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.
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