In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, I’ve been wondering how New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) leaders and their churches have been responding.

It’s interesting that, despite their alleged miraculous powers, the movement’s apostles and prophets didn’t predict coronavirus and they haven’t been able to stop it. But after examining their responses to the virus, I’ve noticed that many boil down to this: They claim that “prophetic proclamation” — especially the proclamation of Psalm 91 — is the key to breaking the grip of coronavirus and launching a worldwide revival.  This type of prophetic proclamation is also called making a “decree” or a “declaration.” The theological idea behind it is that God’s children have the authority to create or alter reality through their spoken words, similar to the way God created in Genesis 1.

Let me show you what I mean. Below I highlight the responses of some influential