11-28-10 AM - UNCOVERING THE JEZEBEL SPIRIT

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Revelation 2:20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they commit acts of immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.

TWO EXTREMES that we need to be careful with:
One is that we demonize everything, and the other is that we ignore the spiritual side of life.
Victory begins with the name of Jesus on our lips but is not consummated until we have the nature of Jesus in our hearts.

We cannot be successful in the heavenly war if we are not successful with the battle in our minds.

1. THE HISTORY OF JEZEBEL

1 Kings 21:25
Surely there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, because Jezebel his wife incited him.

Ethbaal, -  “like unto Baal.”

2. JEZEBEL CHARACTERISTICS

1Kings 16-21; and her death in 2Kings 9.

Jezebel, is Phoenician in origin and means “un-husbanded.”

It allowed her in essence to be acting king!

personality characteristics: manipulation, control, sexual perversion, and idolatry.

a rose with razor sharp thorns.

3. JEZEBELS DEMISE

2 Kings 9:7  'You shall strike the house of Ahab your master, that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel.

2Kings 9:30-31 When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it, and she painted her eyes and adorned her head and looked out the window.
31 As Jehu entered the gate, she said, "Is it well, Zimri, (7 day King) your master's murderer?"
32 Then he lifted up his face to the window and said, "Who is on my side? Who?" And two or three officials looked down at him.
33 He said, "Throw her down." So they threw her down, and some of her blood was splattered on the wall and on the horses, and he trampled her under foot.
34 When he came in, he ate and drank; and he said, "See now to this cursed woman and bury her, for she is a king's daughter."
35 They went to bury her, but they found nothing more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands.
36 Therefore they returned and told him. And he said, "This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 'In the property of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel;

3. CHARACTERISTICS OF AHAB

• giving up of authority,
• passive authority,
• fears confrontation,
• denies fault,
• loves the position
• would rather make peace at any cost.
• the Ahab spirit will always sacrifice the future good for peace today.

-First we need to pray.
- surrendered to Christ-likeness.
- Our way of thinking about church needs to expand from a building to being a life style.
- Wives need to allow men to lead their home under the biblical pattern and stop the manipulation.
- Husbands need to lead in a Christ-like manner. Conquer the nature of Ahab.

Rebellion – submission
Proud and haughty – meek and lowly hearts.
Control – gentle and willing to yield
Witchcraft, immorality, fear, discouragement – love and faith.