Overcoming Jezebel, Athaliah, And Belial In The ... - Kanaan Ministries

CHAPTER 8: JEZEBEL’S INFLUENCE / OPPRESSIONFROM THE OUTSIDEDefinition of Oppression: “cata dinostuio”a) “cata” means to press downIt denotes ill-will towards something – pushing down,pressing down, trying to position yourself abovesomething or someone else.b) “dinostuio” – means to rule, to terrorize, tooppress harshly, to exercise power over orfrom above.You try to position yourself over someone so thatyou can begin to push them down and exercisepower or control over them.“To push down someone in order to try and rule orcontrol them.”Acts 10:38 “38 How God anointed and consecrated Jesus of Nazareth with the [Holy]Spirit and with strength and ability and power; how He went about doing good and, inparticular, curing all who were harassed and oppressed by [the power of] the devil, forGod was with Him.”I. The Difference Between Demonization And Influence By DemonsTo be under the control of this spirit does not mean that you have to be demonized –they do not have to do it from within – often it is simply done through exerting influenceover in various ways.II. The Spirit Realm – The Spiritual AtmosphereThere really is a great warfare going on around us in the spirit realm all the time.Ephesians 6:10 “10 In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through yourunion with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless mightprovides].”59