Jezebel--
I first became aware of that spirit in the 90's at a small home bible study. It was led by a pastor trainee of a large church. He had a friend who was an intercessor, and he had privately asked her to prophesy over me.
Before that happened as I was sitting in that living room, I felt like there was something incredibly cold in the room, not physically, but spiritually. I sensed great evil. I looked up and saw a vision with my spiritual eyes I will never forget. In an upper corner of the room, there was this beautiful woman with long dark hair. She looked mid-eastern, and her clothes were similar to the tunic and pants worn by Afghan women. Her hair was long and loose. There was a jewel which was placed in the middle of her forehead, on a fine chain which was woven into her hair. Her eyes were large and dark, widely spaced, lined with eye liner. Her lips were red. She was smiling at me with the most wicked, evil smile I have ever seen.
A few minutes later this pastor trainee's friend began prophesying over me. Her prophecy was cold and condemning. It was a shock to hear, it was so condemning. I was stunned. Then as I searched my heart I realized that God NEVER spoke to me that way, in such a cold, condemning way. This could not be the Holy Spirit. I looked at my husband and asked him if he received that for me. He was stunned, too. "No," he said. Then I looked at her as well. "I'm sorry, but I don't recieve that," I said.
The pastor trainee was determined that I receive this prophecy. Instead my husband and I left. This man used that word against me at my church, nonetheless, going to leadership to tell them I was proud and would not receive correction. Of course, I didn't know that then, however.
I still remember leaving that house. It was so ironic. I had been told by this woman that there was no fruit in my life. She had no children. I had six. She had no husband. I had been married more than 25 years. We had a loving, kind marriage, and had helped many others. As I left, my hostess gathered things which I had lent her, maternity clothes, etc, to return to me. No fruit?
When I got home that night I was crying. I could feel the curses against me, and I knew that there was something there which was trying to destroy me. I was right, but it would take months to learn all that was done.
My husband wrapped his arms around me and prayed for me. I was overcome by the presence of God and lay on the floor. And there the Lord visited me with a vision of myself as a tree, planted in a dry place, so dry that there was no water, and no other tall trees. But this tree had deep roots, which went down into the river of the Holy Spirit, many feet underground. And this tree was bringing up water from its roots. Around it in pots were all kinds of smaller trees. The tree's leaves were dripping on them. What was this?
That night the Lord told me to take my Bible and look up 1 Kings 17, 18, 19, to read about the Jezebel spirit. Wow, what an education.
Jezebel kills prophets. She hates the prophetic voice. She comes against anyone who truly loves the Lord. If she can't kill them spiritually and even physically she will attack them with depression and make them feel incapacitated, full of doubts, even losing hope. Look what she did to Elijah when he ran from her, and John the Baptist. He even doubted Jesus' ministry when he was imprisoned by her.
In my church, the Lord showed me this spirit had used many people against each other. I could not pray against her directly, though. There were several lesser spirits which strengthened her--the Absolam spirit, the spirit of Abimelech, the spirit of Tyre and Sidon (buying and selling in the church), the spirit of the Pharisees, and others. Above all, there was the root sin of the congregation, pride, which gave her and every spirit under her strength.
The way to pray against her was to confess the root sin, pride, and then practice the opposite, humility. Compare for example James 4:6 and 4:10. This was my warfare, to repent. It was then especially that this spirit attacked me with vehemence, coming at me even through the head intercessor who said that I was filled with pride because I would quote the Word of God when I prayed. I was told I shouldn't quote God's Word, God already knows it. Jezebel also came through the head of women's ministries, too. I was told that I was too close to God, that I loved God too much, and that I should step back. I was asked not to go to a womens' conference, and my deposit check was returned. It was amazing. But the Lord would not allow me to open my mouth to defend myself. I was to stay humble, to let them say whatever they wanted.
God eventually took me out of that church--the vision of the eagle I talked about was instrumental. Later that church split. It still is not the same today.
Five years later the head of women's ministries apologized to me. I had forgiven her long before.
Well, this was my beginning of learning about this spirit. I was baptized in fire.
I know this. God is able to raise up intercessors who truly are called warriors to pray for the body of Christ, and to come against these foul things. No weapon formed against us shall prosper. Also, be aware that not everyone who says they are Christ's are truly His. Many are not. Jesus said we will know them by their fruit. Anything that condemns you, that tries to slam you and take you away from God--that is not the Lord.
Wow, this is long--I'll stop!