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Destroying the Spirit of Jezebel
by Daryl O’Neil
A large part of apostolic ministry is spiritual warfare. In building the church, we will have to contend with spirits that want to destroy the church. In the next several articles I will expose the spirit of Jezebel. I have a different perspective, but I believe it will bless you.
I want to share with you a revelation of Christ given to me to help build the church. It is a revelation of Christ as “a eunuch for the kingdom’s sake”. It will be done in several articles, but I am sure if you read each one they will help you to defeat the covenant breaking spirit of Jezebel operating around your life and possibly attacking the very church you worship in.
In short, the spirit of Jezebel is NOT just some bossy woman who usurps the authority (responsibility) of her husband, but a spirit of satan that teaches people to break their covenant love relationships. The kingdom of God is all about covenant relationships! This misunderstanding of Jezebel has caused much hurt in the body of Christ and devalued the role of women in the service of God in the house of God. The spirit of Jezebel, in a man, is far worse at times in breaking covenant and destroying the church. The way God destroyed Jezebel in her day, is still the way to defeat this destructive spirit in our generation today.
Apostles empowering and emboldening the priestly ministry of covenant keeping unmarried people… can and will destroy this spirit. The spirit of Jezebel is not simply going away. Apostolic believers must enforce the victory Christ, the covenant keeping, covenant defending Son won at Calvery.
In fact every ministry called by Christ to function in reconciling people in covenant relationship to God will have to contend with this spirit that is behind teaching people to break covenant. I believe the Holy Spirit placed, in the context of the literal defeat of queen Jezebel, keys to defeat this spirit today in our generation.
I believe demonic spirits (for example, principalities) are high-ranking spirits that attempt to shape PRINCIPLES of people away from the principles, values and statutes of scripture. The principles of the word of God when practiced should produce a person who values covenant love, one who reconciles relationships and a redeemer of people. All things pertaining to the blessings of God surround being JOINED to God by His words. Words that are associated with covenant are joined, attached, alliances, faithful, loyal, committed, devoted, these are the things the spirit of Jezebel fights against. In fact, this spirit looks for covenants to break up!
I want to look at the ministry of the Christ on another level (the eunuch for the kingdom’s sake) and explore what I believe is a revelation to practically destroy a spirit sent from hell to keep us from Kohat and Hebron, it is the spirit called (Jezebel). I want to offer another perspective on the function of this vile spirit. I want to show you how it can be defeated from our position at the right hand of the Father.
First, I want to introduce you to the gift or function of service that God has raised up to defeat the “spirit of Jezebel”. It is called the priesthood working with the gift of apostle.
There is a three-fold anointing revealed and typified through the priestly line of Levi
1. Levi… the grace to be attached (singular)
2. to Kohat the ability to function corporately (as a congregation) and
3. then on to Hebron the place of joining, alliances and confederations.
It is a priestly anointing. We have heard on several occasions teaching about the Melchisedek priesthood through the course of this school and my heart continues to leap as God has led me to discover more of the ramifications of understanding this order. We will take a practical look at a potent place for all saints to develop in this order.
God our Father has always wanted a people joined to Himself. From the outset of liberating Israel from Egypt, God had a purpose for Israel.
Let me share a few verses of scripture with you Exodus 19:3-6
And Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel: ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”
Now please look at 1 Peter 2:1-5
Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:9-10
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
It is very clear from looking at the scriptures above, the eternal intent of the Lord. God has always purposed, a company of sons who function from a king- priest dimension. But also from the very outset there has been an attempt to stop this covenant relationship by seducing humanity into fornication.
The war being fought in the kingdom is covenant vs. fornication. Let the warfare begin!
Adam functioned as king/priest
Melchisedek functioned as a king/priest
David functioned as king/priest
Christ functioned as a king/priest
The Body of Christ is supposed to function in the earth as kings and priests!
Without seeing Christ’s ministry in the earth through the eyes of the priesthood is to miss a key component in covenant living. The component I am speaking of is the power of being joined. This is the power that defeats Jezebel.
I want to suggest a new look at Christ’s ministry in the earth and show you the characteristics built in it to overcome the traits that threaten Hebron (alliances and covenant). It is the ability to defeat the spirit of Jezebel by the apostolic anointing covenanting with the unmarried priesthood and throwing her down!
In looking at the kingdom of God and while discussing the most lethal issues and aspects concerning covenant, Jesus releases a saying so potent with protection, many have been afraid to touch it. I believe our generation has been blessed to have this truth opened. We will use it to destroy the works of the devil against Christ’s church.
Matt 19:12
But He said to them, “All cannot accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given For there are eunuchs who were born thus from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He who is able to accept it, let him accept it.”
Jesus is defending a covenant perspective against those who were not in covenant with the words of His Father fornication. As He is doing so, He speaks from an understanding that signals fierce loyalty. Jesus begins to discuss the ministry of the “eunuch for the kingdom’s sake”; covenant keeping, covenant defending ministry.
I will discuss the priestly ministry of the eunuch and its role in defeating Jezebel in part two of this teaching.
