Church heresies that Encourage American socio-political dysfunction – Part 4(a). Dominionism and Christian Nationalism

The fear of GOD is the beginning of wisdom and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Proverbs 9:10

This is the final article in the series showing how certain un-biblical doctrines, embraced by the right-wing political Church, have contributed to the current hate-filled socio-political situation in America – that is, being on the verge of accepting an openly fascist / authoritarian form of government.

This (multi-part) article will focus on the unchristian, anti-biblical, hypocritical, and thoroughly worldly aims of the American Dominionist / Christian Nationalist movement (hereafter D/CN). Experts who have been studying dominionism for decades have concluded that it is the main unifying element in the right-wing political (republican) church movement. That said, it is vitally important to understand that not all American Christians are dominionists. Christians who are not under this delusion understand that white Americans are no more important to GOD than any other race or nationality. 

Definitions – What do they believe?

Dominionism is an unbiblical belief that white (republican/evangelical) Americans have been called by GOD to take control of all worldly institutions and rule over them (and everyone they affect) according to their (false patriotic) version of Christianity.

Note that there is a spectrum of dominionist belief. So-called “soft dominionsts” claim to be benign – only wanting to “influence” the national dialog. That notwithstanding, their leaders announced years ago that they are determined to “do whatever is necessary” to achieve their goals. (The ongoing corruption of the federal judiciary is a prime example.)

At the other end of the spectrum is the OG form of dominionism known as Reconstructionism. Although it is downplayed today, Reconstructionism is the doctrinal forerunner of D/CN. It is an openly racist form of Calvinism that has a stated aim of implementing the death penalty for selected “moral” offenders if the reconstructionists could ever take power. See also Dominion Theocracy.

Christian Nationalism – An ahistorical conviction that the United States was founded as a white, Christian nation and that the separation between church and state outlined in the First Amendment of the Constitution either never existed or doesn’t mean what it says. In sum, it is a devious indirect way of stating that only white “christians” should be afforded full citizenship rights in America.  

Note: Some commenters on the last post were skeptical about a reference made to the long-standing conservative plan to call a constitutional convention. I wrongly assumed that this was common knowledge. These are links to mainstream articles about it. The revisions that the D/CNs want include strengthening “state’s rights” and honoring the “original intent” of the Constitution. These are just code words for reinstituting legalized white supremacy.

Conclusion #1

D/CN is nothing other than a political “rule the world” fantasy that blasphemously invokes the name of JESUS as a cover / self-justification.

JESUS never sought worldly political power and rebuked his disciples for even making the suggestion.

Peter was told that he was speaking for satan when he declared that JESUS should be Israel's worldly political messiah instead of doing GOD's will by going to the cross. Mat 16:23 D/CNs are doing exactly the same thing – they are rejecting JESUS’ commands to show mercy, to love your enemies, and to humbly carry your cross. Instead, they are to plotting to force society to bow down to them in the name of their false god - white supremacy.  

More to come…

In the subsequent parts of this article, we will see (part 4b) who the D/CNs are and why they feel it is crucial to vilify all attempts to present the real history of America (e.g., book-banning and the sham attacks against “CRT”), and (part 4c) how D/CN directly opposes the words of JESUS in the BIBLE.

Dominionism Opposes the BIBLE - Church heresies that Encourage American socio-political dysfunction, Part 4c.

This is part 4(c) in a series of articles showing how the acceptance of anti-biblical beliefs by people calling themselves Christian has led to the current political situation in America - where a large portion of the population is willing to accept fascism to maintain their perceived racial dominance. (See this post for definitions.)

Dominionism is the thoroughly unbiblical belief that politically conservative Americans (dominionists and christian nationalists, i.e., D/CNs) have been called by God to take control of all worldly institutions in order to enforce their version of white supremacist “christianity” on all Americans and ultimately to create a world theocracy under their control.

What if… Dominionism is just a strategy for world control by the evil rich?

America’s “christian” plutocrats have historically told their followers that because they are God’s elect everyone should accept the methods they used to gain control. Inspired by Calvinism, they claim that their money and/or power is proof that they were chosen and that all of their actions represent God’s sovereign will. But what if dominionism is just a long-term propaganda tactic meant to convince naive right wing political Christians to support a totalitarian form of government that will eventually be exported world-wide? What if dominionism is just a means to popularize the one percent’s quest for world domination?

Creating “Another” Jesus to justify the love of money

He who says, I know him (JESUS), but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 1 Joh 2:4

In the previous post we examined the “Family,” a powerful politico-religious cult of Calvinist authoritarians who have created a false version of christianity to justify their greed and lust for political power. I promised to show how the oligarchy’s false dominionist christianity (represented in the Family’s theology) opposes the true message of the BIBLE. According to their extreme version of Calvinist double predestination, they believe that they were chosen to rule over the poor and will not be held accountable for any misdeeds because everything they do is ultimately part of God’s plan.

In the documentary about the Family, there is a scene where one of the cult leaders uses the story of David and Bathsheba in an attempt to justify this belief. In the Old Testament, king David stole another man’s wife and caused that man to be killed in an attempt to cover up the adulterous affair. 2 Sa 11  According to the Family’s false theology, GOD ignored/excused David’s terrible sins - adultery and murder - because David was chosen and “elect.” The Calvinist authoritarians claim that GOD ignores their sins on the same basis.

This false interpretation is so dangerous because:

1)    GOD made an eternal covenant with David long before this incident and there is no such covenant with modern D/CNs. The modern Calvinist oligarchs are employing biblical eisegesis – taking phrases and concepts out of their original context to try to prove something that the BIBLE does not actually teach. No credible prophet or righteous person has ever told the 1% that they now represent the elect of God – this is just an idea derived from Calvinism. In fact, the BIBLE says that those who love money and love the world are the enemies of GOD. Jas 4:4-8  1 John 2:15-17 

2)    GOD did not ignore David’s sin. 2 Sa 7:8-16  GOD pronounced a curse on David – his punishment was that he would never have peace in his household and that someone would humiliate him by publicly taking his wives just like he took the wife of Uriah. As an immediate judgement, the child that resulted from David’s adultery did not survive. Later, David’s grown son Amnon was murdered by his half-brother Absalom, after Amnon raped Absalom’s sister. Absalom eventually rebelled and started a civil war, naming himself king. Absalom captured the royal palace and took 10 of David’s wives as his own. Saddened and humiliated, David ultimately regained the throne but 20 thousand Israelites, including his son Absalom, were killed in the war.

So, unlike the false teaching of the Fellowship, GOD didn’t ignore David’s sin just because he was chosen – he paid a heavy price. Like the Puritans who murdered the native Americans to steal their land, the capitalist oligarchs who proclaim themselves to be the elect of God are using an Old Testament promise that was not made to them as a blasphemous anti-christian self-justification.

This false version of Christianity has been called "Jesus plus nothing." Members of the Family are expected to surrender themselves to “Jesus” - in exchange for which, they claim to be saved and to be working for Jesus in everything they do without having to change their worldly behavior or actually becoming Christ-like - IOW without actually obeying the commandments of JESUS. The Calvinist oligarchy’s lawless nominal christianity is just a version of hyper grace (antinominionism), i.e., they believe they are “chosen” so they are not accountable for their sins. (Whether any right-wing billionaires actually believe the Calvinist inspired version of dominionism that their minions promote or whether it is just an authoritarian strategy used to deceive the masses into supporting their regime, is a discussion beyond the scope of this article.)

What JESUS said about the rich and the poor – Lazarus and the rich man…

It is instructive that JESUS gives HIS most direct teaching about the reality of hell in the context of HIS parable about “Lazarus and the Rich man.” Luk 16:19  JESUS presents HIS attitude about the damnable greed of the rich so plainly that it is amazing that anyone pretending to be a Christian would have the audacity to promote an opposing idea.

In the parable, Lazarus, a cripple, begs for food by the gate of a rich property owner who lives a lavish, royal lifestyle. The rich man, whether through maliciousness or simple thoughtlessness, ignores the poor beggar and allows him to starve right outside his house (not even offering him scraps). When both men are dead, the spirit of the selfish rich man is shown being tormented in flames (hell) while Lazarus is seen in the eternal realm of the righteous.

Was Lazarus, crippled and reduced to begging, not among GOD’s elect because of the unfortunate circumstances of his life? Was the rich man proved to be elect and unconditionally saved because he was rich? JESUS teaches the very opposite of what Calvinists and dominionists would have you believe: the rich man was damned because of his selfish greed and the poor man was saved regardless of the dire circumstances of his earthly life. GOD stresses HIS concern for the poor dozens of times throughout the BIBLE.  

Conclusions:

1.    They aren’t really Christians

Way back in the first article of this blog, I said that the actions of American right-wing political christians (D/CNs) show that they aren’t really Christians. As provocative as that statement may sound, it was recently corroborated by Russel Moore, the former leader of the (very conservative) Southern Baptist Convention – the largest protestant denomination in America. Moore, now chief editor of Christianity Today, in a widely quoted interview said that the evangelical church is in a spiritual crisis because right wing evangelical church goers are openly and blasphemously rejecting the teachings of JESUS as sounding like “weak liberal talking points.” IOW, republican parishioners are proving themselves to be more devoted to their hateful white supremacist politics than they are to the WORD of GOD.

Dominionism / Christian Nationalism is just fascist politics masquerading as Christianity. D/CNs blatantly ignore the commandment(s) of JESUS (“love your neighbor as yourself”) and hate any realistic recounting of history that shines the light of truth on the lies they tell themselves to justify their quest for political dominion. In fact, falsifying history is a classic tactic of fascism. The BIBLE tells us that hating the truth is a major indication of end time deception. 2 Thes 2:8-12

2.    Bow down to the rich and they will care for the poor - the farce of “trickle down” economics

One of the biggest political lies in recent decades has been the “trickle down” economics theory. The idea being that if (through tax breaks) the rich and powerful could become even more rich and powerful they would, out of the goodness of their hearts, share their bounty with the poor. This concept is an outgrowth of the Family’s grossly unbiblical doctrine of helping the rich instead of helping the poor.

The concept of helping the rich to get richer so they can be more generous to the poor has proven to be a laughable farce. As we see from the current distribution of wealth in America, trickle-down economics was/is nothing more than a transparent scam – a ridiculous falsehood. In 2023, the top 1% of wealthy Americans hold 36% of the nation’s wealth. The top 10% own almost 70% of the wealth - while the bottom 50% own a mere 2.6%. There are between 700 and 800 billionaires in America. Those few hundred people own twice as much as the bottom 50% of the population (167 million people). About 12% of Americans currently live below the official poverty line, making less than $13K per year - when the average yearly rent for an apartment is $20K. At least 10% (34 million people) in the richest country in the world don’t get enough to eat, including children, while republican controlled state legislatures vote to abolish free lunch programs in public schools. World-wide, 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day, with a quarter of the world’s population, over 2 billion people, living in semi or actual starvation conditions. The idea that the rich will give more if they have more is just a sad joke.

Nevertheless, one might reasonably think that there is some merit in preaching JESUS to the rich so that they might become better people. Historically however, the greed of the rich seems to grow as their paranoia overtakes them and corrupts their souls; the love of money being the root of all evil. Unsurprisingly, the false christian doctrines that cater to the rich have emboldened them to become even more greedy. Not content with massive tax breaks (shamelessly rebranded as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” under Trump), they propose to end as many social programs as possible so they can take even more.

3.    Dominion and the New World Order – the ultimate deception?

For decades conspiracy minded Americans have been groomed by right-wing propaganda to fear a United Nations led world government - the so-called New World Order; a world-wide communistic regime that would enforce a single currency and usher in the anti-christ. What would you say to the possibility that the NWO already exists? Could the so-called New World Order that we were warned to fear in the 80s and 90s already be in place? Could it be that we are blinded by the fact that those currently implementing a NWO are nominal christian capitalists instead of godless communists?

The US has over 1000 military bases operating in at least 80 countries world-wide. The US spends more on its military than the next 10 countries combined – imposing the will of its corporate oligarchy throughout the world. Who indeed, can make war with the beast? Rev 13:4  Is the US the evil empire, a dominionist NWO, that we don't recognize because we have been convinced by everything we've learned since childhood that we are the good guys?

In terms of influencing national and international politics, the Family courts “key men” – with the idea that every person in power, no matter how hypocritical or even demonstrably evil, is somehow ultimately doing god’s will. The Family will do business with that person if they are willing to play ball by calling on the name of “their” Jesus (no matter how insincerely). This false image of Jesus has allowed them to partner with some of the most overtly evil dictators and business people in the world to gain political power and access to money. Thus, the corporate oligarchs blasphemously invoke the name of JESUS to justify their support of murderous third world dictators; selling them weapons produced by America’s military industrial complex to create the havoc that allows corporations to gain control of the oil and other natural resources in their impoverished nations. For those who don’t understand, the political and economic instability purposefully created in third-world countries by the west makes it impossible for average people to continue living there – they risk everything to flee to Europe and America where they hope to find some semblance of the rule of law.  

By promoting never ending war, the oligarchs are getting paid on both ends. They own the weapons contractors who have direct access to your tax dollars and they use America’s military influence overseas to steal what they want from less powerful countries.

Consider that the D/CN promoted to the masses is just a strategic stepping stone; propaganda sponsored by the plutocracy to get right-wing political “christians,” i.e., Trump voters (including police and military), to support the installation of an authoritarian government – an actual NWO anti-christ government that would no doubt, soon set out to destroy them along with everyone else.

The Wrap up – what are they really after?

“The hard right has no interest in religion except to manipulate it."          Billy Graham

The typical joe-sixpack D/CN doesn’t seem to realize that the plutocracy / oligarchy that they idolize are the ones who have always been pushing for total control – the kind of control that is characterized by the desire for world dominion. They are the ones sponsoring the propagandization of the masses, making them believe that democracy needs to be dispensed with in order for whites to maintain political control in America.  

If you have any doubt that the dominionist tune is being called by the billionaire oligarchy, I refer you to the current right-wing blueprint for ending democracy in America – the fascist-minded Project 2025 recently released by the billionaire controlled Heritage Foundation. (We might consider that this plan was probably already available to be implemented had the tragi-comic 1/6 insurrection been successful.) Here are two articles that give an overview of the immediate danger presented by that plan. The fact that the corporate media is not screaming its head off 24/7 about the existential danger represented by Project 2025 should give you an idea of who is in control.

Nowhere does the BIBLE say that men need to use force to gain political control of the world in the name of Christ – to do so would be the opposite of JESUS commanded. Nevertheless, the rich men of the earth seem hell-bent on imposing an international authoritarian government - as evidenced by the fascist strong men who have come to power in the west during the Trump era. A coalition of non-democratic totalitarian western governments appear to be very much like what might be required to give a world-ruling anti-christ figure immediate control – regardless of whether the oligarchy believes in an anti-christ or not. Dominionism pretends to justify itself as a means of enforcing christian morality, but at its core it is just another “man is god” world domination fantasy, white supremacy gone mad.  

Part IV - Church Deception in the Endtimes

American right-wing church deception - flirting with damnation to serve the rich man’s agenda

Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee…

False Teachers

JESUS makes sure to tell us that deception is a mark of the end times. Mat 24:4 Beware of any church or church doctrine that encourages you to believe that you can dictate your relationship with GOD – that you can have your cake and eat it too. Church doctrines that encourage people to believe that they can satisfy their worldly desires and still be saved are soul destroying deceptions.

Many preachers only preach “smooth words” and will not talk about the sin being practiced by their own church members. They will not talk about hell, repentance, the end times or any other important theme from the BIBLE that might make their lukewarm church members feel uncomfortable. If your church does not continually preach about deception, repentance, the narrow way, judgement, hell, and end time tribulation, it is essentially misrepresenting the character of GOD.

GOD is love but HE is also judgement. As symbolized in the BIBLE by the “two-edged sword”, knowledge of the scripture cuts both ways - it saves those who obey but destroys those who do not. Many preachers are in hell because they misrepresented GOD’s character as love only, they deceived their members into believing that they did not have to fear GOD’s judgement. Churches that do not teach that salvation is conditional, are leading many church goers down the path to perdition. 1 Jo 4:1 2 Pe 2:1-6

Beware of false doctrines:

Proof Texting

Many of the false doctrines mentioned in this section rely on a deceptive strategy known as “proof texting”. Proof texting takes single sentences and phrases out of their proper BIBLE context and uses those few words to try to prove something that the BIBLE does not actually teach. Proof texting is lying by half-truths – a typical strategy of satan.

Most good Christian teachers say that the smallest division in the Bible that you should use as a Doctrine (a teaching to live by) is an entire paragraph. Always examine the doctrine of your denomination, your preacher’s sermons, and any other BIBLE teaching for proof texting. Ask for the context and see if that is what the BIBLE really says.

Prosperity Gospel - Materialism

The prosperity gospel seems to be the most popular false teaching in American churches today. Prosperity is a perversion of a true BIBLE concept – sowing (planting) and reaping (harvesting). GOD will reward you for helping those in need. Luke 6:38 However, GOD is probably not going to bless you for being deceived and giving all your money to someone preaching falsehoods.

The prosperity gospel is sometimes called “transactional christianity” because it is like a business transaction - a deal. You pay a preacher, hoping that GOD will pay you back with inflated interest. Sadly, many people have accepted the possibility of making money as the reason to go through the motions of Christianity. The BIBLE says that the love of money is idolatry and is the way to hell. Jas 5:1-5 1Timothy 6:10 Matthew 6:24

Hoping to get rich is the very opposite of taking up your cross and following JESUS. JESUS was essentially homeless and lived w/o even the meager material advantages of HIS day. Christianity is not a good times free boat. Christians are meant to have challenges. Every true Christian will see testing and tribulation. GOD chastens (corrects via tribulation) those who HE loves. Heb 12:6 That is the point, to be tested and overcome – to take up your cross (personal sacrifice) and deny yourself the pleasures of the world. Luk 9:23 The prosperity gospel is a false, idolatrous, “love of the world” gospel. James 4:4

Pretribulation Rapture (“Pretrib”)

The Book of Revelation describes the end of the world scenario where GOD judges the world through a series of catastrophes. At some point during these “tribulations”, the dead will be revived and taken (raptured) to heaven by GOD – along with the Christians who are alive at the time. Revelation is written in symbolic language which causes many good Christians to have different opinions about the timing of the event described therein.

People who accept the pretribulation rapture theory need to hear that the “pretrib” rapture theory is NOT actually presented in the Bible. The theory was created in the 1830’s by a man named John Nelson Darby and was popularized in America by an ex-con and swindler named Cyrus Scofield. (More on him later) People love the idea of being removed from the world before they are exposed to any suffering because, like the prosperity gospel, it is another “have your cake and eat it too” scenario.

Self-satisfied middle-class Americans have been deceived into believing that they will never have to see any tribulation or hardship, or even any inconvenience connected to their practice of Christianity. Note however, that GOD’s people never escaped tribulation in the BIBLE. GOD uses tribulation and suffering to drive sinful people to repent and seek holiness. Both the Israelites and the original Christians were persecuted - to death.

How many christians would take the mark of the beast right now to get a cure for Covid 19? 

The pretrib rapture doctrine has a potentially devastating downside. When nominal (in name only) christians realize that the tribulation has started and they have not been raptured, many will lose faith and even accept the mark of the beast because they won’t be emotionally prepared to deal with persecution and disaster. How many people – including nominal christians - do you think would accept the mark of the beast right now to get a proven cure for Covid 19? (Written early in the pandemic and not meant to conflate vaccines with the mark. After all, who would say such a thing about the polio vaccine - which almost everyone gets? The point is that neglecting to read the BIBLE can cause Christians to not take it's warnings seriously.)

At the very least, all Christians should be aware that the Pretribulation Rapture is just a theory (man’s teaching) and that they should prepare themselves for the possibility that it is not correct.

Once Saved Always Saved (OSAS) – Unconditional eternal security

Does your church teach that making a one-time profession of faith – claiming JESUS as your “personal Savior” - means that you get to go to heaven, no matter what? Many nice people believe this, but it is yet another “have your cake and eat it too” doctrine. The Bible teaches that God’s promises are conditional, based on your obedience to HIS WORD. The modern church takes obedience and the fear of GOD out of the equation, but you might not know that unless you have taken the time to read the BIBLE for yourself.

OSAS, or greasy grace as it is sometimes known, is the type of “broad way” teaching that JESUS told us to avoid. Mat 7:13-14 It skirts obedience, ignores Christlikeness, and shockingly, it completely ignores the Great White Throne Judgement where JESUS promises to damn sinful Christians at the last judgement. Mat 7:21 Like the Jews religion before the coming of CHRIST, the American church thinks it is getting away with its sinful formulaic partial christianity, which is really adultery against GOD. Jas 4:4

What OSAS does is keep people coming to and tithing to churches that don’t preach uncomfortable messages about obedience, self-sacrifice, and repentance.

The Calvinist doctrine of “unconditional election” morphed into the “once saved always saved” doctrine that Americans adore because, like the pilgrims, modern Americans want to justify their partial Christianity and their Love of Money. If you can convince yourself that because you once made some kind of legalistic commitment to God, that nothing you do after that point in your life will cause you to be damned, then you can go about making money by whatever means possible - even if it destroys the lives of other human beings. That is a tremendous incentive (from satan) to justify your actions and delude yourself that you are still safe.

If the Apostle Paul says he can be lost – so can you. 1Cor 9:24-27 and 1Cor 10

NO HELL and NO DEVIL

Many churches teach that there is no hell. If you don’t believe in hell, you are not a Christian. Why? Because you don’t believe the BIBLE. Christians believe the BIBLE.

The BIBLE mentions hell more than 100 times, as the pit, hades, tartarus, Sheol, Gehenna, lake of fire, etc. JESUS himself mentioned the existence of satan, the devil, the evil one, adversary, tempter, accuser, prince of demons, god of this world, belial, beelzebul, dragon, etc., at least 83 times in the New Testament. (American Standard Version) He mentioned the existence of demons 46 times. If you don’t believe what JESUS said, you are calling HIM a liar.

Dispensationalism and Cyrus Scofield

If your church uses a Scofield bible – RUN! Dispensational theology is not specifically taught in the BIBLE. It was formalized by John Nelson Darby in the mid-1800s. Scofield’s version of dispensationalism teaches that GOD has two different standards of judgement for Jews and for Christians. It led to the modern false teaching that Jews in Israel don’t have to accept JESUS to be saved. On the other hand, numerous BIBLE verses teach that the Jews and the gentiles (non-Jews) are under the same covenant – the New Covenant. There are no special rules for people that claim the Jewish religion. After all, JESUS and all the original disciples, as well as their enemies the Pharisees, were Jews. Did JESUS tell the Pharisees it was OK not to believe on HIM?
1 Corinthians 12:12-13 Ephesians 3:6 John 10:16 Romans 11:1-36.

Scofield’s bible, published in the early 1900’s, not only popularized dispensationalism, it popularized the pretrib rapture theory, and tragically, it also revived a blasphemous justification for anti-black racism.

Racism was baked into Southern Baptist right wing christianity through the Scofield bible’s footnotes. Scofield (a confederate army veteran) revitalized a pre-civil war pro-slavery justification known as the “curse of Ham” and thus, gave his blessing to continuing anti-black racism in the US. The “curse of Ham” theory is a grotesque misinterpretation of Gen 9:27; the BIBLE episode where Noah cursed his grandson Canaan, NOT his son Ham. Slavers and racists falsely claimed that the supposed curse gave them BIBLE justification to use Africans as slaves because all Africans were cursed through Ham – when Ham was not cursed by GOD or, in fact, cursed at all! People believed it because it was printed in a BIBLE; even though it was only a footnote. Many American christians continue to believe that their racism against blacks is justified because they heard somewhere that the bible says Blacks are cursed.

Of course, everything in the BIBLE points to the fact that it is the racist who is under the curse for ignoring JESUS’ command to love your neighbor and believing that GOD is sponsoring their hate. Jas 2:8-9

Dominionism and Patriotic Racism

Dominionism is a heretical right wing christian scheme that calls for a christianized government to take over all secular institutions and create a christian world government – a theocracy based on Old Testament law – a kind of worldwide Calvinism. Dominionism is white nationalism on steroids and is an end time deception from the pit of hell. Dominionists rarely admit it but behind the scenes their doctrine grew out of another heresy, so-called christian reconstructionism, which is an openly racist form of libertarianism.

Dominionism is white nationalism on steroids 

In total opposition to the BIBLE, Dominionism claims that Christ cannot return until this white American right-wing christian takeover of the world has been accomplished. There will be no need for a rapture because the victorious (white) church will have already begun god’s kingdom on earth. It denies that JESUS will return to rule over the earth – instead he will rule through his white church.

When JESUS came, the Jews did not recognize John (as the symbolic return of Elijah) and subsequently did not recognize JESUS, the promised Messiah. The ancient Pharisees didn’t accept JESUS because he was not the kind of worldly messiah they were looking for. They were expecting a military kingdom - not spiritual refinement that destroyed their sins. White dominionists are doing the same thing by rejecting the New Testament and the second coming – they want a worldly kingdom where they are in charge. Notice that their silly fantasy has GOD bound by man’s actions. Their focus is on the love of the world and racial domination of others – the BIBLE says that those who love the world are enemies of GOD. This is just another satanic “rule the world” fantasy – white supremacy gone mad. It’s cheerleaders are no doubt funded by the same rich men of the earth that satan has used to create all the other end time false doctrines.

Those expecting white American patriotic dominion over world affairs in our day will simply be cut off.

New Apostolic Reformation, 7 Mountains, Restoration, Purpose-Driven, Latter Rain, and Reconstructionism are just some of the new heretical protestant movements that are associated with Dominionism. If there are Dominionists in your church, they may not be open about what it really means.

The Bottom line - Recognize the False by Knowing the True

We can go on all day listing unbiblical practices and false church doctrines; satan has been way busy for 2000 years. The best way to get discernment is to study the WORD of GOD – the BIBLE - for yourself. By learning the things that are righteous and true you will automatically recognize those things that are evil and false. We are living in the age of deceit  – spend time in the WORD or be deceived. 2 Tim 3:16 2 Tim 2:16 1 Joh 4:1

Religious Hypocrisy – doorway to end-time deception…

What is religious hypocrisy?

Simply put, hypocrisy, including religious hypocrisy, is pridefully lying about your beliefs and intentions in order to manipulate others – usually for personal gain. In modern America, religious hypocrites typically use false interpretations of Christianity to deceive those who want to follow them.

The hypocrisy of the right-wing political church

While hypocrisy is rife in politics in general, I specifically call out the American right-wing republican political machine because it blasphemously pretends to uphold “christian values” while openly flouting the actual commandments of JESUS. In truth, propagandists for Christian Nationalism are mostly focused on achieving political dominion over those whom they hate instead of “loving your neighbor and praying for your enemies” (as JESUS commanded). Their “religion” is much closer to political fascism than it is to Biblical Christianity.

Anyone who wants to argue this point can read this article about the widely quoted interview with the past President of the Southern Baptist Convention, where he laments the fact that right-wing conservative “christians” are actually condemning pastors for  preaching the WORDS of JESUS from the BIBLE. Right-wing evangelicals specifically despise the commandments by JESUS to love everyone because those passages oppose their desire to hate the enemies they have chosen to fight in their culture war.

JESUS threatened religious hypocrites with hell

JESUS specifically denounced religious hypocrisy, saying: “…you hypocrites, you honor me outwardly with words but your actions and true beliefs aren’t consistent with what you say; your worship is useless because you stress your man-made rules instead of the commandments of GOD.” (Paraphrase of Mat 15:8-9)

JESUS went on to pronounce a terrible condemnation against the scribes and Pharisees - the seven woes recorded in Mat 23. (A “woe” is a warning of impending doom that will inevitably result from opposing GOD.)

JESUS makes it abundantly clear that unrepentant religious hypocrites (liars) are condemning themselves – HE calls them “sons of hell, vipers and serpents,” and asks them: “how can you escape the damnation of hell?” Mat 23:15, Mat 23:33

Nonetheless, many modern right-wing political christians lie so brazenly that it is apparent that they are not afraid of any consequences in the world to come, connected to their hypocrisy. IMO, the popular “once saved always saved” false doctrine is the self-deception that emotionally empowers people, especially nominal christians, to feel secure in their salvation even when willfully committing sins that the BIBLE says are disqualifying. The BIBLE says that no (unrepentant) liars will be permitted in Heaven. Rev 21:8, Rev 21:27  Hypocrisy is lying.

A modern parallel…

The ancient Israelites killed many of the prophets sent to them by GOD because the rulers hated the message the prophets were sent to deliver. They were often rejected as false prophets because instead of prophesying the blessings that the self-righteous hypocrites wanted to hear, they prophesied destruction if Israel refused to repent. “Killing the messenger” did not stop the prophecy of destruction from coming true. 

One of the woes that JESUS pronounced against the religious rulers of HIS day was for the same kind of hypocrisy. The Pharisees were telling themselves that they were the “good guys” – that they would not have murdered the prophets like their ancestors did. However, JESUS told them that was exactly what they would do:

“… you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets. Fill up then the measure of your ancestors!” Mat 23:29-33

“Fill up the measure” is a biblical ultimatum that if you keep on sinning, GOD will have no choice but to allow you to be destroyed. This prophecy was fulfilled when the Pharisees and Sadducees rejected John the Baptist and crucified JESUS.

In a striking parallel, modern American dominionists hypocritically tell themselves that they bear absolutely no guilt or responsibility for America’s immeasurable racism; past and present. They refuse to be accused of racism - even when their political sympathies obviously support a future white supremacist vision of America. In their almost universal acceptance of right-wing propaganda against so-called “wokeness,” the modern dominionist church hysterically attacks any discussion of America’s ongoing racism and other related corporate sins.  

Self-Deception in the end times

Dominionism and Christian Nationalism (D/CN) are the motivations behind this hypocrisy. In their warped preterist view of patriotic christianity, D/CNs have convinced themselves that as God’s chosen nation, they must return America to the “values and lifestyles” it was founded on. Then they want to institute a theocratic world government – no matter how long it takes – after which, according to them, JESUS can return. (Preterism and Dominionism are, in fact, titanic end-time deceptions.)

It upsets their un-biblical, fantastical applecart to have truth tellers expose the fact that America was founded on a mountain of horrific soul-destroying sins and that there are, in reality, no decent founding values to return to. This is why they continually repeat the trope that “America was not founded on racism;” they need to believe it, even though racism was written right into the original Constitution. The truth delegitimizes all of their claims of moral authority. The greedy, genocidal, money loving, slaveocracy that was/is America has no historical spiritual imprimatur to lead the world towards a regime of Christian moralism – especially when its own massive sins have long gone unrepented.

Their overwhelming hypocrisy and self-deception lie in the fact that D/CNs are determined to believe what they want - in service of their prideful quest for political and racial supremacy - regardless of what the BIBLE says. Like the Pharisees, they are following in the footsteps of their sinful racist ancestors by refusing to repent and admit that they have the same sinful mindset.

They need to “kill the message” because they fear that the succeeding generations – those they are counting on to continue their quest for “christian” white supremacy - will be derailed hearing the unvarnished truth about American history. Hence, their tooth and nail political fight against “wokeness” and any allusion to America’s overwhelmingly sinful past in the public school curriculum.

“The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.” 1Tim 4:1-2

Church heresies that Encourage American socio-political dysfunction

How did America get into a situation where radical right-wing demagogues are threatening wide-spread violence, wanting to enforce their half-baked belief system on a majority that does not agree? The answer can be simple or complex, political or spiritual, depending on your point of view. Some points to consider:

1) Mythology. America has never been the model of democracy that it portrays itself to be and there is a desperate backlash against the truth by those who idolize Americanism.

2) Billionaires. For no visible reason beyond feeding their overwhelming greed, corporate billionaires have taken control of the government through a system of legalized political bribery. Their apparent intention is to maintain control of the masses by any means necessary – divide and conquer being their favorite weapon.

3) Propaganda. The current state of political and social dysfunction in America is largely the product of an evil, propagandistic, right-wing media complex; created and deployed by an often-unnamed oligarchy. It spews the propaganda that continues to convince a large segment of low information voters to support the status quo. What are long-term motives of those who own and control this malevolent media juggernaut? As Christians we must consider the spiritual intent behind the creation and sponsorship of a machine that manufactures a limitless supply of lies. John 8:44

Right Wing Propaganda - Apostate Religion Plays its Part

This series of posts will discuss several unbiblical teachings, spread by influential American church leaders, that have been weaponized as part and parcel of right-wing political propaganda. These teachings have been a crucial component of the decades long propaganda campaign to encourage people to vote against their neighbor’s best interests, as well as their own. Mark 12:31 It will be up to you to decide whether such statements are consistent with the GOSPEL or if they were made entirely in the service of worldly, right-wing, Christian Nationalist politics. The outline:

Part 1. Recent political statements from the reformed church that oppose the BIBLE.

Part 2. Dispensational theology – what it is and the role it plays in Christian Nationalism.

Part 3. Racism – how can right-wing political Christians say they are not racists but still openly support anti-Black racism?

Part 4. Dominionism and Christian Nationalism are woven into the right wing’s proto-fascist agenda. What is their desired end game?

See my previous series, Unconditional Salvation vs the BIBLE. https://calvinism-racism-trump.blogspot.com/2022/06/is-salvation-really-unconditional.html

An alternate view of “666” – Accepting the mark of the beast in your mind (?)

As promised in the last post, let’s examine the spiritual state of deceived christo-fascist Americans - i.e., the Maga people who have adopted a hateful, racist, prideful mindset that they blasphemously refer to as “christianity.”

What is Christo-fascism?

Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultra-nationalist political ideology. It is characterized by the fraudulent installation of a dictator by an oligarchy/kleptocracy. Christo-fascism has historically been a stepping-stone towards total dictatorship. The prospective dictator will attempt to solidify his hold on power by convincing the people that he believes their religion, and as such, they owe him some degree of patriotic/religious devotion. In the current political context, Trump has seduced Maga by giving performative lip service to their beliefs; fusing their nominal pseudo-christianity with his proto-fascism, creating an intoxicating political cocktail for those willing to exchange JESUS for a worldly political race savior.

Spiritually taking the mark through false teaching

About 15 years ago, an interesting prophetic dream was being reported in some Christian circles. The dream was set in the future – major church denominations had agreed to drop their remaining doctrinal demands to obey the BIBLE. The dreamer found himself at a massive religious conference where “christian” preachers were being taught, in secret, how to use a beam of light to scan a barcode (666) onto the foreheads of unsuspecting church goers. The dream symbolized the use of false teaching - a beam of "dark light" - to create an anti-christ personality in the deceived; symbolically offering their souls to satan long before a beast government would begin to force people to physically take the mark - "666." Mat 6:19-24 Rev 13:11-18

While prophetic dreams do not have the authority of scripture, consider what Matthew 25:31 teaches in regard to people not realizing that they have accepted an anti-christ version of Christianity. At the final judgement, JESUS will separate the sheep from the goats - obedient believers who follow JESUS’ words in the BIBLE will be separated from hypocritical disobedient nominal christians. JESUS will judge the goats, saying to them: “go away from ME you cursed into the eternal (hell) fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” Why? Because the goats’ version of christianity rejected the commandments to have mercy on the poor, the sick, immigrants, and those in prison – offering hate, persecution, and subjection instead of love. Lev 19:33-34

Most Magas loosely follow a false, deceptive, end-time version of christianity known as dominionism / christian nationalism. Christian nationalism idolizes whiteness, patriotism, militarism, and material prosperity while vilifying the poor and creating cultural enemies to hate, fear and persecute. They believe that god wants them to enforce their white supremacist version of “christianity” by illicit, even violent political means. As such, Maga christianity literally opposes the Words of JESUS CHRIST in the BIBLE. Their hateful, non-negotiable, un-christian attitude towards vulnerable people and anyone standing for simple human decency - including their own family members - exemplifies being marked by the “dark light” from the dream. The question is, who is “scanning” the dark light of anti-christ into the minds of the Maga faithful?

Loyalty to a Vampire

Donald Trump is a spiritual vampire, draining the Christian love and salvation out of his deceived followers like a vampire sucking away their life's blood. He is a psychopath / sociopath who receives an emotional high from two things: satisfying his greed and getting away with swindling the suckers – most notably his Maga dupes. In worldly terms this emotional high is called duping delight.

Duping delight is an emotional boost, a dopamine high – a sense of power that con men and psychopaths feel when they successfully cheat or deceive another others. Lying, deception, egotism, entitlement, and a total lack of shame regarding the gibberish they spew, are all typical characteristics of the narcissistic emotional vampire who engages in duping delight. Consider the incessant Trump rallies where he blathered nonsense to his crowds of idolatrous, low-IQ, sycophants for hours on end. What was the purpose? Towards the end he was like a tired old legacy rock band doling out stale versions of his greatest hits. Even when his repetitious drivel began to visibly bore his fans, Trump did not / could not stop holding rallies. He had likely become addicted to the dopamine high he received from deceiving his victims.

Speaking of his “victims,” social scientists tell us that “when others participate in the con, hoping to gain from the charlatan's misdeeds, they can share in the high, as the thrill of duping/being duped becomes contagious” – like a disease. This is the reason that the Maga crowds kept coming to Trump’s tiresome rallies – they felt the vicarious thrill of evil power through their association with Trump’s authoritarian nastiness, cruelty, and open covetousness – which, in turn, gave them psychological permission to flaunt their own worst behaviors (e.g., the “Karen” syndrome.) In the BIBLE, GOD tells us that HE will personally deceive those who willfully partake in idolatry. HE goes on to say that HE will destroy the idolators along with the false prophets that deceive them. Eze 14:3 In Maga’s case, the idol was/is their racism; their white nationalist belief system embodied in their deceitful “savior of western civilization / champion of white supremacy” – Donald Trump.

Trump and his mouthpieces are scanning the “dark light” into the minds of the Maga faithful

It is Trump, his mouthpieces in the dominionist / christian nationalist pulpit, and the billionaire owned right-wing media who are scanning the “dark light” into the minds of the prideful christian nationalist idolators. They have convinced the Magas to dispense with Christlikeness and devote themselves to an ill-conceived fantasy - a white supremacist version of the 666 beast kingdom - where American christian nationalists would someday have god-like power over all the other races and nations. In their ignorance, the Magas are blind to the fact that “man becoming god” is actually the long-held power fantasy of the super-rich, who will only allow the white, lower-class, “useless eaters” to participate for as long as they are politically useful.

The Solution – it’s like the old folks used to say…

Our politics have become even more of a farse than they were in the recent past; with so many people not realizing that their attitudes and beliefs have been created for them by their technocratic overlords. They have become deceived even to the point of voting against their own immediate best interests. There are a myriad of evil forces arrayed against us, bent on taking away our freedom of thought and enforcing an anti-christ dictatorship. When things seem so dire, when so many people are engaged in self-destructive behavior and won’t respond to reason, the old folks used to say "sometimes all you can do is pray." And as Christians we can pray – prayer is powerful. Pray for GOD to deliver us from the evil that has overtaken US and world politics; pray for the victims of Americanism here and elsewhere around the world, pray for yourselves, pray against being deceived, and yes, pray for your enemies. Remember this and keep it in mind:

“Dearly beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Rom 12:19-21