WHEN YOU ARE CLOSE TO BREAKTHROUGH JEZEBEL DOES THIS // NATE JOHNSTON

Summary

Nate Johnston presents a Christian message about what he believes may happen when someone is preparing to take on an important calling. He describes these experiences as spiritual opposition associated with “Jezebel.” These claims are presented as the speaker’s religious interpretation, not as established explanations for illness or mental distress.

He identifies four main tactics:

• Fear and threatening messages: Johnston refers to the biblical story of Elijah receiving a death threat and becoming fearful and distressed. He says similar spiritual opposition may show up as anxiety, tormenting thoughts, or fear.
• Being drawn into the wrong opportunity or conflict: He warns that flattery and seemingly attractive opportunities could lead someone into the wrong partnership, movement, or timing. He recommends pausing to discern whether an opportunity aligns with God’s direction rather than acting impulsively.
• Loss of one’s “vineyard”: Johnston uses Naboth’s vineyard as a metaphor for what a person has built or values, such as faith, home, marriage, legacy, and close relationships. He warns that conflict, gossip, slander, exhaustion, or financial strain could undermine those areas.
• People turning against or taking over the work: He cautions that collaborators may be influenced to oppose someone or divert a project. He urges prayerful discernment about whom to build with and warns against rushing into major commitments before people are ready.

Johnston adds that fear of criticism or “cancel culture” may silence people who believe they have a challenging message to share.

Practices He Recommends

• Spend time in a “secret place”—private prayer and time with God.
• Ask the Holy Spirit for discernment about opportunities, timing, relationships, and people who may be vulnerable to conflict.
• Protect important relationships and the work or commitments you have built.
• Reject fear, insecurity, and messages that Johnston interprets as spiritual opposition.
• Pray for strength to continue following one’s calling and to speak rather than be silenced.

Presenters and Sources

• Presenter: Nate Johnston
• Anecdotal source mentioned: Christy, whose experience Johnston recounts
• Biblical passages cited: 1 Kings 19:2; Revelation 2:20; 1 Kings 21:7 and 21:11; Revelation 18:4