Because the New Apostolic Reformation is evolving, it is difficult to know where to place its leadership in the spectrum of Dominionist ideologies. There have  been significant trends among some of the leadership toward a more aggressive and political application of their Dominionist beliefs in the last few years, and some are more forthright about their intentions than others.

Following are quotes on the mandate to take "dominion" from the leaders of the apostolic and prophetic movement, or New Apostolic Reformation, as it has been dubbed by C. Peter Wagner.  Some of the quotes indicate how the apostles and prophets envision taking control over the institutions of society and government.

Wagner acknowledges that many evangelicals want nothing to do with Dominion Theology. Nevertheless, he is unapologetic about dominion as the goal of the New Apostolic Reformation in his 2008 book titled Dominion!.

"The practical theology that best builds foundation under social transformation is dominion theology, sometimes called 'Kingdom now.'  Its history can be traced to R.J. Rushdoony and Abraham Kuyper to John Calvin. Some of the notable attempts to apply it in our day have been made by Bob Weiner, Rice Broocks, Dennis Peacocke, and others. Unfortunately the term dominion theology has had to navigate some tough waters in the recent past.  A number of my friends, in fact, attempted to dissuade me from using dominion in the title of this book, fearing that some might reject the whole book just because of the title.

...We have now shed our inhibitions over theologizing about taking dominion.  Dominion theology is not a flashback to Constantinian triumphalism, but it is a new call to action for a triumphant Church.  

...Satan has polluted the land and cursed it.  Satan has deployed high-ranking demonic powers to darken the spiritual atmosphere over society and to block the freedom of heaven flowing to earth.  Both of these arenas need to be and can be cleansed spiritually.  We have the tools to do it, we have the gifted personnel to do it and we have the power of the Holy Spirit to do it.  It will be done!"

Note that Bob Weiner and Dennis Peacocke have been apostles in the International Coalition of Apostles (ICA).  The list is no longer public (and Wagner has passed the role of Convening Apostle to John P. Kelly in Fort Worth, Texas), but Dennis Peacocke still serves on the ICA's Apostolic Council.

In the graphic at right, Wagner illustrates the significance of taking the land from demons as part of "transformation" and also the anticipated "transfer of wealth" that he teaches will shift money from the ungodly to the godly.

Wagner states in The Church and the Workplace,

"Now that we have social transformation on our evangelical agendas, it is time for action.  I regard 'social transformation' as the concept term.  However, the action term that will best set us on the road toward that goal is 'taking dominion.'"

The terms "spheres" or "gates" were used initially and then changed to mountains. Wagner has written that each of these seven areas should be seen as an "apostolic sphere."  The apostles that are to lead the six mountains (other than religion) are called "workplace" or "marketplace" apostles.  

Apostle Alice Patterson, who stood with Gov. Rick Perry while he spoke at his August 6 prayer rally, stated in her 2010 book Bridging the Racial and Political Divide,

"The Lord will have dominion over the kingdoms of this world - over government, business, education, arts and entertainment, media, religion, and families."

The Seven Mountains campaign has been promoted internationally.  The linked video shows Cindy Jacobs, one of the prophets of the movement, promoting the Seven Mountains campaign in Indonesia.  

Apostle Lance Wallnau is recognized as one of the leading speakers promoting the mandate.  In this video Wallnau is speaking about the Seven Mountain campaign at Wasilla Assembly of God.   Wallnau begins at about the two minute mark, after he is introduced by Pastor Ed Kalnins.

In an interview about the Seven Mountains on Extreme Prophetic TV, Wallnau states,

"The Seven Mountains are - it's almost like its a template for warfare.  Because the church so frequently does not have a language for how it goes about taking territory...

The Seven Mountains is not my message.  I think its a mandate given to me from Loren Cunningham and Bill Bright spiritually.  Because these two titans in evangelism took youth movements, young people, whether it was Youth With A Mission with Loren or Campus Crusade with Bill Bright.  And they literally mobilized the next generation in their day to go evangelize the world.   God visited those two men and showed them seven kingdoms, seven mountains, that if they would focus on it, the next generation could take nations."

"Satan has a vast hierarchy and infrastructure of influence under his control. That whole system is designed to keep you from utilizing your own advantages as a believer in Jesus.  Nevertheless, if you're playing the game right, you can win every time.  But you cannot afford to be less than 100% engaged.  You don't displace a Level 10 devil with a Level 9 strategy!"

Wallnau continues,

"So when Jesus calls His apostolic company and says, Behold, I send you, and I give you authority to heal all manner of sickness, and I give you authority over all manner of unclean spirits,  that means that He has given you authority as part of His apostolic  company to go in to remove the garbage and eradicate the rats, creating a healthy culture where the presence of garbage no longer draws rats.

You have authority to deal with all the types of sickness and to displace all the species of demons 
that have proliferated within the satanic occupation of our seven mountain territories because of what's come through those gates in the past.

Johnny Enlow wrote the book The Seven Mountain Prophecy which is endorsed by C. Peter Wagner. Enlow also teaches the Seven Mountains course for Wagner Leadership Institute, the international training network initiated by Wagner.  Enlow describes Jesus as being "retained in heaven until Elijah's Revolution" on the earth.  Enlow continues, interpreting Matthew 22:44 to mean that Jesus will remain in heaven until,

"Your body on Earth will crush Your enemies."

Enlow adds,

"The last generation will be the 'foot' generation and will rule on Earth over Your enemies.  Until they do so, You are not going back to rescue, rapture, save, or anything else.  Your body, in fact, will not be a beautiful bride until she has accomplished this crushing of Satan."

Toronto-based Apostle Pat Francis echoed this language about ruling on earth, shouting "we put our foot on Hawaii" at a conference in 2009, which included Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona, who ran unsuccessfully for governor, and other candidates in the 2010 elections.

Che Ahn, the new chancellor of the Wagner Leadership Institute stated in an interview,

"I just had the privilege of meeting with the president of South Korea who is an apostle on the government mountain.

... Then he became mayor of Seoul and when he became mayor of Seoul he dedicated the city to Jesus Christ and he got a lot of criticism by the Buddhists and he said, 'You know, this is my faith and I did what I did and I'm not going to take it back.'  When you get to the top you can do some radical things for the Lord and unfortunately many of us are not at the top. And so, Deuteronomy 28:13 says we are to be the head and not the tail.

If we share something concerning Christian values, we are persecuted because we are not at the head.  Once we do get to the head, all of the sudden we can make decrees and declarations and we can influence that whole mountain."

I have written previously about the phrase "We are the head and not the tail," a slight alteration of  Deuteronomy 28:13, and the battle cry of the Seven Mountains Mandate. (1) (2)

Apostle Bill Hamon is pictured at right with former President Alvaro Uribe at an event led by Apostle Cesar Castellanos.   Hamon says he advised Uribe to throw his support behind a "believer" running for mayor of Bogota instead of supporting a candidate aligned with a "socialist, leftist party." Current President Juan Manual Santos also participated in this event. In his 2010 book Prophetic Scriptures Yet To Be Fulfilled, Hamon describes the "Final or Third Reformation of the Church" and its purpose.

"... to fulfill God's original mandate to subdue all things, to take dominion and fill the earth with a mankind race in God's own image and likeness..."

Hamon refers to an  "Army of the Lord Movement" in his writings, including Apostles, Prophets and the Coming Moves of God (1997) with a foreword by C. Peter Wagner.

"God is preparing His Church to become an invincible, unstoppable, unconquerable, overcoming Army of the Lord that subdues everything under Christ's feet. There will be a sovereign restorational move of God to activate all that is needed for His army to be and do what He had eternally purposed.

...God's great end-time army is being prepared to execute God's written Judgments with Christ's victory and divine judgment decrees that have already been established in heaven.  The time is set when they will be administered and executed on earth through God's saintly army.  All that is destined and needed will be activated during God's restorational Army of the Lord Movement."

"In our generation, years ending with eight have been significant in restoration movements - in 1948, the Latter Rain Restoration Movement began, and Israel became a nation again; in 1988, the Prophetic Movement started; 1998 and 2008 marked the beginnings of the Apostolic Movement and the Third and Final Church Reformation, respectively.  During the Third Reformation, the Eighth Kingdom - the Kingdom of God  - will possess and rule over the kingdoms of this world.  On the wall of our Christian International Family Church, we have a four by twelve foot colorful banner portraying the seven kingdoms of this world with the Church-Kingdom over all of them.  If every decade on the eighth year continued to be on the pattern, then we might see the Army of the Lord Movement in 2018, and the second coming of Christ in 2038.  The projected dates are only speculation, not prophetic revelation."

Johnny Enlow, mentioned above, explains more about how this army of the Lord or Elijah Revolution will operate in his book The Seven Mountain Prophecy.

"This will change as the Elijah Revolution is released upon the nations. Sons and daughters of the King who understand the call to take the seven mountains will rise to the mountaintops. More important than their confession of faith will be their understanding of Kingdom issues. Do they understand God’s redemptive plan for Israel in these last days? Do they understand that 'if you touch Israel, you touch the apple of His eye'? (Zechariah 2:8). Entire nations will be severely judged or highly blessed and favored based on this issue alone. Governing cannot be done by the flesh anymore, as the issues will be increasingly highly charged spiritual matters that God will directly address—often through devastating judgments (Isaiah 26:9).

The world will come to learn, for example, that though God passionately loves every homosexual, remaining in that sin will cause someone to fall under the sword of His judgment.

The kingdom of God will not be socialism, but a freedom even greater than anyone on earth knows at this time. At first it may seem like totalitarianism, as the Lord will destroy the antichrist spirit now dominating the world with "the sword of His mouth" and will shatter many nations like pottery. However, fundamental to His rule is II Corinthians 3:17, "Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." Instead of taking away liberties and becoming more domineering, the kingdom will move from a point of necessary control while people are learning truth, integrity, honor, and how to make decisions, to increasing liberty so that they can.

...The kingdom will start out necessarily authoritative in many ways, or in many areas, but will move toward increasing liberty--so do all true churches and movements that are advancing toward the kingdom. You may have to be very controlling of toddlers, but the older they get, the more they can be trusted, and the more freedom they should have if they are going to develop into true maturity, which requires personal responsibility.

The apostles and prophets talk in terms of taking and possessing the land.  For instance, in Cindy Jacobs 1991 book titled Possessing the Gates of the Enemy:  A Training Manual for Militant Intercession, she states,

"Today's praying Church is rising up in militant force to possess the promised land of our nations."

Cindy Jacobs and John Benefiel head prayer warrior networks that cover all 50 states. For instance, the South Carolina network is headed by a former Episcopal priest named Frank Seignious, who has been ordained by Apostle Chuck Pierce of Texas. Seignious serves as the state coordinator for the SC Apostolic Prayer Network and incorporated under the name Taking the Land. He describes it as,

"a ministry of Spiritual Warfare to take/occupy/and establish God’s Kingdom rule in South Carolina and America."

He list the tasks of his ministry as including:

--seeking to identify, connect, and empower 10,000 leaders on the 7 Mountains in SC
--connects and supports intercessors and prayer warriors in SC
--links Apostles and Prophets for ministry in SC and America
--teaches America’s History and Heritage: Founded as a Christian on Judeo-Christian biblical values

I'll be writing more about how the apostles and prophets of the movement believe they will take control over the "Seven Mountains" and impact the 2012 elections.