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NASB | Revelation 2:20 '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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 2:20 'But I have this [charge] against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess [claiming to be inspired], and she teaches and misleads My bond-servants so that they commit [acts of sexual] immorality and eat food sacrificed to idols. [1 Kin 16:31; 2 Kin 9:22, 30] |
Subject: Is Jezebel part of the church? |
Bible Note: Joe...if you are a Spirit filled believer of Jesus Christ than the Spirit of God is what you would have. You have to understand good character comes from the fruit of the Spirit of God. When we say a "Jezebel spirit" it is not actually Jezebel's soul that is roaming the earth. It is a spirit that influenced Jezebel. Satan and the 1/3 have been roaming the earth for a long time, they never die. Satan is prowling around seeking whom he may devour. Joseph was a believer and was very obedient to the Spirit of God therefore he was lead by the Spirit of God. That is why the bible says we should be Spirit lead...not spirit lead. Which voice do we follow the Spirit of God or another? Jezebel was a worshipper of false gods and inevitably opened her life up to much demonic activity in her life. She let those influences rule her. Today when the word of God is preached it should bring truth to who are we really? If I have an attitude or behavior that is not honoring to God than I want the conviction of the Holy Spirit. I want the word of God to expose those things in my life so that I can repent and get free. In many churches today Pastors and leadership have a hard time when it comes to making changes in order to have a move of God because so many times people whom you might say are influenced by a Jezebel Spirit will throw a fit and threaten to holdback their tithe, start a letter writing campaign, threaten to leave (with half of the church), threaten to throw the Pastor and his family out of the parsonage, etc. It is a mean spirit. It is all about control. You orginally asked if there is a Jezebel spirit in the church today? The answer is yes it is in many churches today but it is not meant to be. The rate of Pastors getting burned out and leaving their churches is phenomenal and very sad, devestating actually, and alot of their defeat is in battling alone against this spirit. But if you get a congregation who will support their Pastor and not allow that kind of spirit to operate it will go. Sometimes a person may have to go with it if they will not repent. I really hope this helps. |