INFO ON THE SPIRIT OF JEZEBEL & OVERCOMING PRAYER
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Excerpts of article by Amanda Buys:

Ephesians 6:12 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.

So, here we see, that the war we are fighting is not against men and women, but it is against principalities, against powers, and against the rulers of the darkness. It was now about 12 years ago, that someone shared with me, that she had heard of a minister that said he would never counsel or minister to anyone, unless, he first broke the three legs of Satan. And he described it as Satan at the top, with Jezebel beneath it, with anti-Christ off to the one side of it and death and hell off to the other.

2 Corinthians 2:10-11 “Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, 11 lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.”
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JEZEBEL IS NOT A SPIRIT. IT IS A WORLD PRINCIPALITY AND A WORLD POWER! And we will see that, when we study Jezebel in more detail. So, I want to say that Jezebel is a world principality and a world power. Jezebel can be summarized in one word------WITCHCRAFT! Witchcraft is the one word that describes a Jezebel principality. I want you to see in Revelations 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.”
God was speaking to the Church and He addressed Jezebel WITHIN THE CHURCH!  And this principality often works through religious or Godly people because it is so subtle….it is so sly ….that it can very, very easily affect the Body.

Author Bradley Stuart

Counsellor:
Jezebel’s name means: ‘unexalted; without cohabitation.

Her Aim and Characteristics:

Driven from inside by: perversion, rebellion, pride, arrogance, haughtiness, sorcery
and witchcraft, etc.  Everything is done to satisfy SELF in every area: materialistic and in the physical  (flesh).  Also un-teachable, independent, arrogant, etc.  It can manifest through women, as well as through men. When it manifests through men. Hard-headedness - “I will do as I please!”
Wants to destroy and remove the true prophets of God (1 Kings 18:3-4).
Resists the working of the Holy Spirit.  Always attempts to destroy and break down God-ordained leadership, and to satisfy SELF.
Abuses authority and leadership-positions (e.g. in the family, church, works, etc)
Always attempts to infiltrate leadership.
Instigates fear (e.g. in work-situation, children, marriage, relationships, etc.)
Goes hand in hand with idolatry and witchcraft, which were part and parcel of the life of queen Jezebel (2 Kings 9:22).
Draws forth the Ahab-spirit in others. (The Ahab-spirit ‘sulks’ because he cannot have his way, becomes depressed and angry. Refuses to speak and tries thus to manipulate others).
It reacts in the flesh (e.g. threats, “tantrums”, etc.).
Manipulates people on emotional level, trying to get them to do what Jezebel wants.
Takes cover behind religious works.
Lies and cheats.
Distorts the meaning of peoples’ words.
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.

Modus Operandi Of A False Religion

· They intimidate with an attitude of “we know it all”.
· Praying incessantly and stays before the Lord.
· Very learned, have studied for many years and the laity can tell them nothing.
· Manipulate others with their theology.
· Manipulate others from out of the position of their leadership.
· Manipulate others with spiritual knowledge, experiences and over spirituality.
· They always hear from the Lord.
· “We are the men, and women must listen what we say” or vice versa.
· Legalistic and conservative.  Goes to cell-meetings, puts the leader or speaker
  in a bad light; or practices ‘counsel-hopping’.
· Accuses with the purpose to hurt.
· Manipulates with tears.
· Humiliates, and runs down others, ‘cuts’ with the Word.
· Talkative.
· Sex, and as soon as desires are fulfilled, feelings of guilt.
· Rage and fury.
· Confusion (delusion, misleading).
· PMS – PERMANENT MARITAL STRESS!!
· Manipulates with money.
· Clever, manipulative speakers.

The Jezebel Spirit Controls Persons, Marriages, Families, Bloodlines, Congregations, etc., With 5 Cords.

1. WITCHCRAFT
2. COMPROMISE
3. SEXUAL INIQUITY
4. DIM = DOMINATION, INTIMIDATION AND MANIPULATION
5. RELIGION.

According to Isaiah 47, she is responsible for:
1. Senility in old age – v6
2. Drug abuse – v9
3. Occult, witchcraft – v9
4. Illegitimate sexual sins – v8
5. Fear – v12 (works through e.g. mass-murderers, rapists, etc.)
6. Astrology – v13

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.

The Scriptural Consequences Where The Jezebel Spirit Rules

Throw her on a bed of sickness:
* Most cancers are Jezebelic judgment.
Murders her children:
· Homosexuality
· Divorce is a product of Jezebel
· Female domination
· Persons coming from broken families, usually carries with them strong
  spirits of death.
Extreme persecution – extreme judgment:
· Schizophrenia – mental disturbed ness characterized by a lack of
contact with reality and through the disintegration of personality.
· Schizothymia – preceding schizophrenia.
Double-mindedness – James 1:7,8 – “Has two souls”.
· Doubt and instability. A false personality, which causes weakness
and insecurity. “Jezebel’s 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

Prayer Of Renunciation Against Jezebel Spirit
(REV. 2:20-23)
Counsellee:
Father, today I stand before You in the Name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, on behalf of myself, as well as on behalf of my ancestors. I plead guilty for the 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. I sincerely repent that I, through my lifestyle and behavior, have committed the following sins:
1) Destroyed/opposed Your true prophets (e.g. your marriage partner, child, others etc)
2) Destroyed/opposed Your ordained authority-structures (e.g. parents, teachers, marriage, government, etc.)
3) Satisfied my own ego.
4) Opposed the work of the Holy Spirit and obstructed the flow of Your Spirit.
5) Idolatry (e.g. knowledge, own views, church, traditions, etc.)
6) Witchcraft (e.g. the occult, emotional manipulation, etc.)
7) Walked after the desires of the flesh.
8) Evoked the Ahab spirit in others.
9) Allowed the Ahab spirit to manifest through me.
10) Abused my authority and leadership.
11) Distorted other peoples' words to look good myself..
12) Distorted Your words, even by speaking in Your Name that which You have not really spoken.
13) Opposed leaders.
14) Woman: I have undermined and opposed my husband, father, leaders, employers and parent's authority.
15) 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.
16) Lies and underhandedness / putting blame and suspicion on others.
17) I have dominated, intimidated and manipulated.
18) I have not obeyed Your Word.
19) I have, through my behavior, discouraged others from following and obeying You.
20) Rebellion in all its forms in my life!
21) Stubbornness.
22) Pride, arrogance and argumentativeness.
23) Falsely accusing others, discouraging them and caused bitterness in them (e.g. marriage, family-members [children], employees, others).
24) Criticism, lies and breaking down of others.
25) 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.
26) Sexual immorality in all its forms.
27) Manipulation through sex.
28) I have transferred this spirit to my children and descendants.
29) I have attempted to intimidate others with fear.
30) I have followed tradition instead of revelation.
31) I have followed law instead of the Holy Spirit.
32) I have brought others into bondage (e.g. marriage, relationships, children, subordinates, etc.).
33) I have tried to control others through a religious mask knowledge, secretiveness, works, long and empty prayers, 'unique' experiences and super-spirituality.
34) Anger outbursts and the confusion I have created as a result thereof.
35) 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. 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 behavior. 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 that You will help me in this process of renewing of the mind in all of these areas. 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 and soul, and pull it out of me until nothing remains!

Counsellor:
(Example of prayer:)
Take these 5 cords and cut them one by one:
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 in the 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 and believing 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 your soul and with all your mind."

3. I now address you, Jezebel in the spiritual realm, and I declare that I recognize 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 to Him glory and honor, for the marriage of the Lamb at last has come, and His bride has prepared herself."

4. I now address you, Jezebel in the spiritual realm, and I declare that I recognize that cord of DOMINATION, INTIMIDATION AND MANIPULATION 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:
        1) a divorce with the spirit of Jezebel
        2) a cancellation of all worship she ever received through me, my
            ancestors or descendants
        3) nullification of any and every covenant ever made with her
        4) 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:
    1. Curse of a bed of anguish and suffering
    2. Downheartedness
    3. Curse of the utmost judgment
    4. Curse of death (Rev.2:22,23)
    5. Curse of humiliation and nakedness
    6. Curse of slavery
    7. Curse of senility
    8. Curse of homosexuality and lesbianism
    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.

I pray that more and 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.