Unmasking The Jezebel Spirit

CHAPTER TWO - UNHOLY ALLIANCES:

Unmasking the Jezebel Spirit, Chapter Two, covers the Unholy Alliances, Jezebel had personality characteristics that engendered manipulation, control, sexual perversion, and idolatry. Some rather startling relevant conclusion can be made about such a woman. This spirit seems even more entrenched in the Church as the spirit of prophecy is poured out on all flesh. “And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,Your old men shall dream dreams,Your young men shall see visions. (Joel 2:28). The name, Jezebel, is Phoenician in origin and means “un-husbanded.” Although, she was married, her lack of submission and her infidelities proved that true marriage meant nothing to her. Jezebel had

learned treachery from the father, Ethbaal, whose name meant “like unto Baal.” Ethbaal had become king by plotting murder. A pastor who is influenced by an Ahab spirit will need the help of someone influenced by Jezebel spirit to maintain position and power as to enlarge or entrenched a power base. There is no satisfying the endless demands of a Jezebel spirit, because there is always something or someone standing in the way their quest for power. This drives a pastor to discouragement, defeat and despair.

Many pastors and leaders embrace an individual influenced by a Jezebel spirit because the person appears to have leadership skills or spiritual insight that a pastor thinks will help their church grow. Some may even convince themselves that, in time, they will be able to spiritually mature the individual. But in the process of helping this individual, many pastors and leaders strike a compromise and weaken their authority and ministry integrity. Many, pastors and leaders remain indecisive and non-confrontational simply from fear that an individual would split their church. It takes a courageous pastor to confront the strength and obstinacy of a Jezebel spirit. By their actions, individuals with a Jezebel spirit will reveal a pastor’s strength and weaknesses. A Jezebel spirit defiles everything it touches, in which is holy become vile. People will begin to leave a church, not knowing why, simple feeling compelled to go as if they could feel the impending darkness. Pastors and leaders who overreact and impulsively eliminate intercessory and prophetic groups silence their most reliable sources of discernment and revelation.

Jezebel was no ordinary woman, she had a flair for the dramatic. Every action she took, every word she spoke must have been done with great passion and unholy abandonment. She was an intimidating figure, a rose with razor sharp thorns. She was impossible to ignore, because to do so could cost you your life. Pastors and leaders who retreat from exercising their authority may bring injury upon God’s people by inadvertently allowing the increased rule of this spirit in the church. As long as the issue is avoided, the problem will only worsen. When it is finally challenged, a Jezebel spirit that has become entrenched in a church is more difficult to dislodge. So, when a pastor has a trusted friend who begins to show traits of the Jezebel spirit, it becomes easy for the pastor and leaders to justify the person’s rebellion or to simply ignore it. pastors demonstrate tolerance toward those who are “friends.” Lastly, the trust and loyalty given to a friend will create a blind spot. A pastor or leaders, therefore will need to step outside the friendship emotionally, and view the situation as pastoral issue, and immediately correct any hostility or rebellion. If a pastor brings correction, people will feel secure under the pastor’s leadership fails to correct rebellion, the people will lose respect for the pastor and leaders. A pastor who compromises will attract people who compromise. The pastor’s anointing will be reduced to a mere drop of what it was meant to be, in the churches as such pastors, the light will grow dim as the Body begins to loss its spiritual cutting edge. Pastors and leaders are being summoned by the Lord to take on the spirit of valor and to stand up as true kings. Just as Jehu’s commission was to rid God’s Kingdom of the defiling and demoralizing influences of Ahab and Jezebel, a call is going forth today to remove those same apostate spirits from the Church.