The Seven Mountain Mandate, also Seven Mountains Mandate, 7M,[1] or Seven Mountains Dominionism,[2] is a
dominionistconservative 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
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]
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]
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