There is very little actually regarding the Jezebel spirit in the scriptures. I have often heard this referred to primarily in caution to women who are seductresses. However, this is a very narrow view of a greater concern regarding a Jezebel spirit.

 

This spirit is not merely a woman of harlotry and lusts of the flesh. This spirit can easily be influencing a man. The Jezebel spirit hates the prophets because they will confront “her” lies. The prophets see through to “her.”  She cannot remain masked and hidden under the eye of a prophetic heart. For God gives insight. It is why we need the prophets today.

 

When you remove the prophets from the churches, and you silence their voices, you clear a path for the Jezebel spirit…for “she” will go unnoticed until destruction comes. The gifts of the Spirit are meant to work together. I am learning of God’s heart that every ministry ought to seek God for His gifted sheep. We need the Shepherds, the Prophets, the Apostles, the Helps, Healing gifts, etc. When we have an empty place, we are open to deception. Each office holds a gift necessary for accurate rule and reign in the body of Christ. Teams need to represent His fullness. This allows great protection for us all.

 

The Jezebel spirit seeks power and authority but “she” carry’s an illegitimate authority not given by God.  She, however, will be very enticing and lure many in the beginning.  “She” will steal another’s inheritance through hidden maneuvers and motives. “She” will be very amicable until told no or opposed. Then she will be full of vengeance and retaliate. ” She” has a controlling spirit as well. This should not be new to us in the body of Christ. All we must do is study her operation in the scriptures. We will see her character, her modes of operation, her hidden deceit, yet her bent to operate in the background to oppose the work of God and His appointed people.  We will often find “her” within church leadership. “She” is cunning at infiltrating the ranks and sees where the hole in the armor is located. When the prophetic voices are successfully removed, “she” sees her opening. I have seen this time and time again where the enemy attacks specifically the prophetic people in the body. “Her” aim is to have them removed and very often “she” succeeds because man has little to no prophetic sight. We see with natural eyes, rather than spiritual ones. For some reason, we are unable to discern well and apply examples Christ placed in His Word to teach us and prepare us for even this generation in the Church.

 

“She” will exhibit counterfeit gifts that display closely to the Lord’s gifts, which requires much discernment. For this reason, confusion and double-mindedness ensues as people see often a good side to “her” and a side that causes pause. “She” will be well hidden but to the one taught in subtleties, “she” will be seen. You will have a check in your Spirit and if you wait too long you will have a landslide of destruction and heartache. Do what you must as the Lord leads and gives you a warning.

 

“She,” or he, will do whatever it takes to silence the prophets and any prophetic Word from God. She, or he, will likely be very religious and do religious things. The source of “her” signs and wonders is not of the Lord. Also, many will have no idea they are being influenced by a Jezebel spirit so you will have to look past the person and see in the spirit with Christ. There will be deception, manipulation, and perhaps silence to unjustice somewhere as you pay close attention.  Yet her influence will carry great weight behind closed doors. “She” will desire to replace others in authority ridding many of that which Christ desired for a given body of believers. “Where there is no prophetic vision, people perish.” Jealousy and envy will be a root cause for her actions. She will plot to rid all bodies of Christ of God’s mouthpieces until “her” influence has expanded and a slow death has occurred within God’s people.  Many will be afraid to approach “her” not understanding the angst in their hearts and afraid to speak of it. Thus silence ensues. However, Christ loves the person and she or he needs to be set free as well. Confrontation is necessary for all parties.

 

It would do us well to re-read the characteristics of Jezebel and Ahab. Ahab seems to have no spiritual backbone. Jezebel does his bidding. Likely, when you find a Jezebel, you perhaps may find an Ahab.

 

Jezebel means “Baal exalts” or “Baal is husband to” or “unchaste.” Unchaste means not virtuous; not pure. But do not mistake this to be entirely about a woman or sexually driven motives. There is much more to Jezebel. In this hour it is most important to know your enemy, know the scriptures,  and do not judge a book by it’s cover.

 

Here is the good news: God is bringing His prophets out of the caves they have been driven to by Jezebel …and every Elijah will return to pronounce judgment over Jezebel. Her reign has come to an end.

 

1 Kings 18:4

For so it was, while Jezebel massacred the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah had taken one hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty to a cave, and had fed them with bread and water.)

1 Kings 18:13

Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD, how I hid one hundred men of the LORD’s prophets, fifty to a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

1 Kings 19:2

Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.”

1 Kings 21:13

And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.”

Rev 2:20

“Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman  Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.