The Demonic Spirit of Jezebel - a dangerous demon

I encountered the term (the spirit of Isabel) raptly this weekend while watching a lecture by Bill Subritzky.

From what I remember it is characterized by the rule of women in a relationship: mother over son even in his adult life, wife over husband.

Below are some sources about the demon Izebel:

A wife who wants to control everything is a person in rebellion against God. God, on the other hand, is not favorable to those who are in rebellion to Him. Webster's 1828 dictionary defines rebellion as "open resistance to legal authority."
The Bible says: For disobedience is the same sin as sorcery, and lewdness as idolatry and the worship of images (I Samuel 15;23)

Webster's 1828 dictionary calls witchcraft "intercourse with the devil." The dominating wife is under the guidance of an evil source and this deception will cost her dearly someday. Domination (control) takes many forms. We have all seen women who treat their husbands like little boys who cannot speak for themselves. Just spend a few minutes in the company of such a woman and you will hear a long list of complaints about her husband. These husbands usually say little and are not direct. Then the wife will explain: "He doesn't say much. He wants me to make the decisions." I don't think so. I think such a husband has already given up many years ago.
Jezebel was a wife who necessarily wanted to dominate. You will find her story in the 21st chapter of I Kings. When her husband Ahab could not acquire the vineyard he wanted from Naboth, he came home, went to bed, turned his face to the wall, and refused to eat. At that point, his wife Jezebel took up the baton. She said: "Get up, accept the meal, and be of good cheer. I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite." (verse 7) Then she set in motion a wicked plan whereby Naboth was stoned to death and his vineyard passed into the possession of her husband Ahab. Both Ahab and Jezebel died the cruel death foretold by the prophet Elijah, and verse 25 sums up the whole matter very well: Truly there was none like Ahab, who sold himself so much, doing that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, to which his wife Jezebel brought him.

This is certainly an extreme example, but if we took an honest look at ourselves, I think we would see that there is a desire in us, too, to "take up the baton". I often wonder what would have happened if Jezebel had simply left Ahab alone, in his bed, facing the wall; and let him work out his own problems. Perhaps God would have spoken to him regarding his desire for the other man's land?
The desire to dominate is the basis of rebellion. As I mentioned earlier, this is a deceptive spirit because we feel that our actions are justified. Our goal most often is to better ourselves or the situation of others, but we rarely succeed. "I just wanted to help!" - is the most common excuse, or "I had to do it because he didn't want to...". This is related reasoning to Queen Jezebel.

Rebellion or the spirit of control, is a stronghold that Satan sets up in our lives. Francis Frangipane in his book The Three Battlegrounds points out: "The strongholds that most influence us are hidden in our thought system so that we do not recognize them, do not identify them as something evil. Any realm of our heart or mind that is not submitted to Jesus Christ is a realm vulnerable to Satan's attack. And it is especially here, in the unchurched life - inside the mind of the believer - that it is important to gain these strongholds. [...] When we discover rebellion against God within ourselves, we cannot defend or explain ourselves away. Rather, we must humble our hearts and repent, in faith asking God to change us."

It appears that if we are newborn, saved by the blood of Jesus Christ, then we have a new nature.

So, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away; behold, all things have become new (II Corinthians 5;17).

Now we are in Christ. We have become "partakers of the divine nature" (II Peter 1;4)

Our spirit joined with the Holy Spirit. Two, yet one, joined in Him. Inseparable! Our souls (our will, our mind, our affections) are the terrain where the enemy may try to tempt us to take control or rebel. It is in these realms that he can build his strongholds. Such a stronghold is a house built in thought. The enemy whispers negative thoughts into our ears. We listen and act upon them. The Lord wants us to let Him guide our thoughts, our words and our reactions. It benefits us to listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit within us when we are tempted to take control or to rebel.

One kind of rebellion is expressed in the words: "I won't do it! I don't have to! I'll decide for myself!" - this is a decision that you have made but don't feel good about.

There is also settled rebellion, which manifests itself by being comfortable with our bad and disobedient behavior. We have excuses for disobeying God, usually blaming our husbands. We could be caught in one or both of the above offenses.

Rebellion, or a controlling spirit, manifests itself in a variety of ways: threatening stares, snorts, sighs, body language, pretense, "quiet days," disrespect, and intentional disobedience.

I have realized that my husband is very sensitive to my moods and feelings. He will pick up on irritation, my criticism or negativity before I realize it myself. I think this sensitivity is a gift from God for our husbands to help guide their wives. On the other hand, we wives often use this sensitivity to control our husbands and be noticed. I honestly think that men are more sensitive than women. Women are, in general, definitely more emotional than men, and more demanding in meeting their emotional needs. Men, however, have a depth of sensitivity that we don't see, being preoccupied with our own needs.

One very common way to show rebellion is to fund your husband with the "silent treatment." Some wives use this regularly (I used to do it myself until I realized it was simply a malicious way of trying to control my husband's behavior). Very often, when husbands have said or done something that offends us, they don't even know what the problem is. They don't even understand the reason for the silence. Such a husband may ask what the issue is, and then the wife's response may be: "You know." He may say, "Well, I just don't know" She may say: "And you should!" Doesn't that sound familiar? We are often offended (hurt) by situations that were not intended. Some wives lock themselves in silence for days and weeks or even longer. Satan loves this. It gives him plenty of room to operate. It is an act of rebellion that we deliberately choose to do. Be angry, but do not sin; let not the sun set on your wrath, do not give access to the devil (Ephesians 4;26-27).

Rebellion is so closely related to controlling that we hardly notice it. The desire to control is the basis of rebellion in a wife. You might say: "I am not a rebellious wife," picturing someone who is tough, relentless, demanding her own, and naturally rebellious. But rebellion is insidious and often comes from beneath the surface. The most rebellious wife can be the one who is sweet, quiet, and complacent.

When you're always late and make him wait - that's rebellion.

When you "forget" to pay your bills or call somewhere when asked to do so - that's rebellion.

When you persist in a habit that he asked you to let go of - that's rebellion.

When you do things behind his back that he doesn't want you to do - that's rebellion.

These are all control activities that assign us the baton in very subtle ways.

I remember when I had a big problem with looking back and reflecting on the past. My husband kept telling me not to do it. But I rebelled and did it anyway. Oh, what a pain! I understand how Lot's wife felt in this case. Looking back brings paralysis. You are literally in impotence when it comes to doing anything once you get into that syndrome.

How can we, overcome this stronghold of rebellion? What will defeat it? First of all, we must have the desire to relinquish control and submit ourselves to the leadership of our husbands. We must voluntarily come over to God's side and obey Him.

For our weapons of warfare are not carnal, but have power to destroy strongholds for the cause of God; and with them we destroy every evil thought, every pride that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bring every thought into subjection to the obedience of Christ (II Corinthians 10:4-5).

We can cut through the stronghold of rebellion by making a greater effort to bring every thought and aspiration under the lordship of Christ. We can do this by praising God and thanking Him for every situation we encounter, good, bad, or indifferent. God dwells in the praises of His people (Psalm 22;4). When we praise and thank God for the circumstance or person we feel is the cause of our rebellion - peace will flow upon us. We will be given a much needed perspective.

Give thanks for everything, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you (I Thessalonians 5:18).

http://www.gdansk-wiosenna.kwch.org/nauczanie/artykuly/duch-izebel-194.html

 

Below is the audio lecture:

http://www.duchowyrenesans.com/Zbor/duch%20jezebel.html