NAR film, 'The Trump Prophecy,' hits theaters this week
This week, on Tuesday and Thursday, The Trump Prophecy was screened in more than 1,000 theaters throughout the United States. Produced by ReelWorks Studios, in partnership with Liberty University, the film tells the "true story" of a former firefighter from central Florida, named Mark Taylor. Taylor claims God spoke to him in 2011 and told him that Donald Trump was going to be elected president, prior to Trump's surprise 2016 victory. See the trailer here.The media reported that the target audience for this film is evangelical Christians. But what many have missed is the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) connection.The movie is based on a book authored by Taylor, titled The Trump Prophecies: The Astonishing True Story of the Man Who Saw Tomorrow ... And What He Says is Coming Next. Taylor claims God told him other things about America's future, including revelation that Trump will be reelected, that Roe v Wade will be overturned, and that next month's mid-term election will see Republicans strengthen their control of Congress.In claiming to have prophesied Trump's presidency, Taylor joins the ranks of NAR "prophets" and "apostles" who also claim God told them about a divinely ordained role for Trump. One of those most outspoken NAR leaders is Lance Wallnau, who appears in the film. Wallnau claims God told him, before the election, that Trump was anointed by God to lead and restore America. Wallnau has referred to Trump as “God’s chaos candidate” who will navigate America through chaotic times. Also, the film, and Taylor's prophecies, have received publicity primarily from NAR-promoting media outlets, such as Charisma Magazine and Sid Roth's television program, It's Supernatural!.Interestingly, some students in Liberty University's film program created an online petition to cancel the film project, stating:
This movie could reflect very poorly on all Liberty students and Liberty University as a whole. Mark Taylor claims to have received prophecies directly from God that do not align with the Bible's message. ... We should be very wary of modern-day prophets. ... Production for this project will begin in a few weeks. Please sign this petition to show your support for changing the film idea!
Though the project was not canceled, more than 2,300 people had signed the petition at the time I wrote this post.--------Holly Pivec is the co-author of A New Apostolic Reformation?: A Biblical Response to a Worldwide Movement and God's Super-Apostles: Encountering the Worldwide Prophets and Apostles Movement. She has a master's degree in Christian apologetics from Biola University.