The Shamar Prophet

The Shamar Prophet

must provide a prayer covering to prevent Jezebel from gaining influence. Jezebel loves to be in a position of leadership. She will gain influence by speaking against the ordained leadership. Jezebel uses slander and gossip to destroy ordained leadership. Athaliah, the daughter of Jezebel, attempted killing the royal seed (see 2 Kings 11:1). Jezebel hates ordained leadership and will do everything possible to destroy it or control it. Jezebel hates prophets because they are her greatest threat. Jezebel will attempt to cut off intercession. Jezebel will attack the prayer ministry of a church. Jim Goll states, "A Jezebel spirit stirs up fear, flight, and discouragement, often prompting a spiritual leader to flee his or her appointed place just as Elijah did. Every year hundreds of spiritual marketplace and governmental leaders resign because of debilitating discouragement, confusion, depression, loss of vision, despair, disorientation, withdrawal, a sense of worthlessness, defeat, burnout, physical illness, financial insufficiency, character assassination, moral failure, and an almost infinite variety of other factors. In many cases, this maligning control spirit is responsible." Prophets walk in discernment and can detect Jezebel. Jezebel is very manipulative. Jezebel needs to be discerned and exposed. Jezebel will operate through teaching. Jezebel will also operate through false prophecy and flattery. The spirit of Jezebel cannot be allowed to operate in a congregation. Jezebel will destroy a church. The result of Jezebel's influence will always be false teaching, witchcraft (control), seduction and sexual sin. These are cancers to the church. A church cannot remain healthy with Jezebel's influence. Jezebel is a seducing spirit. Seduce means to mislead. Believers will be led astray and destroyed if Jezebel is not stopped. Jezebel can cause much hurt and damage to the body. Jezebel causes churches to be carnal and fleshly. Jezebel draws churches away from purity and true worship. Spirits of perversion, adultery, immorality, and fornication will run rampant when Jezebel is in control. Slander and gossip are also the marks of Jezebel. Churches under the influence of Jezebel will also go astray in their

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