You can read Francis Frangipane’s version of attempting to talk with John Stevens about John’s relationship with Marilyn in his own words in “The Three Battlegrounds” or “The Jezebel Spirit”. Although one cannot help but notice the similarities between the way Jezebel and Marilyn functioned – especially since he is specifically talking about Marilyn – I’m not convinced the labeling provides us a great service. Men and women seem to take on a larger than life appearance when they are given special names – good or bad. Being called “The Apostle to the Kingdom”, “Door Opener Apostle”, ”Lamp of Israel”, “Jezebel”, or "Pope" for that matter, all tend to stir up visions of grandeur that is used to control others. When you finally come back to your senses, none of it is true. There is no actual power there except what you give them. We were taught to be open to spiritual oppression by following the teaching of men, when in fact there actually is spiritual immunity when we obey Jesus’ teachings. God was constantly trying to get His people not to dabble in occult stuff – the “wisdom of the ancients”. I don't need to look any further than my own life to see the results of both.
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