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Myth of the “Athaliah Spirit”
In this episode of NAR to Christ, Dawn Hill responds to the popular teaching on the so-called “Athaliah spirit” within the New Apostolic Reformation and modern deliverance movement. Dawn compares these claims with Scripture, calls out extra-biblical myths, and helps believers return to the sufficiency and clarity of God’s Word.
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Episode Notes
Dawn explains why the concept of an “Athaliah spirit” does not come from Scripture and why modern deliverance teachers such as Emma Stark and the Global Prophetic Alliance often assign mythological “spirits” to believers’ struggles rather than pointing them to biblical spiritual warfare.In This Episode Dawn Covers:
- The rise of the “Athaliah spirit” teaching in the NAR.
- What the Bible actually says about Athaliah in 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles.
- Why Scripture never teaches an “Athaliah demon” or “destiny killer”.
- The danger of extra-biblical revelation and manufactured spiritual categories.
- How the armor of God grounds true spiritual warfare.
- The call to return to the sufficiency of Scripture.
Key Scriptures
- 2 Kings 11
- 2 Chronicles 22–24
- Ephesians 6:10–18
- 2 Timothy 4:1–5
- 1 John 4:1
- Philippians 4:6–7
Call to Action
If this episode encouraged you or helped clarify biblical truth, please consider sharing it with a friend. For more resources from Dawn please visit her page at Servants of Grace or explore more episodes on our YouTube channel.
Dawn Hill is a Christian blogger known as The Lovesick Scribe, and the host of The Lovesick Scribe Podcast. She is passionate about sharing the truth and pointing others back to Jesus Christ through the written Word as the standard of authority for Christian living and instruction while being led by the Holy Spirit into maturity. She is the author of NonProphet Woke: The Reformation of a Modern-Day Disciple. She writes articles for Christianity.com, Servants of Grace, and her blog posts have been shared by individuals such as Tim Challies. She will be featured in the upcoming docuseries, American Gospel: Spirit and Fire. She co-leads a women’s support group with Emily Massey called Snatched from the Flames, where they minister to women who have come out of the hypercharismatic and New Apostolic Reformation movement. She is a wife to Nicholas and a mother to Anabel and Ephraim. You can follow her on The Lovesick Scribe and Instagram.
