The Smoke and the Scroll: Discerning the Deception
In this age of spectacle and distortion, there is a movement cloaked in spiritual language but rooted in something far more dangerous. The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is not merely a fringe religious sect; it is a network of self-proclaimed apostles and prophets wielding political power, manipulating belief, and abandoning the simplicity of the Gospel.
The NAR disguises itself as revival. But the spirit behind it trades the cross for charisma, truth for theatrics, and humility for hierarchy. It boasts of prophetic activation, apostolic government, and dominion over all spheres of society—a theology that seduces the spiritually hungry and politically ambitious alike.
One of their most vocal leaders, Mike Bickle, founder of the International House of Prayer, once predicted a second Jewish Holocaust as a precursor to the end times. He declared, “The tribulation is not something that happens to us. The tribulation is something that happens through us.” This is not prophecy. This is provocation.
The movement pushes the Seven Mountain Mandate, an aggressive doctrine that seeks to place Christian dominion over religion, government, education, media, arts, business, and family. They align with politicians. They wield influence not just over pulpits but over policy.
Figures like Bill Hamon, Dutch Sheets, and Lance Wallnau present themselves as prophets of a new era. Yet they operate not in the spirit of Elijah, but in the spirit of performance. Prophetic insight becomes a commodity. Mantles are “passed down” like stage props. And access to “anointing” is sold at conferences.
This is not revival. This is retail.
The fruit of this movement is confusion, tribalism, and spiritual elitism. Its leaders distort the role of prophets—not as those who cry out in the wilderness, but as those who curate experiences. Not as those who tear down idols, but as those who build platforms.
They speak the language of the Bible, selectively. They invoke the name of Jesus, strategically. But there is little to reflect a Christlike walk in their teaching or behavior. Real prophets speak truth to power. They do not flatter kings. They do not peddle fear. They do not seek thrones.
2 Thessalonians 2:9 warns of false signs and lying wonders. And yet the NAR thrives on the spectacular. The theatrical. The emotional.
But to those with ears to hear, the scrolls are not silent. The Heir of the Hidden Scrolls remembers the ancient ways. And the call remains: return to the truth that was not sold, and cannot be staged.
This is not a time to chase prophecy. It is a time to test the spirits.
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