Three Spirits That Fight Prophetic People
Detailed notes and reflections from a teaching by Miz Mzwakhe Tancredi on prophetic people, spiritual discernment, familiar spirits, divination, Jezebel, strongholds, and the need to seek God for personal confirmation.
These are teaching notes, not a replacement for Scripture, prayer, fasting, or personal discernment. This post is shared to help you remember and study the message, not to make my notes the final authority.
Please seek God for yourself. Ask the Holy Spirit to confirm what is of Him, correct what needs correction, and lead you into truth through the Word of God.
- How a season of waiting, warfare, and repeated questions led me to this teaching
- Why prophetic people need knowledge, discernment, and confirmation from God
- The three spirits Miz Mzwakhe Tancredi taught can fight prophetic people
- Bible passages connected to familiar spirits, divination, Jezebel, delay, and warfare
- Why readers should fast, pray, study, and seek God personally about this message
Why This Teaching Stood Out to Me
This blog post is based on notes from the teaching “Three Spirits That Fight Prophetic People” by Miz Mzwakhe Tancredi. The teaching happened yesterday, and it came across my view recently while I was already in a place of reflecting, waiting, and asking God for deeper understanding.
Sometimes you can be praying, obeying, believing, and doing everything right, yet still find yourself waiting. Prophecies may have been released. Confirmation may have come. You may know God has spoken, and still you are waiting for the fullness of what He said.
Waiting is not always a sign that something is wrong. Scripture gives us many examples of waiting on prophecy. Sarah is one of the clearest examples. God promised Abraham a son, yet Sarah endured a long delay before Isaac was born. Her story included doubt, laughter at what seemed impossible, and even the attempt to fulfill the promise through Hagar before finally seeing the faithfulness of God.
Still, there are moments when waiting causes you to ask deeper questions. I have received confirmation from God that I am breaking generational patterns, but sometimes you still ask again. Not because you do not believe God, but because you want understanding. You want clarity. You want to know if there is something fighting you, something delaying you, or something you have not yet discerned.
As I sat quietly and asked God what I might be missing, this teaching came across my view. If you are waiting, battling, discerning, or trying to understand what may be resisting your movement, these teaching notes may help bring clarity and give you Scripture to study prayerfully.
The Title Matters: Prophetic People Are Fought Differently
Miz Mzwakhe Tancredi opened by making the title clear: Three Spirits That Fight Prophetic People. He emphasized that he was not speaking about three spirits that fight people in general, but three spirits that specifically fight prophetic people.
This distinction matters because prophetic people often carry sensitivity, discernment, spiritual perception, and a hunger for hidden things in God. They may sense atmospheres, feel spiritual burdens, discern patterns, receive dreams, or become aware of things others overlook. Because of this, the enemy fights them in specific ways.
The teaching was also connected to the mystery of spiritual names. The speaker explained that in order to understand the teaching of spiritual names, a person must be prophetic. A person has to be prophetic to understand that heaven can reveal identity, assignment, and even a name beyond what was naturally given.
The Danger of Ignorance
One of the strongest foundations of the teaching was the danger of ignorance. The speaker referenced the biblical principle that God’s people perish for lack of knowledge. He stressed that the scripture does not only say people perish, but that God’s people perish when they lack knowledge.
According to the teaching, in the realm of the spirit, ignorance gives witchcraft room to operate. Ignorance means there is something a person does not know. Because they do not know, they can be manipulated, deceived, delayed, or trapped in cycles they were meant to overcome.
The speaker explained that people often want prayer without teaching. They want someone to point out the witch, reverse the attack, lay hands on them, command the spirit to go, and assure them they are free. But if knowledge does not change the understanding behind the problem, the person may return to the same situation.
The point was not to diminish prayer. Prayer is powerful. The point was that prayer and knowledge must work together. Prayer can change a situation, but wisdom, revelation, and understanding help a person stop returning to the same cycle.
Scriptures to Study on Knowledge and Discernment
- Hosea 4:6 — God’s people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
- Proverbs 4:7 — Wisdom is the principal thing; get wisdom and understanding.
- Proverbs 11:9 — Through knowledge the righteous are delivered.
- John 8:31–32 — Truth makes disciples free.
- James 1:5 — God gives wisdom generously to those who ask.
These Are Ancient Spirits
The speaker described the three spirits as ancient spirits. He explained that spirits do not age, and their actions do not expire. They do not eventually decide to leave a person or family alone because enough time has passed.
In other words, a spirit does not say, “We have tormented this family long enough; now let us give them rest.” If the spirit is not confronted and defeated through God, it continues its work. That is why prophetic people must learn to stop what has been stopping them.
This is especially important when dealing with generational patterns. What fought a parent can try to fight the child. What limited one generation can attempt to limit the next. This is why the teaching emphasized knowledge, warfare, and spiritual discernment.
Who Is a Prophetic Person?
Before identifying the three spirits, the speaker explained who a prophetic person is. He clarified that a prophetic person is not only someone who stands in the office of a prophet. A prophetic person is someone who carries the Holy Spirit and has spiritual sensitivity.
1. A Prophetic Person Has the Holy Spirit
The speaker referenced Acts 2:17, where God says He will pour out His Spirit upon all flesh and sons and daughters shall prophesy. The Holy Spirit unlocks prophetic ability in believers.
2. A Prophetic Person Can Discern
A prophetic person can sense, see, feel, hear, know, and discern things others may not immediately perceive. They may discern atmospheres, burdens, warnings, or spiritual realities.
The speaker explained that prophetic people can walk into a place and feel the atmosphere communicating with them. Another person may enter the same place and sense nothing. It does not mean one is loved more by God. It means one may be more prophetically sensitive.
Prophetic people may stand near someone and feel that something is not right, even when everything appears fine outwardly. They may enter a home and begin to discern what the family has been going through. Some may even feel heaviness physically on their body when they enter certain places.
The speaker warned that one of the most dangerous things is to be prophetic and not know you are prophetic. What you were meant to dominate can dominate you because of ignorance. What you were meant to defeat can defeat you if you do not know who you are and how God has wired you.
Scriptures to Study on Prophetic Sensitivity
- Joel 2:28–29 — God promises to pour out His Spirit.
- Acts 2:17–18 — Sons and daughters prophesy by the Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 12:7–11 — The gifts of the Spirit include discernment of spirits and prophecy.
- 1 Corinthians 14:1–5 — Paul encourages believers to desire spiritual gifts, especially prophecy.
- Hebrews 5:14 — Mature believers have senses trained to discern good and evil.
The Three Spirits That Fight Prophetic People
The teaching identified three specific spirits that fight prophetic people: familiar spirits, the spirit of divination, and the Jezebel spirit. Each one fights prophetic people differently.
Familiar Spirits
The first spirit discussed was familiar spirits. The speaker distinguished familiar spirits from monitoring spirits, explaining that many people know about monitoring spirits but do not understand familiar spirits.
He referenced Hebrews 1:14, which speaks of angels as ministering spirits. He then made the point that if believers accept the reality of ministering spirits, they should not ignore the reality of evil spiritual operations that monitor, oppose, or resist progress.
The speaker described three categories: ministering spirits, monitoring spirits, and familiar spirits. Ministering spirits are angelic beings. Monitoring spirits watch and observe. Familiar spirits are deeply connected to households, bloodlines, family patterns, and hidden information.
Job and Spiritual Monitoring
The speaker referenced Job 1. When God asked Satan if he had considered His servant Job, Satan did not ask, “Which Job?” Satan already knew Job. He knew about the hedge around him. This was used to show that the enemy was aware of Job and waiting for an opportunity.
The teaching explained that Satan has agents that watch, listen, and study patterns. This connects to the warning that believers must be careful with what they say, what they come into agreement with, and what they expose spiritually.
Familiar Spirits as Household Servants
A major point in the teaching was that in the Hebrew understanding, familiar spirits are connected to the idea of a household servant. The speaker emphasized that this makes them dangerous because a household servant knows the house, the patterns, the habits, the conversations, and the private matters of a family.
Familiar spirits claim access to ancestral knowledge or hidden information. They mimic truth, offer counterfeit guidance, and lead people away from God. The speaker connected this to Leviticus 19:31, where God warns His people not to turn to familiar spirits.
Familiar Spirits Trap People Outside Their True Identity
According to the teaching, familiar spirits hate prophetic people because they trap people outside of their true identity, assignment, and responsibility. A person may never fully know who they are, what they were born for, what they were born to be, or what they were born to do until the familiar spirit is silenced.
Familiar Spirits Possess Time
One of the strongest parts of the teaching was the explanation that familiar spirits do not only possess space. They possess an age, season, or time. While many spirits seek to occupy a person or place, familiar spirits seek to dominate timing.
The speaker taught that every generational curse is supervised by familiar spirits, just as every generational blessing is supervised by ministering spirits. This means that generational patterns are not random; they are often supervised spiritually until confronted through God.
This is why the prophetic must address time and space. If the prophetic does not address time, it addresses space. If it does not address space, it addresses time. Prophetic ministry often comes to correct an error in a family, season, lineage, or assignment.
God Raises Prophetic People to Correct Family Errors
The speaker taught that every time God wants to correct an error in a family, He raises a prophetic person. Suddenly, that person begins to hunger for things they never cared about before. They begin asking questions. They become interested in spiritual matters. They develop a zeal and burden because God is raising them.
Joseph was used as an example. When God wanted to bring to pass what He had spoken to Abraham, He raised Joseph. Joseph was not just another son of Jacob; he was prophetic. He carried dreams, interpretation, timing, and divine strategy.
The speaker highlighted that Joseph’s life changed not when he interpreted his own dreams, but when he interpreted the dreams of others. As long as Joseph only carried his own dreams, he remained where he was. When he solved another person’s problem, greatness began to call for him.
This became a practical lesson: people do not move forward only by solving their own problems. They often move forward by solving the problems of others. The question becomes, “Whose problem am I solving?”
Scriptures to Study
- Leviticus 19:31 — God warns His people not to turn to mediums or familiar spirits.
- Deuteronomy 18:10–12 — God forbids divination, witchcraft, sorcery, and consulting the dead.
- 1 Samuel 28:3–20 — Saul seeks a medium at Endor after moving away from obedience.
- Isaiah 8:19 — God questions why people would seek the dead on behalf of the living.
- Job 1:6–12 — Satan is aware of Job and the hedge around his life.
- Mark 5:1–13 — Demons enter a herd of pigs.
- Genesis 37:5–11 — Joseph receives prophetic dreams.
- Genesis 40:5–23 — Joseph interprets the dreams of others.
- Genesis 41:14–46 — Joseph interprets Pharaoh’s dream and steps into leadership.
The Spirit of Divination
The second spirit discussed was the spirit of divination, also known in the teaching as the spirit of Python. The speaker referenced Acts 16, where Paul encounters a girl with a spirit of divination.
The girl followed Paul and Silas, saying they were servants of the Most High God who proclaimed the way of salvation. Her words sounded correct. There was truth in what she said. But the spirit behind the words was not the Holy Spirit.
This was one of the strongest warnings in the teaching: do not judge truth only by whether a statement sounds true. Discern the spirit behind it.
Counterfeit Agreement
The spirit of divination can agree with a prophetic person while quietly pulling them away from destiny. It can sound supportive. It can sound spiritual. It can appear to affirm a calling while secretly derailing it.
The speaker warned that someone may say, “I know you are a woman of God. I will support you. You do your church thing.” But if the source is not God, that agreement can still become a weapon of delay, compromise, or distraction.
He used relationships as an example, warning young people not to confuse emotional attraction, agreement, or dreams with God’s approval. A person may appear supportive of church attendance but still not be spiritually aligned. The warning was especially strong for believers considering covenant relationships.
The Prophetic Releases Life
The speaker referenced Revelation 19:10, where the testimony of Jesus is called the spirit of prophecy. He taught that the prophetic releases life, fresh anointing, vision, and insight. Through prophetic vision, a person can discern what God is doing and what God expects of them.
Because prophetic people carry insight into God’s will, the spirit of divination brings counterfeits. It may send someone who agrees outwardly, but behind the scenes becomes a weapon formed against the person’s assignment.
Mantles Are Not Vibes
Another strong point was the warning about desiring mantles without understanding the responsibility attached to them. The speaker explained that a mantle is not merely a title, a vibe, or public influence. A mantle is responsibility. A mantle is assignment. A mantle carries weight.
Many desire what prophetic people carry, but they do not want to go through what shaped them. This was a call to maturity, humility, and spiritual seriousness.
Scriptures to Study
- Acts 16:16–18 — Paul confronts the spirit of divination.
- 1 John 4:1 — Believers are commanded to test the spirits.
- Matthew 7:15–20 — Jesus warns about false prophets and teaches that fruit must be examined.
- 2 Corinthians 11:14 — Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
- Deuteronomy 18:10–12 — Divination is forbidden among God’s people.
- Revelation 19:10 — The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
- 2 Corinthians 6:14 — Believers are warned against being unequally yoked.
The Jezebel Spirit
The third spirit discussed was the Jezebel spirit. The speaker made a distinction between the spirit of Jezebel and Jezebel spirit, explaining that they are not exactly the same in operation.
He explained that just as mantles can carry the same assignment with different expressions, spiritual operations can also have different expressions. Moses and Joshua were used as an example: Moses took the people out, and Joshua took them in. Their assignments were connected, but expressed differently.
Jezebel Infiltrates Prophetic Spaces
The speaker taught that Jezebel called herself a prophetess and that this spirit likes to infiltrate prophetic circles and prophetic prayer circles. Its goal is to defeat, weaken, and plunder the work of the Holy Spirit by tearing apart God’s work in prophetic people.
He distinguished Jezebel from divination. The spirit of divination often comes to derail before a person fully steps into impact. Jezebel comes to stop what God has already started. When fire is already burning, Jezebel comes to stop the fire.
Biblical Patterns of Jezebel
In Scripture, Jezebel is connected with manipulation, intimidation, false worship, persecution of prophets, and control. She threatened Elijah after a major prophetic victory. She manipulated authority to seize Naboth’s vineyard. In Revelation, Jesus rebuked the church in Thyatira for tolerating Jezebel, who called herself a prophetess and led people into sin.
The lesson is not to become suspicious of everyone, but to become discerning. Prophetic people must be prayerful, sober, humble, submitted to God, and rooted in Scripture.
Scriptures to Study
- 1 Kings 18:4 — Jezebel cuts off the prophets of the Lord.
- 1 Kings 19:1–4 — Elijah becomes afraid after Jezebel threatens his life.
- 1 Kings 21:1–16 — Jezebel uses manipulation and false accusation to seize Naboth’s vineyard.
- Revelation 2:20–23 — Jesus rebukes the church in Thyatira for tolerating Jezebel.
- James 4:7 — Submit to God, resist the devil, and he will flee.
- 1 Peter 5:8–9 — Be sober and vigilant because the adversary seeks whom he may devour.
The Spirit of Delay Was Also Mentioned
Although the main teaching focused on three spirits, the speaker also mentioned the spirit of delay as a ruthless spirit and described it as an enemy of prophecy.
He gave examples of how delay can cause someone to qualify for something, yet the final signature, approval, or release is mysteriously held up. He warned that people should not treat delay as normal when God has spoken concerning their lives.
This is important for prophetic people because prophecy is often connected to time. If the enemy can delay the timing, he may try to frustrate the person, distract them, or cause them to settle before the appointed manifestation.
Scriptures to Study on Delay and Appointed Time
- Habakkuk 2:2–3 — The vision is for an appointed time, though it tarries, wait for it.
- Daniel 10:12–14 — Daniel’s answer was delayed by spiritual resistance.
- Ecclesiastes 3:1 — To everything there is a season and a time.
- Psalm 102:13 — The set time to favor Zion has come.
- Galatians 6:9 — Do not grow weary in doing good, for in due season you shall reap.
The Warfare Response: Stand, Wage Warfare, and Overcome
After teaching on the three spirits, the speaker answered the question of how prophetic people defeat them. His answer was simple: stand, wage warfare, and overcome.
He referenced 2 Corinthians 10:3–4 and emphasized that though believers walk in the flesh, they do not war after the flesh. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the pulling down of strongholds.
The speaker explained that the first part of the passage confirms that warfare is real. The second part teaches how to engage in warfare. The believer does not fight through flesh, revenge, gossip, fear, manipulation, or human striving. The believer fights through God.
He also referenced Job 7:1 and used a translation that describes life upon the earth as warfare. He taught that to exist is easy, but to truly live, prosper, grow, make a name, become free, and walk in destiny requires warfare.
Strongholds Must Be Pulled Down
The teaching connected familiar spirits, divination, and Jezebel to strongholds. The speaker explained that strongholds are not merely outward problems. They are entrenched patterns, arguments, cycles, imaginations, and spiritual structures that resist God’s truth and limit a person’s destiny.
He gave the example of what fought a father now fighting the child. A person may dislike their father, not know their father, or think they are different from their father, yet the same pattern that stopped him may begin stopping them. This is how strongholds can continue through family lines unless they are confronted.
The weapons of warfare are given to pull down strongholds. Prophetic people must therefore learn how to pray, discern, fast, study Scripture, repent, obey God, and resist the enemy through spiritual weapons.
Scriptures to Study on Warfare and Strongholds
- 2 Corinthians 10:3–5 — Spiritual weapons pull down strongholds and cast down imaginations.
- Ephesians 6:10–18 — Put on the whole armor of God.
- Luke 10:19 — Jesus gives authority over the power of the enemy.
- Romans 12:2 — Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
- James 4:7 — Submit to God and resist the devil.
- 1 Peter 5:8–9 — Resist the adversary steadfast in the faith.
How to Fast and Seek God About This Message
If this teaching stirred something in you, consider setting aside time to fast and seek God. Do not fast from fear. Fast from surrender. Fast from hunger. Fast because you want truth, clarity, healing, and confirmation from the Lord.
Ask God to minister to you as a prophetic person. Ask Him to reveal whether there are areas of ignorance, deception, delay, generational patterns, counterfeit voices, or spiritual distractions that need to be addressed. Ask Him to show you what is biblical, what is personal, and what requires further study.
A Simple One Day Prayer and Fasting Focus
Morning Prayer Focus
Ask God to reveal any area where ignorance, fear, deception, or spiritual dullness has affected your discernment.
Read: Hosea 4:6, Proverbs 4:7, James 1:5
Midday Prayer Focus
Ask the Holy Spirit to help you test every spirit, recognize counterfeit voices, and walk in truth without fear.
Read: 1 John 4:1, Acts 16:16–18, John 16:13
Evening Prayer Focus
Ask God to strengthen your identity in Christ, break ungodly cycles, and teach you how to stand in spiritual warfare with wisdom.
Read: 2 Corinthians 10:3–5, Ephesians 6:10–18, James 4:7
Prayer Points for Personal Reflection
- Lord, reveal any area where I have lacked knowledge and suffered because of ignorance.
- Holy Spirit, sharpen my discernment so I can recognize truth from counterfeit truth.
- Father, show me any familiar patterns in my life or family line that need to be surrendered to You.
- Lord, expose every counterfeit agreement, false support, or relationship that is pulling me away from Your will.
- Father, deliver me from fear, manipulation, intimidation, and every Jezebel pattern that resists Your work in my life.
- Lord, teach me how to stand, wage warfare, and overcome through Your Word and Spirit.
- Holy Spirit, confirm this message where it applies, correct me where I misunderstand, and lead me into truth.
Closing Declarations From the Teaching
The teaching ended with prayer, declaration, and personal ministry. The speaker declared that those in Christ are unstoppable, that what used to be difficult would no longer remain difficult, and that what seemed impossible would become possible.
He prayed over the work of people’s hands, declared abundance, and spoke blessing over their names. He prayed that every demonic attachment to their names would be broken and that blessings would be attached to their names.
He prayed against destiny hijackers, destiny disturbers, and people who distract others. He declared that the people were marked for success, greatness, and prosperity in Christ Jesus.
He declared movement from the land of not enough to the land of more than enough. He declared that opportunities and destiny helpers would look for the people, just as the wise men looked for Jesus.
He prayed for wisdom, solutions, strategies, divine ideas, healing, freedom, restoration of time, and family members being freed because of one person standing in God’s presence.
He also prayed for young people, declaring that their destinies would not be hijacked and that they would not become failed experiments. He declared freedom over those who were bound and prayed against sickness and disease.
Personal Declaration
Lord, I bring this teaching before You. I do not want to walk in fear, confusion, or deception. I ask You to minister to me personally. Confirm what is true. Correct what needs correction. Reveal what I need to study. Strengthen my discernment. Teach me to stand in Christ. Let my identity, calling, family, name, and destiny be submitted fully to You. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Take This Back to God
After reading through these notes, take time to sit with the Lord and ask Him what He wants to show you. Do not receive any teaching, notes, or reflection as final without prayer, Scripture, fasting if He leads, and confirmation from the Holy Spirit.
Ask God to confirm what is of Him, correct what needs correction, and show you what applies to your own life, family, calling, and season. Search the Scriptures for yourself. Do your own research on the topic. Let the Word of God remain the final authority.
Final Encouragement
This teaching is a reminder that prophetic people must be sober, discerning, teachable, and rooted in the Word of God. The goal is not to become fearful of spiritual warfare, but to become anchored in Christ.
God does not reveal spiritual matters to make His people paranoid. He reveals so His people can pray, repent where needed, study Scripture, grow in wisdom, resist the enemy, and walk in freedom.
Take this message back to God. Fast if He leads you. Pray over it. Study the Scriptures. Do your own research. Ask the Holy Spirit to confirm what is of Him and lead you into truth.
Watch the Original Teaching
These notes were inspired by the teaching “Three Spirits That Fight Prophetic People” by Miz Mzwakhe Tancredi.
Watch on YouTubeBible Passages Mentioned or Connected to the Teaching
- Hosea 4:6 — God’s people perish for lack of knowledge.
- Proverbs 4:7 — Wisdom and understanding are necessary.
- Joel 2:28–29 — God promises to pour out His Spirit.
- Acts 2:17–18 — Sons and daughters prophesy by the Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 12:7–11 — The gifts of the Spirit include prophecy and discernment of spirits.
- Hebrews 1:14 — Angels are ministering spirits.
- Job 1:6–12 — Satan is aware of Job and the hedge around him.
- Mark 5:1–13 — Demons enter a herd of pigs.
- Leviticus 19:31 — Warning against mediums and familiar spirits.
- Deuteronomy 18:10–12 — Warning against divination and occult practices.
- Isaiah 8:19 — Seek God rather than familiar spirits.
- Genesis 37:5–11 — Joseph receives prophetic dreams.
- Genesis 40:5–23 — Joseph interprets the dreams of others.
- Genesis 41:14–46 — Joseph interprets Pharaoh’s dream and is elevated.
- Acts 16:16–18 — Paul confronts the spirit of divination.
- 1 John 4:1 — Test the spirits.
- 2 Corinthians 11:14 — Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
- Revelation 19:10 — The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
- 1 Kings 18:4 — Jezebel attacks the prophets of the Lord.
- 1 Kings 19:1–4 — Jezebel threatens Elijah.
- 1 Kings 21:1–16 — Jezebel uses manipulation and false accusation against Naboth.
- Revelation 2:20–23 — Jesus confronts Jezebel’s influence in Thyatira.
- Habakkuk 2:2–3 — The vision is for an appointed time.
- Daniel 10:12–14 — Daniel’s answer is delayed by spiritual resistance.
- 2 Corinthians 10:3–5 — Spiritual weapons pull down strongholds.
- Ephesians 6:10–18 — The armor of God.
- James 4:7 — Submit to God and resist the devil.
- 1 Peter 5:8–9 — Be sober, vigilant, and resist the adversary.
