The woman Jezebel in Revelation 2

 Revelation 1:3 New International Version (NIV)…³ Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.

Before explaining why the Messiah Yahushua the name “Jezebel” in Revelation 2 when referring to the woman whom the churches were allowing to teach and seduce (deceive) His servants. I like to point out that this woman is the primary subject in the fourth message to the churches, known as the “Corrupt” church (Messianic assembly), more specifically to the Church (Congregation), which was in Thyatira.

The behavior and character of the Christians (Messianic followers) in these seven messages to the seven churches are explained under the link “Seven Messages to the Seven Churches”.  These seven messages are to be understood in this context that they refer to the churches of the saints at the time of the prophecy, throughout the ages, and within each local congregation of the churches throughout the ages, and represent the behavior and character each individual within these local congregations then and now.

With that I ask this question, do you believe the Messiah and Elohim (God) uses words without any meaning spiritual or otherwise? Why would the Messiah use a name of a “woman” who defied Elohim (God) and persecuted His prophets in the Old Testament, and did not mean to refer to this same “woman” ways in this prophecy as an example of women in the churches of the saints?

I mean, considering all Scripture concerning women and the people of Elohim (God), let us study this “Jezebel”. And beginning with the phrases in Revelation 2:20, Yahushua the Messiah says to these “Corrupt” churches (Messianic assemblies), “you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants”.  

Again, Yahushua the Messiah says in Revelation 2:24, “as many as do not have this doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan”. We must ask ourselves who were allowing this “Jezebel” to teach and mislead the Messiah’s servants?

Also, we must ask, what are the meaning of the phrases “this doctrine” and “the depths of Satan”?

For answers to these questions and others, we must let Scripture interpret Scripture, meaning we must go to other Scripture to find the answers. As it is written:

Romans 15:4 Christian Standard Bible (CSB)…⁴ For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.

 Isaiah 28:9-13 The Sacred Scriptures Bethel Edition…9 Whom will he teach knowledge? And whom will he make to understand the message? Them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts? 10 For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little. 11 Nay, but by men of strange lips and with another tongue will he speak to this people; 12 to whom he said, This is the rest, give you rest to him that is weary; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

13 Therefore shall the word of Yahweh be to them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

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