JEZEBEL and AHAB

Jezebel and Ahab are not merely historical figures; they are an example of how the world system seeks to control the people of God. The question Scripture presses upon us is this: How much longer will you tolerate the Jezebel spirit? 

That spirit represents the rule of the world over the inner life—control, compromise, intimidation, and manipulation disguised as authority.

This is why Elijah is sent. Elijah does not negotiate with Jezebel; he exposes her. He confronts the system that has taken the seat of authority and calls the people back to a single allegiance. His stand reveals that Ahab’s weakness and Jezebel’s control are one rule operating together.

This is why John appears in the wilderness. John does not minister in the city or within the system. He stands outside it and cries, “Prepare the way of the Lord.” His voice exposes the harlot spirit by calling for repentance, separation, and a return to what is pure and undivided. The wilderness becomes the place where false coverings are stripped away.

Then Jesus enters the temple.

He does not cleanse the streets of Rome, nor confront Caesar. He goes straight to the house of God and overturns what has been allowed to stand. The buying, the selling, the exchanges of power disguised as worship are driven out. What Jezebel controlled, what Ahab permitted, and what the harlot commercialised — Jesus judges.

“My house shall be called a house of prayer.”

From there, the call becomes clear: “Come out of her, My people.” This is not merely a command to leave Babylon externally, but to withdraw inward agreement with the world’s rule. When that agreement ends within, the system is exposed without—appearing as the harlot who dwells in the wilderness: adorned, influential, yet barren, sustained by power rather than life.

That same warning echoes through the message to the seven churches—where one tolerates Jezebel, another lives in compromise, and another becomes lukewarm. Though they appear different, they all flow from the same source.

They belong to the same spirit: Jezebel and Ahab within the house,the harlot in the wilderness,and the world ruling where Christ alone is meant to reign.

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might—and lean not on your own understanding.” Deuteronomy 6:5