Recently, Charlie Shamp, President and Co-founder of Destiny Encounters International, shared a prophetic vision with Charisma Media regarding the current turmoil in East Asia.
While many are drawn to the chaos in the United States and two wars in Ukraine and Israel respectively, China continues working as hard as ever to implement its control over the island nation of Taiwan. The communist nation has been aggressively probing Taiwan’s defenses, and has shown no signs of relenting.
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Shamp, having visited Taiwan recently, explained how the Lord had given him a dream regarding the small island, and several other points for how to prophetically steward words given by God and bring about revival.
Here are Shamp’s five points of power shown to him in the dream:
- Spiritual Preparation: Shamp discusses the significance of prayer, fasting and being deeply rooted in the Word of God. He stresses the necessity for Christians to not only be involved in their local churches but also to participate in their communities. Shamp states, “One of the keys in the coming days I believe strategically is prayer, of course fasting, and really being grounded in the Word of God.” He further emphasizes the importance of engaging in local governance and education: “We need to see now where people are taking initiative to not just vote but to get involved in government, to get into school boards, to get into their community.”
- Prophetic Vision for Taiwan: Shamp shares a prophetic vision regarding Taiwan, highlighting its spiritual alignment as being parallel with Israel. He believes that China’s aggressive actions will lead to international backlash and that Taiwan will eventually be recognized as an independent country by the UN. Shamp recounts, “I saw this connection between the Taiwanese and Israel and the Lord said ‘Because of the seeds that were sown from the Taiwanese in their standing with the nation of Israel, my hand of peace is going to cause prosperity and blessing to come upon the island of Taiwan.'” Shamp adds, “There’s going to come a situation where China will push too heavily against the island and it’s going to cause a backlash…the UN will begin to recognize Taiwan as an independent country.”
- Grassroots Movement: Shamp emphasizes the need for a grassroots movement where Christians step outside church walls to engage in their communities and share the gospel. He believes this will catalyze a new great awakening. Shamp notes, “We need to be the church outside of the church building, and if we can do that, we’re going to be prepared for this next Great Awakening that God has coming.” He calls for Christians to “begin to engage in society, seeing souls saved, beginning to win our neighbors to the Lord and really authentically preaching the gospel.”
- Intercessory Prayer: Shamp highlights the critical role of intercessory prayer in protecting and prospering Taiwan. He mentions specific areas to pray over, such as government stability, protection against cyber threats and safety of the people. Shamp explains his process: “I begin to cover the Taiwanese, I begin to cover their government, begin to cover the people, protect the people, that the Lord would keep them safe.” He stresses the importance of continuous prayer: “Whatever the Lord has spoken to me about a nation I hold those things very dear to me and begin to pray for them.”
- Prophetic Accountability: Shamp discusses the responsibility prophets have to steward God’s words carefully, treating them as precious and praying until they come to pass. He acknowledges skepticism toward the prophetic ministry but points to the importance of integrity and accountability. Shamp reflects, “When we look at the little things that God has given us prophetically to steward and we pray through those things, then God begins to trust us with greater things.” He also addresses criticism: “You can’t stop people from manipulating, misrepresenting or misquoting you, but you can count on the Spirit of the Lord’s protection upon you.”
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James Lasher is Staff Writer for Charisma Media.
Abby Trivett