Revelation 2:18-29
¶ “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write:
The Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet are like burnished bronze, says this:
I know your deeds, and your love and faith and service and perseverance, and that your deeds of late are greater than at first.
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.
I gave her time to repent, and she does not want to repent of her immorality.
Behold, I will throw her on a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of her deeds.
And I will kill her children with pestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
But I say to you, the rest who are in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not known the deep things of Satan, as they call them—I place no other burden on you.
Nevertheless, what you have, hold fast until I come.
He who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds until the end,
TO HIM I WILL GIVE AUTHORITY OVER THE NATIONS;
AND HE SHALL RULE THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON,
AS THE VESSELS OF THE POTTER ARE BROKEN TO PIECES,
as I also have received authority from My Father;
and I will give him the morning star.
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
Just as the Lord said to the Churches of Ephesus, Smyrna and Pergamum and what He is now saying to the Church of Thyatira He is saying to each of us who call Him Lord, those who clams the name of Christian.
Thing to watch out for, to notes a Jezebel spirit:
1. Jezebel’s ultimate goal is always control. The Jezebel spirit is always motivated by its own agenda, which it relentlessly pursues.
2. The Jezebel spirit attacks, dominates or manipulates, especially male authority. Queen Jezebel usurped political authority of the kingdom. This spirit’s ultimate goal is to conquer or neutralize the prophet because a discerning leader is its greatest enemy.
3. Jezebel causes fear, flight and discouragement. This spirit often causes a spiritual leader to flee from his appointed place by character assassination and ruining his reputation.
4. People under Jezebel’s influence are natural leaders, although often secretly. The Jezebel spirit attempt to seek out people of influence to win their ear, to gain credibility and win endorsement for their ungodly cause.
5. People under Jezebel’s influence are often insecure and wounded, with pronounced egocentric needs. They are often trying to fill a love deficit. People under Jezebel’s control always have deep, unhealed wounds from sources such as rejection, resistance, fear, insecurity, self-preservation and bitterness, which in turn, spreads its defilement to many.
6. The Jezebel spirit functions subtlety and deceptively. People controlled by Jezebel use flattery to win you over to their domination. Jezebel spirits are masters of manipulation by guilt and undermining or discrediting another’s influence. Those under Jezebel’s control use flirtation and are extremely jealous of anyone they perceive to be a threat.
7. Ultimately, people under Jezebel’s influence are proud, independent and rebellious. Rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft (1 Sam. 15:23) and will attempt to control others through any means other than the Holy Spirit.
8. It takes an Ahab to let a Jezebel spirit operate unchallenged. Those under Jezebel’s influence do not operate without someone under an Ahab spirit’s influence enabling them to function.
9. A Jezebel spirit is always in alignment with a religious spirit. Both Jezebel in the Old Testament and Revelation in the New Testament operated under the cover of religion. Its religious deeds are done for all to see. True and pure spiritual gifts attract people to Jesus, not to the people who exercise the gifts.
10. The families of people under Jezebel’s influence are often out of order. Those under Jezebel’s influence control their partners and cause their children to take sides, grow up insecure, disrespect their fathers, feel manipulated and become distrustful toward true authority.
The Jezebel Spirit aliens with Narcissism key thing to be aware of
a. Manipulation and Controlling brought about through deception:
Shown by Emotional Manipulation
in Relationships In a romantic relationship,
a person influenced by a Jezebel spirit will use guilt trips, silent treatment, or emotional outbursts to control their partner’s actions.
They will play the victim to gain sympathy and manipulate their partner into doing what they want.
You might feel like you’re constantly walking on eggshells around this person, afraid of triggering their anger or disappointment.
environment feels toxic and divisive, with a noticeable tension that centers around this individual.
Within a church, a person under the influence of a Jezebel spirit will use their position to push false doctrines or personal agendas.
They will claim to have special revelations from God to manipulate the congregation and undermine true spiritual leadership.
The Church is not to tolerate such people.
If you recognize these things in some one, do not associate with them but rather pray, pray their deception does not come upon you or others,
Do not participate with them, pray for them, pray that the Lord Jesus will rebuke them.
If you see some of these things in yourself,
repent, ask Christ Jesus to remove them from you and to protect you from them,
ask Him to fill you with His love, with His wisdom and understanding.
He is willing to do so, you just have to seek Him instead of the world.
If the leadership of the church you attend show these attributes, do not hang around rather go find a Church that is a Christ believing Church one that teaches the word of God.
Be reading the word of GOD,
if you have excepted Christ Jesus as your savior and trust in Him, He said He would ask His Father, Father GOD to send His spirit to dwell in you and that He would be your teacher.
GOD is faithful and true to His word.
Jesus said if you do not hold to the teaching of Jezabel,
And have not known the deep things of Satan, as they call them
that He will place no other burden on you.
if you are in that position Repent, trun from evil Christ Jesus is willing and faithful to forgive.
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”