Years ago, the Lord gave Prophet Charlie Shamp, co-found and president of Destiny Encounters International, a specific word about America’s future.
Within this prophetic word, Shamp says he saw a justice scale hanging over the country. He says he saw three letter C’s surrounding the scale—one for capitalism, one for communism and one for the church.
“The Lord spoke to me and said that the nation of America is hanging in the balance between capitalism and communism, but that the church would tip the scale,” Shamp told Charisma News’ John Matarazzo in a recent interview.
The key to that prophecy—and others like it, Shamp says—is the church’s response to it.
“Whether we pray into that word or we going leave it, the church is still going to make the decision on which way because God has placed the church in the nation to bring justice,” Shamp says. “And when I released that word, people said, ‘Oh my goodness, no. There is no way that America will get bad enough to ever go into communism.’
“But I think that we can clearly see things that are beginning to play out in this nation. That may not be like the Soviet Union of Russia, but there are things that are taking place behind the scenes in the deep state of this country that would mirror things that we would have seen in the KGB; things are happening that are undermining [freedom], in trying to surveil the citizens of the nation, things that are happening that are clearly socialistic. There are things that are clearly issues that are attempting to bring the country into a communistic state.
“In the United States of America, we are seeing things that are marginalizing the voice of the righteous or bringing people into submission to what I would say is definitely the kingdom of darkness. We’ve been called to pray as the church and see the blood of Christ wash over this nation.”
So, how has the church responded to the aforementioned prophecy and other prophetic words concerning the nation? Have we fallen to our knees and prayed diligently to stop the tide of this evil form of government that will take all of the power away from the people?
Are we interceding for our nation, which appears to be tipping the scale away from capitalism and into communism?
Shamp says prayer is obviously huge in prompting God’s actions. But he also says that we must be patient and give God time to do the work of His will and eventually we will see prophecies come to pass, like a recent one Shamp released about God bringing America back to the place He intended it to be.
In an impatient society like ours, many times that becomes a difficult task.
“In prophecy, it may not pan out the way we think it should or in the timeframe we think it should happen,” Shamp says. “I think that sometimes we jump the gun on things and we say, ‘well, this didn’t come to pass.’
“A prophet is always vindicated through time. And ultimately, you can tell a true prophet because the things that they have said come to pass and they begin to unfold. As time continues to go on, we can look back and we can say, ‘wow, that really did take place, that happened.’ So, it’s really important to recognize that every prophecy fits together like a bigger puzzle.
“It’s almost like when you get prophetic words, God gives you a piece here. And then another piece begins to come over time, and then you begin to see the bigger picture. They all fit together. And so, God begins to show you exactly what He is going to do. Each piece starts to bring things into perspective.”
Shamp wants to remind every believer in Christ that “you and I have been brought to the kingdom for a time such as this.
“We are the remnant,” Shamp says. “We are those that have been called in the planet to see transformation, to see change. And I believe that while things look turbulent and destructive, God is going to bring the nation of America back again. … God has called this nation to a Third Great Awakening.”
If you receive that prophetic word from Shamp, remember to go to God’s Word to affirm it, to diligently intercede for the nation in prayer, be patient, step back and watch God do His wondrous works. {eoa}
Shawn A. Akers is the online editor at Charisma Media.
