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Do not fill this in! {{Short description|Conservative Protestant Christian movement}} The '''Seven Mountain Mandate''', also '''Seven Mountains Mandate''', '''7M''',<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Hare |first1=Julie |title=How Pentecostalism is reshaping America and the world |url=https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/how-pentecostalism-is-reshaping-america-and-the-world-20220126-p59rfp |work=Australian Financial Review |date=28 January 2022 }}</ref> or '''Seven Mountains Dominionism''',<ref name="Texas" /> is a [[dominionist]] [[Christian fundamentalism|conservative Christian]] movement within [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] and [[Evangelicalism |evangelical Christianity]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> It holds that there are seven aspects of society that believers seek to influence: family, religion, education, media, arts & entertainment, business, and government. == 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 identified as family, religion, education, media, entertainment, business, and government. 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 Wallnau's and [[Bill Johnson (pastor)|Bill Johnson]]'s ''Invading Babylon: The 7 Mountain Mandate.''<ref name="Outline" >{{cite news |last1=Hardy |first1=Elle |title=The 'modern apostles' who want to reshape America ahead of the end times |url=https://theoutline.com/post/8856/seven-mountain-mandate-trump-paula-white |work=The Outline |date=19 March 2020 }}</ref> The movement was generally supportive of the [[presidency of Donald Trump]], with member [[Paula White]] becoming Trump'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]].<ref name="Outline" /> == Theory == The Seven Mountain Mandate is part of [[Dominion theology|dominionism]].<ref name="AN" >{{cite web |last1=Seidel |first1=Jamie |title=The 'Seven Mountains' conspiracy |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/world/the-seven-mountains-revelation/news-story/be825c6262f5e764a3c2cbd385442702 |publisher=Adelaide Now |access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref> The biblical base for the movement is derived from [[Revelation 17]][[Revelation 17:1|:1]]β[[Revelation 17:18|18]], wherein [[Revelation 17:9|verse 9]] reads, "And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains".<ref name="AN" /> The seven areas that the movement believe influence society and that they seek to influence are family, religion, education, media, entertainment, business, and government.<ref name="AN" /> They believe that their mission to influence the world through these seven spheres 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."<ref name="Outline" /> Followers believe that by fulfilling the Seven Mountain Mandate they can bring about the [[end times]].<ref name="Outline" /> == Organizations == ===7M Films=== 7M Films is a talent management agency.<ref name="Independence">{{cite news |last1=Hurley |first1=Bevan |title=TikTok star's family says she's being held hostage in a dance cult |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tiktok-dance-cult-miranda-derrick-b2033833.html |work=The Independent |date=11 March 2022 }}</ref> == Prominent followers == * [[Michele Bachmann]], U.S. representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district from 2007 until 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Posner |first1=Sarah|date=2011-07-12|url=https://religiondispatches.org/gods-law-is-the-only-law-the-genesis-of-michele-bachmann/|title=God's Law is the Only Law: The Genesis of Michele Bachmann|access-date=2011-07-12 |website=Religion Dispatches |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Lauren Boebert]], US House member<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-15 |title=Lauren Boebert is part of a dangerous religious movement that threatens democracy, experts say |url=https://www.greeleytribune.com/2022/09/15/lauren-boebert-christian-nationalist-republican-colorado |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=Greeley Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Rafael Cruz]], pastor and father of Senator [[Ted Cruz]]<ref name="Texas" >{{cite news |last1=Brockman |first1=David R. |title=The Radical Theology That Could Make Religious Freedom a Thing of the Past |url=https://www.texasobserver.org/dominion-theology/ |work=The Texas Observer |date=2 June 2016 }}</ref> * [[Mike Johnson (Louisiana politician)|Mike Johnson]], Republican Congressman from Louisiana and Speaker of the House<ref name="rooted">{{cite web |last1=Hixenbaugh |first1=Mike |title=Alabama justice who ruled embryos are people says American law should be rooted in the Bible |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alabama-justice-embryos-biblical-seven-mountains-rcna139969 |website=[[NBC News]] |access-date=23 February 2024 |language=en |date=23 February 2024}}</ref> * [[Tom Parker (judge)|Tom Parker]], Chief Justice of the [[Alabama Supreme Court]]<ref name="rooted"/> * [[Paula White]], spiritual advisor to [[Donald Trump]]<ref name=":1">{{cite news |last1=Vermes |first1=Jason |title=How a conservative Christian movement became an important part of Trump's political strategy |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/mrna-after-covid-19-blowing-up-trump-plaza-crokicurl-history-of-swear-words-and-more-1.5874120/how-a-conservative-christian-movement-became-an-important-part-of-trump-s-political-strategy-1.5874143 |work=CBC Radio |date=15 January 2021 }}</ref> * [[Andrew Wommack]], evangelical leader<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rabey |first1=Steve |title=Andrew Wommack urges Christians to 'take over' Woodland Park, Teller County |url=https://gazette.com/pikespeakcourier/andrew-wommack-urges-christians-to-take-over-woodland-park-teller-county/article_c1732052-bce0-11eb-b6a8-b3aa414e5325.html |work=Colorado Springs Gazette |date=1 June 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosenberg |first1=Paul |title=Theocrats are coming for the school board β but parents are starting to fight back |url=https://www.salon.com/2021/12/19/theocrats-are-coming-for-the-school-board--but-parents-are-starting-to-fight-back/ |work=Salon |date=19 December 2021 }}</ref> ==Publications== * {{cite book |last1=Wallnau |first1=Lance |last2=Johnson |first2=Bill |title=Invading Babylon: The 7 Mountain Mandate |date=2013 |publisher=Destiny Image Publishers |isbn=978-0-7684-8566-0 }} == See also == * [[Christian nationalism]] * [[Christian reconstructionism]] * [[Moral Majority]] * [[Sociological classifications of religious movements]] * [[New Apostolic Reformation]] == References == {{Reflist}} ==Further reading== * {{cite journal |last1=O'Reggio |first1=Trevor |title=The Rise of the New Apostolic Reformation and Its Implications for Adventist Eschatology |journal=Journal of the Adventist Theological Society |date=2012 |volume=23 |issue=2 |url=https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/jats/vol23/iss2/6/ }} * {{cite journal |last1=Chetty |first1=Irvin G. |title=The New Apostolic Reformation and Christian Zionism |journal=Journal for the Study of Religion |date=2014 |volume=27 |issue=2 |pages=297β312 |id={{ProQuest|1736623655}} |jstor=24799454 }} * {{cite journal |last1=Berry |first1=Damon |title=Voting in the Kingdom: Prophecy Voters, the New Apostolic Reformation, and Christian Support for Trump |journal=Nova Religio |date=2020 |volume=23 |issue=4 |pages=69β93 |id={{Project MUSE|755978}} |doi=10.1525/nr.2020.23.4.69 |s2cid=219665484 |doi-access=free }} * {{cite thesis |last1=Sharp |first1=David |title=Hijacked Christianity: How An Aberrant Eschatology Enables A Grievance Culture That Supplants Christian Grace For An Extremist Meritocracy |date=4 May 2022 |doi=10.57709/28912982 |doi-access=free }} * {{cite journal |last1=Garrard |first1=Virginia |title=Hidden in Plain Sight: Dominion Theology, Spiritual Warfare, and Violence in Latin America |journal=Religions |date=3 December 2020 |volume=11 |issue=12 |pages=648 |id={{ProQuest|2467774776}} |doi=10.3390/rel11120648 |doi-access=free }} * {{cite journal |last1=Willenbrink |first1=Hank |title=Vessel, Messiah, Warrior: Donald Trump in Evangelical Christian Narratives |journal=Ecumenica |date=November 2021 |volume=14 |issue=2 |pages=221β247 |doi=10.5325/ecumenica.14.2.0221 |s2cid=243967165 }} * {{cite journal |last1=Barrett-Fox |first1=Rebecca |title=A King Cyrus President: How Donald Trump's Presidency Reasserts Conservative Christians' Right to Hegemony |journal=Humanity & Society |date=November 2018 |volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=502β522 |doi=10.1177/0160597618802644 |s2cid=150231701 }} * {{cite journal |last1=Marshall |first1=Ruth |title=Destroying arguments and captivating thoughts: Spiritual warfare prayer as global praxis |journal=Journal of Religious and Political Practice |date=2 January 2016 |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=92β113 |doi=10.1080/20566093.2016.1085243 |s2cid=155841692 |doi-access=free }} * {{cite journal |last1=Perez |first1=Adam A. |title='It's Your Breath in Our Lungs': Sean Feucht's Praise and Worship Music Protests and the Theological Problem of Pandemic Response in the U.S. |journal=Religions |date=4 January 2022 |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=47 |id={{ProQuest|2621350452}} |doi=10.3390/rel13010047 |doi-access=free }} * {{cite journal |last1=Nelson |first1=Anne |title=Jesus is just all Right? Christian fundamentalists have taken over the Republican Party |journal=Times Literary Supplement |date=22 January 2021 |issue=6147 |pages=8β10 |id={{Gale|A650247088}} |url=https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/how-christian-fundamentalists-took-over-the-republican-party/ }} * {{cite thesis |last1=Besa |first1=Andrew |title=Faith, Rhetoric, and Dominion: How Shared Literacy Lures Latinos |date=May 2012 |hdl=10877/2460 |hdl-access=free }} {{Evangelical Protestantism in the United States}} [[Category:Christian fundamentalism]] [[Category:Christian nationalism in the United States]] [[Category:Dominion theology]] [[Category:Far-right politics]] [[Category:Political movements]] [[Category:Prophecy in Christianity]] [[Category:Religious nationalism]] [[Category:Conservatism in the United States]] [[Category:Totalitarian ideologies]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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