Abraham's Three Descendants by Grace

There is an aspect of our walk as believers that we do not hear much about. In fact, other than one book I read a few years ago that mentioned this just a little, I have not heard this been spoken of among Christians. But there is one characteristic of the One New Man and its three fold cord that is essential in our success to take dominion in the land God has promised us in Kingdom of God power and authority. It is extremely important that we understand the role of Christians, Jews and the children of Ishmael, so that our intercessions can take a whole new paradigm that will manifest the glory of God shining bright for us all as we fight for each other to obtain victories unheard of. With the help of yet another excerpt from my upcoming book, I hope you can come to this understanding.

Romans 11:5-6

⁵Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace. ⁶And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work. NKJV

The Descendants of Ishmael

One very important thing to add is that this grace has also been extended to the descendants of Ishmael. Ishmael was not the child promised to Abraham originally, but was the result of Abram’s works of the flesh after his wife Sarah prompted him to lay with her maid Hagar so she could have children with him through her. By this time God had changed Abram’s  name to Abraham, and it was him (Abraham) who sent both Hagar and Ishmael away also at the prompting of Sarah. But because of God’s covenant with Abraham, and also because he was counted as a righteous man and was called God’s friend, Abraham prayed to God on behalf of Ishmael, and God heard him. 

In Genesis 17:18 Abraham said to God, Oh, that Ishmael, might live before You!” And God responded in verse 20 saying, “And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

The descendants of Ishmael also have an apostolic contribution to give on behalf of the Kingdom of God. The problem has been the enmity between the descendants of Isaac and the descendants of Ishmael for many generations. This makes Abraham’s family incomplete and divided because according to 1 Chronicles 1:28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. God is also calling the descendants of Ishmael to partake of the unity of the faith to establish the kingdom of God as the great nation He has called them to be, but not as enemies of the Jews, but as fellow heirs of the blessings of God through their lineage with Abraham and God’s promise made to him.

Help in the Fight

In chapter 34 of the Book of Deuteronomy, after Moses died, Joshua was appointed leader of the Israelites. And in chapter 1 of the Book of Joshua, after he had an encounter with the Lord, he commanded the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh to help the other tribes possess their promised lands. They were to go before their brethren armed and ready to fight to help them possess their promises. Today, this is a call to the Church to fight for the children of Israel and the children of Ishmael, so they too can possess their promised lands and walk in the unity of faith as the one new man in kingdom of God power and authority. In other words, God has given the people of Israel, the people of Ishmael, and the Church each one a dispensation of His grace in the gifts bestowed upon them to fulfill His call and purpose for them separately. But these gifts and grace are also to be used to help each other in unity in the apostolic mandate of fulfilling the great Commission in power and authority and Kingdom of God dominion. 

Without this the work will be incomplete and more difficult to fulfill by one group alone. Just as each tribe in Israel was given gifts and blessings to help them fulfill each one their separate mandates, these blessings and gifts as illustrated in Deuteronomy 33 were also for them to use to fight for each other and work together in what God had purposed for them as His peculiar people. The same principle works for the Church and the people of Ishmael that as they work together in unity with the people of Israel, will be able to see incomparable victories with the Lord of Hosts as the shield of their help (Deuteronomy 33:29). We all are children of Abraham. To God alone be all the glory. ∎

Calling All Esther(s) 10: How Jezebel Appeared in the Garden of Eden

This post is a continuation of the previous one titled "How to Throw Jezebel out the Window" also an unedited excerpt from my upcoming book in which once you know how to remove the influence of the Jezebel spirit from your life, now learn how it got in, so with repentance and following the prescription outlined in this post, you can seek God to begin the process for your deliverance and that of your family line.

Genesis 3:1-6 ¹The serpent was clever, more clever than any wild animal God made. He spoke to the woman: “Do I understand that God told you not to eat from any tree in the garden?” ²The woman said to the serpent, “Not at all. We can eat from the trees in the garden. ³It’s only about the tree in the middle of the garden that God said. ‘Don’t eat from it, don’t even touch it or you’ll die.’” ⁴The serpent told the woman, “You won’t die. ⁵God knows that the moment you eat from that tree, you’ll see what’s really going on. You’ll be just like God. You’ll be just like God, knowing everything, ranging all the way from good to evil.” ⁶When the woman saw that the tree looked like good eating and realized what she would get out of it—she’d know everything!—she took and ate the fruit and then gave some to her husband, and he ate. The Message 

The day Eve ate the apple she received the ability to know good and evil. This is not a good thing. This meant that she would have certain knowledge about God and His ways, but full of the demonic contamination that came with it. That demonic contamination was the Spirit of Antichrist manifested through the spirit of Jezebel which entered the garden when Eve went behind God’s back and also behind Adam’s back to do something that God had said should not have been done. Verse 3 says that God had told them that if they ate of the tree they would surely die. The Jezebel spirit is a spirit of murder. It murders marriages, families, ministries, businesses, friendships, etc. 

In marriages and families, when one spouse does not do things in agreement with the other and goes outside the will of God without communicating with the other, it opens the way for the Jezebel spirit to come and cause chaos and destruction. This is even worse when the wife wants to act as the head of the household because the husband has too weak a character to stand against it. A household cannot have two heads. That makes a monster. The wife should act as the neck and shoulders that intercede for the head to turn towards God and His will for him and the family, so He does not open the way for any Antichrist manifestations among them. 

In turn, the husband, as the head should bless the wife and the children by guarding the gates of the family through a strong relationship with God, and by communicating the issues of the household and come in agreement about how to handle them because they’re both seeking God’s direction for their steps as well as fulfilling all his duties as husband and father without neglecting them. The husband will have the last word about what is going to be done, and the wife, even if she does not agree, should submit to him, and continue praying, if she sees it is not the right way to follow, so that God can turn his heart in the way it should go (Proverbs 21:1).  

But when this is not the case, the woman, seeing that the husband has a passive spirit (of Ahab) or a Jezebel spirit of control, manipulation, neglect, and abuse, will find herself going outside of her office as the wife and in the necessity of taking on the duties of the husband for herself, the household, and the children. This also leads to the entrance of the Jezebel spirit to influence her with control and manipulation, and even disrespect that is passed down to the children  because he is not operating in his position of head, husband, and father, taking on his duties properly and according to God's word for the family.

In addition, another reason the woman should pray and intercede for the husband is so that he does not get captivated by that spirit to turn him away from God and from His ways, and thus commit spiritual adultery against God. This could also lead to committing adultery in other ways as well because the spirit of Jezebel is also a spirit of whoredom and feeds on sex as well as other illicit practices because it thrives in impure environments. Sex outside of marriage opens the way for this spirit to come in and kill, steal, and destroy. 

But the other side of this coin is that people whose family lineage has not been healed from the influence of the spirit of Jezebel will attract also others under that influence. And if they do not heal from it before getting married, the door is already open for that spirit and the spirit of Ahab to come in, kill, and destroy. This will direct the whole family into a deep pit of devastation that could take a lot of work to come out from until,in extreme cases, the only way towards restoration is by removing the unrepented party until God says otherwise or for good if that is the only way to resolve things. That is why the serpent was charged with having enmity with the woman as punishment from God. Verse 15 of Genesis 3 states, 

I’m declaring war between you and the woman, between your offspring and hers. He’ll wound your head, you’ll wound his heel. MSG

The murdering practices do not stop at the marriage.  It actually attacks the marriage in an attempt to send a devastating blow against the children. This spirit also wants to murder the destiny of the children by having them serve him instead of serving God and the ways of His kingdom. Through rebellion, anger, jealousy, strife, and covetousness, the spirit of Jezebel will lead to murder because this spirit will cause them to do anything to get their wishes. Instead of being led of the Lord to crush the head of the enemy and stop the oppression because the children have a relationship with God, they will be used of the enemy to do anything to have what they want and even try to get out of the way those that stand in their way with no remorse. We see this demonstrated with Cain in Genesis 4:3-9,

³Time passed. Cain brought an offering to God from the produce of his farm. ⁴Abel also brought an offering, but from the firstborn animals of his herd, choice cuts of meat. God liked Abel and his offering, ⁵but Cain and his offering didn’t get his approval. Cain lost his temper and came into a sulk. ⁶God spoke to Cain: “Why this tantrum? Why the sulking? If you do well, won’t you be accepted? ⁷And if you don’t do well, sin is lying in wait for you, ready to pounce: it’s out to get you, you’ve got to master it.” ⁸Cain had words with his brother. They were out in the field: Cain came at Abel his brother and killed him. ⁹God said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother? He said, “How should I know? Am I his babysitter? MSG

In the book of Esther, Haman, descendant of Agag the Amalekite (1 Samuel 15:8-9), came from a family that for generations was under the influence of the murdering Jezebel spirit that tried to stop and even eliminate the presence and existence of the Israelites even at the time when they were crossing the wilderness after coming out of Egypt (Exodus 17:8-16). In Esther chapter 3, it is written that Haman devised a plot to annihilate the Israelites because Mordecai the Jew, cousin of Queen Esther, would not bow down to him after he (Haman) had become second in command after King Xerxes (Esther 3:1-15). For this reason was Esther made Queen—to do away with the murdering practices of the spirit of Jezebel and all forms of the Antichrist manifestations against her people—God’s people.

There are other biblical examples of some that, under the influence of the Jezebel spirit, came against those who were anointed by God and His plan and purpose for their lives. These are:

Absalom: David’s son who tried to steal the kingdom and the throne from David and Salomon (2 Samuel 14).

Korah, Dathan and Abiram: who tried to remove Moses from his position as leader over the people of Israel and twisted things to accuse Him of the very thing they were doing to make themselves look good in the eyes of the people (Numbers 16).

Balak and Balaam: Balak asked Balaam to put a stumbling block against the people of Israel by cursing them, but God would not allow him to succeed in that and instead blessed them (Numbers 22).

Sanballat and Tobiah: who wanted to stop Nehemiah and the rest of the builders of the wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 4).
Judas Iscariot: who betrayed Jesus and helped the religious Pharisees accuse Him so He would die on the Cross. He did this for gain (mammon worship) and murder (Jezebel). (Matthew 26:14-16).

The sons of Eli: who prostituted themselves in the temple and exploited the people for gain (also mammon worship and the lustful abominations of Jezebel). (1 Samuel 2:12-17).

Pharaoh: who wanted to keep the people of Israel as slaves and then tried with his army to kill them because they wanted to leave Egypt (Exodus 14).

The daughters of Lot: who committed incest in order to have children (Genesis 19:30-38).

King Saul: who failed to do away with the Antichrist/Jezebel influence in the land through the Amalekites, and was later influenced by the same spirit to come after David (1 Samuel 15; 1 Samuel 18:1-15).

Vashti: refused to come forth when King Xerxes called for her to show her off to the people of the land. This was a violation of order in the marriage and in the kingdom (Esther 1).

Potiphar's Wife: wanted to seduce Joseph and insisted in spending time with him alone, but he fled and was able to escape her grip, and even though he ended up in prison because of her lies to her husband, this marked the beginning of his promotion (Genesis 39:7-23). 

Some Other Characteristics of the Jezebel Spirit Manifested Through People Under its Influence:

-their words are sweet as honey like a serpent to get as deep as possible and then go for the kill when the person is trapped.

-they seek to snuff out the light of the prophets of God.

-they seek to abort prayer and intercession.

-this spirit transcends geographical boundaries, regions, and continents.

-seek to find favor with people to get close to the greatest among them.

-appear to be spiritual, but they are manipulate in order to gain advantage.

-give dreams and visions of her imagination and even take other people’s dreams and visions to make them their own in order to sound profound.

-seem to have great revelations, but hate the authority of the Church.

-seek impure means and need gullible followers that are isolated to speak their false prophecies.

-they speak some truth to appear to be true believers of Jesus, but then twist things around in cunning ways to turn others away from God without their awareness.

-feel threatened by prophets which are the main focus of their target.

-they also focuses on leaders in order to find a weak minded person that would help them take dominion because their goal is to govern.

-then they use the weakest link to go after the leader to mess his or her head.

-they have false humility and justify their actions by saying they’re doing the will of God.

-say that God sent them because the leader is no longer fit to do the work assigned and they are the right ones for the position.

-they call evil good and good evil.

-they take advantage of other people’s bad memory in order to speak their lies.

-lay hands on people to release curses.

-shout, scream, and announce they have a great burden from God, but it is false.

-at home they control and dominate every member of the household.

-they are involved in the occult and bring a witchcraft influence to everything they do.

We need to seek the Lord to heal our lives from the influence of this spirit that has caused great damage in the church, in marriages, families, in the marketplace, and governments because chances are there may be one level or another of the influence of this spirit in our family line due to rebellion and disobedience that turned them away from God and the ways of His kingdom. We can start this process by praying as outlined in 2 Chronicles 7:14-15 and then following God`s leading out of this influence,

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attend unto the prayer that is made in this place. KJV.

To God alone be all the glory.∎

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Calling All Esther(s) 9: How to Throw Jezebel Out the Window

 This is another excerpt from my upcoming book.

How to Throw Jezebel out the Window

 An obvious sign of an Antichrist spirit in our midst is the presence of the Jezebel spirit. This is another spirit that adds to the perversion of Antichrist. The spirit od Jezebel seeks to lure believers into spiritual fornication, through seduction, and lies about the Word of God that are words mixed with divination. 

There are some characteristics that help us identify the influence of this spirit in a person and the different levels of its influence in a man or a woman, but here I am referring to it as a woman due to the way she is shown in Scripture.

Other characteristics of the Manifestation of the Jezebel spirit: 

- she is disobedient and cunning,

- selfish, greedy, and proud,

-controlling and manipulative,

-demanding of her own way,

-pouty (emotional also to manipulate),

-slanderer and a liar,

-focuses on the past with unforgiveness, bitterness, and resentment,

-seducing and sexually promiscuous (in the spirit she worships other gods/idols),

-thief and usurper,

-seeks to multiply her perversion in others by spreading her lies and through promiscuity,

-feminist, feels superiority over men (in women),

-advocates for male supremacy over women (in men),

-seeks to take positions of authority without paying the price to reach those levels.

There is one way to stop Jezebel’s perversion in our lives and pass on to our children the awareness of what will keep her influence out of our homes. In the natural, engaging in sexual activity only when married to the sexual partner is essential, also avoiding the company of people that could lure us and our children to sexual immorality. In the spiritual, this happens by starting and maintaining a disciplined intimate walk with God as a result of living by every word that comes out of His mouth, and pursuing the truth of the gospel of the Kingdom through the reading of the Word, prayer, fasting, worship, spending times in consecration, and keeping friendships with people of the same heart and purity after God.

Obedience to God's Word and every command given to us personally is also very important because lack of obedience means rebellion and that is a sure way to get ensnared by the enemy into the wrong paths that could derail us from our destiny just like it happened to King Saul and others that were removed from their positions of authority. 

Obedience is of chief importance all the way to the end of the process God takes us to remove the influence of the Anticrist/spirit of the world, until we become sent ones that can reach our destinies where we will multiply the blessing of spreading the knowledge of God and the Gospel of His Kingdom with sexual purity (free from the influence of Jezebel), financial purity (free from the influence of mammon), and with steadfast obedience and dependence on God (free from the influence of religion). This way, we can be counted among the true worshipers who worship the Father in Spirit and in truth.

2 Kings 9:32-33 says, ³² And he looked up at the window, and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” So two or three eunuchs looked out at him. ³³ Then he said, “Throw her down.” So they threw her down, and some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses; and he trampled her underfoot.

When we become spiritual eunuchs, then we will be able to overthrow the spirit of Jezebel from our lives as well as the other forms of the Antichrist spirit (such as religion and mammon). We become eunuchs in the spirit by staying faithful to God and serving Him only, by focusing on the things that advance and expand the Kingdom of God and His plan and purpose for our lives by the leading of His Spirit, instead of focusing on the cares of this world because that is how the enemy steals the blessings from us and attempts to derail us. This happens because through the cares of the world he distracts us or causes us to worry to the point of seeking relieve from our circumstances in our own way and time. That is how we accept an independent spirit that is rebellious even if the things done are done in the name of God.

In the natural, we become eunuchs by, as mentioned before, abstaining from sexual immorality outside of marriage and instead have genuine and constant intimacy with God by His Spirit. We must also wait to be sexually active only when God releases us to be married and the marriage ceremony has taken place. Then we can consummate the union with sexual intimacy. Because God instituted marriage for the procreation of the next generations that will be trained to advance His Kingdom with dominion and power from on high, anything less than that procreates for the enemy things that could hurt us, and would hinder our advance. 

Another way to escape from Jezebel’s temptation as well as the enticing of religion and mammon is to remain faithful to God and to His process for us by not taking on assignments outside from His mandate and plan for our calling in order to fulfill our own needs. We want to acknowledge the Lord in all our ways so He can order our steps, instead. We need to do this, not only when we are going through the wilderness of testing, but also when we have arrived at our destiny in Him (Proverbs 3:5-6).

Matthew 19:12 also says, For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb and there were some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

A powerful example of a eunuch lifestyle that helps us advance the Kingdom of God is found in Genesis chapter 39 with Joseph. After his brothers had sold him to a slave driver because of their jealousy, Joseph ended up in Egypt and was sold to Potifhar, an officer of Pharaoh. The chapter points out that Potifhar’s house and his fields were blessed because of the presence of Joseph in their midst. Furthermore, because Joseph was well built and handsome, not only that, but he was also due for a promotion, Potiphar’s wife, who was influenced by the Jezebel spirit, made repeated advances to seduce him. 

These seducing advances he also continued to turn down and even avoided to be around her. Until one day, he found himself in the house with Potiphar’s wife alone. Something she had plotted because the Jezebel spirit does not like to take no for an answer, and charged at him to have sexual relations with him. Joseph responded by running away from her, but left his coat behind in her hands. Potiphar’s wife used that as an excuse to accuse Joseph of wanting to violate her and have sexual relations with her. Something her husband and his employees in the house believed and landed Joseph in prison. 

But this was a promotion for Joseph for his faithfulness to God and steadfastness to fulfill his calling with purity and obedience. Although this looked like anything but a promotion, Joseph was being trusted with more, and was made the head of the entire prison with success because the Lord was with him. The next phase for Joseph in the next chapters was to interpret by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the dreams of the baker and the butler, and later he was able to interpret Pharaoh’s dreams which granted him the next promotion to become second in command in Egypt after Pharaoh.

Joseph focused his lifestyle and endeavors to fulfill God's plan and purpose for his life, and chose to stay away from anything that would detour, derail, or distract him from following God's prescription for him. So too we must live our lives allowing God's agenda to become our agenda, His strategies to become our strategies, and His plans to become our plans. This makes us people after God's own heart that He can use to fulfill His plans and purpose or these end times. 
To God alone be all the glory.∎

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