So What Does Jezebel Look Like?

People afflicted with these spirits are proud and controlling.  If they are saved, the spirit can come a from a strong desire that has overshadowed their love for the Lord.  This, of course, is known as idolatry, a trait attributed to the historical Jezebel. One of the more obvious characteristics is an air of superiority.   In Christian circles it might be cloaked over considerably, but the underlying cause is actually due to a feeling of  inferiority.  To compensate, they seem to exude confidence to such a degree that listeners will probably not consider them to be in error.  Subsequently, the listeners begin to doubt their own abilities, and they begin to feel inferior.  Actually, they're looking at the spirit of intimidation.

You might think that you would never fall prey to such a tool of the enemy.  However, persons driven by this spirit can disarm you with their winning personalities.  They may often appear to be very sweet----even soft and velvety to the point that you consider yourself wicked, indeed, to even suspect them of foul play.  This is how victims first come under the spell of Jezebel.  When someone is exceedingly nice, it is often a means of manipulation---another key to identification.

Oddly enough, when this prince controls them, they may appear very religious and may even have a false humility and holiness.  When they speak, it can be with great fervor for the Lord.  They want people to believe that their relationship is much closer with the Lord than it really is.  They may even go as far as to imply that God speaks face-to-face with them, thus filling others with awe and eliminating the prospect of any challengers.

When pastors have been beguiled, they often endorse the actions of the person in question.  This, by the way, is very possible, since the pastor is usually the first and primary targer to win over.  It may take time and patience, but these people are opportunists filled with plots and plans.  Just as the Lord will open doors for His children, so too will the enemy open doors for someone under his employ.

When Jezebels are in positions of leadership, they will have remarkable showmanship that can often be mistaken for a move of the Holy Spirit. People who have this Jezebel spirit cannot tolerate standing in someone else's shadow.  Their need to lead can be so strong that they will actually manipulate the proceedings, through various means.  They seek supremacy and crave the limelight, for being in control is addictive to those operating out of a Jezebel spirit.

Does this sound impossible?  Saved individuals with a  Jezebel spirit love something more than they love the Lord, yet they profess through worship or preaching that He is the most important thing in their lives.  When they state this, it doesn't ring true in the spirit.  That's why it's important to be alert and to rely on the Holy Spirit. Their lives are lies.  They are going through the motions, but they stopped obeying the Lord a long time ago .  They know the lingo and the routine, and they look good!

Look for the fragrance of the Lord in a person's life.  If someone is carrying on like Moses yet there is no fragrance, then there could be a false spirit involved.  People who genuinely love the Lord carry the fragrance of the Lord in varying degrees, and it comes out in their worship and preaching.  With a Jezebelite, the words might be the same, but the fragrance of the Lord is missing.  There is no beauty or drawing of the Lord.  The atmosphere is flat and dry.

Hold Your Ground!

When you gain ground in a conflict with the spirit of Jezebel, it will operate as a goddess of war against you and you must know what to do.  An all out attack is different than having something evil sent to you in the spirit.  And it's not the same as realizing the enemy has bound you up.  It can come as a result of a demonic 'intercessory tongue' or it can flow out of a heart that is vehemently set against you in the spirit.

When this happens, you will experience an intensity in the spirit realm, and your teeth will feel like they are on edge.  You will probably be aggrevated for seemingly no apparent reasons, and your reactions to others may register this.

Along with the attack, may come a strong desire to feed your flesh.  There will be little or no desire to do anything spiritual, or natural, for that matter.  It is a time of temptation and you will want to yield to those weak areas, primarily because your spirit man is under siege and suddenly your flesh is starting to gain the upper hand.

What you really need to do is feed your spirit man, because that is the only thing that will remedy the situation.  If you don't, you will experience a downward spiral and lose the ground recently gained.

The very best solution to all of this is wholehearted praise and worship.  There's such peace in the presence of the Lord.  Then bring out the Word of the Lord and put the enemy in chains. Ps. 149:6-9.

Generally speaking this type of thing happens after you have gained some spiritual ground, so if you realize this, you won't be caught off guard.  This is how you hold your ground and continue to move forward.