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Friday, November 6, 2020

Post-Election Anxiety Stress Disorder Syndrome

There is a new diagnosis out now for people who are psychologically stressed out with anxiety, fear and lack of sleep, and other symptoms. Like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder we now have Post-Election Stress Disorder!  Many people are feeling this because this election has been so hotly contested, the country has been so divided politically for years, and the record number of turn out all proves that tensions are exceedingly high in this race.  Power and control are at the center of this.  People want certain power and control within the government.  At least they want their "man" to be the one in the Oval Office.  Many Americans right at this moment are enraged at the way this election has been handled. There are stories of corruption, poll authorities refusing to allow legal poll watchers from witnessing and preventing fraud during the count. Other stories of mysterious caches of ballots appearing out of nowhere (after the deadline of election day) and every single one suspiciously just happens to be a vote for only one candidate. And many other testimonies of ballots without certified signatures and even ballots cast from deceased and illegal aliens, and even pets!  There appears to be a lot of fraud going on! This is what has so many people stressed out!  So how should Messianic believers handle this situation?

        First, we need to be reminded about what the Word of God says about these matters.  When it comes to power and control from a spiritual perspective, we see that those who vie for these things are engaging in witchcraft.  Witchcraft really is all about power and control and taking whatever means to acquire it.  One of the most sinister Biblical figures who practiced witchcraft is Jezebel.  When you see lies and fraud like this, you are seeing the Jezebel Spirit at work!  Messianic Rabbi Curt Landry defines the Jezebel Spirit this way, "The Jezebel spirit attacks governmental leaders—both men and women. It wants to steer groups of people, usually those who are for God’s Kingdom prospering, away from their destiny. It uses the role of leadership to control and manipulate behind the scenes. You see this same behavior in Queen Jezebel as she manipulated King Ahab."1  This election, just like any election is about power and control, however, there are fair and Godly ways to go about the transfer of power.  The Spirit of Jezebel, however, does not settle for that, that spirit acquires it stealthily and through intrigue, and deception. 

Recall what Jezebel did...

1 Kings 21 Now it came about after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, next to the palace of King Ahab of Samaria. 2 Ahab spoke to Naboth saying, “Give me your vineyard, so I may have it for a garden of herbs, since it’s right next to my house. I’ll give you a better vineyard than it in exchange, or if it seems better to you, I’ll give you its price in money.”

3 But Naboth said to Ahab, “Adonai forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

So Ahab went into his house sullen and resentful because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him, when he said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned away his face and would eat no food.

5 Then his wife Jezebel came to him and asked him, “Why is your spirit so sullen that you are eating no food?”

6 Then he told her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and asked him: ‘Give me your vineyard for money, or if it pleases you, I’ll give you another vineyard for it,’ but he answered, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”

7 Then his wife Jezebel said to him, “Now, do you really govern the kingdom of Israel? Arise, eat some food, and let your heart be merry! I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.” 8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal and sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who were living with Naboth in his city. 9 She wrote in the letters saying, “Proclaim a fast and set Naboth at the head of the people. 10 Then seat two sons of Belial before him, and let them testify against him saying, ‘You cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”

11 So the men of his city—the elders and the nobles who lived in his city—did just as Jezebel had bid them, just as was written in the letters that she had sent to them. 12 They proclaimed a fast then seated Naboth at the head of the people. 13 Then the two worthless men came in and sat before him, and the worthless men testified against him, against Naboth, before the people saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king!” Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him to death. 14 Then they sent word to Jezebel saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”

15 Now when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite which he refused to sell you for money—for Naboth is not alive, but dead.” 16 As soon as Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite to take possession of it.

        What does the Bible say about giving false testimony?  What do we know about fraud and forgery?  Notice how Jezebel's plot involved the forgery of her husband's signature.  Notice the false testimony she arranged with the "worthless men"; and notice that this whole plot even involved murder!  This Jezebel spirit stops at nothing to get what they want, and it NEVER plays by the rules. Jezebel's plot eventually failed, she was killed and stomped underfoot by the horse of Jehu, and the dogs ate her flesh. What is the lesson for us?

        God sees everything.  There is no fraud, there is no corruption, there is no criminal activity that Hashem fails to notice.  Yeshua said, 

"For nothing is hidden that will not become evident, nor secret that shall not be known and come into open view." (Luke 8:17). 

We all can take comfort in knowing that no matter what happens, even with this election, God will avenge His enemies. We do not have to worry.  Our Messiah also encouraged us with these words, 

“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as dovesBut beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts and flog you in their synagogues. You will be brought before governors and kings because of Me, as a witness to them and to the Gentiles. But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you should say, for it shall be given to you in that hour what you should say. For it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you." (Matt. 10:16-20). 

We have the Ruach Hakodesh, with us to take a stand against that Spirit of Jezebel.  This is a Spiritual Battle we are in; our lives are all one big Spiritual Warfare.  We must fight in the Spirit, through prayer, fasting and proclaiming the Word of God, and counting on the Ruach to give us the exact words to say at the exact time they should be said. 

We are His servants, and we stand for righteousness.  We do not condone fraud, forgery, and false testimony on either said of the political spectrum, Conservative or Liberal.  Do not be worried, do not fear and do not let your heart be troubled by what you are seeing. Our God will have the ultimate victory, let your faith be your comfort and your sight!  Amen.

Rabbi Eric 

 

 1 “Jezebel Spirit in Men,” Curt Landry Ministries (blog), February 27, 2020, https://www.curtlandry.com/jezebel-spirit-in-men/.

 


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