What is the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)


 According to the link, the NAR was the force behind the much-published photograph of Trump in office surrounded by solum men and two women. They were laying hands on Trump. This group is classified in various ways by those who study versions of Christianity. It is about laying on of hands, speaking in togues and ridding the world of Satan and evil in preparation for Jesus' return. 

The group has no interest in Trump's past sins with women and lies. Instead, he is a tool to be used by NAR to achieve its objectives. A person with even more moral demerits would be fine with them, it's all about how such a politician can be used.

The NAR sees todays sin as an obvious sign Jesus will return soon. Their task, before Jesus returns, is to clean up the sin. NAR needs a strongman to do this. The more forceful and the more willing to break the laws of conventional wisdom to complete the cleanup the better. Who better to do that than a man who ignored the rules of decent behavior everywhere including his marriage vows. He is the sin go-getter sent by God to get the cleanup done.

This line of thinking is foreign to many Christians. Yet, in the Old Testament is King David who was the hero and Jesus was to be another version. King David is known for the tales of sin and wrongdoing. The NAR wants a sinful clone of King David. Both the NAR and the ancient Jews like this guy.

That the level of sin is a signal Jesus will return soon is a theme that has been repeated I suppose since about the 300's. There has been a cycle or maybe two of it since I began writing this blog. Gay marriage was just beginning to be a thing back when I started. Posters, even people I knew personally, wrote in the comments gay marriage was a sin so severe it was the signal Jesus would return soon. But here we are a decade later, no Jesus. Gosh, could it be the NAR is wrong just as the anti-gay marriage groups were wrong ten years ago?  I will make this prediction: Jesus will not be returning. He doesn't exist. 

  

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