Seven Mountain Mandate
The Seven Mountain Mandate, also Seven Mountains Mandate, 7M,[1] or Seven Mountains Dominionism,[2] is a conservative Christian movement within Pentecostal and evangelical Christianity.[1][3]
History
The movement is believed by its followers to have begun in 1975 with a purported message from God delivered to evangelicals Loren Cunningham, Bill Bright, and Francis Schaeffer ordering them to invade the "seven spheres" of society. The idea was not seriously considered until 2000 during a meeting between Cunningham and Lance Wallnau. The movement came to prominence after the 2013 publication of Lance Wallnau and Bill Johnson's Invading Babylon: The 7 Mountain Mandate.[4]
The movement was generally supportive of the Presidency of Donald Trump with member Paula White becoming the president's spiritual advisor. White claimed that Trump "will play a critical role in Armageddon as the United States stands alongside Israel in the battle against Islam." In 2020 Charlie Kirk said "finally we have a president that understands the seven mountains of cultural influence" during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.[4]
Theory
The Seven Mountain Mandate is part of dominionism.[5]
Followers claim that the biblical base for the movement is derived from Revelation 17:1–18, wherein verse 9 reads, "And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains".[5] The seven areas which the movement believe control society and which they seek to control are family, religion, education, media, entertainment, business, and government.[5] They believe that their mission to take over the world is justified by Isaiah 2:2 "Now it shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established on the top of the mountains."[4]
Followers believe that by fulfilling the Seven Mountain Mandate they can bring about the end times.[4]
Organizations
7M Films
7M Films is a talent management agency.[6]
Followers
- Miranda Derrick, TikTok dance star[6]
- Rafael Cruz, pastor and father of Senator Ted Cruz[2]
- Paula White, spiritual advisor to Donald Trump[3]
- Andrew Wommack, evangelical leader[7][8]
See also
- Christian nationalism
- Evangelical deconstruction
- Exvangelical
- Moral Majority
- Sociological classifications of religious movements
- The Trump Prophecy
References
- ^ a b Hare, Julie. "How Pentecostalism is reshaping America and the world". afr.com. Australian Financial Review.
- ^ a b Brockman, David R. "The radical theology that could make religious freedom a thing of the past". texasobserver.org. Texas Observer. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ a b Radio, CBC. "How a conservative Christian movement became an important part of Trump's political strategy". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d Hardy, Elle. "The "modern apostles" who want to reshape America ahead of the end times". theoutline.com. The Outline. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Seidel, Jamie. "The 'Seven Mountains' conspiracy". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ a b Hurley, Bevan. "TikTok star's family says she's being held hostage in a dance cult". independent.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ Rabey, Steve. "Andrew Wommack urges Christians to 'take over' Woodland Park, Teller County". gazette.com. Pikes Peak Courier. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ Rosenberg, Paul. "Theocrats are coming for the school board — but parents are starting to fight back". salon.com. Salon. Retrieved 12 March 2022.