Spiritual Warfare | Don't Tolerate Jezebel
Lead Pastor Les Cody
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Revelation 2:20-22
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20 But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
21 Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.
22 Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.
21 Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.
22 Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.
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You do not have to live under the control, confusion, fear, or intimidation of Jezebel.
Spiritual Warfare | Don't Tolerate Jezebel
This is the year of Encounters & Visitations!
You choose your Daily Encounter. God chooses your Holy Visitation!
Spiritual Warfare: The spiritual war over who rules the will of man.
Ephesians 6:12
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12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
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The greatest tactic of the enemy is convincing you you’re not in a battle at all.
2 Corinthians 2:11
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11 in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
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Simple Definition: The spirit of Jezebel is a controlling, seductive spirit that manipulates, intimidates, and divides people until they abandon the call of God on their lives.
My Expanded Definition: The spirit of Jezebel is a demonic, power-hungry spirit that uses witchcraft, manipulation, intimidation, seduction, accusation, and control against God's people and God's Church. She targets prophetic, Spirit-led, soul-winning people and ministries, divides close relationships, and will stop at nothing until you abandon God's assignment.
Two Pitfalls with Jezebel:
1. Failure to discern the spirit.
2. Failure to deal with the spirit.
1. Failure to discern the spirit.
2. Failure to deal with the spirit.
Revelation 2:20-23
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20 But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
21 Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.
22 Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.
23 Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
21 Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.
22 Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.
23 Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
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1 Kings 16:30-31
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30 However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.
31 And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.
31 And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.
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Jezebel means "without dwelling or cohabitation, unmarried, uncommitted or unhusbanded."
Unhusbanded means, to refuse to live in a "peaceful cohabitation."
Unhusbanded means, to refuse to live in a "peaceful cohabitation."
Warning:
- Jezebel is not gender related
- Jezebel doesn’t like to be talked about or pointed out
- We're not on a witch hunt
- Jezebel is not gender related
- Jezebel doesn’t like to be talked about or pointed out
- We're not on a witch hunt
Ethbaal means “man of Baal”.
Revelation 2:20
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20 But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
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Ephesians 6:12
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12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
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Jezebel sounds like:
"Give up."
"Quit."
"It's not worth it."
"Give up."
"Quit."
"It's not worth it."
Ten Characteristics of Jezebel:
1. Extremely jealous
2. Pretends to be submitted
3. Uses information as ammunition
4. Proudly seductive
5. Stirs up strife/sows discord
6. Operates outside Godly authority
7. Operates in confusion
8. Refuses to forgive
9. Lacks the fruit of the Spirit
10. Never wrong
1. Extremely jealous
2. Pretends to be submitted
3. Uses information as ammunition
4. Proudly seductive
5. Stirs up strife/sows discord
6. Operates outside Godly authority
7. Operates in confusion
8. Refuses to forgive
9. Lacks the fruit of the Spirit
10. Never wrong
Revelation 2:21
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21 Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.
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Ten Characteristics of Jezebel:
1. Extremely jealous
- She cannot celebrate what threatens her control.
1. Extremely jealous
- She cannot celebrate what threatens her control.
Ten Characteristics of Jezebel:
2. Pretends to be submitted
- We don't know whether you're submitted until your will is tested.
2. Pretends to be submitted
- We don't know whether you're submitted until your will is tested.
Ten Characteristics of Jezebel:
3. Uses information as ammunition
- She gathers information about people and later weaponizes it.
- Vulnerability becomes leverage.
3. Uses information as ammunition
- She gathers information about people and later weaponizes it.
- Vulnerability becomes leverage.
Ten Characteristics of Jezebel:
4. Proudly seductive
- Seduction is broader than sexuality.
- Seduction says: “I can give you what you want if you'll give me what I want.”
4. Proudly seductive
- Seduction is broader than sexuality.
- Seduction says: “I can give you what you want if you'll give me what I want.”
Ten Characteristics of Jezebel:
5. Stirs up strife/sows discord
- Gossip
- Triangulation
- Turning friends against friends
- Turning leaders against followers
- Turning followers against leaders
- Jezebel divides what she cannot control
5. Stirs up strife/sows discord
- Gossip
- Triangulation
- Turning friends against friends
- Turning leaders against followers
- Turning followers against leaders
- Jezebel divides what she cannot control
Ten Characteristics of Jezebel:
6. Operates outside Godly authority
- Builds unauthorized influence.
- Creates private networks.
- Collects people.
- Builds allegiance to herself rather than Jesus.
6. Operates outside Godly authority
- Builds unauthorized influence.
- Creates private networks.
- Collects people.
- Builds allegiance to herself rather than Jesus.
Ten Characteristics of Jezebel:
7. Operates in confusion
- Nothing stays clear
- Stories change
- Definitions move
- You leave conversations wondering: “What just happened?”
7. Operates in confusion
- Nothing stays clear
- Stories change
- Definitions move
- You leave conversations wondering: “What just happened?”
Ten Characteristics of Jezebel:
8. Refuses to forgive
- Apologies are never enough
- Past failure remains ammunition
8. Refuses to forgive
- Apologies are never enough
- Past failure remains ammunition
Ten Characteristics of Jezebel:
9. Lacks the fruit of the Spirit
- Galatians 5 gives us a test.
- Spiritual language doesn't equal spiritual fruit.
- Someone can say: “God told me…” and still demonstrate no love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness or self-control.
9. Lacks the fruit of the Spirit
- Galatians 5 gives us a test.
- Spiritual language doesn't equal spiritual fruit.
- Someone can say: “God told me…” and still demonstrate no love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness or self-control.
Ten Characteristics of Jezebel:
10. Never wrong
- No repentance
- No ownership
- No correction
- No accountability
- Every confrontation becomes somebody else's fault
10. Never wrong
- No repentance
- No ownership
- No correction
- No accountability
- Every confrontation becomes somebody else's fault
Four Tactics Jezebel Uses to Control Your Will:
1. Fear
1. Fear
1 Kings 21:3
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3 But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”
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Covetousness is an open door to Jezebel.
Where craving goes uncrucified, Jezebel will go unchallenged.
Question: What do I want bad enough that I could be manipulated through it?
1 Kings 19:1-4
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1 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the lives of those you killed!”
3 And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,
4 while he himself traveled on a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”
2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the lives of those you killed!”
3 And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,
4 while he himself traveled on a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”
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Four Tactics Jezebel Uses to Control Your Will:
1. Fear
2. Manipulation
1. Fear
2. Manipulation
Warning:
You do not defeat counterfeit prophecy by rejecting prophecy.
You defeat counterfeit prophecy by knowing the voice of God.
You do not defeat counterfeit prophecy by rejecting prophecy.
You defeat counterfeit prophecy by knowing the voice of God.
1 Thessalonians 5:20-21
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20 Do not treat prophecies with contempt,
21 but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.
21 but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.
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Four Tactics Jezebel Uses to Control Your Will:
1. Fear
2. Manipulation
3. Intimidation
1. Fear
2. Manipulation
3. Intimidation
Four Tactics Jezebel Uses to Control Your Will:
1. Fear
2. Manipulation
3. Intimidation
4. Domination
1. Fear
2. Manipulation
3. Intimidation
4. Domination
1 Kings 21:3
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3 But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”
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Ephesians 5:13
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13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.
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Spiritual Warfare Strategies
1. Get in the presence of God
1. Get in the presence of God
2 Corinthians 10:5
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5 We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
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Spiritual Warfare Strategies
1. Get in the presence of God
2. Test every voice with Scripture
1. Get in the presence of God
2. Test every voice with Scripture
Spiritual Warfare Strategies
1. Get in the presence of God
2. Test every voice with Scripture
3. Break isolation
1. Get in the presence of God
2. Test every voice with Scripture
3. Break isolation
Spiritual Warfare Strategies
1. Get in the presence of God
2. Test every voice with Scripture
3. Break isolation
4. Pray in the Spirit
1. Get in the presence of God
2. Test every voice with Scripture
3. Break isolation
4. Pray in the Spirit
Jude 1:20
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20 But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
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Spiritual Warfare Strategies
1. Get in the presence of God
2. Test every voice with Scripture
3. Break isolation
4. Pray in the Spirit
5. Walk in righteousness and holiness
1. Get in the presence of God
2. Test every voice with Scripture
3. Break isolation
4. Pray in the Spirit
5. Walk in righteousness and holiness
II Timothy 1:7
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7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
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Spiritual Warfare Strategies
1. Get in the presence of God
2. Test every voice with Scripture
3. Break isolation
4. Pray in the Spirit
5. Walk in righteousness and holiness
6. Walk in biblical submission and humility
1. Get in the presence of God
2. Test every voice with Scripture
3. Break isolation
4. Pray in the Spirit
5. Walk in righteousness and holiness
6. Walk in biblical submission and humility
Spiritual Warfare Strategies
1. Get in the presence of God
2. Test every voice with Scripture
3. Break isolation
4. Pray in the Spirit
5. Walk in righteousness and holiness
6. Walk in biblical submission and humility
7. Repent and close open doors
1. Get in the presence of God
2. Test every voice with Scripture
3. Break isolation
4. Pray in the Spirit
5. Walk in righteousness and holiness
6. Walk in biblical submission and humility
7. Repent and close open doors
