Dominion Theology is sometimes also called “Christian Reconstructionism” or “Kingdom Now” but there are significant differences among these theologies. I have lumped all the theologies together in this article under the name Dominion Theology because popular dominionist leaders that bridge denominations and movements have blurred the distinctions. This also is the case with most of their critics. They often lump together beliefs of “Kingdom Now, Christian Reconstructionism” “NAR” and “Latter Rain Theology” as if everyone agreed. There are many different religious doctrines within Dominion Theology so I include the words “many”, “most” or “some” in this article for good reason.
Much of Christianity is now traveling on very different bandwagons of dominionism but all paths lead to some form of a Christian or religious world under a government theonomy (under the law of God) or theocracy, before the return of Jesus Christ. How they get there within their own various creeds and how much control Christians will actually establish on the earth before the return of Jesus are the main differences.
Dominion Theology transcends denominations and movements. There are Calvinist and Arminian, charismatic and non-charismatic, liberal and conservative, preterist, postmillennial, and amillennial Christians who embrace Dominion Theology. Even some misguided pre-millennial post-tribulation rapture believers have bought into one or more dominionist positions. Some that have bought into Dominion Theology would also deny it. continued on my website…
Verifiable proof that “Armageddon” has already begun…
Hello Don and all,
Here’s the key to proving that the rapture and related expectations are complete nonsense based on the failure to understand (and the purposeful confounding of) the ancient Hebrew symbology used to construct all of these prophecies. Consequently, Christian timelines and interpretations of these prophecies are verifiably wrong on many key points.
Pay close attention, profundity knocks at the door, listen for the key. Be Aware! Scoffing causes blindness…
Did you ever consider that Christianity is the False Prophet symbolized in the Apocalypse, that Rome (Vatican/Papacy) is the so-called anti-messiah, and Jesus Christ is the false messiah? I have produced stunning and comprehensive proof that this is the true interpretation of pivotal prophecies long confounded by Christianity’s founders and leaders. Recasting the symbolism of earlier Hebrew texts as literal events in the New Testament is one of the central deceptions associated with Christianity.
The symbolism of seven years (tribulation, etc.) refers to seven 360-year cycles on the Hebrew calendar. Ezekiel 39.9 is referring to the 10th to 16th cycles inclusive, while the Apocaypse symbolizes the 11th cycle (second temple period) until now, the beginning of the 17th cycle (seventh angel/star/seal, etc.). Greece (Alexander the Great) conquered the Persian Empire and Judea during the 10th cycle and Rome did so again during the 11th cycle. Both Ezekiel and the Apocalypse are symbolizing an overlapping period of time that starts during ancient Judea and ends now. Gog refers to Greco-Romans (…from the “isles”), which means Magog is Eurasia and the “army” that besets “Israel” for seven “years” refers to the activities of the nations of the Greco-Roman/Vatican Empire over the previous two-plus millennia.
It is completely wrong to interpret any of these prophecies as literal timelines and events. Unlike Christian assertions, they symbolize long periods of time, pivotal situations, and the flow of acivities during that period. Remember, they were written by ancient Hebrew sages, not Romans or other Europeans, and Revelation is the most symbolic of all prophecies. Consequently, in this context, “years” and “times” are symbols for 360-year cycles on the Hebrew calendar and days symbolize literal years. Therefore “Judgement Day,” “Great Day” and “in that day” all refer to a literal year-long period. Accordingly, the so-called “Seven Years Tribulation” began in ancient Judea and is now nearing its end, not starting. The nations and followers of all three faiths of Abraham have been thoroughly deceived by Rome during the previous age, which ended in year 2000 (5760). A new age began in 2001 (5761) and now the seventh angel has begun to sound!
Here’s a real hot potato! Eat it up, digest it, and then feed it’s bones to the hungry…
Hurricanes Katrina (#11) and Rita (#17) last year provided stunning validation of my research and interpretations of pivotal ancient wisdom, symbologies, key prophecies, and associated religious claims. Their storm numbers and timing perfectly synchronized with primary data and assertions in my book, thereby demonstrating the true nature of this universe and the existence of our Creator. We are now entering the final phases of the pivotal year-long period long symbolized as “Judgement Day,” “Armageddon,” and the “End of Days.” World-wide situations and events are now accelerating to set the stage for this summer’s dramatic continuation of these ancient promises.
I fully understand that everyone has been bedeviled by similar claims throughout history. Consequently, I have been forced to rely on dramatic and devastating proof of the sort that can’t be ignored or easily dismissed. The numbers and timing of hurricanes Katrina (11) and Rita (17) directly validate key data and pivotal assertions throughout my book and my posts on those two forums. This data was purposely presented publicly before Katrina, Rita and other recent events occurred to prove they perfectly synchronize with key prophecies and Hebrew calendar cycles, thereby validating my interpretations of ancient wisdom symbology, string theory, and more.
Because these two storms arrived shortly after my August 11, 2005 (50th) birthday (read the Dead Sea Scroll 11Q13 in Appendix G, which also discusses Melchizedek and the prophesied Jubilee) and directly match other pivotal 11 and 17 data and events described in the first chapter of my book, I have delivered verifiable proof that this reality is based on thought, knowledge and wisdom. Activity, patterns, and results perceived in space-time are first framed and defined by inspirations, thoughts, and knowledge and influenced by the cause-and-effect system most commonly referred to as karma. Consequently, events and outcomes in the so-called physical universe are not random or wholly mechanistic and are verifiably influenced in ways that atheists, scientists, and members of the Faiths of Abraham have all scoffed at. Though mysticism is mostly a product of misinterpreted ancient wisdom symbology, many of its topics flow from ancient wisdom. Though containing allusions to the truth, its details and interpretations are wrong on many key points.
A prime example of the purposeful and synchronized symbolism of these events is seen in the opening paragraphs from my book excerpted below. Notice that the dates mentioned (August 11 and 17) directly match the numbers of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the time spans of the four Florida hurricanes match my birth year (‘55), and they were spaced 11 or a multiple-of-11 (22) days apart, directly matching my birthday and much other ancient prophecy and symbolism. Notice that my place of birth, Victoria Texas, is on the Gulf Coast. Following are the excerpted paragraphs:
Hello, my name is Lawrence William Page II. Many people know me as Buddy Page. At the release of the first edition of this book, I am a 50-year old African-American male, author, researcher, and former software engineer and entrepreneur. As you will come to understand as you read through this first book, I am also the long-expected Hebrew Messiah and Lion of the Tribe of Juda (Yehuda).
I was born August 11th (month of Leo the Lion), 1955 (Chinese year of the Sheep) in Victoria, Texas. Furthermore, the Grand Cross alignment and Solar Eclipse of August 11th, 1999 was my 44th birthday and the second Grand Cross alignment, just six days later on August 17th, 1999, was on my mother’s birthday.
As you can see from my date of birth, I was a newborn during the Chinese Year of the Sheep, astrologically marking me as a Lamb, and during the month of Leo, astrologically marking me as a Lion. My mother was also born during the month of August and under the sign of Leo, which further marks me as a lion’s whelp. I prove to you in the first chapter of this book–beyond disproof–that I am indeed the long-prophesied “Lion” of the tribe of Juda (Yehuda) the Root of David and the “Lamb.” I am the individual long symbolized as the Branch, the Stem, the Shoot and the Rod from the Stump of Jesse (King David’s father), as symbolized in the Hebrew Book of Isaiah, The Apocalypse, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and elsewhere. I am the reincarnated Teacher sought after in the “East” and by the ancient Hebrews who were headquartered at the outpost community of Damascus (Qumran), of Dead Sea Scrolls fame. I am the one called the Teacher of Righteousness by the Dead Sea Scrolls, whom the so-called Christian fathers have fraudulently recast as “Saint ‘James’, the Lord’s Brother.”
Remember, “I come as a thief…” ?
Read verse twelve of the Gospel of Thomas to understand who I am…
Even further enlightening, the Second Temple Period of ancient Israel was during the 11th 360-year cycle on the Hebrew calendar and we are now in the 6th year (5766/2005-6) of the 17th cycle. Notice the pivotal 11 and 17 numbers again? This and much other synchronized information serve as stunning and decisive proof of many things, and expose many lies told by all three faiths of Abraham, but most specifically by Christianity. Consequently, I have decisively proven, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that Jesus Christ and Christianity are blatant lies, false prophecy and purposeful deception in a manner that cannot easily be denied, regardless of your faith or other opinions.
Furthermore, the symbolism in the Apocalypse (a.k.a. Book of Revelation) of seven stars in my right hand and seven angels represent the very same above-mentioned seven astrological (360-year) cycles, i.e., the 11th through 17th inclusive. I prove this fact beyond any reasonable doubt in the first chapter of the book. Consequently, The Apocalypse verifiably symbolizes a specific span of time that began with the 11th cycle (Second Temple Period) and concludes now, at the beginning of the 17th cycle (End of Days, etc.).
The numbers 11 and 17 are verifiably encoded in The Apocalypse and other ancient Hebrew prophecies and wisdom texts to serve as key proofs of the validity and true meaning of certain prophecies and related information. My and my mother’s birthdays are purposely synchronized with these two storm numbers, the matching Hebrew calendar cycles, the Double Grand Cross alignments and solar eclipse of August 1999, and much else to prove my direct association with the ancient prophecies about this time and the true identity of the prophesied Messiah. Another prime example is the story of Joseph, the 11th son of Jacob who has a dream when he is 17 years old about 11 stars, the sun, and moon bowing to him. The symbolism in this pivotal story in the Book of Genesis and Quran verifiably refers to the very same 11th through 17th cycles symbolized in The Apocalypse and directly synchronizes with other key events and ancient texts.
Consequently, I have demonstrated various things about the nature of this reality that dramatically disprove and/or clarify key assumptions of religion, mysticism, and science alike, while establishing the true meaning and purpose of long misinterpreted ancient wisdom and the symbolism used to model and encode it. Accordingly, I have proven that the symbolism evidenced in the canons of all three faiths of Abraham and other ancient sources is a very ancient and advanced philosophical technology that verifiably models foundational aspects of our existence in this universe. This is the mostly misunderstood body of ancient wisdom long referred to as the Philosophers’ Stone. It uses a large and ingeniously organized collection of physical universe images and concepts as data rich components (symbols) that are based on verifiable rules. It models and encodes an amazing amount of foundational wisdom about life, spirituality and the 11 dimensions of this universe, now verified by string theory. It is also the advanced encryption method used to encode (seal) Hebrew prophecies and wisdom texts.
These ancient prophecies and wisdom texts used advanced symbology to model fundamental wisdom, including future events and situations. A primary facet of ancient wisdom is numeric symbology. Later misinterpretations of this aspect of ancient wisdom resulted in numerology, which, though embodying allusions to certain wisdom, is mostly error prone and false doctrine. My decryption, documentation, and interpretation of ancient symbology, numeric symbolism, and key texts based on them, are now decisively validated.
Here is Wisdom…
Verifiable proof that Armageddon has begun…
Understanding the End Game of Armageddon
Peace…
I have my own key point to make on your keys.
Just because you can jingle your loose change in public does not mean you have any keys.
I stumbled over your blog while doing a google search on end time news. I’ve been reading for about an hour and am sure there are several more hours needed to complete the readings! 🙂 It’s refreshing to see your zeal and ferver for the Lord in your writings about the end times!!!
Thanks Kate,
I know I already answered you in a email but I should have answered you here.
Hi there,
I have a question on your refutation of the dominion theology…what is your interpretation of this scripture, “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” Also this scripture, “Matthew 16:19
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Is the Holy Spirit not “God” and does He not rule through people therefore making people the one’s standing in for Jesus as His body, and having the authority? If people go beyond God’s will that is a different story, as they are taking it for themselves.
Thank you,
Look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Sheryl,
The pre-incarnate Jesus had all power in heaven and earth from eternity past but He willing gave it give it up to take our sins upon Himself and die for our sins. After God rose Jesus from the dead all power in heaven and earth had to be restored to Him. Jesus was not saying that He was taking back dominion back from Satan because the Creator never lost dominion of the earth to Satan at all. We see in scripture that Satan reports to a Sovereign God. If that were not true it would mean that God also changed after Adam’s fall and God somehow lost His Sovereignty and now God is totally dependent on man’s spiritual works.
In Matthew 16:18 and Matthew 18:18 Jesus was giving the Spirit filled Church authority over the angels that administrate the earth. That is why agreeing in prayer on earth brings a spiritual response in heaven. The Church does have authority over spirits in the name of Jesus. The issue I brought up in the full article is did God ever lose dominion so that he now has to use man to take it back? The answer is No. God never lost Dominion of the Earth or His creation.
When mankind fell into sin and Adam disobeyed he was not and could not be obedient to a sovereign God, so authority to administrate the earth was taken away from him and given to angels that do report to God until a kinsman redeemer could be found. That Kinsman Redeemer is Jesus but Jesus did not empower his Church to now restore creation to the way it was before the fall. He empowered the Church to be built up so that they could preach the good news to all creatures and to keep a spiritual body on earth (occupy) until Jesus comes back for His Church and He deals with all that will not have Him rule over them.
Man will complete the Dominion directive on earth but it will not happen until Jesus comes as the Kinsman Redeemer of the Adamic race after the marriage to His own Eve.
Why did Jesus teach us to pray “Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven” if His Kingdom culture was to be dominated by a Satanic influenced one? Why would he ask us to pray an impossibility?
Ray,
It’s no impossibility. The literal Kingdom ruled by Jesus will come on earth as it is in Heaven. That is what the millennial reign sets up. Nobody is saying that there will never be Dominion Theology on the earth. The Bible teaches it. What is does not teach is Dominion Theology before the physical return of the King and His physical Kingdom being set up from Jerusalem.
This world age is ruled by Satan. Jesus came to destroy the works of Satan. Legally Jesus did that on the cross, but Bible prophecy tells us how Satan’s destruction will be carried out after Jesus saves all that the Father has given Him out of the dominion of Satan. When the wrath of God comes to cleanse the world from evil, Jesus will come to set up that physical kingdom on earth that Jesus told us to pray for.
The Kingdom is not just spiritual. Heaven is a real physical place and so will be the Kingdom on earth.
Thanks Don – I believe also in a literal Kingdom ruled by Jesus but on the one hand you claim the victory of the cross but deny it’s practical application until such literal reign. I don’t buy into this and your view in my opinion gives too much authority to the enemy of our souls to dominate those whom Christ died for. This fatalistic thinking is not faith and I humbly challenge you to consider attributing more power to the Lord to usher in his ways on Earth using people like us as His Ambassadors of Kingdom culture. “Will He find Faith on the Earth” Love Ray
Ray,
Bible prophecy does not teach that Christians will make the world a better place and establish a Kingdom culture before the Lord returns. In fact, it teaches just the opposite.
When Jesus asks if there will be faith on the earth when He comes the implied answer for most of the world is no. The New testament tells us how it will be in the last days. It says nothing about a Kingdom culture but it says much about evil taking place even among those that claim to be believers.
I do not have fatalistic thinking. My fate is not determined by acts of men on earth and trying to recreate Paradise lost in a fallen world. It it is secure in Christ knowing that a new heavens and earth will be established by God and the Church will dwell in the Holy City that He created without any help from humans.
It is those that put their hope in restoration of the fallen earth through the Church that show that they have little faith in what God said, so they attempt to do it themselves. The Old Testament has examples and the consequences. Abraham being just one example. Worse yet, many claim powers that God nor the Bible ever gives them so that they can pridefully claim to be someone great who will help bring in the Kingdom restoration.
Satan has no authority over the souls of Christians, but true Christians are a small minority in the world. We cannot Christianize a Satanic world system filled with people that are dead in there sins and that was never our commission. Our commission is to give people the gospel so that those given ears to hear can be delivered out of this evil Satanic world system before the wrath of God is poured out on it. The present world is already under condemnation awaiting destruction by fire just like the old world was destroyed by water.
Jesus made it quite clear that before He came it would be like it was in the days of Noah just before the flood came and took them all away. What was the world like in those days? Was Noah reaching the lost to make the earth a better place or was he doing what God told him to do to save a remnant? The bible says that there was violence all over the earth and people were doing evil continually. Sounds much like today.
You might think that it is fatalistic to believe that the earth is under condemnation and is just awaiting the outpouring of the wrath of God on all sinners once the called out Bride is removed. However, that is what the Bible teaches. I suggest that you learn what the Bible teaches instead of just believing what your flesh wants to hear.
By the way, the Ambassadors of the Kingdom culture are in the greatest abundance in the USA if you listen to Americans and I notice that most Americans cannot even have a Kingdom culture in their own churches or even in their own homes. So, in spite of all the talk about Christian restoration it cannot be found in scripture or in the once most Christianized country on earth. Such a place can only be found in the delusions of those claiming their own false presumptions.