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Foundations for naming Jezebel as a spirit	Dominic	Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Question: Thank you for your website. I am in seminary and doing a paper on the deliverance ministry. In particular, I am looking for any Church Fathers, Church documents and/or teachings that would give a foundation for naming Jezebel as a specific spirit. I have been researching and have not found any Catholic texts as of yet. I believe Jezebel is a spirit, but am in need of some Catholic-based theology/demonology to support this. Any help and direction would be appreciated. Thank you for your time and God bless.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM+ Dear Dominic: As far as I know there are no Church documents that name Jezebel a demonic spirit. The Church does not recognize any names of demons or of angels other that what is revealed specifically in Scripture. In deliverance counseling, since the Church prohibits us from talking directly to demons and asking for their names, we refer to demons by their attributes. A Jezebel spirit, therefore, is an attribute that we often see in many situations. Who knows what the demon's actual name might be, but we recognize that the demon is acting is a Jezebel kind of way -- with tenacious vindictiveness when it doesn't get its way. That is why we also refer to demons as the Demon of hatred, or of adultery, or of anger, or of revenge, etc. We do not need to know the actual names in deliverance counseling, only the attributes of their activities. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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Foundations for naming Jezebel as a spirit

Dominic

Tuesday, October 19, 2004

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Thank you for your website. I am in seminary and doing a paper on the deliverance ministry. In particular, I am looking for any Church Fathers, Church documents and/or teachings that would give a foundation for naming Jezebel as a specific spirit. I have been researching and have not found any Catholic texts as of yet. I believe Jezebel is a spirit, but am in need of some Catholic-based theology/demonology to support this. Any help and direction would be appreciated.

Thank you for your time and God bless.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM+

Dear Dominic:

As far as I know there are no Church documents that name Jezebel a demonic spirit. The Church does not recognize any names of demons or of angels other that what is revealed specifically in Scripture.

In deliverance counseling, since the Church prohibits us from talking directly to demons and asking for their names, we refer to demons by their attributes. A Jezebel spirit, therefore, is an attribute that we often see in many situations. Who knows what the demon's actual name might be, but we recognize that the demon is acting is a Jezebel kind of way -- with tenacious vindictiveness when it doesn't get its way.

That is why we also refer to demons as the Demon of hatred, or of adultery, or of anger, or of revenge, etc.

We do not need to know the actual names in deliverance counseling, only the attributes of their activities.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.