One of my greatest concerns about the NAR is that they are poised to assume a relative vacuum of leadership that has opened up among the Religious Right.  And as many of T2A readers know, these are not "fundamentalists" per se.

Even at the very beginning of the full video, David Yarnes tells the audience that they are hearing directly from God and that they have a message for the MorningStar "tribe."  He then characterizes Bob Jones as receiving "downloads" from heaven, and that they are directly "experiencing heaven."  They believe that they are an elite "overcoming" group with an especial, dedicated, open portal directly from the throneroom of God, to use their terminology.  This is the same group that has "prophesied" a coming civil war between the "blues" and the "grays."  If there really is a "civil war" (even in a metaphoric or cultural sense) these guys--or more accurately, their followers--will be on the front lines because they believe they are called to rule and reign not just for God but AS GOD.  I suspect that the "heroes" getting ready for the "next move" that Bob Jones saw in his "vision" are the "new breed" or "manifest sons of God" which they believe will be super-anointed and even immortalized as they corporately incarnate the return of Christ and exert their reign over the earth in their theology. At 21:30 Jones says, "I don't believe there is going to be any harvest until God's government is in control."  In NAR theology, God's government is comprised of NAR apostles and prophets.  And the "mature sons and daughters" he talks about around 40 minutes in are literal political leaders who are under NAR apostolic authority (listen through 44 minutes for the whole context).

The NAR is not as exclusively partisan as some other Religious Right groups... they are OPPORTUNIST and will cooperate with ANY political leader or party that allows them access.  I have a recording from several years ago where another NAR prophet laid hands on a Democratic governor.  The same prophet said in another preaching that he appreciated GW Bush but that he wanted to disciple the next president.  Party does not really matter to these guys in the same sense as other Religious Right figures who have completely fused the Republican party with Christianity.  Republicans in the current political environment are much more likely to cooperate with the NAR but if that ever changes, believe me, the NAR will be right there with Democrats or anyone else who will give them the time of day.  

However, Obama has closed down that access (see the recent posts about Samuel Rodriguez) and based on my personal experience and observations of the NAR THAT is what makes him "evil"--the fact that he has rejected their apostolic authority.  If he was willing to continue working with them they would probably give him more of a pass.  The election discussion isn't until 45:40.  Rick Joyner admits he didn't get a "word" on the election and Bob Jones said he "read too much into" what he thought he heard from God.

There are a lot more NAR buzz words in here, like "activation," Bob Jones' "Shepherd's Rod" several times, implicit references to Seven Mountains, etc.  I understand why RWW excerpted what they did from near the end of the video but there is MUCH MUCH more here than just that.

by ulyankee on Thu Nov 15, 2012 at 10:10:18 AM EST