Nate Johnston

PROPHETIC WORD 09/22/24 - A NEW EAGLE COMPANY IS BEING BIRTHED

Nate Johnston

PROPHETIC WORD 09/22/24 - A NEW EAGLE COMPANY IS BEING BIRTHED

PROPHETIC WORD 09/22/24 - A NEW EAGLE COMPANY IS BEING BIRTHED

Last week I had a startling vision: I saw an eagle lying on the ground looking as though it was wreathing in pain, with its feathers pulled out and its beak bashed in. It was wriggling and moving as if shedding its skin like a cicada. Suddenly, out of its back, a baby eagle—a small egret—emerged and began to cry.


I believe this vision is a prophetic picture of what God is doing in the prophetic company in the earth right now. Out of the old and broken, something new and pure is being birthed.


THE SHEDDING


This vision reflects the season many prophets have been walking through. The eagle, beaten and broken, represents the prophetic voices that have faced intense challenges, criticism, and discouragement. 


The shedding of feathers symbolizes the process of stripping away—God removing anything in their lives and ministries that no longer aligns with His heart. Many of you have felt this deeply. You’ve experienced loss, rejection, and a painful shedding of an old operating system, way of seeing, and thinking. 


The bashed in beak represents the warfare on your voice over the years that has left you feeling silenced, lacking confidence, and maybe even confused about what your message is anymore. 


Earlier in the year I shared a word called “Are You in a Molting Season? where God revealed to me that prophets were going through a process of deep renewal, similar to an eagle losing its old feathers to grow new ones. 


This recent vision takes this further, revealing that this shedding isn’t just about renewal, but the birthing of something completely new. Yes, a new prophetic company is being birthed from what was thought to be dead and gone!


UNDERGROUND PROPHETS


During the 2020 and 2021 culture and church wars, many prophetic voices went silent and underground. 


Like Kim Clement once prophesied “Jezebel has chased away the prophets and even Elijah!” It was an assault on the prophetic company in a time where we needed a powerful and sharp prophetic company to boldly speak into the times and defy the taunts of Jezebel. 


And while many did and stayed true, it was a Gideon’s army test to the prophetic house and it blew down like the three little pigs house of straw beginning the process of the dying of an old, ineffective, and compromised prophetic governance and culture, and made way for the birthing of the new. 


It was a season of great shaking, and for many prophets, it felt like their voice was stripped away, but I believe it was a needed test for the prophets and the church. 


But like the eagle in the vision, what appeared to be a time of defeat was, in fact leading us into a divine process of repentance, refinement, and rebirth.


THE BATTERED EAGLE


To me, the old eagle is also representative of the compromise that raised the old prophetic house and plucked out feathers one at a time until she began to lose her strength, ability to fly, glory and splendor, and purity. 


The bashed in beak represents the toleration of Jezebel that stole the voice from the prophets and sent them running. 


But we are indeed in a changing of the guard season, or the eagle pack I should say. 


Now, He is birthing a new eagle company, a generation of prophets who will rise up and speak with boldness in the midst of chaos and change with a fresh and pure voice. 


NOW THE EGRET EMERGES FROM DEATH


The baby eagle, the egret, emerging from the old, battered eagle is a powerful declaration of the new prophetic voices God is raising up. 


This new company of prophets is not an extension of the old ways but the sign that the old is now over and the new must step into this guard change. 


They are an undefiled breed coming out of the death and burial of their greatest wildernesses and now being resurrected to fullness of life in a new epoch. Like the egret, they are emerging from the ground, the grave, filled with a ferocity to carry God’s voice into the earth.


The death of the wilderness caused them to shed old patterns, mindsets, and affiliations, and now we are seeing what God is birthing - a prophetic movement that is not bound by religious systems or cultural trends, but is deeply anchored in the heart of God and the truth of His Word.


I DON’T KNOW WHO I AM ANYMORE


But in this time of transition and change there are three categories of people, each going through a painful process. 


1.) The eagles who are refusing to change and move with the Holy Spirit into what He is doing.


2.) The eagles who were part of the old order who are breaking out of the mold to pursue the presence and are surrendering to the transition although it’s the unpopular path and a quite painful internal rewiring. 


3.) The emerging eagles who were rejected from the old system and have been set aside for this moment of emerging. 


Regardless of where you are at you will agree that you are in a season of rapid change.


Many prophetic people have felt very lost and like their purpose has died. At the same time they have felt like something huge and significant is approaching...it’s the tension of the birthing! 


The wriggling and shedding of the eagle in the vision reflects the inner turmoil many have felt—the stripping away of self-reliance, pride, and past methods of operating. 


This journey has not been easy. It has involved intense personal trials, a sense of being misunderstood, and even moments of questioning your calling.


And maybe like many others you have said “I just font know who I am anymore!”


But don’t think this is just for the prophets. So many apostles and pastors and leaders around the world have been stripped to beyond bare bones in 2024...


Yet, out of this painful process, God is birthing something not just new, but HOLY. And not just fresh, but carrying a clarity of revelation and authority we have lost. 


Yes, just as the baby eagle emerged from the old, you are stepping into a fresh identity and anointing that is going to break yokes by the hundreds and thousands. 


In the season of death God has been multiplying you for more and amplifying what you carry. 


You have been pruned and refined to carry the new mantle that God is placing on you and soon you will see that this was the setup to the breakthroughs you will see in the years to come and the ground you will take for the kingdom. 


NEW ERA SOARERS


God is raising up a bold, fearless prophetic company for this new era. These prophets will not shrink back or apologize for speaking truth. 


Like the egret in the vision, they may start small, but their influence and impact will grow as they step into their God-given authority. They will speak into the chaos and confusion of our times with a fresh, clear word from heaven. 


This new company of prophets will:

- cut through the noise of culture and speak words of direction and hope.

- be bold in the face of opposition and they will not be swayed by public opinion or fear of man.

- release a new sound, carrying the weight and authority of heaven. Their voices will bring both repentance and revival.

- will bring strategies and solutions for the church and culture, revealing God’s plans for the future.


CAN YOU HEAR THE CALL?


And just as I saw the egret open its mouth and let out a cry, the eagles are already emerging and making their voices known.


They have had to fight for years through the back of the old bird, but now are releasing their sound without apology. Can you hear them?


Now watch as they upset the status quo and begin to flap their wings as they grow into them. 


But I am not just talking to any eagles, I am talking to you mighty one. 


The ones right now wrestling and trying to find themselves again in a new day. 


You who have been both the eagle on the ground—battered, broken, and stripped, as well as newborn eagle who doesn’t know who they are and how to fly yet. 


Let me say this, God is not finished with you. 


You thought it was over but it was the birthing of a new day. 


After a season of feeling lost and voiceless, it’s time to emerge. 


He has been preparing you for this new season of influence and impact. 


What felt like death was actually the preparation for rebirth. 


The new prophetic company is rising, and you are it. 


God is calling you to rise from the place of defeat, to embrace the new prophetic mantle He has placed upon you. 


It’s time to soar with fresh vision, carry boldness for battle, and release a prophetic sound that shifts atmospheres and brings revival.


So recognize this moment for what it is. The birthing is here, and it’s now time to rise, to speak, and to soar.




SOW A SEED

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By Nate Johnston • July 11, 2025
Inbetween what you were doing and what you are stepping into. Inbetween alignments you had and the tribe coming. Inbetween the last seasons revelation that sustained and carried you and the fresh oil coming from the crushing and warfare. Inbetween language and a message you knew fluently and a new sound in your belly you don’t yet recognise. Inbetween an old mantle that had to go and the mantle you don’t understand or know how to fully trust yet. Inbetween breaking and the incoming breakthrough.. Inbetween feeling exhausted and spiritually crashed, and the fresh fire and awakening stirring inside you. Inbetween the battlefield of your last season and the new day dawning. Inbetween the old wineskin and the fresh outpouring. Inbetween the funeral song and the full recovery. Inbetween the robbery and the recompense. And this is where the ground under your feet feels shaky. Because it’s the garden of gethsemane and instead of praying and prophesying you just want to sleep through it. You want to be anaesthetised instead of enduring the unknown. But I’m writing to you today to say.. ENGAGE! Wake up mighty church. For you aren’t lost. You are the way makers. The soldiers of the breach! And this is a moment where PRAYER and prophecy will unlock the way. Lift your voice mighty ones!

FOR THOSE BURNING THE PLOW & PUTTING ON A NEW MANTLE

By Nate Johnston • July 11, 2025
At first, stepping into a mantle feels unfamiliar and daunting. It’s like the moment that Elijah threw the mantle around Elisha. It was a moment of decision. It was a moment of knowing something needed to be let go. Something had to be forfeited that felt comfortable, that felt… normal. That felt effortless. And I believe that many right now are in this uncomfortable and awkward place where you’re holding on. This awkward and uncomfortable place where there’s something new on your shoulders, and it’s forcing you to a decision because you can’t hold both. You have this mantle, this activity, this assignment, this calling. You’ve been walking in that. You know how to do it well. You know how it operates. You know what it does. Yet there’s this strange sense you’re meant to burn it to the ground and move into something new that feels unfamiliar, that feels unusual, that even feels not like you. It feels like death to everything you’ve ever known about yourself and what you’re called to do. And it feels like a moment where you’re in this awkward place of deep surrender, heart circumcision, and having to yield and surrender all your plans and expectations to God. It’s a moment where the Lord is saying to you, “There’s something greater I have for you. I know it doesn’t make sense right now. I know this is not what you expected that I would put in your lap. Yet, this is what carries my glory. And today the Lord is saying, Will you choose me? Will you choose my glory? Will you choose to step into a greater mantle that’s going to lead you and your family forward for the days to come? Will you surrender your idea of your calling and your destiny? Will you lay down your dreams even to pick up mine? And as you do, I will cause you to flourish and thrive. I’ll cause you to expand to the left and to the right, where you’ve been living in survival, where you’ve been playing it safe, comfortable. This is your breakout. Place mantle upon your shoulders and watch me move mightily upon your life. It’s time to shift out of the dysfunction that’s been sitting there as you’ve been in autopilot, going through the motions. It’s time to step into that fresh mantle that comes with fresh authority, fresh power, and breakthrough. It’s going to break you out of the prison you don’t even know that you’ve been living in. And for those of you who are asking my advice on how to practically begin to step into this mantle, I would say to begin your day on your face before the Lord, just surrendering everything that’s in your hands and in your heart. If it feels painful, it might be that your identity has been wrapped up in your last season’s activity or in the pain and woundedness of things that happened or didn’t happen in your past season. This is also an opportunity just to lay it at the feet of Jesus. I believe the story of Elisha is so applicable for us now. We want a goodbye ceremony just like Elisha did wanting to say goodbye to his mother and father. We want to spend a season in grief, waving off the past season’s accomplishments and failures. It’s a season that is so seductively trying to keep us bound, when the Lord is actually saying right now, “Will you just shut the door?” Will you just shut the door, and will you step into what you don’t understand as a worship? It’s one of those moments where you just have to close your eyes and say, “Okay, Lord.” I know so many who are going through this right now. I’m going through this right now. I know pastors who are shifting into an apostolic grace. Prophets who are beginning to build things and do things that they never had on their radar. It’s a season where you don’t feel qualified for the thing that God’s calling you into. And you don’t feel anointed. But the ironic thing is you are anointed for it. You just don’t know how to operate in it yet. So my advice to you is: get before the Lord. It’s a threshing floor moment. Bring it before Him. Let Him take the old, and let Him begin to help you step into the new.

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By Nate Johnston • July 11, 2025
Inbetween what you were doing and what you are stepping into. Inbetween alignments you had and the tribe coming. Inbetween the last seasons revelation that sustained and carried you and the fresh oil coming from the crushing and warfare. Inbetween language and a message you knew fluently and a new sound in your belly you don’t yet recognise. Inbetween an old mantle that had to go and the mantle you don’t understand or know how to fully trust yet. Inbetween breaking and the incoming breakthrough.. Inbetween feeling exhausted and spiritually crashed, and the fresh fire and awakening stirring inside you. Inbetween the battlefield of your last season and the new day dawning. Inbetween the old wineskin and the fresh outpouring. Inbetween the funeral song and the full recovery. Inbetween the robbery and the recompense. And this is where the ground under your feet feels shaky. Because it’s the garden of gethsemane and instead of praying and prophesying you just want to sleep through it. You want to be anaesthetised instead of enduring the unknown. But I’m writing to you today to say.. ENGAGE! Wake up mighty church. For you aren’t lost. You are the way makers. The soldiers of the breach! And this is a moment where PRAYER and prophecy will unlock the way. Lift your voice mighty ones!

FOR THOSE BURNING THE PLOW & PUTTING ON A NEW MANTLE

By Nate Johnston • July 11, 2025
At first, stepping into a mantle feels unfamiliar and daunting. It’s like the moment that Elijah threw the mantle around Elisha. It was a moment of decision. It was a moment of knowing something needed to be let go. Something had to be forfeited that felt comfortable, that felt… normal. That felt effortless. And I believe that many right now are in this uncomfortable and awkward place where you’re holding on. This awkward and uncomfortable place where there’s something new on your shoulders, and it’s forcing you to a decision because you can’t hold both. You have this mantle, this activity, this assignment, this calling. You’ve been walking in that. You know how to do it well. You know how it operates. You know what it does. Yet there’s this strange sense you’re meant to burn it to the ground and move into something new that feels unfamiliar, that feels unusual, that even feels not like you. It feels like death to everything you’ve ever known about yourself and what you’re called to do. And it feels like a moment where you’re in this awkward place of deep surrender, heart circumcision, and having to yield and surrender all your plans and expectations to God. It’s a moment where the Lord is saying to you, “There’s something greater I have for you. I know it doesn’t make sense right now. I know this is not what you expected that I would put in your lap. Yet, this is what carries my glory. And today the Lord is saying, Will you choose me? Will you choose my glory? Will you choose to step into a greater mantle that’s going to lead you and your family forward for the days to come? Will you surrender your idea of your calling and your destiny? Will you lay down your dreams even to pick up mine? And as you do, I will cause you to flourish and thrive. I’ll cause you to expand to the left and to the right, where you’ve been living in survival, where you’ve been playing it safe, comfortable. This is your breakout. Place mantle upon your shoulders and watch me move mightily upon your life. It’s time to shift out of the dysfunction that’s been sitting there as you’ve been in autopilot, going through the motions. It’s time to step into that fresh mantle that comes with fresh authority, fresh power, and breakthrough. It’s going to break you out of the prison you don’t even know that you’ve been living in. And for those of you who are asking my advice on how to practically begin to step into this mantle, I would say to begin your day on your face before the Lord, just surrendering everything that’s in your hands and in your heart. If it feels painful, it might be that your identity has been wrapped up in your last season’s activity or in the pain and woundedness of things that happened or didn’t happen in your past season. This is also an opportunity just to lay it at the feet of Jesus. I believe the story of Elisha is so applicable for us now. We want a goodbye ceremony just like Elisha did wanting to say goodbye to his mother and father. We want to spend a season in grief, waving off the past season’s accomplishments and failures. It’s a season that is so seductively trying to keep us bound, when the Lord is actually saying right now, “Will you just shut the door?” Will you just shut the door, and will you step into what you don’t understand as a worship? It’s one of those moments where you just have to close your eyes and say, “Okay, Lord.” I know so many who are going through this right now. I’m going through this right now. I know pastors who are shifting into an apostolic grace. Prophets who are beginning to build things and do things that they never had on their radar. It’s a season where you don’t feel qualified for the thing that God’s calling you into. And you don’t feel anointed. But the ironic thing is you are anointed for it. You just don’t know how to operate in it yet. So my advice to you is: get before the Lord. It’s a threshing floor moment. Bring it before Him. Let Him take the old, and let Him begin to help you step into the new.

THREE ASSIGNMENTS TRYING TO DRAIN YOU RIGHT NOW

By Nate Johnston • July 9, 2025
There are three key assignments at work trying to drain your strength in this season. Recognize them and resist them. The first is a shift in anointing and assignment. We’ve entered a new season where the grace, oil, and unction on your life have moved. What worked before no longer carries the same power, and trying to operate in past mantles or rushing into things prematurely will leave you feeling frustrated, depleted, and under unnecessary warfare. When God’s anointing isn’t on something, it drains you instead of refreshing you. Constant frustration, irritation, and exhaustion are signs that you’re out of alignment. Instead of rushing into action, take time to sit with God and discern what He’s doing now. There is a new mantle, a new message, and a new assignment resting on you. Pour your energy into discovering it in His presence. When you wait on His clarity, you’ll stop operating in trial and error and begin to walk with precision. This is not the time for hurried decisions. The enemy is manufacturing false urgency to pressure you into creating something from the flesh, not the Spirit. But God is never in a rush. If peace isn’t present, neither is His hand. Don’t move until there is clarity. Don’t be seduced into birthing an Ishmael. Wait on the Lord. The second assignment is the attack of familiar voices. As you step into something new, the enemy often uses familiar people and old soul ties to try to gain access. These voices may come under the guise of concern or reconnection, but in reality, they are distractions. They pull at your time, energy, and focus, trying to insert themselves into what God is building in your life. This is the same spirit that came after Nehemiah through Sanballat. Sanballat didn’t want to reconnect; he wanted to tear down what was being built. Nehemiah responded with, “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down.” That must be your posture. The enemy is sending familiar spirits to break your focus and bait you into battles that aren’t yours. Not every voice from the past deserves a response. If you entertain the wrong conversations, you’ll lose momentum in your assignment. Guard your access points. Recognize the manipulation in disguise and don’t mistake surveillance for support. The third assignment is overload. The enemy wants to drain you by keeping you busy, overcommitted, and scattered. This includes saying yes to things outside your grace, getting caught in unnecessary drama, and pursuing good ideas instead of God’s instruction. We live in a world of nonstop information, social media, texts, videos, podcasts, and endless voices. Even spiritual content can become noise when consumed without discernment. This overexposure leads to confusion, decision fatigue, and spiritual numbness. If you don’t slow down and guard yourself, you’ll move out of intimacy with God. The enemy sends wild goose chases, gossip, and spiritual distractions to keep you exhausted and off-track. Guard your mental space right now. Protect your mind and what you feed on. Ask yourself, “What am I consuming that’s clouding my discernment?” If you’re feeling constantly tired, irritated, or foggy, it’s time to unplug and get still. The enemy knows that if he can slowly rob your peace, you’ll make a mistake. So, how do you avoid being drained by these assignments? Stay grounded in the secret place. Make time with God a daily priority. Wait for clarity before you move, and don’t let pressure push you. Discern God’s voice above the noise and set boundaries without apology. Protect your energy from old soul ties and manipulative conversations. Unplug. Stay focused on your assignment and don’t abandon your post for unnecessary battles. Learn to rest without guilt. Test every connection and make sure it brings peace, not confusion. If something pulls you away from clarity, it’s not from Him. And know you’re not crazy. Your job is to pause, discern, protect your oil, and stay aligned. He will take care of the rest.

GOD IS RECLAIMING & RESTARTING YOUR PROPHETIC TIMELINE!

By Nate Johnston • July 7, 2025
Ok, this is a word for those who have been dealing with years of narcissistic robbery.. One of the most pervasive demonic assignments I’ve ever witnessed in my own life and in the lives of many believers is the Jezebelic assignment. It’s been normalized across the body of Christ and in the world, often labeled as narcissism or seen only as a psychological disorder, rather than a spiritually rooted one. Because of this, people don’t know how to discern it, confront it, or evict it. It has become more than a spiritual stronghold. It’s become a culture. A way of living, responding, and relating that is deeply destructive. I grew up in this environment, and I would say 90% of the body of Christ has, too. Culture enforces it. Our world, in many ways, is systemically narcissistic. It has caused deep bondage and emotional wounds, even manifesting as mental and physical illness over time. Last week, as I was sharing prophetic words, going live, and praying over people, we saw many healings break out, especially last Thursday night on our Vision Live. I’m still in awe of what God did. But as I was praying and asking the Lord how He wanted me to address the Jezebelic element, I had a dream. In the dream, I saw a garden that looked completely dead. Roses that had once bloomed were now black, shriveled, and decayed. The whole garden was poisoned. In the middle of it was a deep pit, and out of that pit grew a short, ugly tree. Its roots spread underneath the entire garden. It reminded me of The Secret Garden, a movie I loved as a child. I knew immediately that the dream was from the Lord. He was showing me how the Jezebelic spirit has poisoned the gardens of many believers. It’s been at the center of our spiritual lives, hidden beneath the surface. We’ve tried to tend the garden around it, but we’ve never dealt with the root. Last week, I spoke about catching the foxes from Song of Songs. We manage our pain around this spirit, but now God is saying: Enough is enough. I’m pulling it out. As I continued to pray, the Lord brought me to the story of Naboth’s vineyard in 1 Kings 21. In this passage, Jezebel conspired to steal Naboth’s inheritance so she could give it to Ahab. But Naboth refused to sell. His name in Hebrew means “fruits” or “produce” and is closely tied to the idea of prophetic fruitfulness, legacy, and inheritance. In one translation, it represents “prophecies and words” Naboth’s vineyard is symbolic of the prophetic call, the anointing, the promises, and the inheritance God has placed on your life. But the Jezebel spirit is a thief. It will lie, manipulate, gaslight, and even kill to rob you of that vineyard. Just like in my dream, it seeks to plant toxic roots in the very soil that was meant to bear fruit. It poisons what was meant to be pure. This is exactly what has happened to so many believers. You’ve been fighting invisible warfare against something that’s been spiritual all along. And every time you try to confront it, in churches, in relationships, in ministries, you get gaslit. You’re made to feel like the problem, when in fact, the spirit that’s been tolerated is the real issue. But the Lord is saying now: I am taking the root out. I am exposing it, and I am evicting it. That’s why it’s uncomfortable. That’s why everything feels like it’s coming to the surface. That’s why your mind has been under siege. Because a false foundation is being torn out, so a holy one can be laid. Then I heard the Lord say something that hit me deeply, and I believe it will hit your spirit too: “As I uproot this spirit from your life, you will not only be healed in your mind. You will be made whole in your body, your finances, your marriage, your family, and your destiny. I’m not just healing you, I’m reordering your life from beginning to end. I am restarting your prophetic timeline.” Let me say that again: God is restarting your prophetic timeline. Imagine that dead garden in your life, the one you thought was beyond recovery. Now imagine the root being pulled out, light returning, and life beginning to flourish again. That garden represents your prophetic call, your purpose, your destiny, and the words spoken over you. The things that felt delayed, blocked, or stuck will begin to move. Where there’s been no favor, favor will flow. Where doors were shut, doors will now open. You will reclaim your vineyard. God says, “I am reclaiming you. This is a Jubilee moment in your life. I am demanding repayment of the robbery of the Jezebel spirit. Everything stolen must be returned. Your inheritance, your health, your time, your voice, your clarity, your legacy, it’s all being reclaimed. I am giving you back the vineyard that was stolen.” Now let me pray: In the mighty name of Jesus, I command every Jezebelic assignment, every generational stronghold that has taken root in your life, to be uprooted now. Be broken from your heart, your calling, your destiny, and your mind. Be uprooted in Jesus’ name. I decree Jubilee over you. The Jezebel spirit is being overthrown. The vineyard is being reclaimed. Your prophetic garden is coming alive again. The delay is over. Cycles are breaking, and the play button has been hit. Your prophetic timeline starts again today. And finally, I release this charge to you. This moment will require courage. It will require boundaries. You will be called to confront some relationships, environments, and mentalities that have tolerated the spirit God is removing. It’s time to say, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord, “ and walk in it. No more compromise. No more confusion. No more being stuck and your destiny on hold. Your vineyard is yours again in Jesus' name!