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Is our flesh made in the image and likeness of God?
Scripture
in Context: Is our flesh made in the image and likeness of God? I’ll prove
it in scripture! Stay with me!
“God
created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and
female He created them.”
Genesis
1:27 (NASB)
“For
My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the
Lord.”
Isaiah
55:8 (NASB)
Read
this scripture carefully!
“For
what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending
His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He
condemned sin in the flesh, so that the requirement of the Law might be
fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the
Spirit.”
Romans
8:3-4 (NASB)
Christ
Jesus was sent in man’s likeness and image in order to redeem us from death! But
our spirit was made by God in the beginning in the image and likeness of God.
Adam’s body was formed from the dust of the earth and became living when God
breathed the breath of life into his nostrils. Know that God is spirit, the
Holy Spirit is spirit and Christ was not born of flesh in the beginning
therefore was fully spirit.
“Then
God said, “Let Us make man in Our (Father, Son and The Holy Spirit) image,
according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over
the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every
creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
Genesis
1:26 (NASB) with emphasis
#goodword
#reprove
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Spirit of Jezebel
What
Can We Learn from Jezebel?
Jezebel
is a name synonymous with evil. Jezebel is the model of the wicked woman. So
famous is her name that to this day, no one names their baby daughter
Jezebel.To call a woman a Jezebel is the greatest insult imaginable. Jezebel
was the daughter of Ethbaal, a priest of the cruel, sensuous, false god Baal.
Ethbaal, the priest-king of Tyre who murdered his own brother to take over the
throne, was hardly a good father figure. But Jezebel followed in her father’s
footsteps and was herself a power-hungry murderess who stopped at nothing to
get what she wanted.
The
king of Israel at the time was Ahab—a weak, self-pitying man who abdicated his
authority to his bride, the princess Jezebel. In spite of God’s laws forbidding
idolatry and the worship of any god but Jehovah, Ahab married this princess who
brought to Israel with her hundreds of priests of lewd Baal worship, a cult
that tended to destroy manhood and drag womanhood into shame. Jezebel was such
a domineering person that she soon became master over her weak husband. One of
her first acts was to order the extermination of the prophets of Jehovah (1
Kings 18:4, 13) and set up altars to Baal. So pervasive was her idolatrous
influence in Israel that Jesus later used her name to refer to a woman who led
the church at Thyatira into immorality and the worship of false gods
(Revelation 2:20).
Jezebel’s
strongest enemy was the great prophet Elijah, who defied her and opposed her
evil rule. First, he pronounced the punishment of God upon Israel in the form
of a drought that lasted three years ( James 5:17).
This culminated in a contest on Mount Carmel between the powers of Israel’s
true God and the Baals. After the 850 priests of Baal spent the day beseeching
their gods with wailing and self-mutilation to end the drought, all to no
avail, Elijah prayed to his omnipotent God, who responded by accepting the
sacrifice, having the false prophets slaughtered, and providing an abundance of
rain (1 Kings 18:16–46). Instead of acknowledging the awesome power of the one
true God, Jezebel was enraged and vowed to kill Elijah (1 Kings 19:1–2).
Elijah fled from her wrath to the wilderness (1 Kings 19:3–8).
In
the meantime, Jezebel was proving herself to be the greedy, murderous, evil
woman she truly was. A righteous man named Naboth owned a vineyard next to Ahab’s
palace. Ahab offered to buy the vineyard, but Naboth, honoring God’s command to
keep inheritances within the family, rightly refused to sell. Ahab became
“sullen and angry” and went home to sulk on his bed. Jezebel ridiculed him for
his weakness and told him to cheer up for she would get the vineyard for him.
She plotted with two lying scoundrels to have Naboth falsely accused and
denounced and then put to death. Then she calmly declared to Ahab that the
vineyard was his (1 Kings 21:1–16). Here we see the formula for a disastrous
marriage: a weak, childish man who allows his evil, domineering wife to rule
the home. This is the exact opposite of God’s plan for marriage: a loving
husband who leads his family, and whose care for his wife mirrors that of Christ
for his church (Ephesians 5:25–26, 28–29), and a godly woman who submits to her
husband “as to the Lord” (Ephesians 5:22), each submitting to one another out
of reverence for Christ (Ephesians5:21; Colossians 3:18–19;
1 Peter 3:7).
As
with all who defy the Lord, Jezebel’s end was not a pretty one, although it was
more gruesome than most, perhaps as an object lesson to all who set themselves
up against the one true God. Her doom was sure, having been prophesied by
Elijah in 1 Kings 21:23. Even as she saw her death
approaching, she remained defiant to the end, painting her face and adorning
herself in queenly garments. She looked out the window and shouted her defiance
to Jehu, the next king of Israel who came to take his throne (2 Kings 9:30-37).
Jehu commanded her to be thrown out the window to her death, where she was
trampled by the horses’ hooves and almost entirely consumed by dogs. Her thirty
years of tyranny over Israel had ended. The terror visited upon Jezebel was a
testimony to the Israelites, and to us, that God’s power is supreme and
those who defy Him will meet a terrible end.
—S.
Michael Houdmann, Got Questions? Bible Questions Answered, Winepress Publishing viaweb (http://www.gotquestions.org/life-Jezebel.html)
Then
Jehu went to Jezreel. When Jezebel heard about it, she put on eye makeup,
arranged her hair and looked out of a window. As Jehu entered the gate, she
asked, “Have you come in peace, you Zimri, you murderer of your master?”
He
looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three
eunuchs looked down at him. “Throw her down!” Jehu said. So they threw her
down, and some of her blood spattered the wall and the horses as they trampled
her underfoot.
Jehu
went in and ate and drank. “Take care of that cursed woman,” he said, “and bury
her, for she was a king’s daughter.” But when they went out to bury her, they
found nothing except her skull, her feet and her hands. They went back and told
Jehu, who said, “This is the word of the Lord that he spoke through his servant
Elijah the Tishbite: On the plot of ground at Jezreel dogs will devour
Jezebel’s flesh. Jezebel’s body will be like dung on the ground in the plot at
Jezreel, so that no one will be able to say, ‘This is Jezebel.’”
2
Kings 9:7–37 (niv)
Now
that we’ve taken a deep look into the life of Jezebel, we can see three major
pitfalls on display. I will define each of these, and then we will close out
this section of the book. We must understand that Jezebel fulfilled every curse
that was handed out to Eve. We must use the works of Jezebel as a warning, as
to what behaviors and practices to stay away from. In the New
Testament, there are two women spoken of as to leading men and the church
astray
And
to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, “These things says the Son of
God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass: ‘I know
your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the
last are more than the first. Nevertheless I have a few things against you,
because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach
and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to
idols. And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not
repent. Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery
with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds. I will kill
her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who
searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to
your works.
‘Now
to you I say, and to the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this
doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say, I will put on
you no other burden. But hold fast what you have till I come. And he who
overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the
nations “He shall rule them with a rod of iron; They shall be dashed to pieces
like the potter’s vessels” as I also have received from My Father; and I will
give him the morning star.
‘He
who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”’
Revelation
2:18–29 (nkjv)
The
beginning all the way to the end of the Holy Bible speaks of the destructive
influence of the curse of Eve. From Genesis to the first and second Kings, the
Holy Bible has laid out the warning of following this Jezebel spirit that
has led so many astray. Even the Lord’s elect will follow the seductive ways of
Jezebel.
The
Lord warns his seven churches of this evil spirit with his warning to the
church of Thyatira: “Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you
allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce
My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.” We
all know that the book of Revelation is one that is overflowing with divine
revelations. The Lord warns of the false prophetess who will try to teach the
Lord’s servants to commit sexual immorality. What is sexual immorality? This is
when one has sex with a woman who is not his wife; in other words, it’s to
commit adultery or fornication.
This
Jezebel spirit will lead the “bond servants” of the Lord away from the bride of
Jesus—that is, his church—and they will become one with the harlot who is
Satan. She will teach a doctrine that will tickle the ears of the elect
servants of the Lord. Who are these elect servants? These are the servant
apostles, guardian apostles, bishops, and prophets. These servants will bow
down to this Jezebel spirit and then will ordain and appoint these prophetesses
to lead and guide the men of the Lord’s church. This false prophetess who is
led by the Jezebel spirit will lead those who can’t discern the presence of the
Lord to a sure death just as the woman led Adam to a sure death.
Now
what does the scripture mean when Jesus said, “Eat things sacrificed to idols”?
The revelation of things sacrificed to idols. Notice that it didn’t say foods
here; it said “things.” Other versions use the word meats for things. How do we
eat spiritually? We consume the Bread of Life, which is Christ. Jesus was
sacrificed by God for the atonement of all sins. Any other word contrary to the
Holy Bible is a meat sacrificed to an idol; all idols lead to Satan.
We
must remember that Jesus is the living word. Jesus is the word made flesh.
These meats or things sacrificed to idols are in parable referring to
doctrine or teachings that have been sacrificed to idols. And we must
understand that these many idol gods lead to many different roads, and these
roads lead to sure and promised death. All other roads that don’t lead to Jesus
Christ lead to Satan’s home, which is the eternal lake of fire. Jesus is the
only way to the Father who is in heaven. I will dig deeper into this section of
Revelation in future writings concerning the Lord’s church. But until then,
read this scripture in its entirety about a dozen times so that you allow the
Holy Spirit to give you revelation. This is the only way we will find our ears.
Find our ears? Yes, find our ears! At the conclusion to every warning to the
seven churches, the Lord says this familiar phrase: “He who has an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” This message is not just for the
church of Thyatira, it’s for any church or any person who has an ear to hear
what the Holy Spirit of the Lord is saying. Now ask the Holy Spirit to help you
find your ears!
The
Jezebel Trinity of Immorality
•
Idolatry is eidololatreia in Hebrew and is defined as “the worship of idols;
the worship of images that are not God.” It is image-worship or divine honor
paid to any created object. Paul describes the origin of idolatry in Romans
1:21–25 when men forsook God and sank into ignorance and moral corruption
(Romans 1:28).
One form of idolatry is fetishism, or the worship of trees, rivers, hills,
stones, and other items. This includes nature worship— the worship of the sun,
moon, and stars as the supposed powers of nature. Another form of idolatry is
hero worship, the worship of deceased ancestors or of heroes. Synonyms for
idolatry are devotion, veneration, cultism, idol worship, dedication, loyalty,
and supplication.”
• Division or dissension is dichostasia in Hebrew and
means “division or sedition.” Dissensions are also a disagreement among those
expected to cooperate. Dissension is also a conflict of people’s opinions,
actions, or characters. Division is “the act or process of dividing anything
into parts.” Synonyms for division are part, section, variance, class, partition,
segmentation, discord, phylum, league, and separation.
•
Control, or sorcery, is defined as “witchcraft, divination by the assistance of
evil spirits, or the power of commanding evil spirits, necromancy, or
enchantment.” Synonyms for control or sorcery are control condition, dominance,
ascendance, restraint, command, mastery, controller, activity, criterion,
discipline, disembodied spirit, power, powerfulness, relation, skillfulness,
spirit, standard, and status. Synonyms for witchcraft are witchery, black art,
and black magic. Synonyms for necromancy are divination, foretelling,
fortune-telling, magic, soothsaying, and thaumaturgy. And synonyms for
enchantment are captivation, enthrallment, fascination, spell, trance,
bewitchment, mental state, unconsciousness, and beguilement.
Copyright: Tenfold Ministry by Paul Travis / Tate Publishing
Blog by Heaven Waits
http://heavenawaits.wordpress.com/identify-and-destroy-the-jezebel-spirit-sex-church-witchcraft/
In the Bible, Jezebel was a powerful, wicked queen, and wife of a passive king called Ahab. She was a false prophetess who worshiped the false god, Baal. Baal was the god of prosperity, god of the harvests, god of fertility and sex. (Does this sound like some of the modern day gospels that some people preach?)
The Jezebel spirit is sociopathic. Behaviors you might see (3 or more):
2. They are controlling, manipulative, bossy.
4. critical of others, vicious to the point of bloodthristy.
5. they are never wrong.
6. They recruit others in their charges against their victims. They act to persuade recruits, and do not give up this activity until the recruits are won over. If the potential recruits do not cooperate and buy into things, this angers them.
7. they are narcissic. While they can tend to be oversensitive themselves, they have no concern for the feelings of others. They are not sympathetic to their victims, and tend to play the role of victim themselves, in order to gain sympathy. This way the real victim is left stranded, and opposed by others if they ask for help. Being the center of attention really pleases them.
8. they lie, and they believe their own lie. Avoiding the truth, or intentionally acting to withhold truth is part of this. false picture is presented to others.
9. impulsive, failure to plan ahead. chaotic at times
10. lack of remorse after hurting someone. they justify the harm.
11. consistent irresponsibility.
12. irritability, aggressiveness (open , or subtle), can be quick tempered.
13. failure to conform to social norms. person is an “outlier” or non-conformist. has their own ways.
14. psychological counseling will not help, since they deny what they are.
15. claims to religious sentiments, but very superficial in devotion. Born-again status is debatable, and unlikely, but would have to be evaluated on an individual basis.
16. usually women, but can be men. The women tend to control their men with sex. And they pick passive men (Ahabs) so they can dominate them.
17. usually married. If single, could be lesbian, homosexual man, or promiscuous man.
18. They falsely accuse you, and they do NOT forgive you …..
1. be sure you are not enabling this person; ie. you are not an “Ahab”
2. gather facts about the person’s activity and behavior, be able to prove it. you have to start by addressing real behavior. you cannot start by telling someone “they have a spirit.” Be prepared to question the person why they behave that way. Make a list of wrongs. Be prepared.
3. gather witnesses, who are also sincere believers (if in a church setting), or other credible authority figures, because the person will attack back, and deny everything. The aggressive types will use their authority to abuse, criticize, & threaten you, and try to have you discredited, or removed. The more sneaky types go into “victim hood” mode, immediately trying to solicit and recruit support, and make you look like you are the abusive one.
4. isolate the person. make sure their own recruits (buddies) are not around. It gets its power from others….so if you get it alone, it is more vulnerable, and more easily defeated. You have to remove the source of its power and “gang up” on it.
5. confront the person with the facts. – expect denial. They will lie through their teeth!!
6. Reject the person’s behavior based on the facts. Tell the person they will not be accepted back into the group unless they repent.
7. If the person repents – showing willingness to change- then
8. Once the spirit is gone, the person needs support and counseling to examine how the spirit entered to begin with, so they can close the door on further attempts by the spirit to enter.
9. If the person does NOT repent, then cut off ties with the person, telling them forgiveness and deliverance is available to them. If you do not cut off ties, they will worry you to death and destroy your peace.
*** So far, what has been explained is how to identify and possibly stop its activity. Understanding the roots of the Jezebel, and Healing for the person who has this spirit requires more insight. See the last link below for how to heal and deliver a fallen Jezebel.
Babies are born to be normal, loving beings. This is to examine why anyone, like a Jezebel, would turn evil, or be open to an evil presence, that would dominate their thinking. Scripture says we war not against “flesh,” but against (evil) spirits, and principalities in high places. We have to remember that Jezebel is a spirit that infects people, who are victims as much as those people they damage by their behavior.
http://heavenawaits.wordpress.com/identify-and-destroy-the-jezebel-spirit-sex-church-witchcraft/
In the Bible, Jezebel was a powerful, wicked queen, and wife of a passive king called Ahab. She was a false prophetess who worshiped the false god, Baal. Baal was the god of prosperity, god of the harvests, god of fertility and sex. (Does this sound like some of the modern day gospels that some people preach?)
Child sacrifices were common. She was killed by several eunuchs at the order of commander Jehu.
Jezebel was a witch, and her spirit of witchcraft is still in operation today in the church, and in the world. It will take both a Jehu and the cooperation of the injured victims (spiritual eunuchs) to kill her again.
The Jezebel spirit is sociopathic. Behaviors you might see (3 or more):
1. They gain power by destroying others. It is like an adrenalin rush when they “win” over someone. They manage to get in positions of authority, and are difficult to displace, once there.
2. They are controlling, manipulative, bossy.
3. they can either be war-like in their personalities, so that they are intimidating,
or
so “sweet,” “perfect,” deceitful, “timid” and sneaky, they are able to fool and recruit others to join them. Sometimes they can be very charming and charismatic.
4. critical of others, vicious to the point of bloodthristy.
5. they are never wrong.
6. They recruit others in their charges against their victims. They act to persuade recruits, and do not give up this activity until the recruits are won over. If the potential recruits do not cooperate and buy into things, this angers them.
7. they are narcissic. While they can tend to be oversensitive themselves, they have no concern for the feelings of others. They are not sympathetic to their victims, and tend to play the role of victim themselves, in order to gain sympathy. This way the real victim is left stranded, and opposed by others if they ask for help. Being the center of attention really pleases them.
8. they lie, and they believe their own lie. Avoiding the truth, or intentionally acting to withhold truth is part of this. false picture is presented to others.
9. impulsive, failure to plan ahead. chaotic at times
10. lack of remorse after hurting someone. they justify the harm.
11. consistent irresponsibility.
12. irritability, aggressiveness (open , or subtle), can be quick tempered.
13. failure to conform to social norms. person is an “outlier” or non-conformist. has their own ways.
14. psychological counseling will not help, since they deny what they are.
15. claims to religious sentiments, but very superficial in devotion. Born-again status is debatable, and unlikely, but would have to be evaluated on an individual basis.
16. usually women, but can be men. The women tend to control their men with sex. And they pick passive men (Ahabs) so they can dominate them.
17. usually married. If single, could be lesbian, homosexual man, or promiscuous man.
18. They falsely accuse you, and they do NOT forgive you …..
How to break this spirit:
**since these individuals usually have achieved some level of authority, only someone who outranks them, or a group effort will work. If you are a woman, you need to strong and self confident. If you are a man, you need to be the same, and also not be influenced by threats or tears out of a woman. You also need to have enough male hormone to stand up to her. Also, if you are a man, and this is your wife, be sure the men in your support group can be trusted with her.
1. be sure you are not enabling this person; ie. you are not an “Ahab”
2. gather facts about the person’s activity and behavior, be able to prove it. you have to start by addressing real behavior. you cannot start by telling someone “they have a spirit.” Be prepared to question the person why they behave that way. Make a list of wrongs. Be prepared.
3. gather witnesses, who are also sincere believers (if in a church setting), or other credible authority figures, because the person will attack back, and deny everything. The aggressive types will use their authority to abuse, criticize, & threaten you, and try to have you discredited, or removed. The more sneaky types go into “victim hood” mode, immediately trying to solicit and recruit support, and make you look like you are the abusive one.
4. isolate the person. make sure their own recruits (buddies) are not around. It gets its power from others….so if you get it alone, it is more vulnerable, and more easily defeated. You have to remove the source of its power and “gang up” on it.
5. confront the person with the facts. – expect denial. They will lie through their teeth!!
6. Reject the person’s behavior based on the facts. Tell the person they will not be accepted back into the group unless they repent.
7. If the person repents – showing willingness to change- then
a. Church setting – as a group, bind and cast out the demonic spirit in Jesus name, and persist until it is gone.Expect high resistance, since it is a controlling (witch) spirit. There will be screaming and yelling before it is cast out. It will try to attack you and call you names. Also, expect and ignore plays of “victim hood” during deliverance. Sometimes the spirit cycles between being the attacker, and being a victim. This is to confuse you, so do not give in.
b. secular setting – document records, give warning that future behavior will be monitored. This is because their basic nature has not changed yet, and an eventual repeat of behavior will occur. If it does, the person needs to be fired.
8. Once the spirit is gone, the person needs support and counseling to examine how the spirit entered to begin with, so they can close the door on further attempts by the spirit to enter.
9. If the person does NOT repent, then cut off ties with the person, telling them forgiveness and deliverance is available to them. If you do not cut off ties, they will worry you to death and destroy your peace.
As one commenter stated: The Jezebel needs to learn the meaning of the word “NO!!!!!!!!!“
*** So far, what has been explained is how to identify and possibly stop its activity. Understanding the roots of the Jezebel, and Healing for the person who has this spirit requires more insight. See the last link below for how to heal and deliver a fallen Jezebel.
The Roots of Jezebel
Babies are born to be normal, loving beings. This is to examine why anyone, like a Jezebel, would turn evil, or be open to an evil presence, that would dominate their thinking. Scripture says we war not against “flesh,” but against (evil) spirits, and principalities in high places. We have to remember that Jezebel is a spirit that infects people, who are victims as much as those people they damage by their behavior.
First, it is important to control or arrest the damage that the infected person is creating. But we should not stop there. We should examine the roots of the problem with the person, and help deliver them out of this situation, if possible. If we can get to the root of why someone has a Jezebel spirit, then we may be able to help free them from that overpowering influence, and help them to recover. Otherwise, the salvation and eternal destiny of their souls is at stake.
Common ways to open the door to this spirit:
1. Abandonment of father, and loss of spiritual and physical protection. This past century, the absence of the father in the home is not just economic. A little child, a girl especially, needs to have a strong male image that teaches her that she is valuable, loved, protected. When this male covering is gone, their life seems out of control and hurtful. The child will immediately go into a mode of self protection, learning ways to control its environment, to avoid further pain and harm. The mother may seem inadequate in some cases, and the child may see the mother as the one who sent daddy away, and therefore responsible for her pain. If the mother is a traditional, stay at home mom, then the child learns that this mother cannot protect her as they feel needed, and they grow up viewing traditional women as weak and incompetent. The mother was not good enough to “keep her man.” If the mother is abusive, then this makes women the enemy forever. If the mother is a “liberated woman” in the liberal sense, the child learns that only women are powerful, and only they should be trusted and bonded with. If the mother has values that are against traditional moral values, then the child will end up on the slippery slope into lesbianism/homosexuality. If daddy seems to make it known that he left for another woman, or that he openly expresses his interpretation and value of love as sexual, then the child will learn that to get daddy’s love, it is sex that will get his attention.This lesson will be transferred to other men that a girl (or a boy) will want to be involved with. The child will look for love “in all the wrong places,” and will use sex, not love, to lure others, since they do not know what true, godly love from a male figure is really like.
2. Child abuse. Child abuse, especially sexual, since it is so intimate, has permanent consequences.….the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN), part of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services compiles data about the number of cases reported to Child Protective Services (CPS) each year, but the fact is the number of reported cases is small compared with the number of actual cases. We can reason this by looking at several studies which asked adults about childhood abuse. Adults are more likely to report their own childhood abuse, because they no longer live in fear of immediate retaliation from the abuser and they have had time to recover from the psychological effects of living in an abusive household.
A study conducted at a large managed care organization in the northeast, which examined the differences in annual health care costs between women with and without histories of abuse, found that “childhood abuse and neglect histories were reported by 42.8% of the women in this HMO sample (sexual abuse: 18.4%; physical abuse: 14.2%; emotional abuse: 24.1%; emotional neglect: 21.1%; physical neglect: 12.2%), with about half of these women meeting severity criteria for more than one type of maltreatment.”
See more here for definitions and signs of abuse, and effects on adults:http://www.findcounseling.com/journal/child-abuse/child-abuse-statistics.html
The effects, but not all, include disturbances in sexual interest; difficulties during sexual contact; dysfunctions of desire, arousal or orgasm; seductive behaviors, compulsive activity and prostitution; precocious sexual behavior; confusion of sexuality and nurturing behavior; anxiety; self-destructive behavior; relationship problems; re-victimization.
We can see how the doors to the Jezebel spirit are being opened here, since she is known by many of these traits. The abused child will understand sex as physical stimulation only, and will disassociate love, intimacy, and trust from the experience. Thus others become objects of stimulation and gratification. There is no place for a real relationship, because they do not understand what one is.
3. An already established Ahab father, Jezebel mother in a family.
Children can get their identity from their parents, who are the role models.
4. In both cases 1 and 2, there is a lot of anger, rage, and bitterness. There are memories that have never healed, and the person cannot forgive those in their past. This un-forgiveness subconsciously motivates every decision made regarding relationships. Trust is gone, and the person may hold suspicion of everyone that resembles those that betrayed them from an earlier time. The younger and more vulnerable the child is when things go wrong, and the more repeated the injury, the more angry the adult will become. This anger “energy” at the past, that was out of control for them, will be channeled into controlling everything in their present and future. The un-forgiveness acts as a self defense mechanism, since they are acting to prevent further injury by hurting others first, to “disarm the enemy.”
5. Abusive relationships in adulthood. If the childhood was normal, but the person made a bad choice, then usually the person can recover more quickly, and not degenerate into sociopathic behaviors. But, if the person is influenced by negative people around her who misadvise her, and cause her to adopt their views, then there is trouble. However, I think if the person can obtain good counsel later, this mindset can be reversed. If the abusive adult relationships reinforce the childhood abuse, this more deeply ingrains the Jezebel spirit that has infected the person.
6. Lack of general moral values in home growing up, or early social influences outside the home which contradict morality. If there are no moral values taught in the home as to right and wrong, then any value set can arise, which is totally demonic or anti-social. The outside influences include schools, teachers, and fellow classmates, who may come from non-ethical backgrounds. If teachers for example, usurp the authority of the parents, and teach values contrary to the moral values of the home, then the parents can be undermined, and the child can go out of control, and turn into a nightmare for the parents. A good example of this is teaching that homosexuality is acceptable to children as an alternative lifestyle. This moral corruption of children will lead to aberrant behavior later, especially since they are being taught that their parent’s morals are a lie, and they can rebel against the parents if they wish to. Early influences also include those from the media, where immorality and violence is celebrated. Any child who learns early on that there is no God or no morals, and there is no one to answer to for their behavior, ends up creating their own rules. The “do what you want” attitude is godless, and can lead to anything, even murder.
7. Basic personality type- Even in childhood, we see different personality types. Some children seem more aggressive and dominant, and others are more shy and passive. Discipline and positive guidance is needed to guide the children to develop proper social skills, and to bring out strengths of each one. If a lack of discipline occurs, the child may go in a direction that is more self–oriented or more self-destructive. We call the child “spoiled” for this reason. When the basic personality type is coupled with a bad environment, then there will be trouble, and they will lack appropriate social skills, and use their own ideology of how things should be done.
The aggressive Jezebel usually comes from 1,2 and 4. The more sneaky charming Jezebel usually comes from number 3 and 5.
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2014 Super Bowl Halftime Show: What Happened in the Spirit!
Super
Bowl Halftime Show:
Being
an ex-football player, I truly enjoy sports especially football. The Super Bowl
is the biggest and most exciting sport event of them all. This year I even decided to tune in for the
Half Time show which I usually don’t even bother to watch. I must admit that I’ve
herd of Bruno Mars but can’t say that I have listened to any of his music. I
said all that to say that I don’ t know anything about him, what songs he sings
and anything else. My first exposure to him was this resent Super Bowl
performance. The performance was actually very musical and entertaining; being
a musician myself I am a pretty good critic when it comes to music. The lights
and the effects were awesome as well. I
must admit that at first glance, I was very impressed and even in awe of the performance.
During the week I had even caught myself singing this very popular and captivating
song and couldn’t understand why.
Today
I asked myself why am I feeling led to sing the lyric and hum the beat of this
song from the Super Bowl halftime show. I said to myself “ why is this song
stuck in your mind”. And I answered
myself and said “ I don’t know”. Please don’t
turn your nose up to me; many of you have deeper conversations then this one with
yourself so don’t judge me. But anyway! I looked up Bruno Mars and this catchy
song and found that the song is entitled “LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN”. I said to
myself again “hold up, wait a minute, did I just read that correctly”. In awe again I said to myself “I can’t believe
that I was actually humming this melody that was in my head”. Humbly I say that
I pray, worship, meditate in scripture daily, but why does humming and singing
this song feel so right and comes to my thoughts so often.
So
I prayed and repented before the Lord and pleaded to have the Lord correct and
speak to me regarding this and He did just what I asked of Him. I was led to
look up the lyrics to this song “LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN”. Back when I was in
bands I used to be the one who looked up and printed out the lyrics, so I know
all about finding song lyrics and charts. If the title of the song isn’t frightening enough
the lyrics will blow you away. Let’s take a look!
1st
Verse
“Never
had much faith in love or miracles”
[Note:
the reference to Love would be God who is Love. The greatest miracle of them all would be the resurrection
of Christ Jesus. In other words he is confessing that he has never had faith in
God or salvation through Christ Jesus.]
“
Never wanna put my heart on the line”
[Note:
Basically this is a confession of unforgiveness, pride and selfishness.]
“But
swimming in your waters is something spiritual”
[Note:
The song writer is saying that fornication which is to have sex with a person
who is not your spouse is spiritual. This is a confession of making sex an idol
god.]
"I'm gonna get every time you spend the night”
[Note:
A spouse doesn’t just spend the night, but lives and dwells with you.]
“Cause
your sex takes me to paradise
Yeah your sex takes me to paradise”
[Note:
This simply implies that this sex or fornication will take them to paradise,
but the paradise that The Holy Bible speaks of is Heaven. Now why would the
song be titled “LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN” if he’s talking about sex taking him to “paradise”.
There is only two places we all can go Heaven or Hell. And worshiping fornication
will secure our place in hell due to lust of the flesh. The next verse will
make this clear.
“And
it shows, yeah, yeah, yeah
Cause you make feel like, I've been locked out
of heaven
For too long, for too long
Yeah you make feel like, I've been locked out
of heaven
For too long, for too long”
[Note:
Now this is where the singer is leading listeners into confession of being “LOCKED
OUT OF HEAVEN”. We must remember who was locked out of heaven. For those of you
who don’t know (Satan, the demons that followed him, the wicked and those who
reject Christ). Remember this line!
2nd
Verse
“You
bring me to my knees
You make me testify”
[Note:
Now it’s just flagrant. Remember when Jesus was tempted in the wilderness,
Satan tried to persuade Jesus to bow down on His (Jesus) knees and worship him
(Satan). That’s in the Holy Bible.
“You
can make sinner change his ways”
[Note:
So the songwriter now says that having sex or fornication will make a sinner
change his ways. He said make a sinner change his ways, but Jesus takes sins
away. Changing or swapping sins is not having sins removed. This is false salvation
and a lie
“Open
up your gates cause I can't wait to see the light
And right there is where I wanna stay”
[Note:
Who’s gates? And I’m sure that the true Light (Jesus) that came into this world
to defeat death will not be in that place. Next the song writer is leading the listeners
into a place of saying I want to say in hell.]
“Cause your sex takes me to paradise
Yeah your sex takes me to paradise
And it shows, yeah, yeah, yeah”
[Note:
Again reaffirming that sex and fornication is the focus of worship.]
“Cause
you make feel like, I've been locked out of heaven
For too long, for too long
Yeah you make feel like, I've been locked out
of heaven
For too long, for too long”
[Note:
Same lines from earlier in the song repeated second time. Now I’m sure you’ll
get the theme for the remainder of the song.]
“Oh
oh oh oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Can't I just stay here
Spend the rest of my days here
Oh
oh oh oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Can't I just stay here
Spend the rest of my days here
“Cause
you make feel like, I've been locked out of heaven
For too long, for too long
Yeah
you make feel like, I've been locked out of heaven
For too long, for too long”
[Note:
Same confession of being “locked out of heaven a third time. It is typical in
witchcraft that in order to receive the curse you must agree to it 3 times. Now
how do you agree with it. By just singing along to the catchy chorus of the
song which appear throughout the song]
“Oh
yeah yeah yeah
Ooh!
Oh yeah yeah
Oh yeah yeah yeah
Ooh”
I
just gave you an example of how some secular songs can introduce curses,
control and witchcraft into the world. The Holy Bible says that “faith comes by
hearing”. To hear this song repeated
will build your faith in it. Didn’t the song start off by saying “Never had
much faith in love or miracles”.
To
sing, listen to and recite this song brings us into agreement with Satan. The songwriter
has taken listeners into direct conversation with Satan.
In
this song you confessed the following:
- Not having faith in God and the answer you gave “Oh yeah yeah yeah”
- I will be unforgiving and selfish; and the answer you gave “Oh yeah yeah yeah”
- I’ll make sex and fornication my idol god; and the answer you gave “Oh yeah yeah yeah”
- I’ll commit adultery and fornication; and the answer you gave “Oh yeah yeah yeah”
- Sex and fornication if my eternal life’s pleasure; and the answer you gave “Oh yeah yeah yeah”
- I’ll bow down and worship Satan; and the answer you gave “Oh yeah yeah yeah”
- I’ll tell others that I have bowed down to Satan; and the answer you gave “Oh yeah yeah yeah”
- Satan, can change our ways; and the answer you gave “Oh yeah yeah yeah”
- Then asked Satan to open up the gates of hell because you want to stay there; and the answer you gave “Oh yeah yeah yeah”
- Three time you asked to be locked out of heaven; and the answer you gave “Oh yeah yeah yeah”
DO
I NEED TO SAY ANY MORE!
“Father
God who are in heaven, hollowed be your name. I pray that all who have been placed in
bondage be released and set free from the snares of Satan. Christ Jesus is Lord
and King. Lord your people shall turn from the wicked one and be submitted to Christ
Jesus. In Jesus name we pray Amen!
PAUL
TRAVIS
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