What Is the Jezebel Spirit?
We may have heard of Queen Jezebel, but The Bible doesn’t mention the term “Jezebel spirit” specifically. It does give us plenty of information about the personhood of Jezebel to understand how this type of spirit operates. There does appear to be a hierarchy of evil spirits, but we don’t quite know where this particular evil spirit stands in terms of the hierarchy.
The Jezebel spirit is not just one spirit like Satan is. There is only one devil, one Satan, but there are many spirits that would be considered a Jezebel-type spirit, as they all have a particular type of personality and a specific way in which they like to operate. For example, some of the function names of demons would be spirits of lust, spirits of anger, spirits of murder, etc.
Who was Jezebel?
Although the Bible doesn’t have any specific verses on the term “Jezebel spirit” we can read plenty about the Phoenician woman turned queen Jezebel, and nothing about her is positive.
Jezebel took the throne with King Ahab during a time of political uncertainty in Israel.
Is There a Hierarchy of Evil Spirits?
Not everyone agrees on the exact hierarchy of evil spirits, but just as there are arguably angelic ranks, Hell appears to steal the heavenly model. For the sake of argument, let’s say there are different types of demons or demonic spirits (with or without a hierarchy) that have different functions.
Without question, the nastiest, evil, most disgusting, cunning, and seductive spirit in Satan’s hierarchy has to be what many call the Jezebel spirit. Like Satan, this type of spirit is simply pure evil. Many believe that this type of spirit maybe Satan’s smartest and most cunning and evil spirit he has, and he thus dispatches this kind of spirit on specific targets so he can get the most bang for his buck. And with it being much more intelligent than many of the other lower-ranking demons will be, this makes this type of spirit much more evil, cunning, and harder to deal with once it moves in and attaches to a person.
This type of spirit is capable of playing more than one kind of game with you, this makes it much more deadly and destructive.
How Do I Know If Someone Has a Jezebel Spirit?
When Jezebel Spirit takes over a person, it can do the following things:
1. Orchestrate or control everything around him or her.
2. Use deception or manipulation to get what he or she wants.
3. Wants to be the center of attention at all times.
4. Questions a Christian’s beliefs, faith, and causes doubts and anxiety in that person.
5. Distracts believers from worshipping God.
6. Uses sexual seduction to sway Christians from the paths of righteousness.
7. Seduces Christians to live a hedonistic lifestyle.
8. Wreaks havoc among marriages, friendships, groups, companies, relationships in general, and institutions, especially religious ones.
A person may have been kind or good but suddenly has a change of behavior and starts doing these things. Or, a person may have already been negative but his or her behavior recently escalated that they are causing trouble.
How to Defeat a Jezebel Spirit
As Christians, we need to know that we have the ability, through the Holy Spirit, to bind evil spirits in Jesus’ name and to cast them out, in Jesus’ name. The only permanent solution is if the person, who had once been inhabited, repents and asks for deliverance. Sadly, the Jezebel spirit often puffs up the pride of the host, so that they do not feel as though they need to repent. Continue to pray for this person that they may have a clarity of spirit and a spirit of repentance.
When the Jezebel Spirit has entered your soul, a friend, a loved one, or a member of your church, don’t worry, there are things that you can do to handle this demonic spirit.
Here are the things you can do to defeat the evil spirit of Jezebel:
1. Pray
Pray to God and ask Him for guidance on what to do. Ask Him for the best course of action. Pray for the person under the influence of the spirit, and pray for his or her jealousy, rage,, and anger to disappear.
2. Talk to the Person
Confront the person and tell him or her that they are showing symptoms of the Jezebel Spirit. The person possessed with this spirit will be aware that they are acting this way and by letting them know, they can also pray and ask God for guidance. Ask this person to repent and ask for deliverance. I would only recommend this course of action if you have a close relationship and the change has been so dramatic and out of character that you are sure a spiritual influence is involved.
3. If The Person Refuses to Repent, Separate from This Person
If this person is a member of your church, you must ask them to leave as they can cause destruction to your congregation. If the person refuses to acknowledge their changed behavior, their destructive ways and is refusing to ask for deliverance, there is only one way to protect yourself, and that is to make this person leave until they are willing to repent.