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I shared a photo of Donald Trump being prayed over by faith leaders at a Turning Point Action event in Georgia. Ché Ahn, a prominent figure in the New Apostolic Reformation, believes Christians should control cultural spheres and has called for Christians to "rule and reign" through Trump. I attended a massive rally organized by Ahn and others, where fervent prayers for Trump's victory were offered. The event concluded with Ahn making a violent decree, comparing Trump to Jehu and Kamala Harris to Jezebel. My book explores the dangerous ties between extremist Christian networks and Trump, warning of a potential shift toward autocracy.

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

In case everyone missed this: This photo is Donald Trump being prayed over by faith leaders at a Turning Point Action event in Georgia on 10/23. The two most prominently featured faith leaders (next to Ben Carson) are Ché Ahn & Jenny Donnelly. Remember them? *It's important* 1/

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

Ché Ahn is one of the most respected apostles in the New Apostolic Reformation, a Christian supremacist network of charismatic leaders. Ahn rejects the separation of church and state, because he believes Christians should control the "Seven Mountains" of culture. 2/

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

He believes that Christians should "rule and reign [over the U.S.] through President Trump & under the lordship of Jesus Christ." That's a direct quote from his speech stirring up the Capitol Rioters on 1/5/21 in Washington DC. 3/ https://ugetube.com/watch/pastor-che-ahn-in-freedom-plaza-at-a-prayer-rally-for-president-trump_llj2aCCMvRPAUn7.html

Pastor Ché Ahn in Freedom Plaza at a Prayer Rally for President Trump At a prayer rally for President Trump, part of the Maga Rally in Washington DC on January 5th, 2021. Subscribe for the latest videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKBSe9eCBOKAlf5tp2RcUDg?sub_confirmation=1 Stay ugetube.com

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

Ché Ahn is also the apostle over a massive international network of thousands of churches & ministries all around the globe. Within that network (HIM), Jenny Donnelly (also pictured), is a recently ordained apostle who just staged a mass rally in DC. 4/ https://www.harvestim.org/who-we-are

Who We Are harvestim.org

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

On 10/12/24, Donnelly, Ahn, & NAR prophet Lou Engle organized a worship, prayer, fasting, & spiritual warfare festival on the National Mall. I was there. There were 10s of 1000s (maybe up to 100K) in attendance, fervently praying for Trump's victory. 5/

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

I was at the New Apostolic Reformation's "Million Women March" event on the National Mall today. I gave comments to several reporters there but thought I'd offer a more extended set of reflections on this very alarming Christian nationalist episode. 1/ https://amillionwomen.org/

A Million Women – An Esther Call on the Mall amillionwomen.org

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

That 10-hour event ended w/ a violent decree by Ché Ahn, comparing Trump to the biblical character Jehu & Kamala Harris to Queen Jezebel. He invoked the image of the brutal execution of Jezebel & desecration of her body as a prophecy for this election. 6/ https://t.co/LnIAfmxTNd

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

The most disturbing part of the day happened very late, after the altar-smashing & after most reporters had filed their stories, so I don't expect to see much news coverage of it. Ché Ahn got up to make an apostolic decree. You can see it here: https://youtu.be/FmTtIUcO4Bk?t=36491 15/

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

My book is about how these extremist networks of charismatic Christian leaders have developed a symbiotic relationship with Donald Trump since he entered the political scene in 2015. This toxic mix gave us the spirituality of Jan 6th & quasi-messianic veneration of Trump. 7/ https://t.co/BnWnRDoG49

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

The New Apostolic Reformation & other extremist Christians are closer than ever to Trump, acting as campaign surrogates, & making up the lion's share of his "evangelical advisers." If elected, Trump sees these people as his most ardent base. He will give them what they want. 8/

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

I don't use these terms lightly: I do not believe that the United States has ever been closer to tipping over into outright autocracy -- with attendant varieties of kleptocracy, theocracy, & oligarchy as the interests that surround Trump like pilot fish claim their shares. 9/

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Ché Ahn, an influential figure in the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), has been highlighted for his coded language and dangerous beliefs. He is the pastor of Harvest Rock Church and a respected apostle in the NAR. Ahn has connections to far-right Christian leaders and actively works to change the political environment. He also promotes the blending of Messianic Judaism and apostolic-prophetic Christianity. Ahn's passion project is the conversion of Jews to Messianic Christianity, and he wants to see all of Israel converted to following Jesus. Whether he should be considered an ally of the Jewish community is up for debate. Journalists interested in writing a profile on Ahn can find more information and connections to researchers.

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

This is New Apostolic Reformation apostle Ché Ahn, praying yesterday at Sean Feucht's "United for Israel" march at USC. Some Jewish folks might be tempted to think he's advocating for them. He's not. His language is coded, so let me do some context & translating... 1/

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Che Ahn with a word

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Gathering in unity, we pray for blessings on those who stand with Israel and believe in Yeshua. May this gathering bring unity and a harvest of souls to God's kingdom. We pray for the salvation of all Israel and the fulfillment of the gentiles. Amen.

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Speaker 0: Hermon to the mountains of Zion. That's where god commands the blessing, life forevermore. Just by the fact that you have chosen to stand with Israel and be one with our believers in Yeshua, but also our people who are part of Israel as a nation. I really believe that that's our gospel command the blessing on your life, and I wanna bring that blessing over you for just being here as a prophetic So father, how good and how blessed it is when we do gather together in unity. And lord, this is the prayer that you pray that we would be one, that the world might believe that you sent your son. And Lord, you've broken down the dividing wall, and you made us one new man in Yeshua. And we pray that this gather will be catalytic and bring a great harvest of Muslim sin to your kingdom, but also the fullness of gentiles will be fulfilled, that all of Israel will be saved. We pray this in Yeshua Hamashiach's name. Amen.

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

ICYMI, I did a whole episode on Ché Ahn in my Charismatic Revival Fury series (https://icjs.org/charismatic-revival-fury/). Also, I have a whole ch. on him in my forthcoming book (https://icjs.org/the-violent-take-it-by-force/). I've interviewed him before & followed him for some years. He's compelling & dangerous. 2/

Charismatic Revival Fury: Christian Extremism Podcast - ICJS Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation An Audio-Documentary Series on the Christian Leaders and Ideas that Fueled the Capitol Riot "Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation" is a podcast series on the history of the New Apostolic Reformation with ICJS Protestant scholar Matthew D. Taylor. The series, which is part of the Straight icjs.org

The Violent Take it by Force - ICJS The Violent Take It By Force: Book by Matthew D. Taylor Available September 2024 The Violent Take it by Force The Christian movement that is threatening our democracy By Matthew D. Taylor, Ph.D., Protestant scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies Over the last decade, the Religious Right has evolved. Some of icjs.org

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

As an aside, where is the mainstream media profile piece on Ché Ahn? I tried to get an LA Times reporter interested in doing a profile of Ahn a couple years back, to no avail. He is, objectively, one of the most important religious leaders in CA & maybe the entire US. 3/

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

Ché Ahn is pastor of Harvest Rock Church (Pasadena) & apostle over Harvest Int'l Ministry (HIM), a network of more then 25,000 churches & nonprofits in more than 65 countries. He's one of the most respected apostles in the NAR & also in the broader apostolic/prophetic movt. 4/

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

Ahn keeps a lower profile than his NAR friends Lance Wallnau, Johnny Enlow, Dutch Sheets, or Sean Feucht, but he's the charismatic godfather of California (& maybe the entire West Coast at this point). If you track far-right Xty these days, Ahn is lurking in the background. 5/

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

Ché Ahn is an ardent Seven Mountains (a.k.a., Christian hegemony) proponent & an enemy of the separation of church & state. In Ahn's view, God has mandated Christians to take authority & power over every society to govern in Jesus' name. He's a Christian supremacist. 6/

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

Ahn, who is Korean American, was a standard bearer for the churches fighting back against COVID restrictions, & he took his legal fight w/ Gavin Newsom to the US Supreme Court & won. This made him a champion & hero in far-right Christian circles. 7/ https://www2.cbn.com/news/us/newsom-forced-back-down-indoor-church-services-singing-ban-remains-and-so-do-protests

Newsom Forced to Back Down on Indoor Church Services, but Singing Ban Remains, and So Do the Protests California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office has issued revised guidelines for indoor church services after the Supreme Court lifted the state's ban on indoor worship during the COVID-19 pandemic, but left in place restrictions on singing and chanting. www2.cbn.com

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

Ahn was also a mentee of C. Peter Wagner, founder of the New Apostolic Reformation networks. Upon his retirement, Wagner handed off leadership of Wagner Leadership Institute to Ahn, & Ahn has now rebranded it as Wagner University where he serves as international chancellor. 8/

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

A central role Ahn plays today is backing & credentialing far-right Christian leaders (politicians & church leaders) to try to change the env't of Amer politics. Derrick Peterson, an HIM apostle, recently tried to get on the Portland school board. 9/ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/democrats-back-accused-christian-nationalist-derrick-peterson-1234726750/

Why Are So Many Democrats Backing an Accused Christian Nationalist? Derrick Peterson claims he’s running for school board in Oregon “to represent diversity." His Christian nationalist ties suggest otherwise. rollingstone.com

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

Derrick Gates, another HIM apostle, ran for congress in CA in 2022. https://www.makecaliforniagoldagain.com/people/derrick-gates/ Gates, who has a hardscrabble criminal background, now claims to be a born-again reformer whom God told (while Gates was at the Capitol during the riot on J6!) to be a politician. 10/

Derrick Gates An American Comeback Story Endorsed by: California Republican Assembly, California College Republicans, South Bay CRA, LEXIT, Patriot For Freedom, Che Ahn Harvest Rock International, Rob McCoy God Speak Calvary Chapel, Timothy Alden The Movement Int, Dr Manual Johnson, Yoshi the Patriot, Dr Joseph Nassralla Derrick Gates is hated by some but loved by most. Derrick… makecaliforniagoldagain.com

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

Yet another HIM apostle is Jenny Donnelly, who's radicalizing Christian moms around narratives of leftist groomers & QAnon-adjacent claims. Donnelly is using the HIM network & resources to try to put 1 million women on the National Mall on Oct 12. 11/ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/jenny-donnelly-rallying-christian-nationalist-women-1234917988/

The Multilevel Marketer Rallying Women to Put America in Christian 'Bondage' Jenny Donnelly, who got rich off multilevel marketing, is rallying Christian nationalist women across the United States. rollingstone.com

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

I swear: dig into far-right Xn activists & charismatic leaders on the West Coast, &, dollars to donuts, you'll find some Ché Ahn connection. Ahn has perfected being influential among Christian nationalist insiders, while looking like a mild-mannered pastor to outsiders. 12/

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

Lately, Ahn has been focused on radicalizing his fellow pastors. Here he is speaking at a Black Robe Regiment gathering in NC last week, claiming his apostolic decree ended the governorship of CA gov Gray Davis. (h/t @RightWingWatch for the clip) 13/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeEQMCbw6Jg&t=6590s

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

Ahn has also been a central figure in the blending of Messianic Judaism & apostolic-prophetic Christianity. Like many NAR leaders, Ahn fixates on the biblical book of Ephesians. In Eph 2 there's an image of Jew & Gentile coming together in Christ as "one new man." 14/

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

The NAR leaders claim this eschatological "one new man prophecy" (it's not a prophecy!) is fulfilled in the merger b/w Messianic Judaism (Jewish Christians) & NAR-style charismatic Gentile Christians. This is a big part of why NAR folks often adopt Messianic practices. 15/

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

NAR leaders blow shofars, wear tallit, sometimes follow Hebrew calendars, have "Davidic dance" performances in their churches, & appropriate other parts of Jewish identity & practice, because they believe they are "one new man" with (Messianic) Jews. 16/

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

In 2015, Ché Ahn joined fellow NAR apostle & major Messianic leader Dan Juster to sign a "One New Man" document in Nazareth, to aid in fulfilling this prophecy. Juster's Tikkun International is the big NAR apostolic network for Messianics in Israel. 17/ https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/standing-with-israel/a-new-beginning-for-the-one-new-man/

A New Beginning For The One New Man - Charisma News October 28, 2014 was no ordinary day for the Kingdom of God. It was upon this day in Nazareth in Israel that both Jewish and Gentile leadership in the church charismanews.com

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

So, when Ahn prays to Yeshua HaMashiach ("Jesus the Messiah," in Hebrew) & prays about "one new man" at the pro-Israel march at USC yesterday, this isn't coming out of nowhere. For years, the conversion of Jews to Messianic Christianity has been his passion project. 18/

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

Moreover, when he prays/prophesies that "all of Israel will be saved," he's not talking about Israel being saved from Hamas' aggression. Ahn wants to see all of Israel converted to following Jesus, & he is a key leader in trying to make that happen right now. 19/

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

Some Christian Zionists ("premillennialists") don't aim at converting Jews now, b/c they believe Jesus will do that when he returns. That's not Ché Ahn's theology. He fervently wants all Jews to convert now in a grand revival to hasten building God's kingdom on earth. 20/

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

So I'll leave it to my Jewish friends to determine whether Ahn should be considered an "ally" of the Jewish community. He's pro-Israel, yes. But few Gentile American Christians have done more to aid & bolster Messianic Jewish efforts to convert Jews than Ché Ahn. 21/

@TaylorMatthewD - Matthew D. Taylor

And, mainstream journalists, if any of you decide you want to write that Ché Ahn profile at long last, I've got gobs more than I could fit in this thread, plus I can connect you with many other researchers who have even more receipts on Ahn's far-right ties. 22/