation through the spirit of witchcraft in my life.
I pray that You will remove all leaven that caused me to walk under the control of
this spirit, from my habits of thinking, my will, emotions and body.
Father, in Jesus Precious Name, I pray that the spirit of Elijah will rise up within
me to expose the spirit of Jezebel in the Body of Christ. I pray Father, that the
hearts of the fathers will be turned towards the children according to Malachi
4:5,6.
I pray that the disobedient will be turned towards the wisdom of the righteous -
that You will enable me to outwork Godly principles to handle problems in my life.
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I pray that more a nd more spiritual fathers and mothers will come forth out of
our midst to show the way and to take Your children by the hand and to lead
them on paths of righteousness.
I pray Father, that You will see to it that, through Your Spirit, I will be prepared as
part of Your Bride without spot or wrinkle.
Thank You, Abba Father, for Your great mercy and grace. Please seal this prayer
now with the precious Blood of Jesus Christ and thank You that You have heard
me and that You free me!
AMEN.
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