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Matthew 14:3-12
Lk 9:7
HERODIAS HATED HIM WITH all her heart.
Even though he was now in prison, it seemed his voice would never be silenced.
However, this would soon change.
Although her lover was an evil man, he would not order the execution of this prisoner who was esteemed as a prophet.
He feared an uprising, so she would have to try another ploy.
As much as she hated to admit it, Herodias knew his real lust was for her daughter, Salome.
Patiently, she waited to launch her plan on his birthday, which the powerful and the influential would attend from around the empire.
Dressed in a violet tunic that draped her body, the young girl approached Herod and whispered in his ear.
He smiled and then asked her to entertain him.
As the beautiful young woman began to dance, her seductive moves enticed everyone in the room, especially Herod.
Intoxicated and aroused by passion, he offered to fulfill any wish she might have.
As Salome looked secretly to her mother, she smiled and said, “I want the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”
Bewitched by Herodias’ beautiful daughter, Herod was putty in the girl’s hands.
THE DANCE OF SEDUCTION
The demonic spirit that inspired Herodias to murder John the Baptist () was the Jezebel spirit.
The spirit of Elijah that rested on John the Baptist had once again threatened and challenged the spirit of Jezebel.
Herod, who had an Ahab spirit, was unable to say no to Herodias’ demands.
In placating her demands, he got what he wanted—sexual favors.
She got what she wanted—the death of the prophet who threatened her rise to even greater power and authority.
say no to Herodias’ demands.
In placating her demands, he got what he wanted—sexual favors.
She got what she wanted—the death of the prophet who threatened her rise to even greater power and authority.
FALSE FLATTERY Flattery is a primary tool used by someone influenced by the Jezebel spirit.
Flattery is often used to pry open a door to endorsement by church leadership.
Although offering sincere compliments that edify others in the Body of Christ are good, flattery differs in its motive.
Flattery seeks to gain approval and recognition from those in authority.
Thereby, this spirit only gives in order to get, stealing authority and favor that would rightfully have been given to someone else.
Mistakenly, many pastors believe that a person with a strong prophetic gift automatically possesses the same level of moral character.
However, a person operating with a Jezebel spirit—as well as an immature prophetic individual—can portray a very real and sometimes
Jackson, John Paul.
Unmasking the Jezebel Spirit (Kindle Locations 707-710).
Streams Ministries.
Kindle Edition.
FALSE FLATTERY
Flattery is a primary tool used by someone influenced by the Jezebel spirit.
Flattery is often used to pry open a door to endorsement by church leadership.
Although offering sincere compliments that edify others in the Body of Christ are good, flattery differs in its motive.
Flattery seeks to gain approval and recognition from those in authority.
Thereby, this spirit only gives in order to get, stealing authority and favor that would rightfully have been given to someone else.
Mistakenly, many pastors believe that a person with a strong prophetic gift automatically possesses the same level of moral character.
However, a person operating with a Jezebel spirit—as well as an immature prophetic individual—can portray a very real and sometimes awesome prophetic gift, but remain extremely weak in moral character as well as theology.
In someone guided by a sophisticated Jezebel spirit, flattery will transcend and smooth over any differences between people.
Flattery may be employed to portray profound admiration.
It may seem to endorse the church’s vision and direction.
Such individuals will speak the same language as the pastor and leaders, but their motives will be to gain position and control.
Stripped down, this strategy is “to conquer by joining” in spirit.
LAYING A TRAP
When flattery is being bestowed by individuals with a Jezebel spirit, they may tell the pastor about the great things the pastor will accomplish, building up false hopes and false expectations about his or her future.
Once this trap is set, the pastor will be told at precisely timed moments of weakness that there exists a danger to God’s plans; someone or something is holding the pastor back.
It may be the pastor’s spouse, an elder or even another church member.
This Jezebel may be heard praying for God to remove a “mystery” person so the pastor “can become all he or she is called to become.”
The praying one then guards the identity of the “mystery” person until confident of having a strong base of church support.
Then, the identity of the person who is supposedly a threat will be revealed.
This usually results in the mystery person’s removal from a position of influence.
These destructive maneuvers can bring incredible pressures on a pastor, who is provoked to arise and prove his or her worth and anointing to the church.
PITTING ONE AGAINST THE OTHER
Flattery can also become a catalyst for causing division.
Usually this ploy is accomplished through creating destructive “relational triangles.”
In a triangle, Jezebel will befriend person A and person B. However, Jezebel will slowly convince person A that person B does not like him or her.
She will also convince person B that person A does not like him or her.
Then, Jezebel will appear as a peacemaker who has a deep desire to see each one succeed.
By pitting each one’s gifting or wisdom against another’s, this individual produces jealousy, strife, and contention—even in the strongest of relationships.
There is no satisfying the endless demands of a Jezebel spirit, because there is always something or someone standing in the way of their quest for power.
This drives a pastor to discouragement, defeat, and despair.
Over the years, I have watched many pastors retreat to another church rather than fight this battle.
Someone with a Jezebel spirit will seek to gain sympathy from many people, especially when confronted.
Such individuals will claim they have been spiritually abused.
They may use “buzz words” to disarm arguments against them.
If a pastor responds defensively to their discourse, he will only reinforce their accusations of being spiritually abused.
If a pastor does not have a strong relationship with church leadership, he or she may become trapped in an illogical, unreasonable, or senseless catch-22 situation.
The following story illustrates this: Kevin, who pastored a small congregation of nearly 100 members, began to notice that his worship leader, a man in his late twenties, was taking a lot of liberty during worship.
He would often force people to combine various gestures with their praise and worship—dancing or marching around the auditorium.
Kevin became troubled because he felt that such expressions should come as a result of the direction of the Holy Spirit, not in an attempt to coerce the Holy Spirit to come.
Kevin also observed obvious signs of control and manipulation from the worship leader toward various members of the congregation.
On Sunday, the worship leader had publicly challenged Kevin’s authority and leadership ability.
To complicate the matter, the small church was growing and the worship leader was the only person in the church who could lead praise and worship.
Freely, Kevin admitted he couldn’t “carry a tune in a bucket.”
What was Kevin to do?
The worship leader’s lawlessness had escalated.
Would Kevin have the courage to remove him regardless of the consequences?
To do so, Kevin would have to believe in the sovereignty of God.
No matter what it would look like initially, the church would become healthier with the worship leader’s removal.
Thereby, the church would grow correctly.
STRATEGIC AFFILIATION
An individual with a Jezebel spirit strategically affiliates with others in the Body who move in spiritual realms.
Such individuals realize that those who are spiritual are looked upon favorably.
Therefore, an individual with a Jezebel spirit shares that favor through strategic affiliation.
Thus, this individual mounts his or her campaign to win popular and pastoral endorsement in his or her bid for growing influence.
An example of strategic affiliation is seen when the apostles Paul and Silas were on their way to prayer and a woman with a Jezebel spirit joined them.
Simply by walking beside them, she insinuated that she too was going to prayer, hoping to win the acceptance of Paul and Silas and those who watched.
She also began to proclaim they were servants of God
Pretending to be an intercessor, she attempted to gain a spiritual foothold in the city.
Discerning her motives, Paul ended up delivering the woman of a spirit of divination.
By use of strategic affiliation, this demonic spirit sought to acquire a deeper foothold of influence in the region.
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2. A spirit of divination (python, Gk., Acts 16:16).
The word “Python” is not used in the Bible, but the Greek word does occur.
Greeks believed the Python was first the dragon guarding the oracle at Delphi, later slain by Apollo.
The dragon’s spirit influenced the shrine’s priestess who gave revelations.
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