Seven Mountain Mandate
The Seven Mountain Mandate, also Seven Mountains Mandate, 7M,[1] or Seven Mountains Dominionism,[2] is a dominionist conservative Christian movement within Pentecostal and evangelical Christianity.[1][3] It holds that there are seven aspects of society that believers seek to influence: family, religion, education, media, arts & entertainment, business, and government.
History[edit]
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's Invading Babylon: The 7 Mountain Mandate.[4]
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.[4]
Theory[edit]
The Seven Mountain Mandate is part of dominionism.[5]
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 that the movement believe influence society and that they seek to influence are family, religion, education, media, entertainment, business, and government.[5] 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."[4]
Followers believe that by fulfilling the Seven Mountain Mandate they can bring about the end times.[4]
Organizations[edit]
7M Films[edit]
7M Films is a talent management agency.[6]
Prominent followers[edit]
- Michele Bachmann, U.S. representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district from 2007 until 2015.[7]
- Lauren Boebert, US House member[8]
- Rafael Cruz, pastor and father of Senator Ted Cruz[2]
- Mike Johnson, Republican Congressman from Louisiana and Speaker of the House[9]
- Tom Parker, Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court[9]
- Paula White, spiritual advisor to Donald Trump[3]
- Andrew Wommack, evangelical leader[10][11]
Publications[edit]
See also[edit]
- Christian nationalism
- Christian reconstructionism
- Moral Majority
- Sociological classifications of religious movements
- New Apostolic Reformation
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Seidel, Jamie. "The 'Seven Mountains' conspiracy". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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- ↑ Posner, Sarah (2011-07-12). "God's Law is the Only Law: The Genesis of Michele Bachmann". Religion Dispatches. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ↑ "Lauren Boebert is part of a dangerous religious movement that threatens democracy, experts say". Greeley Tribune. 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Hixenbaugh, Mike (23 February 2024). "Alabama justice who ruled embryos are people says American law should be rooted in the Bible". NBC News. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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