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“Some words are not meant to be rushed — they are meant to be seasoned in the secret place”

As a chef, I learned something very early: if you want a good steak, you do not simply pull it out of the refrigerator, slap it on the grill, throw a little salt and pepper on it, and expect greatness. You may end up with something edible. You may even end up with something that has a little flavor. But if you want depth, tenderness, richness, and excellence, you season it properly and let it marinate.

Twelve hours is good. Twenty-four hours is even better.

Why? Because time allows the seasoning to penetrate beneath the surface.

And over the years, Holy Spirit has shown me that prophetic words often work the same way.

Not every word you receive from Heaven is meant to be instantly released. Some words are born for the moment, yes. There are times when the fire of God comes upon a messenger and the word must be released immediately. Jeremiah said the word of the Lord was like fire shut up in his bones, and he could not hold it in. But there are also words that are not meant to be thrown onto the public grill the moment they arrive. Some words must remain in the birthing chamber of prayer until the holy oils of the Throne Room have fully saturated them.

Habakkuk was told, “Write the vision, and make it plain,” but he was also told, “the vision is yet for an appointed time” (Habakkuk 2:2–3). That means not every true word is an immediate word. Some words are accurate in content but premature in timing. Some words are from Heaven, but they must first be seasoned in intercession, purified in surrender, tested in humility, and weighed before the Lord.

This is why the prophetic life must be governed by Holy Spirit, not by the hunger for a platform.

Jesus said, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me” (John 10:27). The mature prophetic vessel does not merely hear; the mature vessel follows. Following means we do not just ask, “Lord, what are You saying?” We also ask, “Lord, when do You want this spoken? Who is this for? Is this for public release, private intercession, personal obedience, or a decree in the secret place?”

Paul instructed the Church, “Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good” (1 Thessalonians 5:20–21). He also wrote, “Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said” (1 Corinthians 14:29). In other words, the New Testament prophetic culture was never meant to be reckless, sensational, or entertainment-driven. It was meant to be submitted, weighed, holy, and governed by the Spirit of God.

Much of what is called prophetic today has been shaped more by stage production than by the secret place. It has created a false hunger in many people to chase the next word, the next dramatic declaration, the next emotional high, the next public spectacle. But the Kingdom does not operate by spiritual entertainment. The Kingdom operates through obedience, consecration, discernment, timing, purity, and the fear of the Lord.

The early Church understood this tension. The Didache, one of the earliest Christian writings outside the New Testament, warned believers not to simply accept every person who claimed prophetic speech, but to discern the life and fruit of the messenger. Irenaeus, writing in the second century, defended the reality of prophetic gifts in the Church, yet also warned against false prophets who spoke from vanity, personal gain, or a spirit not from God. The ancient Church did not throw away the prophetic, but neither did they allow it to become lawless.

That is the balance we must recover.

The prophetic must be honored, but it must also be purified.

The gifts must be received, but the vessel must be consecrated.

The voice must be released, but only under the government of Holy Spirit.

Throughout Church history, those who walked deeply with God understood that the word of the Lord is not a toy for the gifted; it is a sacred trust for the surrendered. The desert fathers spoke often of silence, purity of heart, and the danger of spiritual pride. The mystics of the Church understood that deep revelation must be held in humility. Andrew Murray wrote powerfully about waiting on God, reminding the saints that spiritual life is not sustained by human striving but by God Himself working within the soul. Oswald Chambers would later call believers into absolute surrender, warning that the life of faith is not driven by self-importance but by yieldedness to the One who leads.

And this is exactly what Holy Spirit is restoring in this hour.

He is raising up a new breed of Watchmen.

Not performers.

Not spiritual celebrities.

Not prophetic entertainers.

Not men and women addicted to applause, platforms, followers, or public affirmation.

He is raising up Watchmen who know how to hear in the secret place before they speak in the public place. Watchmen who understand that some words are not sermons; they are assignments. Some words are not posts; they are intercessions. Some words are not for the crowd; they are for the altar. Some words are not meant to impress men; they are meant to move mountains in the unseen realm.

These are the spiritual mystics of the Kingdom—not in the sense of confusion, New Age mixture, or unbiblical imagination, but in the holy biblical sense of men and women drawn into the mysteries of God. Like Isaiah, who saw the Lord high and lifted up. Like Jeremiah, who carried the burden of the word of the Lord. Like Daniel, who received mysteries in the night. Like Ezekiel, who saw visions of God by the river. Like John on Patmos, who was caught up in the Spirit and shown what earthly eyes could never manufacture.

But there is a doorway into that realm, and Scripture tells us who may enter.

“Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart” (Psalm 24:3–4).

This is why everything must come under the Lordship of Holy Spirit: your life, your marriage, your finances, your ministry, your gifts, your ambition, your tongue, your timing, your motives, and your desire to be seen. Because the prophetic word is not truly safe in the mouth of an unsubmitted vessel.

A true Watchman does not only ask for more revelation.

A true Watchman asks for cleaner hands.

A true Watchman asks for a purer heart.

A true Watchman asks for the fear of the Lord.

A true Watchman is willing to let the word marinate in the secret place until Heaven says, “Now release it.”

Because when a word has been saturated in prayer, seasoned by obedience, tenderized by humility, purified by fire, and released under the authority of Holy Spirit, it does not merely carry information.

It carries weight.

It carries oil.

It carries fire.

It carries the fragrance of the Throne.

And in this hour, the Ecclesia does not need more raw words thrown onto the grill of public opinion.

We need seasoned voices.

We need surrendered messengers.

We need Watchmen who know the difference between hearing something from God and being authorized to release it.

The altar must be guarded.

The prophetic must be purified.

The secret place must be restored.

And the new breed of Watchmen must arise with clean hands, pure hearts, burning eyes, and tongues governed by the Lordship of Holy Spirit.

Stay tuned, the journey continues…..

A voice of fire to the Remnant,

— Dr. Russell Welch

Dr. Russell Welch is a published author, prophetic teacher, apostolic builder, author, and founder of faith-driven publishing and media initiatives. He is known for crafting bold, Kingdom-centered messages that call the Ecclesia into maturity, doctrinal clarity, and governmental authority. With a passion for equipping the Remnant and honoring generational legacy, Dr. Welch writes and teaches at the intersection of Scripture, history, and spiritual governance, challenging believers to live as sons and daughters who legislate Heaven on earth through truth, holiness, and unwavering fidelity to Christ.

Be sure to check out his book: Restoring God’s Prophetic Voice: Unleashing the Watchman’s Power in the Church’s Guide to Holy Living, available exclusively on Amazon … here

Amazon Author Page


Pip: Radical Disciples – A Remnant Revolution is not here to take the temperature of the room — it’s here to raise it considerably.

Mara: This episode covers ground from radicaldisciples across three connected territories: what it means to be a spiritual watchman in this hour, what the Church loses when it surrenders holy language, and what Azusa Street still has to say to a generation hungry for fire.

Pip: Let’s start with the watchmen — who they are, what they see, and why the wall they’re standing on is not the one you’d expect.

Watchmen And Spiritual Vigilance

Mara: The central question here is what distinguishes a New Covenant watchman from the ancient sentinels of Israel’s walls — and whether that distinction carries real weight or is just theological decoration.

Pip: The post draws the line sharply. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is the hinge: “God raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”

Mara: So the upshot is that the watchman’s vantage point has fundamentally shifted — from a stone wall scanning the horizon for armies to a seated position in Christ, discerning spiritual movements across families, regions, and nations.

Pip: And the post is careful to separate that authority from noise. There’s a distinction drawn between the alarmist, who reacts to darkness and spreads fear, and the watchman, who responds to Heaven and releases clarity. One magnifies the enemy; the other magnifies the Lord.

Mara: The companion piece, “The Watchmen Arise: Dismantling the Shadows to Restore the Flame,” develops this further — describing a company of what it calls Fire-Brand Watchmen Seers, forged in secret communion, tasked with exposing the rotten foundations of religious performance so the true house of God can be rebuilt.

Pip: Both posts agree: the watchtower is a place of isolation, and that’s precisely where the vital work happens. That same hidden formation feeds directly into what the next segment calls reclaiming holy language.

Mystics And Reclaiming Holy Fire

Mara: The tension driving this segment is whether the Church can recover words and practices the world has stolen and redefined — and what it costs to try.

Pip: The post names the strategy plainly. The enemy, it argues, has been running the same play since Eden — steal the language, rebrand it, then convince the Church the word is now unclean.

Mara: The post frames the recovery directly: “Heaven is reclaiming the word mystic, not as a strange, lawless, extra-biblical spirituality, but as the holy pursuit of the deep things of God.”

Pip: What this means in practice is that the biblical mystic is not someone chasing shadows or spiritual novelty — the post defines him as someone buried in Scripture until the Word becomes fire in his bones, pressing through doctrine until it becomes living encounter.

Mara: A.W. Tozer anchors the argument here. The post quotes him: “The world is perishing for lack of the knowledge of God and the Church is famishing for want of His Presence.” Programs without presence, sermons without trembling — the post reads that sentence as a current diagnosis, not a historical one.

Pip: Leonard Ravenhill gets a turn too: “No man is greater than his prayer life.” The mystic Remnant, the post argues, is being forged in secret — hidden obedience, fasting, repentance — before it ever stands before men.

Mara: The second piece in this segment, “The Remnant Ecclesia and the Fire of Reformation,” extends the argument from individual hunger to corporate structure. Reformation, it insists, is never carried by a celebrity platform — it’s carried by a consecrated people. The fire of Pentecost fell on the whole company, not one preacher.

Pip: Reformation as governmental alignment rather than emotional visitation — that’s the phrase that lands. Which is a useful frame for what happened at a particular address in Los Angeles in 1906.

Azusa And Pentecostal Revival

Mara: Azusa Street is the historical case study for everything the previous segments argue in theological terms — fire that fell outside respectable religion, through a vessel the systems of the day would not have chosen.

Pip: William Seymour: son of formerly enslaved parents, African American holiness preacher, and apparently the wrong résumé for the moment — except Heaven was not consulting the shortlist.

Mara: The post quotes Frank Bartleman’s testimony directly: “the color line was washed away in the blood.” In a segregated America, the integrated room at Azusa was not sentiment — the post calls it a prophetic rebuke against the powers of the age.

Pip: And Seymour himself understood the fire could be counterfeited. His warning was that tongues without love, humility, and holiness were not the fullness of Spirit-filled life. The post frames that as the thing the Remnant most needs to recover — not performance, not noise, but burning love formed in a holy people.

Mara: The post also carries a sober note: receiving fire is one thing, walking worthy of it is another. Division came from within Azusa even as the flame spread outward. The lesson the post draws is that the altar must be rebuilt before the fire falls again.


Pip: Watchmen seated in heavenly places, mystics reclaiming stolen language, a revival that broke racial walls in 1906 — the thread running through all of it is the same: fire belongs to the surrendered, not the platformed.

Mara: And the posts are clear that this is not nostalgia — it’s a present summons. The next episode will show us where that summons goes next. So stay hungry. Stay Alrert. Stay Burning.

Pip: This has been Pip and Mara and we will see you, our fellow Remnant Warriors next week. The Christ alone be the Glory!


In this hour, the Lord is sovereignly raising up a company of Fire-Brand Watchmen Seers to pierce the thick veil of spiritual slumber. These are not mere observers of the status quo, but those who have been forged in the crucible of secret communion to discern the shifting tides of the spirit. Just as the prophet Ezekiel was appointed as a watchman to the house of Israel, these sentinels are charged with sounding a clarion call that cannot be ignored (Ezekiel 3:17). Their eyes are fixed upon the horizon of heaven, catching glimpses of divine strategy that remain hidden from those entangled in worldly systems. They arise with a holy burden to see what is truly transpiring behind the polished veneer of modern religious performance.

We are witnessing a profound dismantling of the shadows of religion that have long obscured the radiance of the true Gospel. These Watchmen Seers possess a gift of discernment that acts like a refiner’s fire, exposing the “broken cisterns” that hold no water (Jeremiah 2:13). The deception that has infiltrated the mainstream Church often hides in plain sight, masquerading as progress while stripping away the power of the Cross. As the reformer Martin Luther once declared, the true treasure of the Church is the most holy Gospel of the glory and grace of God; anything less is merely a human construct. These seers are not here to tear down the building, but to expose the rotten foundations so that the true house of God may be rebuilt.

There is a movement occurring today that demands we cease viewing the Church as a mere collection of institutions or organizations. Martyn Lloyd-Jones famously noted that revival is a sovereign act of God that happens to the Church, shaking her from her lethargy and refocusing her gaze upon Christ. These Fire-Brand Watchmen are the heralds of this reality, calling the Body to abandon the comfort of religious façade. They are the ones who refuse to be silent about the compromises that have allowed the “mystery of lawlessness” to take root (2 Thessalonians 2:7). Their mandate is to sound the alarm, knowing that failing to warn the people carries a heavy, eternal weight of accountability.

This is a time for the spirit-led remnant to be stirred to a new fervor, leaving behind the dead orthodoxy that fails to realize the glorious possibilities of the Christian life. As Duncan Campbell once urged during the Lewis Awakening, revival begins when God’s own people are touched anew by the Holy Spirit. These seers are catalysts for that touch, refusing to settle for shallow emotionalism or man-made programs that lack the fire of His presence. They understand that true transformation requires a “whole church on its knees,” rather than a church distracted by the glittering distractions of this age. Their testimony is one of unwavering commitment to the truth, regardless of the personal cost.

The watchtower of this hour is a place of profound isolation, yet it is where the most vital battles are won. While the world and even parts of the Church are caught in a web of “strong delusion,” these seers remain anchored in the Word (2 Thessalonians 2:11). They are not swayed by the shifting opinions of men, but are tethered to the heartbeat of the Father. They are the ones who, like the ancient watchmen, stand in the gap to plead for divine intervention when the foundations of truth are under siege. It is in this place of constant, vigilant prayer that the secrets of the Lord are entrusted to them.

These Fire-Brand Watchmen are tasked with restoring the prophetic mandate to declare the “whole counsel of God,” refusing to shrink back in the face of opposition (Acts 20:27). They recognize that deception thrives in the absence of absolute truth, and they are committed to upholding the standard of righteousness in every sphere. By identifying the subtle influence of religious spirits, they provide the necessary guidance for the Body to navigate toward genuine spiritual maturity. They are the spiritual navigators of this season, helping others to distinguish between the artificial light of human wisdom and the true fire of the Holy Spirit.

There is an urgency to this hour that cannot be overstated, as the “last hour” approaches and the call to vigilance becomes more critical than ever. The apostle Peter urged believers to be “sober-minded and alert,” a mandate that these seers carry as a fundamental identity (1 Peter 5:8). They serve as the conscience of the Church, lovingly but firmly confronting the apathy that has allowed deception to flourish. Their voices are not intended to condemn, but to clear the path for a move of God that is pure, undefiled, and untainted by religious tradition. They labor so that the flock may be guarded from the wolves that come dressed in the clothing of sheep.

This company is defined by their intimacy with Christ, for they know that without such depth, the spirit of discernment remains dormant. They are not chasing signs and wonders, but are chasing the King who grants them the sight to see into the eternal realm. When the eyes of the heart are flooded with light, as Paul prayed in Ephesians 1:18, the reality of the spirit-world becomes clearer than the physical surroundings. This divine perspective is what enables them to minister with the precision required to pierce through the hardness of hearts. Their strength is found in the secret place, where they are repeatedly renewed for the assignment at hand.

The shadows of religion are fading as the light of these Watchmen Seers begins to spread across the landscape. They represent a shift away from the “professionalism” of ministry and back toward the raw, organic power of the early Church. This movement is characterized by a refusal to prioritize numbers and influence over the transformative truth of the Gospel. It is a return to the basics: the Word, the Spirit, and the unadulterated passion for the presence of the Living God. As they arise, they carry with them the promise of a refreshing that will revive the weary and restore the broken.

We must pay attention to the alarm that is currently sounding, for it is not the sound of conflict, but the sound of an approaching visitation. The Fire-Brand Watchmen are calling us to prepare the way of the Lord by sweeping away the remnants of religious deception. Their message is a catalyst for repentance, a turning away from the idols of success and status back toward the simplicity of devotion to Christ. They are inviting the Body to step out of the shadows and into the glorious light of a new day of reformation. The time for business-as-usual has passed; the time for a radical, truth-centered walk has arrived.

The Lord is calling every one of His children to a greater level of discernment in this hour, but He has uniquely equipped this company of Watchmen to lead the charge. They bear the marks of the cross—humility, sacrificial love, and an uncompromising stance against falsehood. Their lives are living testimonies to the fact that God is still speaking, still working, and still preparing a people for Himself. As we align ourselves with the truth they proclaim, we position ourselves to be part of the move of God that will change the face of the Church. The fire is falling, and it is burning away everything that cannot stand the heat of His glory.

Finally, let us embrace this season with courage and expectation, knowing that the God who began a good work will surely bring it to completion. The Fire-Brand Watchmen Seers are not merely a phenomenon of the present; they are the manifestation of a historic, enduring promise to always keep a remnant who will not bow to the gods of this age. Their call is our invitation to wake up, stand up, and align our hearts with the heartbeat of heaven. May we be found among those who hear the trumpet, heed the warning, and walk into the fullness of the reformation God is orchestrating in this hour.

Stay tuned, the journey continues…..

A voice of fire to the Remnant,

— Dr. Russell Welch

Dr. Russell Welch is a published author, prophetic teacher, apostolic builder, author, and founder of faith-driven publishing and media initiatives. He is known for crafting bold, Kingdom-centered messages that call the Ecclesia into maturity, doctrinal clarity, and governmental authority. With a passion for equipping the Remnant and honoring generational legacy, Dr. Welch writes and teaches at the intersection of Scripture, history, and spiritual governance, challenging believers to live as sons and daughters who legislate Heaven on earth through truth, holiness, and unwavering fidelity to Christ.

Be sure to check out his book: Restoring God’s Prophetic Voice: Unleashing the Watchman’s Power in the Church’s Guide to Holy Living, available exclusively on Amazon … here

Amazon Author Page


No longer watching from walls alone — now seated with Christ, filled with Holy Spirit, and sounding Heaven’s trumpet in the earth.

In ancient Israel, watchmen stood upon the walls of the city. Their assignment was not decorative. It was not poetic. It was not religious theater. They were stationed in elevated places so they could see what others could not see, discern movement on the horizon, and sound the alarm before danger reached the gates.

The watchman’s task was sobering. If he saw the sword coming and failed to blow the trumpet, the blood of the people could be required at his hand. Ezekiel 33 reveals the weight of this calling. The watchman was responsible to warn, to announce, to awaken, and to call the people into readiness. He did not create the danger. He discerned it. He did not manufacture the word. He received it. He did not stand for personal fame. He stood because the safety of the people depended upon obedience.

Yet there was a limitation in the old covenant pattern. The Spirit of the Lord would come upon prophets, judges, kings, and watchmen for divine assignment, divine utterance, and divine empowerment. They spoke when the word of the Lord came to them. They moved when the Spirit rested upon them. They cried aloud when Heaven placed fire in their bones.

But now, in Christ, something greater has been given.

The watchmen of our day are not merely waiting for the Spirit to come upon them from the outside. They are born of the Spirit. They are temples of Holy Spirit. The Spirit of the Living God, the Spirit of Truth, the Spirit of Resurrection, does not simply visit them for a moment of prophetic function. He dwells within them as the indwelling presence of God.

This is why the New Covenant watchman carries a different measure of authority. Not because he is greater in himself, but because Christ has finished what the prophets longed to see. The veil has been torn. The blood has been applied. The Son has been enthroned. The Spirit has been poured out. And the people of God have been raised together with Christ and seated with Him in heavenly places.

Paul writes in Ephesians 2:6 that God “raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.” This means the watchman of this hour is not merely standing on a natural wall looking outward. He is seated spiritually in Christ, discerning from the place of heavenly government, intercession, and Kingdom authority.

Ancient watchmen saw approaching armies.

New Covenant watchmen discern spiritual movements.

Ancient watchmen warned cities of natural invasion.

New Covenant watchmen warn families, regions, churches, and nations of demonic strategies, doctrinal compromise, cultural seduction, and spiritual slumber.

Ancient watchmen blew trumpets from stone walls.

New Covenant watchmen release the sound of Heaven from the place of union with Christ.

Ancient watchmen were stationed over Israel’s gates.

New Covenant watchmen are being raised over households, ministries, cities, regions, and nations.

This does not make them reckless. It makes them responsible. True watchmen do not speak from fear, suspicion, anger, or personal offense. They speak from intimacy, obedience, discernment, and holy burden. The watchman who is governed by Holy Spirit will not become an alarmist. He will become a trumpet. There is a difference.

An alarmist reacts to darkness.

A watchman responds to Heaven.

An alarmist spreads fear.

A watchman releases clarity.

An alarmist magnifies the enemy.

A watchman magnifies the Lord and exposes the enemy’s movement under the light of Christ.

This is why the hour requires mature watchmen. Not loud voices alone. Not social media prophets chasing reactions. Not men and women who confuse suspicion with discernment. We need those who have learned to wait before the Lord, hear His voice, test the spirits, search the Scriptures, and speak only what carries the witness of Holy Spirit.

The watchmen of our day must be rooted in the Word, filled with the Spirit, anchored in Christ, and clothed in humility. Authority without humility becomes dangerous. Discernment without love becomes accusation. Prophetic sight without biblical foundation becomes confusion. But when Holy Spirit raises a watchman, He forms both the eye and the heart. He teaches them what to see, when to speak, how to warn, and how to intercede.

The ancient watchman saw the sword and sounded the alarm.

The New Covenant watchman sees the strategy of darkness and takes his place in prayer, proclamation, repentance, decree, and apostolic alignment.

He does not merely say, “Danger is coming.”

He also says, “The King is reigning.”

He does not merely cry, “Wake up.”

He also declares, “Arise, shine, for your light has come.”

He does not merely expose the works of darkness.

He proclaims the victory of the cross, the authority of Christ, and the government of Heaven being released through a surrendered Ecclesia.

This is the hour of the watchman.

Holy Spirit is raising up men and women who can see beyond headlines, beyond political noise, beyond religious confusion, and beyond the emotional storms of the age. They are not governed by panic. They are governed by the Throne. They are not driven by fear. They are moved by the Spirit. They are not building their own platform. They are guarding the gates of their generation.

The Lord is restoring the watchman anointing to the Ecclesia. He is awakening intercessors, prophets, pastors, fathers, mothers, teachers, and spiritual warriors who understand that this is not a time to sleep at the gate. The enemy is strategic, but Heaven is not silent. Darkness is moving, but the Spirit of Truth is speaking. Nations are shaking, but the Kingdom cannot be shaken.

So let the watchmen arise.

Let them stand upon the walls with clean hands and burning hearts.

Let them speak from the Word, not opinion.

Let them discern by the Spirit, not suspicion.

Let them warn without fear, intercede without ceasing, and declare without compromise.

For the watchmen of our day are not merely standing upon ancient walls.

They are seated with Christ.

They are filled with Holy Spirit.

They carry the sound of the Kingdom.

And when they open their mouths under the authority of Heaven, the trumpet of the Lord will be heard again in the earth.

Stay tuned, the journey continues…..

A voice of fire to the Remnant,

— Dr. Russell Welch

Dr. Russell Welch is a published author, prophetic teacher, apostolic builder, author, and founder of faith-driven publishing and media initiatives. He is known for crafting bold, Kingdom-centered messages that call the Ecclesia into maturity, doctrinal clarity, and governmental authority. With a passion for equipping the Remnant and honoring generational legacy, Dr. Welch writes and teaches at the intersection of Scripture, history, and spiritual governance, challenging believers to live as sons and daughters who legislate Heaven on earth through truth, holiness, and unwavering fidelity to Christ.

Be sure to check out his book: The Consecrated Firebrand: A Warrior’s Guide to Holy Living, available exclusively on Amazon … here

Amazon Author Page