ISSUE 409
Prophetic Brief
Insight and Analysis for the 21st Century
New Video Series
We are living in an unmatched time
in the earth; a time when crisis is
erupting through natural disasters,
political destabilization, and
economic meltdown.   c u r re n t l y 1 2 % a n d i s
Politicians and religious leaders are
all weighing in on these events, but
they don’t seem to have the
answers to a world in intense
distress, and are rightly wondering:
What in the World
is Going On?
In this series of Prophetic Briefs,
Scott Webster addresses questions
that are on people’s minds, and
brings prophetic perspective to the
events happening in the earth
today, so that we can stand
effectively in a day when so many
things are falling apart.
View the full six episodes in the
series “What in the World is Going
On” at scottwebsterministries.org.
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Anatomy of a Nation in Decline - Part 2
Reference Point: Crisis is Global 1
A quick sweep of the headlines indicates that crisis is not unique to America
– things are happening in every corner of the world. Political instability has
rippled across North Africa and the Middle East, toppling regimes and in the
process pushing up the price of oil – an increase each of us feels at the gas
pump. The earthquake and tsunami in Japan, along with the nuclear
meltdown of the Fukushima reactor, has had drastic impact on global auto
production, which is down 1/3 since March 11. Floods in Australia wiped
out grain production, and food prices are up 30% over the past year.
Crisis is happening everywhere and it is affecting people in every corner of
the earth. In fact I received an interesting response to the first article in this
series from my friend Joseph Njoroge, who leads Life Reformation Church
(LRC) in Nairobi. Joseph writes:
“I am reading this article and it is as if Scott is accurately describing the
current situation in Kenya. We have been experiencing fuel shortages that
saw some long queues in some stations as many of the stations had nothing
to sell. The inflation rate is
estimated to go up to 18%
according to the economic
re v i e w re l e a s e d t o d a y.
Pressure is mounting on the
government to intervene on
the rapidly increasing cost of
living but our economy
heavily depends on
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goods. In Uganda, we have !
witnessed over the last one
month on the high cost of living. It is a matter of time before we get a burst
that may express itself in the fall of governments and collapse of economies
in this region.”
Quite amazing when a prophetic brief specifically prepared and targeted for
one nation can apply in such detail to another, very different nation.
America is the largest economy in the world while Kenya, which is an
important hub in East Africa, ranks 82nd; yet they are facing similar
conditions. There are core systems which make up human life – economic,
political and social realms – and God is dealing with them all across the
nations. We are living in a time when Babylon is devolving and falling
apart.
In addition to the marked similarities between our forecast for the U.S. and
conditions in Kenya, we can see the global nature of crisis by looking at
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Jeremiah 1:17-18
Get yourself ready!
Stand up and say to
them whatever I
command you. Do
not be terrified by
them or I will terrify
you before them.
This day I have made
you a fortified city, a
bronze wall and an
iron pillar.

recent events. Earthquakes have struck both poor nations – Haiti, and rich Maśśā’ is a masculine noun
ones – Japan. The crises themselves have been diverse – there have been meaning a burden or load; by
natural disasters, man-made catastrophes, travel and supply disruptions and extension, a burden in the
events which affect all sectors of society, including energy, technology, the
economy and transportation. form of a prophetic utterance
or oracle. It is derived from
Therefore, since we know that crisis is global, why are we focusing on the verb nāśā, meaning to lift,
America in this series of prophetic briefs? There are three compelling
reasons, the first one is below and the next two will be in successive to bear, to carry. Ancient
briefs.” prophets used the word
“burden” to identify how they
1. I have a prophetic burden and calling to the U.S. mapped out the authentic
I have traveled to many nations (though I’ve never kept a count) and I have
been used by the Lord to impact people on the various continents. Yet I word of the Lord from the
have known since my very early days of walking with the Lord that I was midst of other concerns,
called to speak not only to the nations but also to America specifically. It motivations and perceptions.
was an awareness that God put in my spirit in the beginning and I like
describing it as a burden because that is a Biblical concept as it relates to This could be called the
the prophetic. Evaporative Process since the
true burden of the Lord does
Maśśā’ is a masculine noun meaning a burden or load; by extension, a
burden in the form of a prophetic utterance or oracle. It is derived from the not lift or evaporate.
verb nāśā, meaning to lift, to bear, to carry. Ancient prophets used the
word “burden” to identify how they mapped out the authentic word of the The word of the Lord carried
Lord from the midst of other concerns, motivations and perceptions. This
could be called the Evaporative Process since the true burden of the Lord weight inside of the prophets
does not lift or evaporate. The word of the Lord carried weight inside of – it had density - and the
the prophets – it had density - and the weight would not dissipate until weight would not dissipate
“proclaimed”. Jeremiah said that if he failed to discharge, it was like
having fire shut up in his bones – it was a burden! until “proclaimed”. Jeremiah
said that if he failed to
Some Prophetic Words discharge it was like having
My burden and sense of calling to America has intensified over time as I fire shut up in his bones – it
have grown and matured. In addition, it has been spoken to me through
various prophetic words. More than twenty years ago one prophet said to was a burden!
me “I see you involved in the governmental affairs of the nation, in politics
and government, it doesn’t mean you won’t be in ministry, you will be a

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prophet, but I also see a national involvement…Congressmen will call you

for advice.” Another prophetic word declared God was going to “give you A Developed PROPHETIC
a governmental authority like never before, and you’re going to be PERSPECTIVE
speaking to many in government in other nations, but also in this nation,
I’ve placed a mantle of government and politics on you and you’re going to A fresh look
see things through new eyes… I’ve placed this mantle on you and released at Prophetic
you as a sent one to speak my word, deliverance is the children’s bread and Operations
will be in your mouth and when you speak it will be with authority…Get from a
Ready!” Kingdom
Viewpoint.
(A quick word about the phraseology used in these prophecies. Speaking to
political leaders may be fulfilled literally, and in fact I have spoken here Now
and there to various governmental and business leaders. I don’t think it is Available>
correct to count how many politicians one has spoken to like an old west
gunfighter who notched his gun with each shootout – man is much more
impressed with human authority than God is. But what is really being indicated is that the core systems of the
nation will be spoken to: leadership, economics, political, etc. The reason these systems exist is for the sake of the
people – so when I hear this prophetic word my heart recognizes that God wants to influence and redeem the
people in the nation. That is underscored by the words “deliverance is the children’s bread”; can you hear God’s
heart for the people in that statement?)

A much more potent phrase in the prophecy is “I’ve placed this mantle on you” – repeated twice – since it
indicates that the burden must come from the Lord. Being called to speak to people/nations does not find its origin
within our human strength, personal desires or deep convictions – everything must originate in God. We are
accepting the will of another, not embracing our own will; acceptance of the calling involves a radical
transformation process. In one of the words I was told “Get Ready!”, a concept that is always clearly implied but
in this case spoken overtly.

God told Jeremiah the same thing: "Get yourself ready!” (Jer 1:17). The implication is that there is a level of
personal responsibility and commitment to a personal process of growth and development. Jeremiah started out as
one who was immature, afraid and unable to speak, but God reproved him and told him he had to move away
from his childish stature – do not say I am only a child! That process totally transformed Jeremiah and it was a
process of development that God assessed and validated when He said “This day I have made you a fortified city,
an iron pillar and a bronze wall” (Jer 1:18). New architecture was built within this prophet, he became internally
more robust and spiritually complex, able to carry load in the spirit realm.

Get Ready!
I can say from experience that “Get Ready” has involved a multi-faceted process in my life, including:

a) Undergoing a continual process of personal migration, growth and development that produces the correct
level of maturity required to discharge the burden. I don’t mean here simply maturing in a prophetic gift. What is
required is an entire life of maturity and development. There must be correct identity, strong and committed

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family covenants, healthy relationships built on trust, dealing with personal deficiencies like the fear of man,
pride, etc. All of these things imply that we have to become more Christ like and have dealt with mistrust and
betrayal and moved away from isolation and towards community.

b) Ensuring relational strength through correct placement in the body of Christ so the declaration is not a
singular ministry activity, but a proclamation that comes forth from a context of strong and sustained building.
The prophetic utterance was never intended to be a “stand alone” ministry event – it must be the point of a spear
that has behind it spiritual mass and the weight of correct building that validates the spoken words. A prophetic
order that is primarily focused on speaking and blessing but without a strong and authentic apostolic building
dimension is what Jude described as clouds without rain (Jude 11) and Peter said were like wells without water…
they mouth vain, boastful words (2 Pet 2:17).

c) Moving away from nationalistic paradigms that would taint the word or put on it a wrong angle of sight. You
cannot prophesy to a nation from a political or parochial platform – that would make you an employee of the State
Department, not a prophet of God. Objectivity is seeing things as they actually are, the way God sees them, and to
gain that impartiality we have to move towards God and away from the subjective definitions learned in our
culture and nation. Far too many cannot hear what God intends for America today because they begin in the
wrong place – they impose their subjective definitions that God wants to restore the nation or do only good things.
Jeremiah said that Judah faced severe economic judgment: I will take away their harvest, declares the LORD.
There will be no grapes on the vine. There will be no figs on the tree, and their leaves will wither. What I have
given them will be taken from them (Jeremiah 8:13). But other voices were more loyal to their nation’s interests
and unable to discern the severity of the situation; they dress the wound of my people as though it were not
serious. 'Peace, peace,' they say, when there is no peace (Jeremiah 8:11). Time and events proved Jeremiah true
and the others false.

d) Waiting for the right timing and release from the Lord to proclaim what has been known for some time.
Knowledge of something is not permission to declare it; the two things are separate transactions before the Lord.
The Lord revealed some things I’m writing here years ago, but it is only now that I have permission from Him to
declare it. The issue here is not just my readiness, but also the culmination of events that have brought people’s
minds to a place of greater willingness to hear, as well as the maturity of the building strategies we are engaged in
which “back up” the utterance. There also has to be clarity and wisdom about how to discharge the burden – the
principle that Solomon used in collecting and writing the Proverbs is true for us today: “The Teacher searched to
find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true” (Eccl 12:10).

e) Letting the burden gain density and mass through prayer and
enlargement of internal capacity, etc. I like the description of Jeremiah as
a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall because it describes the
building of his inner man and the enlargement of his capacity. We must
have internal weight, gravitas and spiritual mass – the idea of a burden
means we have to be spiritually robust so we can carry load. Internal
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Reference Points
In order to correctly understand this prophetic analysis we must first deal with the context of our
knowledge about key principles and platforms. I am calling these Reference Points, and to benefit
from this prophetic word they must be understood, accepted and referred back to while reading.

A series of crises has been released upon the earth and all nations will be
1. Crisis is Global      impacted. There are three key reasons we are focusing on the U.S.
specifically

He is superintending the events of the earth, and will use both “light” and
2. God is Sovereign “darkness” events to accomplish His purposes

3. We are Living in The dealings of God in the earth (and the U.S.) are part of end time
movements and realities. No man knows the day or the hour, but we are
the End Times               intended to understand times and seasons

Therefore behind the natural decline that we can see there is a spiritual
4. Behind Nations is a source. It manifests as political, economic and social but the source of it is
Spiritual Reality       unseen. What is pushing the earth is not natural and it cannot be perceived
by earth’s intelligence

5. God’s Heart is God’s judgments are redemptive, and the heart of Anatomy of a Nation in
Decline is not anger or an anti-American stance, it is a redemptive
Redemptive                bringing of awareness and correctness

6. This is a Call to This is not a call to repentance so that God will change the course of a
nation, it is a call for us to be spiritually aware so that we can prepare and
Awareness move into heightened levels of partnership with God’s end time purposes

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