Jealousy and Jezebel - Two Demons Against Marriage

Spirit of Jealousy

“And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:” (Num 5:14, KJV)

“For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.” (Pro 6:34, KJV)

Works of the Spirit of Jealousy

Lack of trust for spouse.
Constant suspicion of unfaithfulness that is often unwarranted.
Taking 'revenge' for suspected unfaithfulness.
Violent and abusive behavior due to possessiveness.
Also, doing questionable and inappropriate activities that open the door to jealousy such as: spending too much time with or having conversations with someone else other than a spouse, flirtatious texting, expressing attractiveness to others, responding to expensive gifts or intimate attention

What to do?

Let Go: Your spouse first belongs to God. Do not be possessive.
- In the old testament, whenever a man was suspicious that his wife committed adultery, God told the jealous man to bring their wife to the priest. The priest would give the woman a drink. The drink would become bitter if the woman committed adultery. A curse of bitters came on the women who adulterated, and the women who did not were free.
Avoid trying to control your spouse. Remember that adult family members are responsible for their own decisions. You cannot control what someone else does.
Reject suspicions of your spouse that have no evidence or anything to collaborate it as true. Rebuke thoughts and feelings that do not fit with reality.
If there is no evidence or witness, reject it and believe your spouse.

Jezebel Spirit/Stronghold

Works of the Jezebel Stronghold

Four Major Spirits Work together in the Jezebel Stronghold: Rebellion, Fear, Lying, and Seduction

Comes with A Spirit of Fear

Threatens leadership in the home or church.
Threatens not to sleep in the bed if the spouse does certain things.
Threatens to pack up and leave the house as a means of controlling spouse.
Threatens divorce as a means of controlling the behavior of the spouse.
Threaten to leave the church or not to do anything in the church

Comes with A Lying Spirit

Falsely accuse spouse.
Use the minor faults of a spouse to find constant accusations as a way to have control over them.
Claims to be better at doing everything.
Spreads gossip and private information of spouse to others.

Comes with Rebellion

Seeks to control others.
Wives disobeying their husbands.
Husbands give up leadership to their spouses and neglect their roles.

Offers help and shows care in order to control.

Women assume the leadership role of their husbands. Take a position and authority that is not theirs.
Control their adult children's lives.
Wives take over the authority of the husband.
Lead their husband and tell them what to do
Take over the governmental positions of their spouse.
Come against and hate Gender Roles such as the headship of the husband, and the wife being a helpmate. This can come from either wife or husband rejecting gender roles and the primary duties of the husband and wife.

Comes With Seduction

Acknowledges and stirs the fleshly needs of individuals - stirs their anger, pride, jealousy, malice, suspicions, negativity, etc. The spouse under the Jezebel strongholds does this as a means of controlling the actions of their partner, and to justify their negative responses. An example of this is intentionally provoking their spouse to anger, and then justifying their own negative response to the spouse’s anger.

Seduce with alternative doctrines and vision for the home. They try to move the home in an unbiblical direction
Seduces others into unfaithfulness - unfaithfulness to God, to Leaders, to Church, To Spouse.

What to Do?

Be in the right order with the leadership over you whether in the home or in the church.
Reject the Jezebel stronghold in Jesus’ Name. Ask a Christian leader to pray with you as necessary.
Set clear boundaries of responsibility in the home. Do not allow ungodly control of your life.
Be responsible for the role God has given you.