Rise of the New Apostolic Reformation

A profound shift is occurring within modern church structures.The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is a “Trojan Horse,” that retains the vocabulary of Christianity while replacing its theology with New Age occultism.

Part I: The Grand Deception and Occult Roots

The Grand Deception: Terminology Redefined

The most dangerous weapon of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is the redefinition of terms. To the uninitiated, they speak of “Kingdom,” “Glory,” and “Prophecy.” However, these terms have been hollowed out and refilled with concepts from Alice Bailey and the Theosophical Society.

• The “Kingdom” vs. The Gospel: In Scripture, the Kingdom is the reign of Christ; in the NAR, it is Dominionism—a mandate for “Christian” elites to seize the “Seven Mountains” of culture.
• The “Anointing” vs. The Holy Spirit: Instead of the Comforter who leads us into truth, the “anointing” is often treated as a tangible energy or “vibration” that can be transferred through touch—a direct parallel to the New Age concept of Shaktipat or “energy transmission.”
• The “Christ” vs. Jesus of Nazareth: Occultists like Alice Bailey taught that “The Christ” is an office or a “consciousness” that anyone can attain. The NAR mirrors this by emphasizing the “Corporate Christ”—the idea that Jesus was merely the first “fully realized” man, and we are to evolve into the same status.

The Occult Architects: From Jane Lead to Alice Bailey

To understand the NAR, one must look at its mystical “DNA.” This is not a new move of God, but a revival of ancient errors:

1. Jane Lead (17th Century): The roots of the “Manifest Sons of God” doctrine lie with this mystic. She spoke of a “Virgin Wisdom” and a coming age where a “Philadelphian Church” would achieve perfection on earth. The NAR has taken these visions to claim that a “new breed” of humans is emerging who will surpass Jesus in power.
2. Alice Bailey & Theosophy: Bailey, the “mother of the New Age,” wrote about the “Externalisation of the Hierarchy.” She predicted that the New Age would not destroy the Church but occupy it from within, using its structures to usher in the Age of Aquarius. The NAR’s “Apostolic Centers” and “Global Prayer Networks” look hauntingly like Bailey’s “New Group of World Servers.”
3. William Branham & Elizabeth Clare Prophet: Branham introduced the “Serpent Seed” and “Latter Rain” heresies, while Elizabeth Clare Prophet (of the Church Universal and Triumphant) popularized the “I AM” presence and “Ascended Masters.” The NAR’s obsession with “Spiritual Mapping” and “Decreeing and Declaring” is a sanitized version of these occult “decrees” used to manipulate the spiritual realm.

The Gnostic Agenda: The Evolution to Godhood

At the heart of the NAR is a Luciferian impulse: the promise that “ye shall be as gods.”

• Spiritual Evolution: They teach that we are transitioning from “ordinary” Christians to a “Manifested Son.” This is Gnosticism—the idea that through secret knowledge (revelation) and spiritual activation, we can evolve into divine beings.
• The Inversion of the Cross: Traditional Christianity emphasizes the finished work of Christ for the salvation of sinners. The NAR inverts this, making the cross a “launchpad” for human potential and the “End Time Wealth Transfer.”

Part II: The Blueprint of Dominion

Parallels Between the “Seven Mountain Mandate” and Alice Bailey’s Groups

To prove the premise that the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is a “Trojan Horse,” we must look at the structural blueprints. The “Seven Mountain Mandate” (7M) is often presented as a fresh revelation from God. However, the architectural similarity to Alice Bailey’s “Ten Creative Groups” (detailed in her 1934 book The Externalisation of the Hierarchy) is too precise to be coincidental. Both systems describe a strategic “infiltration” of society’s pillars to shift the consciousness of humanity toward a new era.

Key Parallels: Strategic Occupation

• The Concept of “Dominion” vs. “Synthesis”: In the NAR, the goal is Dominion (Christians must occupy the top of these mountains). In Bailey’s writings, the goal is Synthesis (occultists must occupy these same “seed groups”). Both movements believe the goal is to shift the consciousness of humanity.
• The Transformation of the “Religious” Mountain: Bailey taught that the “Church” would not be abolished but utilized as the “outer shell” for the New Age. The NAR teaches the “Old Wineskin” (traditional churches) must pass away for the “New Wineskin” (Apostolic centers), effectively replacing the Gospel of Salvation with a Gospel of Governance.
• The “New Breed” vs. The “New Group of World Servers”: The NAR’s “New Breed” of Christian—who have “activated” their spiritual DNA to take over the earth—is a direct echo of Bailey’s “New Group of World Servers,” who are tasked with preparing the way for the “New Golden Age.”

The Occult “Inversion” of Scripture

While the NAR uses the Bible to justify these mountains, they are inverting the meaning:

• Scripture: Teaches that the world will grow darker and that Christ returns to destroy the systems of this world (Daniel 2:44).
• NAR/Bailey: Teach that “Christians” (or “Initiates”) must perfect and redeem the systems of this world before Christ can return.

This Postmillennial / Kingdom Now heresy shifts the focus from the Sovereignty of God to the Agency of Man—the core Luciferian doctrine that Man is his own savior.

Part III: The Methodology of Control

Christian Nationalism as The Political Muscle (The Great Work)

If the Seven Mountain Mandate is the blueprint, then Christian Nationalism is the heavy machinery used to build the New Age structure. This process is known in the occult as the “Great Work” (Magnum Opus), and in the NAR as “Kingdom Now.” The objective is identical: the transformation of the physical world through human effort to reflect a “divine” order.

• The Theocratic Mandate: By convincing believers that God requires them to take over the government to “prepare the way,” they transform the Church into a political lobby.
• The Purge of Dissent: Just as New Age occultists like Barbara Marx Hubbard spoke of a “selection process,” NAR rhetoric speaks of “judging” or “removing” those with a “religious spirit” (i.e., those who cling to biblical orthodoxy).
• Divine Spark vs. Manifest Sons of God: The Great Work teaches that man must realize his own godhood to save the planet. The NAR teaches the “Manifest Sons of God” doctrine—that elite believers will reach a level of spiritual perfection and “immortality” on earth before the resurrection.

The Inversion of the Antichrist: Johnny Enlow’s “Left-Brain” Heresy

To justify this shift, NAR leaders use a psychological “off-switch” to disable critical thinking. Johnny Enlow’s rhetoric provides an explicit example, identifying the “enemy” of the movement as traditional, Bible-believing Christians labeled as “left-brain” believers.

• The War on the Mind (Left-Brain vs. Right-Brain): Enlow suggests that Christians who rely on logic and literal biblical interpretation are “left-brain” dominated, creating an Antichrist stronghold that prevents them from entering the “supernatural” flow. This mirrors Theosophy, which claims the “concrete mind” is the “slayer of the real.”
• Christians as the “Hinderers” of Progress: The claim is that these “left-brain” Christians are retarding the progress of the Kingdom, shifting the blame for the delayed “Golden Age” onto the faithful remnant. This is identical to the New Age “Selection Process.”
• Redefining the Antichrist: By this logic, the “Antichrist” is not the one who denies the Father and the Son, but anyone who uses scriptural discernment to oppose the Seven Mountain Mandate. The very tools God gave the Church to protect itself are labeled as the “spirit of the Antichrist.”

The Lobotomy of the Spirit: Ecstatic Manifestations

The “left-brain” vs. “right-brain” narrative is the psychological “off-switch” used to justify the ecstatic manifestations (drunkenness in the spirit, shaking, jerking) that characterize NAR gatherings.

• Trance Induction: Uncontrollable laughter and staggering are taught as being “unbound” from left-brain religious structures. This is a classic trance-induction technique—overloading the mind to shut down the analytical faculty, leaving the individual highly suggestible.
• The Kundalini Parallel: The “ecstatic manifestations” are virtually indistinguishable from Kundalini Awakening in Eastern occultism, where the “serpent power” travels up the spine. In the NAR, this is rebranded as the “Fire of God” hitting the “right brain” to open up “prophetic vision.”
• Silencing the Conscience: By labeling the left-brain as “Antichrist,” any internal check that “something is wrong here” is explained away as, “That’s just your religious, left-brain Antichrist spirit trying to stop your breakthrough.” The believer stops testing the spirits, fearing they will be labeled an “enemy of God.”

Part IV: The Ultimate Seduction: Wealth Transfer

The Bait: “Financial Frequency” and the Quantum Gospel

In the NAR “Trojan Horse” architecture, the End-Time Wealth Transfer is the carrot. By linking financial breakthrough to “spiritual vibration,” the NAR imports the New Age Law of Attraction into the church, making Mammon the engine of their “Great Work.”

• Ecstatic State as a “Portal”: The “drunkenness” and “ecstasy” are framed as the “vibrational shift” necessary to access the “Wealth Transfer.” The logic is that the “low frequency” of the rational mind blocks the flow of gold, but the ecstatic state aligns you with the “abundance of the Kingdom.”
• Wealth Transfer as “Dominion Muscle”: The NAR teaches that the world’s wealth will be supernaturally transferred to the “Apostles” to fund the taking of the Seven Mountains. This creates a class of “Christian Elites,” mirroring Alice Bailey’s vision of the “New Group of World Servers” controlling world finances for the “New Order.”
• The Antichrist Spirit of “Reason”: If a believer questions the lack of financial fruit or the lavish lifestyles of these leaders, they are told their “left-brain logic” is a “poverty spirit” that is “retarding” their breakthrough.

Part V: Discernment and Action

Glossary of Deception

This glossary decodes the language used from NAR pulpits, revealing the occult meaning behind familiar biblical words.

The Discernment Checklist

Is Your Church Housing a Trojan Horse?

Review the following indicators. If your church or leadership displays more than three of these, it is likely that the “New Apostolic” influence has already breached the gates.

• The “New Revelation” Priority: Does your pastor or guest speaker claim to have “fresh bread” or “new blueprints” from God that cannot be found in the written text of the Bible?
• The Hierarchy of Apostles: Is there a shift away from congregational or elder-led accountability toward a single “Apostle” or “Prophet” whose authority is absolute and unquestionable?
• Redefined Terminology: Are you hearing buzzwords from the Glossary of Deception (e.g., 7 Mountains, Shift, Alignment, Decree, Portals, Vibrations) used more frequently than the Gospel of repentance and the finished work of Christ?
• Focus on “Impartation” over Instruction: Is there an obsessive emphasis on “getting the fire,” “laying on of hands,” or “spiritual activation” rather than the sound teaching of the Word?
• The Pursuit of Dominion: Does the teaching focus heavily on “taking territory,” “wealth transfer,” and “ruling the world” for God through political and social means, rather than the spiritual mission of the Great Commission?
• Anti-Doctrine Rhetoric: Is “theology” or “doctrine” mocked as a “religious spirit” or a “stony heart”? Are those who ask scriptural questions labeled as “divisive” or “judgmental”?
• Manifested Sons Theology: Is it taught that Jesus was just a “pattern son” and that we must become “little gods” or “immortal” to usher in His return?

The Sword Verses

Reclaiming the Truth

These scriptures re-establish the boundaries the NAR seeks to blur.

1. Against the “Bypassing the Mind”

The NAR claims logic is a “hinderer.” God claims it is part of our worship.

• 2 Timothy 1:7 – “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” (The Counter: God’s Spirit produces a “sound mind,” not a “drunken” or bypassed one.)
• 1 Corinthians 14:15 – “I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding.” (The Counter: True spiritual activity never excludes the intellect.)
• 1 Peter 5:8 – “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”

2. Against the “Manifest Sons” / Divine Evolution

The NAR claims we are evolving into “Godhood”. Scripture preserves the Creator/Creature distinction.

• Isaiah 43:10 – “Before Me there was no God formed, nor shall there be after Me.” (The Counter: There is no “new breed” of gods emerging.)
• Ezekiel 28:2 – “Because your heart is lifted up, and you say, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods’… Yet you are a man, and not a god.” (The Counter: This identifies the “godhood” doctrine as the very pride that caused the fall of Lucifer.)
• Numbers 23:19 – “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent.”

3. Against Dominionism (The Seven Mountain Mandate)

The NAR seeks to take the world’s systems. Jesus came to overcome the world, not occupy its “mountains.”

• John 18:36 – “Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight… but now My kingdom is not from here.'” (The Counter: The Kingdom is spiritual and heavenly, not a political structure to be seized by force.)
• 2 Corinthians 10:4 – “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.” (The Counter: Taking over “Mountains” of media or government is a carnal strategy, not a spiritual one.)
• 1 John 5:19 – “We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.”

4. Against “New Revelation” (Gnosis)

The NAR claims “Apostles” have fresh blueprints. Scripture says the faith was delivered once.

• Jude 1:3 – “Contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.” (The Counter: There is no “New Revelation” that adds to or changes the foundational faith.)
• Galatians 1:8 – “But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.” (The Counter: Any teaching that “shifts” the Gospel toward human dominion or divine evolution is “another gospel.”)
• Revelation 22:18 – “If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book.”

5. Against the Wealth Transfer / Law of Attraction

The NAR uses wealth as bait. Scripture warns that the pursuit of riches is a snare.

• 1 Timothy 6:9-10 – “But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare… for the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.”

Call to Action

Defending the Remnant

The deception is an internal seduction. Here is how you must respond:

1. Reclaim the Sufficiency of Scripture: The occult relies on subjective experience (how you feel). Biblical Christianity relies on objective truth (what is written). If a “prophet” speaks a word that contradicts the plain meaning of Scripture, reject it.
2. Practice “Spiritual Distancing”: If your church has aligned with the NAR network, you must recognize that this is a “different gospel.” “Come out from among them and be separate” (2 Corinthians 6:17). Do not try to “fix” a Trojan Horse from the inside once the gates are closed.
3. Expose the Occult Roots: Share this information. Shining the light of history and Scripture on these shadows is the only way to break the spell.

Final Thought

The “New Age of Aquarius” is not a time of peace and love; it is a time of totalitarian spiritual control. The NAR is the delivery system for this system within the Church. By trading the Shepherd for an “Apostle” and the Cross for a “Mountain,” many are preparing the way for the very persecution they believe they are avoiding. Stay sober. Stay vigilant. Stay in the Word.

“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.”— 2 Timothy 4:3-4