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Is the Jezebel Spirit Hijacking Prophetic Ministry?
Is the Jezebel Spirit Hijacking Prophetic Ministry?
Jezebel is a prophetic spirit and demonic warrior. She can be bold, crafty, subtle, aloof and daring. She can teach, preach and prophesy better than any one you have ever met. She’s public at times and concealed at others. She waits, she stalks, she seizes in moments of weakness, your weakness.
The phone rang today. A teary-eyed young woman, we’ll call her Sally, on the other end called one of our prayer counselors at the ministry saying, “I- I want to thank Jonas for writing about the spirit of Jezebel.”
Our ministry often receives calls from readers facing something they don’t quite know how to handle. This call, however, was even more sobering. She told the story of living in a small rural town in heartland America. She said her husband and children love God with all their hearts and are faithful attendees to their church. She continued, “At our church there is a woman who wanted to recruit me. I didn’t get a witness and needed to pray about it a bit more. After several weeks of hounding me she began to prophesy that God was calling me to work with her. Again, I didn’t have an inner witness to that prophetic word of prophecy. When I didn’t receive the prophetic word, she told me I was in rebellion against God and my children would come under a curse. Later that night I told my husband what she prophesied. Being just simple believers we decided that we should talk with the pastor about it.”
She continued, “We love our church and it’s one of the fastest growing in our area. People come from miles around to attend. We love God too and are just regular people. We don’t have any ministerial training and just want to serve Jesus the best way we know how. We were brought up in a denominational church and don’t have much experience in a Spirit-filled church with ‘prophetic people.’ I’m so disturbed over this,” as she paused to wipe away more tears. “Our pastor accepted an appointment from me. When I told him what the woman prophesied over me that I should work with her and when I refused she told me that God said that rebellion endangered my children’s lives, to my utter surprise, the pastor closed his office door, lowered his voice, also prophesied over me saying that the Holy Spirit told him that I should work with the woman and stop being such a &*^%$&* (explicative not included).”
Friend, this dear woman was heart broken. Through sobs she told the rest of her testimony of prophetic error at her church. I would be shocked with her call except we have fielded related calls before. Many questions arise when we hear things like this such as: “What’s happening to the prophetic ministry within our Spirit-filled and Charismatic churches across our nation?” Is it possible the prophetic ministry is being hijacked by another spirit? Has the Jezebel spirit so seduced and deceived that we fail to see the control, manipulation and absolute putrescence within certain circles? Why has prophetic ministry become so mystical, ambiguous, equivocal and superspiritual? Why do some freely curse our nation, leaders, the children of God and others in the name of the Lord when scri pture specifically says, “bless and curse not?” (Romans 12:14).
Is it possible we need correction, even reformation within the Church regarding prophetic ministry? Where are the protectors of the cross? Who’s responsible for the well-being of the children of God? What is the purpose of prophecy anyway? Is it to judge and condemn, scold and wangle? Is it a mean-spirited operation? (1 Corinthians 13:2). What is the fruit of prophetic ministry in America? Are thousands repenting of their sins and coming to Christ? Are the hearts of the fathers turning toward the sons and the sons toward the fathers? Should we dare ask any questions? Is there any mercy, grace, faith, hope or peace offered toward the people of God and our country? Is personal prophesy manifesting Christ, the spirit of prophesy? Is it true that this woman’s children would fall under a curse for not obeying this woman’s prophetic utterance? Did this pastor step out of line and sully the spirit of prophecy? Is his apparent success in ministry validated because the church is large and growing? What should our response be? Are we experiencing true prophetic ministry when such utterances are spoken in the name of the Lord? That’s many questions I know.
Jezebel is a prophetic spirit and demonic warrior. She can be bold, crafty, subtle, aloof and daring. She can teach, preach and prophesy better than any one you have ever met. She’s public at times and concealed at others. She waits, she stalks, she seizes in moments of weakness, your weakness.
The phone rang today. A teary-eyed young woman, we’ll call her Sally, on the other end called one of our prayer counselors at the ministry saying, “I- I want to thank Jonas for writing about the spirit of Jezebel.”
Our ministry often receives calls from readers facing something they don’t quite know how to handle. This call, however, was even more sobering. She told the story of living in a small rural town in heartland America. She said her husband and children love God with all their hearts and are faithful attendees to their church. She continued, “At our church there is a woman who wanted to recruit me. I didn’t get a witness and needed to pray about it a bit more. After several weeks of hounding me she began to prophesy that God was calling me to work with her. Again, I didn’t have an inner witness to that prophetic word of prophecy. When I didn’t receive the prophetic word, she told me I was in rebellion against God and my children would come under a curse. Later that night I told my husband what she prophesied. Being just simple believers we decided that we should talk with the pastor about it.”
She continued, “We love our church and it’s one of the fastest growing in our area. People come from miles around to attend. We love God too and are just regular people. We don’t have any ministerial training and just want to serve Jesus the best way we know how. We were brought up in a denominational church and don’t have much experience in a Spirit-filled church with ‘prophetic people.’ I’m so disturbed over this,” as she paused to wipe away more tears. “Our pastor accepted an appointment from me. When I told him what the woman prophesied over me that I should work with her and when I refused she told me that God said that rebellion endangered my children’s lives, to my utter surprise, the pastor closed his office door, lowered his voice, also prophesied over me saying that the Holy Spirit told him that I should work with the woman and stop being such a &*^%$&* (explicative not included).”
Friend, this dear woman was heart broken. Through sobs she told the rest of her testimony of prophetic error at her church. I would be shocked with her call except we have fielded related calls before. Many questions arise when we hear things like this such as: “What’s happening to the prophetic ministry within our Spirit-filled and Charismatic churches across our nation?” Is it possible the prophetic ministry is being hijacked by another spirit? Has the Jezebel spirit so seduced and deceived that we fail to see the control, manipulation and absolute putrescence within certain circles? Why has prophetic ministry become so mystical, ambiguous, equivocal and superspiritual? Why do some freely curse our nation, leaders, the children of God and others in the name of the Lord when scri pture specifically says, “bless and curse not?” (Romans 12:14).
Is it possible we need correction, even reformation within the Church regarding prophetic ministry? Where are the protectors of the cross? Who’s responsible for the well-being of the children of God? What is the purpose of prophecy anyway? Is it to judge and condemn, scold and wangle? Is it a mean-spirited operation? (1 Corinthians 13:2). What is the fruit of prophetic ministry in America? Are thousands repenting of their sins and coming to Christ? Are the hearts of the fathers turning toward the sons and the sons toward the fathers? Should we dare ask any questions? Is there any mercy, grace, faith, hope or peace offered toward the people of God and our country? Is personal prophesy manifesting Christ, the spirit of prophesy? Is it true that this woman’s children would fall under a curse for not obeying this woman’s prophetic utterance? Did this pastor step out of line and sully the spirit of prophecy? Is his apparent success in ministry validated because the church is large and growing? What should our response be? Are we experiencing true prophetic ministry when such utterances are spoken in the name of the Lord? That’s many questions I know.
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Permalink Reply by Minister Donna Johnson on
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This spirit is not only hi-jacking ministries but it is holding some hostage. When she comes in she knows the weakness of the Pastors, she plays on that to get her way or she may be forceful and seemingly sure of her prophetic gift. I have had runs with this spirit. We have to keep our Pastors and Pulpits lifted before the Lord in prayer constantly.
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