The Coalescing of the Christian Right with Apostolic Dominionism
By Jack Hook
April, 2010
(Note: Jack quotes extensively from the Discernment Research Group - Dr. Orrel Steinkamp)
Greetings family and friends,
Below are
two paragraphs from my last article "The Gunnery Sergeant" which
you were sent last month. Below that is an article sent to me recently
describing the latest movement among dominion-minded Christians to reverse the "lunacy"
of the left-wing liberals under President Obama. It seems like this
political-religious war between the left and right wings of America's
Eagle is heating up does it not? What is so sad is that most of the
people making up the two wings declare themselves to be Christians, but
yet refuse to understand that the purpose of the shed blood of Jesus, and
his glorious resurrection, is to free us from our sin nature, not from some
form of human government.
What will it take to unite these feuding factions bent on keeping or taking back political power, or is that even possible? How about a Islamic nuclear bomb blowing up some American city? Or better yet, a public appearance of Mary, the Catholic's Queen of Heaven, appealing for all men to unite and establish the Kingdom of God on this Earth? Would a UFO hovering over Washington D.C. do the trick? How would these bickering Christians react if Jesus Christ returned in the rapture and left them behind to give them one more chance to depart from the sin nature that condemns them in their militant pride, love of money, power, and their psycho-babble pursuit of self-love and self-esteem?
Your eternal friend,
Jack
http://www.babylonthegreatisfalling.net
"As many of you know I send out a letter to strangers, especially veterans I see on the internet, inviting them to visit my website. Very few people respond, and most of those who do think I stopped taking my medications causing me to lose my mind. Some get very testy and threatening, calling me every name in the book. They just can't reconcile in their heart how a conservative right-wing Christian and Vietnam veteran can no longer be a proud militant patriot. They automatically assume that I have joined their liberal arch-enemies on the left-wing, which is not true. For I have aligned myself with the party platform of the Kingdom of Heaven, declaring that both left and right wings are seduced by the fallen angels who rule over them. I love them both and want them to come out of their delusion and realize that Jesus is alive, having risen from the dead, and about to intervene in the violent "course of human events", to quote the famous phrase used by the Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence to justify the war against their Christian cousins in England.
So,
as I have written many times, the remaining question
concerning the Antichrist is this: Will the militant right-wing
Christian patriots, who are more loyal to the "just war" doctrine
(found in the Declaration of Independence) and America's
Constitution than the Lord's Sermon on the Mount and his prophetic sermon
on the Mount of Olives, be able to overcome the putrid swamp of
left-wing lunacy that fills Washington D.C., and replace it with their own
cesspool of self-righteous militant pride and greed? No matter which
wing of America's political Eagle the Antichrist emerges from, he
will be a professing Christian, just as Hitler was in the
1930's."
Thursday, April 08, 2010
The Coalescing of the Christian Right with Apostolic Dominionism
It is not about
FREEDOM, it is about DOMINION
"The NEW BREED of Christian is poised to take over the earth, precinct by precinct. God's Army is rising up. It is time to put on the militant garb. The glint in the eye becomes fixed as the exhilaration of the hour sweeps through the masses. They can make a difference! The world has been waiting with bated breath for this LAST DAY GENERATION. False prophets in their midst are caught in sin, under discipline, yet their tapes sell to believers of their false prophecies. The call for unity is the common cause bringing them from every denomination. They are calling their unity "revival." After all, when they have set up the Kingdom here on the earth - they will have fulfilled the mandate given to Adam to subdue the earth. A new sound is heard in the land. The music gets louder and the beat gets stronger (even bringing in rock, metal, and funk) but oddly enough the lyrics are always the same! - The choruses proclaiming the triumphant song of the conquerors!"
"The Kingdomizers Have Arrived!" Discernment Newsletter, May/June 1992
Note to Herescope readers: What follows may
be the most important article ever published by Discernment Ministries in its
21 year history. The first edition of the Discernment Newsletter,
published in May 1990 began chronicling the activities of a group of men
calling themselves "prophets" and "apostles," claiming to
have extra-biblical revelation and calling to build an elite army to take over
the Earth. This obscure cult infiltrated Pentecostal circles with its
doctrines, but it wasn't until these "Kansas City Prophets," as they
were called, connected with C. Peter Wagner from Fuller Theological Seminary,
that they gained great momentum and helped to form the basis of what Wagner
calls "The New Apostolic Reformation" (NAR). By 1991, in a little
booklet titled Joel's
Army by Jewel Grewe, she warned about the extreme Dominionist
doctrines of these men. The heresies of this movement continued to gain
momentum, especially through the evangelical television media. Nevertheless,
most of the leaders were not readily recognized in the mainstream evangelical
world.
This coming month all is about to change. These NAR leaders are having a great
big "coming out party" on May Day in Washington, D.C. These New Order
of the Latter Rain cult leaders are going to be standing prominently alongside
Christian Right and Republican Right leaders in an great convergence that
positions them front and center stage. Their esoteric Dominionist doctrines are
rapidly becoming integrated into the entire purpose of this event, albeit
cloaked in the rhetoric of "saving America" patriotism. And herein
lies the problem. For under the guise of moral causes, these men intend to
change more than the declining culture of America. They intend to build the Kingdom of God on Earth,
"sphere" by "sphere," nation by nation.
By Dr. Orrel Steinkamp
(See Footnotes at end of this Article)
In the last Plumbline,[1]
I detailed the vast pervasive reach of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) and
its myriads of affiliates around the globe. From that directory of affiliates
we saw a voracious appetite for interlocking organizations. At some point C.
Peter Wagner (Convening Apostle of the International Coalition of Apostles[2])
decided rapid church growth Dominion[3] over society could be accomplished
inside a democratic process and without establishing a full blown theocracy.
Wagner and Company decided to employ the infiltration of churches,
denominations (behind the scenes), expansion of cell churches, etc.[4]
In addition Church Growth strategies employ the "reclaiming” of the 7
spheres of culture, now named by “revelation” The 7 Mountains of Culture, to
take over business, government, media, arts, education family and religion.[5]
In Wagner's book The Church in the Marketplace, he points to the
importance of hither-to-unknown Market Place Apostles.[6] Indications are that
he is well along and has millionaire "apostles" in place. He calls
for a gigantic wealth transfer from the unrighteous to the righteous to finance
Kingdom advance.[7]
But
Jesus left no doubt that "my kingdom is not of this world."[8] Jesus
alone can consummate the kingdom when He comes on the clouds in power and great
glory. Until that time the kingdom grows in the hearts of men and women (wheat
among tares). Neither does the Kingdom start and end with Uber-American
patriotic Christian politics. Having lived overseas for decades, I know that
Christians in other countries often look at American Christian politics in
bewilderment. The kingdom of God is not identified with political might and
control even as Jesus came not to be a political messiah in this first advent.
Only Jesus the King can rule after His return, resurrection of believers, the
final judgment and a new heavens and a new earth.
The Great Tea Party Convergence
Forays by NAR Apostles into the political scene in America have been until
recently sparse. But Lou Engle, the bobble head (ala Jews and the Wailing Wall)
Apostle,[9] who has his own ministry to youth called "The Call,"[10]
has been politically active in pro-life and homosexual issues.[11] Some months
ago he was able to pray for Gingrich and Huckabee with the laying on of apostolic
hands.[12] But very recently the political stars seem to have come suddenly
into alignment.
The American political landscape has suddenly changed. A tumult is appearing in
the land with the passage of health care reform. The Christian Right, with its
years of courting political influence, is now poised to merge with the new Tea
Party Movement. In times of crisis, natural or caused, things seem to happen
faster and opportunities, that would take years, seem to happen in months.
There is the scent of rebellion in the air. Martial Arts and Christian actor
Chuck Norris[13] has called for a Second American Revolution. Appearing on
Mormon Glenn Beck's radio program Norris promised, if things get any worse, he
will run for president of the Sovereign state of Texas.[14] Surely this is only
bluster, but it reveals the mood of many.
Some political conservatives are stoking a political upheaval, and they need
recruits. Christian Right people have for years worked the political Right. Now
the time seems right (pun intended). The New Apostolic Reformation, which has
been called the largest protestant movement you have never heard of,[15]
apparently is ready for a "mating dance" with the Christian Right and
by extension the Political Right. Surely, the NAR must see this as a match made
in heaven which they hope could eventually lead to Dominion.[16]
This "engagement party" will be held on the steps of the Lincoln
monument: MAY DAY 2010: A Cry To God For A Nation In Distress, May 1, 2010.[17]
Janet Porter, a long time Christian shock radio personality with a turbo
powered presentation and longtime political right contacts, is openly promoting
Dominion.[18] She has been quoted as saying: "our goal is to take dominion
in every area and occupy until Jesus comes."[19] She has not been bashful,
and has consigned Christians, who voted for Obama, to Hell.[20] I am sure glad
I didn't vote for Obama.
Porter apparently is the matchmaker. She is the organizer of the MAY DAY event.
For her years in the pro life struggle we can only commend her. But now she has
assumed a role much greater than herself and the Kingdom of God, unless of
course you see the Kingdom of God as a political kingdom. Janet Porter has
taken the initiative to organize the May Day event. She has coaxed James Dobson
to come out of semi retirement. A bevy of traditional evangelical[21] leaders
will now include three of the most prominent NAR Leadership: Chuck Pierce heir
apparent (see the last Plumbline[22]), Dutch Sheets who appears to be
third in line to the throne (if no palace intrigue occurs), and Cindy Jacobs,
(the most prominent of all the prophets and prophetess (Apostolic Council of
Prophetic Elders[23]).[24] At the rally on the Lincoln monument the 7 Mountains
Scheme of Dominion will be publicly prayed.[25]
How was this all arranged? It appears that Janet Porter herself had the leading
role. It took place at Cindy Jacobs "Convergence 2010: A Cry To Awaken A
Nation.”[26] All the NAR heavies were there[27], including Peter Wagner, Lance
Wallnau (who only lectures on 7 Mountains Dominionism), Ed Silvoso, and Jim
Garlow[28] (recently appointed to Newt Gingrich's Renewing American Leadership
(ReAL) organization[29]). During the conference Porter prayed publicly[30] that
God would grant control of the media. She suggested taking over CBS and
renaming it the Christian Broadcasting System. It appears that the media is the
first of the Seven Mountains to be conquered for the kingdom. Where will this
leave CBN, TNN and God TV which now reaches 212 countries? In passing, Cindy
Jacobs did not disappoint the conference thrill seekers. She told of the
Seraphim coming into her room and catching it on fire.[31]
But, before the MAY DAY 2010 conference, a Freedom Federation Summit is
scheduled for April 15, National Tax Day and hosted by Liberty University.[32]
This will be a more overtly political event. Many political operatives will be
there, including our own Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (Republican candidate
wannabe), Governor Perry of Texas, the newly elected Governor of Virginia Bob
McDonnell and Ken Cuccinelli (Virginia Attorney General attempting to block
health care reform), Newt Gingrich, Gary Bauer, Neocon Frank Gaffney, Ann
Graham Lotz, and of course Jonathan Falwell. But significantly in the list of
dignitaries invited for the very first time are Lou Engle[33], Rick Joyner,[34]
and Lance Wallnau, an “apostle” promoting the 7 Mountains Dominion
teaching.[35] Also listed are Cindy Jacobs, Bishop Harry Jackson (touted as a
"modern day Martin Luther King"[36]), and Samuel Rodriguez[37], all
NAR Apostles. Sarah Palin, having been prayed for by an Apostle named Thomas
Muthee in Alaska regarding the 7 Mountains scheme, will be there in spirit.[38]
All of this will give the NAR a respected place in Christian Right and national
politics. But the agenda of NAR goes beyond social values and politics. This
agenda is to infiltrate, to dominate. Samuel Rodriguez is an apostle who is
also a passionate speaker/orator. He heads Wagner's National Christian Hispanic
Leadership Council and has also been invited to the Freedom Federation Summit
at Liberty University April 15. Speaking earlier at a Rick Joyner's Oak
Initiative gathering at Fort Mill, with great emphasis, Rodriguez rallied the
crowd asserting that the Oak Initiative, Joyner's political action group, is
"the New Jerusalem and also Washington DC. We will mobilize for cultural
reformation, not just engagement. We will not be held hostage by a donkey or an
elephant." How 
better
to express the Dominion Mandate.[39]
Rachel Tabachnick commented:
"Imagine for a moment that a very large block
of the evangelical world decided to reorganize into a hierarchy somewhat like
the Roman Catholic Church with leaders (Apostles) in authority over each
nation, region and city....
Peter Wagner has streamlined this ideology and named it the NAR. Wagner is the
presiding apostle of the ICA which includes 40 nations and prayer warrior
community networks in all 50 states and worldwide."[40]
The merging of Christian Right Politics and Apostolic/Prophetic Dominionism is
a giant leap forward for the Dominion Mandate they espouse. “Apostle” Jim
Laffoon has written:
"Have you ever wondered why we have spent two
thousand years reaching the same nations OVER and OVER and OVER again? It's because
we've only set the goal of reaching them, and not understanding what it is to
rule them... Before it is all done, God will give us hundreds of Apostles and
Prophets... for they will equip the greatest army of professionals... the world
has ever seen.... We believe that the Kingdom of God can come upon the earth as
it is in heaven... We believe we will produce a generation that will not only
reach but rule. We are called to change history. We are called to produce a
generation that will rule. I believe one day we will leave our children Nations
and Regions and Continents."[41]
The Truth:
"A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; The prophets
prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love
to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?" (Jeremiah
5:30-31)
Endnotes:
1.
Rev. Dr. Orrel Steinkamp, “Chuck Pierce, The Kabbalist Apostle and Heir
Apparent for the NAR,” The Plumbline, Vol. 15, No. 2, March/April 2010,
posted at: http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/orrel40.pdf
2. International Coalition of Apostles, http://www.apostlesnet.net/. For a brief overview,
see these webpages: http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/allfalseapostles.html and http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/newapostolic.html
3. Dominion is a crucial concept to understand the significance of this
article. See this paper for a broad overview of the modern streams of Dominion
theology in the evangelical world: http://www.discernment-ministries.org/ChristianImperialism.htm Also read the
10-part series that begins here: http://herescope.blogspot.com/2007/07/as-in-heaven-so-on-earth.html. An analysis of
the current Dominionism in the NAR written by an outside critic, "The
'Lions In the Pews' - Palin's Churches and the Third Wave," by Rachel
Tabachnick, 9/24/08 is posted here: http://www.talk2action.org/story/2008/9/24/82239/9750/
4. To understand how they were able to infiltrate, read the series of articles
at Herescope that begin here: http://herescope.blogspot.com/2007/02/networking-church.html. Also see this
series: http://herescope.blogspot.com/2007/03/networking-for-army.html. For history
see this: http://herescope.blogspot.com/2007/04/early-networks.html
5. See these posts for crucial background information: http://herescope.blogspot.com/2007/06/neo-kuyperian-spheres.html, http://herescope.blogspot.com/2007/06/7-m-mandate.html, http://herescope.blogspot.com/2008/01/seven-spheres-of-influence.html, and http://herescope.blogspot.com/2007/07/cultural-mandate.html
6. Marketplace transformation has been described as a “businessman with the
unusual assignment to ‘change the economies of nation.” (Paul Cuny bio posted
at http://www.elijahlist.com/words/display_word/8362. See these
posts for an overview of this movement: http://herescope.blogspot.com/2006/02/new-breed-for-marketplace.html, http://herescope.blogspot.com/2006/03/apostolic-transformation-worldview.html, and http://herescope.blogspot.com/2006/04/nation-or-nations.html
7. A transcript of C. Peter Wagner’s remarks on this topic is posted here: http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/arise.html
8. See this description of the Gospel of Salvation versus the “gospel of the
kingdom” that is being preached by this movement: http://herescope.blogspot.com/2008/02/gospel-of-kingdom.html
9. This comment has to do with Lou Engle’s odd prayer demeanor, which many have
noticed, including this reference at http://www.joelstrumpet.com/?p=498: “Lou Engel is
one of the admittedly weirdest and most unique individuals that I have ever
met. When he speaks, he rocks back and forth like an Orthodox Jew at the
Wailing Wall. His voice is like a grissly bear with a hoarse voice.”
10. Lou Engle is rising to fame. We wrote about him in conjunction with another
controversial Washington, D.C. Mall event in August 2008: http://herescope.blogspot.com/2008/07/gods-dream.html ,
noting that “TheCall, an organization linked to Mike Bickle, Lou Engle and many
other New Apostolic Reformation leaders, including many of the old “Kansas City
Prophets.” But this is no fringe operation. TheCall and its personnel is
interconnected with many mainstream evangelical organizations, including Campus
Crusade for Christ.” Lou Engle’s association with Mike Bickle and the Kansas
City Prophets is ongoing and current: http://www.elijahlist.com/words/display_word_pf.html?ID=8502 And his
association with the radical heresy of the “New Breed” is still ongoing and
current: http://www.elijahlist.com/words/display_word_pf.html?ID=7854 See this
important booklet for historical and theological details on the significance of
“Joel’s Army” and Dominionism: http://www.discernment-ministries.org/JoelsArmy1.htm and http://herescope.blogspot.com/2006/02/emergent-new-breed-leaders.html
11. See, for example, the article http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/election08/654/“the_call”_warns_of_antichrist_legislation_in_california_and_beyond/
12. See this article: http://www.alternet.org/module/printversion/145796
13. Additional Chuck Norris documentation can be found in the booklet “My
Life in ‘THE WAY’” by Gaylene Goodroad. See this information: http://herescope.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-life-in-way.html and scroll down
to the bottom of the page to access her e-book: http://mylifeintheway.blogspot.com
14. See Chuck Norris’s article “I may run for president of Texas” posted at
WorldNetDaily 3/9/10: www.wnd.com/index.php?pageId=91103
15. Referring to a comment by Bill Berkowitz, a critic of Dominionism among the
Right, where he said: “Imagine that, and you've just dreamed up the New
Apostolic Reformation, the largest religious movement you've never heard of,” http://www.alternet.org/news/145796/, March 1, 2010,
and “Heads Up: Prayer Warriors and Sarah Palin Are Organizing Spiritual Warfare
to Take Over America.” http://www.alternet.org/story/145796/heads_up%3A_prayer_warriors_and_sarah_palin_are_organizing_spiritual_warfare_to_take_over_america_
16. All Dominionists are agreed on a common core theology that teaches that man
can build “the kingdom of God on earth,” based on false eschatology the political,
economic and social efforts of mankind will usher in the “Kingdom of God” and
“King Jesus.” See this post for a further explanation: http://herescope.blogspot.com/2008/02/creating-heaven-on-earth.html See
also this post: http://herescope.blogspot.com/2005/09/cor-and-compulsory-salvation-are-you.html which explains
the Coalition on Revival, an organization that developed the “sphere documents”
about how to take over American society. The Coalition on Revival was a key
forerunner to the present-day merger of NAR and conservative Right political
structures, and key documentation about its roots and agendas can be found in
Al Dager’s historical book VENGEANCE IS OURS: THE CHURCH IN DOMINION available here: http://home.etcable.net/hestervanboven/Books.htm
17. See info at this website for the event: http://www.mayday2010.org/ and
read a critical commentary summary here http://www.rightwingwatch.org/category/subjects/may-day-2010 Dr. James
Dobson promotes the event here: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/dobson-teams-porter-may-day-prayer-rally and
here: http://f2a.org/mayday/Dobson_60_PSA.mp3
18. See Janet (Folger) Porter's radio website here: http://www.mayday2010.org/ and note that
she is a regular columnist for WorldNetDaily here: http://www.faith2action.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=70&Itemid=150
19. Listen to the “New Apostolic Reformation” hyper-spiritual warfare prayer of
Janet Porter on the video excerpt posted at this link: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/janet-porter-prays-control-over-media .
This prayer took place at NAR “apostle” Cindy Jacob’s Generals International
“Convergence 2010: A Cry to Awaken A Nation” conference held March 4-6 in
Dallas, TX. Janet Porter’s prayer is an example of the “spheres” or “mountain”
cultural mandate to take over the media, one of the first 7
spheres/gates/mountains targeted to be seized. Janet Porter’s extreme
Dominionism has been noted by both concerned Christians and the Far Left: http://pjmiller.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/may-day-2010-dominionism-plus-another-manifesto/ and http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/porter-our-goal-take-dominion-every-area-and-occupy-until-jesus-comes
20.
This is a reference to Janet Folger’s WorldNetDaily October 28, 2008 column
"You cannot be a Christian and vote for Obama,” http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=79276 See
also commentary on this from the Left at http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/vote-obama-go-hell
21. The Committee behind this event includes a list of who’s who on the
Religious Right, including many political leaders, evangelical leaders, major
organizations, AND significantly, key leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation.
See http://www.mayday2010.org/ The point here
is that by being part of this event, the NAR leaders, who were formerly
consigned to the wacky fringe of the charismatic movement, are becoming
mainstream by their high profile engagement with this May Day event. And these
event organizers are apparently finding common ground with the Dominionism of
the NAR leaders, a disturbing turn of events.
22. http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/orrel40.pdf
23. Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders information is posted here: http://www.generals.org/prophetic/prophetic-words-reports/prophetic-single-view/article/what-is-the-apostolic-council-of-prophetic-elders/
24. Who are Chuck Pierce, Dutch Sheets and Cindy Jacobs? For those who don’t
know these names, and may not understand why their presence at this event is so
alarming, research their background, beliefs and practices here: http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/newapostolic.html and http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/thirdwaveteachings.html, and http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/narbook.html
25. http://threshingfloor-radio.com/blog/index.php/2010/03/sarah-palins-deadly-delusions/
26. See footnote 19 for documentation on this point.
27. The "Convergence 2010" conference was sponsored by Cindy Jacobs'
United States Reformation Prayer Network (USRPN). Its speakers included: Peter
Wagner, Lance Wallnau, Ed Silvoso, Janet Porter, Harry Jackson, Jaeson Ma,
Thomas Hall, Jim Garlow, Cheryl Sacks, Jim Hennesy, Robert Madu, Mike Jacobs,
Cindy Jacobs. This conference was part of an intriguing strategy called “ROOT
52” USRPN National Prayer Strategy, described as “a 52-week prayer strategy to
bring the nation back to it's covenantal roots.” A letter to “Intercessors”
from Cindy Jacobs dated 3/10/10 is cached here: http://tinyurl.com/yaazw6a The Elijah
List, chief organ of the NAR, advertised the conference here: Http://www.elijahlist.com/words/display_word_pf.html?ID=8394.
28. Jim Garlow's bio is posted here: http://www.skylinechurch.org/skyline/?p=53 He is connected
to Emergent Church leader and mystic Leonard Sweet. They recently participated
together at the “North American Conference on Biblical Preaching,” a Global
Pastors Conference sponsored by the Billion Soul Network, which has given the
controversial Sweet a comfortable mainline evangelical home base. See http://www.preach.tv/ The program for
this event indicates that this is heavy on mysticism, a key ingredient for
building Dominionist fervor: http://www.preach.tv/index.php?page=program
29. The group’s website is http://www.torenewamerica.com/ . See this news account, “Newt
Gingrich Steps Up Efforts to Mobilize Religious Conservatives,” by Dan Gilgoff,
3/20/09, U.S. News & World Report, http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/religion/2009/03/20/newt-gingrich-steps-up-efforts-to-mobilize-religious-conservatives.html and
this press release: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/newt-gingrich-names-dr-jim-garlow-to-chair-renewing-american-leadership-87906477.html. Newt Gingrich,
Jim Garlow, David Barton, Lance Wallnau, Bishop Harry Jackson, Mike Huckabee,
political leaders, and a group of other key individuals supporting this May Day
event, are taking “The Next Great Awakening Tour” focusing on Dominionism in
America this summer, for a mere $3375 per person. (The much-prophesied “great
outpouring of wealth had better happen quickly!) See: http://www.skylinechurch.org/images/NGAtourBrochure.pdf
. Another
significant player helping the New Apostolic Reformation to mainstream itself
is Tony Perkins of Focus on Family, also on this tour. See this interesting
history by critic Bill Berkowitz, "Will Religious Right’s ‘Mandate to Save
America’ corral the Tea Party crowd?" 2/18/10: http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/2/18/114135/151
30. See footnote 19. Note that Janet Porter apparently suggested to Alan Colmes
on his radio program that this “footage of her prayer was obtained illegally
and that Generals International is considering suing whoever obtained and
posted the footage.” http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/janet-porter-defends-her-insanity. Other critical
articles about Porter are archived here http://www.rightwingwatch.org/category/subjects/may-day-2010
31. The video of Cindy Jacobs doing this is posted here: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/prophetic-intercession-future-religious-right. Note: this is
the type of kooky stuff that comes out the NAR, thus illustrating the strange
bedfellows who are now politically aligned.
32. Go to http://www.freedomfederation.org/content/summit. See this post
for more details: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/print/5018
33. Lou Engle has risen to prominence as a key individual in this
barrier-crossing Dominionism movement. His recent activities are summed up by
critic Sarah Posner in an October 29,2008 article “'The Call' Warns of
Antichrist Legislation in California and Beyond,” http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/election08/654/“the_call”_warns_of_antichrist_legislation_in_california_and_beyond/?page=entire. Janet (Folger)
Porter interviewed Lou Engle on her January 7, 2010 radio show:
http://www.worldviewweekend.com/worldview-radio/episode.php?episodeid=15511
and http://www.worldviewweekend.com/~janetfolger/2010-01-06.mp3
34. For a peek at Rick Joyner’s vitriolic call for Dominionism, see this post: http://herescope.blogspot.com/2008/02/dread-champion-army.html
35. Hear Lance Wallnau describing his 7 Mountain Mandate at the video on this
webpage: http://www.talk2action.org/story/2008/9/24/82239/9750/ To understand
the myth about the “7 Mountain Mandate” originating from Bill Bright and Loren
Cunningham, read this post: http://herescope.blogspot.com/2007/06/neo-kuyperian-spheres.html
36. Bishop Harry Jackson was called “the modern day Martin Luther King” at
Cindy Jacobs' recent Convergence 2010” conference. See documentation here: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/harry-jackson-modern-day-martin-luther-king
37. Samuel Rodriguez can be seen here on this video footage posted at Rick
Joyner’s Morning Star website. http://www.morningstarministries.org/Groups/1000049558/MorningStar_Ministries/Media/VIDEO_The_Oak/VIDEO_The_Oak.aspx He is part of
Rick Joyner’s The Oak Initiative, http://www.theoakinitiative.org, as are others
in this movement such as Lance Wallnau and Janet Porter: http://tinyurl.com/yhbtad6. Rodriguez, a Hispanic leader, is a frequent topic
of discussion at the Right Wing Watch website: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/search/node/Samuel%20Rodriguez, even though he
was one of the signers of the recent “A Covenant for Civility,” http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=action.display&item=100308-civility-covenant as is Bishop
Harry Jackson. This is yet more evidence that the Dominionist movement is
converging both Left and Right politically, despite the strong “Religious
Right” rhetoric. See this Herescope post: http://herescope.blogspot.com/2010/03/covenant-for-civility.html
38. See Bill Berkowitz’s article at http://www.alternet.org/news/145796/, “Heads Up:
Prayer Warriors and Sarah Palin Are Organizing Spiritual Warfare to Take Over
America,” 3/1/10. Independent research has corroborated his account, and there
are many reasons for concerns.
39. See footnote 36 and watch the video posted here http://www.morningstarministries.org/Groups/1000049558/MorningStar_Ministries/Media/VIDEO_The_Oak/VIDEO_The_Oak.aspx
40. See the Bill Berkowitz article cited at footnote 38, where he quotes NAR
researcher Rachel Tabachnick: http://www.alternet.org/news/145796/
41. Jim Laffoon, “The Dark Underside of the Latter-Rain,” www.talk2action.org/story/2010/1/28/122133/576
This article is published with the permission of and in cooperation with Rev.
Dr. Orrel Steinkamp, publisher of The Plumbline, Vol. 15, No. 3,
May/June 2010. The Herescope posting of this article contains the addition of
extensive documentation contributed by Dr. Steinkamp. This article has been
reformatted and edited slightly for blog use.
Posted by Discernment Research Group @ 4/08/2010 09:30:00 PM
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