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Family- I am so sorry this took
so long. I abhor not keeping promises- but so many things happened since I made
the decision to obey and share what I heard back in 2000 while camped out on
the Galilee by myself for 11 days. I should have realized there would be
warfare to find this once saved document…computer had crashed- so it is gone
and I was agonizing about what portions to rewrite and share. I want to preface everything I write to tell
you I am NOTHING apart from our King and am no one special. I also MUST warn
you- to take everything I share to the LORD for yourself. You must determine
what portions, if any- you are to glean and believe. No one else can hear for
us- we are the sheep of His pasture- and He expects you and I to seek Him with
all our heart, or…only wish we had.
I can say that I have had a
tremendous amount of pain and warfare (Often
self-inflicted for not walking in wisdom and/or love)…so I had to grow spiritually
or perish long ago. I am retired registered investment adviser, stock broker,
trainer of stock brokers and Chartered Financial Consultant---which is counted
as to what it really is: DUNG compared to knowing Him and the mercy and
goodness of His Gospel. Well that DUNG is what I saw it as- and at age 53 (10 years ago) I chose to walk away
because I saw so many being hurt with investment decisions I had helped make
and the wickedness of the system. From my perspective, I saw way too often how
the broker-dealers would offer what was left after they had locked up the
goodies or the best part of the investments for themselves… so after agonizing
prayer- I just refused to have anymore to do with that.
My prayer for you is one you are
familiar with- for a spirit of wisdom and understanding from Ephesians 1- (I
pray also that we are wise as a serpent but gentle as a dove!)
16 I don't cease to give thanks
for you, making mention of you in my prayers, 17 that the Elohim of our Master
Yahshua the Messiah, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom
and revelation in the knowledge of him; 18 having the eyes of your hearts
enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of His calling for you,
and what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the holy ones, 19
and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe,
according to that working of the strength of His might 20 which He worked in
Messiah, when He raised Him from the dead, and made Him to sit at His right
hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule, and authority, and power,
and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in
that which is to come. 22 He put all things in subjection under His feet, and
gave Him to be head over all things for the assembly, 23 which is His body, the
fullness of Him who fills all in all.
Wisdom and understanding is so
critical for us as believers this day. I believe we are at the end of this age
and the real bride must now make herself ready. There will be far too many (50%?) of believers falling short as the
parable of the ten virgins alludes to—without oil or power of the Holy Spirit.
We need Him directing us in Shalom (His
peace as He is the Prince of Peace) - not by fearing the storms and fiery
trials that are coming! As Proverbs states—wisdom is the principle thing-
therefore get wisdom and with all your getting get understanding.
I have found that often when I
have an encounter, a vision, a dream, or visitation from the heavenly realm- I
often have not gone nearly deep enough to understand what I was shown or been
told- sometimes He makes it plain but sometimes He wants us to seek Him with
all our being and discover hidden treasure. Sometimes it is a warning and He
expects us to intercede to stop the thing He is showing; and sometimes there
are warnings to understand and/or obey the Scriptures. Far too often I have
prematurely shared only my experience which was tainted by my foundation and
understanding at the time. Although I use many translations for study, for me
understanding has come from praying in the Spirit until I had peace as the
understanding was downloaded. Anyone CAN pray in the Spirit, certainly not
everyone will. It is true He is no respecter of persons as Peter said, when the
Spirit was also given the gentiles at Cornelius’ home; for they heard them
speaking in tongues as they had received. It is a matter of choices and
submission- as we decrease (By our own
choice) He increases in us- the hope of glory! Praying in the Spirit is
offering mysteries to Yahweh- indeed no man understands- this is for building
up your most holy belief/faith as Jude 20 speaks; especially since we do not
always even know what to pray for as we ought.
I have taught for many years what
Yahshua told me about this. At first, I only had a few (Unknown tongue) prayer syllables and was bombarded with the
enemy’s thoughts that I was just making them up, and that is the last thing I
wanted to do- so I stopped. Yahshua immediately instructed me to get a book. “What
I questioned?” He spoke again. “Get a book!” I picked up a book…He spoke again,
“Start reading to yourself and pray in the spirit at the same time.” I was
surprised and set free from the lies of the enemy concerning this supernatural
weapon we have ALL been offered. Not only could I pray in unknown tongues but I
could also understand what I was reading silently at the same time. This proved
to me that my mind was not involved in the praying in the Spirit- my spirit
was! I was yielding, in submission to the Holy Spirit and allowing Him to pray
for the things I had no idea were even needed. Not the same as the GIFTS of the
Spirit where there is tongues for the benefit of others- and there MUST be
interpretation. Those gifts only operate as the Spirit wills. This act
of yielding my tongue by an act of my will is where all the gifts of the
Spirit and other miracles and hearing Yahshua often started for me. If you
notice in Acts 1 the word states- after you receive this…then …only THEN will
you be my witnesses. He went on to show me that the tongue was set on fire by
hell and no man could tame it. Only Yahweh could tame it by His Spirit---and
that only if we willingly yielded and trusted Him with our tongues. Likened to reins
on a horse and a rudder on a ship, our tongues would point the direction of our
lives. His word to me was, “If a man will not yield his tongue to me, he has
not submitted at all.” Many are fearful that by asking Yahshua to baptize them in
His Spirit that they might receive a demon, but Yahshua emphatically teaches us
otherwise. First He explains about the demonic realm we have authority over;
(Luke 10:19) NKJV 19 "Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents
and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by
any means hurt you. (Note that He assigns
and defines the terms snakes and scorpions to the demonic realm). Next He
teaches us about expecting to receive His Spirit in greater measure (than when you were born again) by
asking and expecting to receive a good gift. Let’s look at Luke 11: 10-13:
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a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone?
Or
if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish?
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if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
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“If
you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much
more will your heavenly Father
give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
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I was President of our city’s
Full Gospel Businessmen back then in the early 1990’s; a ministry that promotes
the testimonies of men and their salvation and growth in the Lord. I am only
sharing because I want you to have a foundation for understanding what I share.
We had awesome meetings weekly and quarterly banquets and guest
speakers/ministers. One of my stock brokers/financial planners rode with me as
we did seminars for many independent banks- and their wealthy clients. I was
able to lead him to the Lord—but then trouble started—his wife said she had had
about all this “Jesus stuff” she could handle. Something I understood because
my wife had been very angry about my becoming a Jesus “fanatic” if you will. Back
then both of us had come from being Whiskeypalians- (jokingly Episcopalians who happened to be only social Christians)
So I heard from the Lord to go pray for 8 hours and ask if he would join me- so
we could pray for our wives. I had a friend who was a Pastor and he allowed us
to use his sanctuary all day and worship and praise our King as we stood in the
gap for our wives’ salvation for 8 hours.
That was July 1993. That night
when he got home- his wife got saved. Mine asked for a divorce. I cannot go
into all the detail because it would make this too long—but I said – no!
Exactly what the Lord told me to say. She was taken back and walked away. About
1 month later we were returning from doing a bank seminar in another city (My broker and me) I looked up and saw
the heavens open- I was astonished- it looked like a hand was ripping open the
sky and something evil was pouring down. I screamed and pointed- shouting-
“Look Dre- something evil is happening!” but my friend saw nothing. That night
when arriving home my wife of 21 years asked for a divorce again and screamed
at me; your NO won’t work this time! I left the bedroom with tears streaming
down my cheeks. The Lord had promised her salvation. How could this happen? I
raised my hands to heaven crying, and reminded Yahshua (Jesus) – “You promised! You promised!” To my surprise the Lord
came through my ceiling from the east at a 45% angle—I thought I was
hallucinating. I had a 25’ tall great room and I quickly looked to my right and
my 25’ stone fireplace was still there- glancing quickly to my left I saw my
staircase was still there. I suppose He was allowing me to understand this was
really happening. I looked back to see and feel the absolute undiluted love
emanating from His smile as He spoke gently –now about 2 foot above me- “you’ve
done well son”. This is the moment that I understood that He wants us to put
His promises in remembrance- speaking His word- that we reason together- though
our sins are as scarlet- we are made white as snow. His promises are YES and
AMEN! Amen- which means so be it in Hebrew- is our agreement with His written
word of promise! He wants us to stand and remind Him of His promise to us!
Faith believes and acts like we already have attained the promise with full
expectation.
He took me to hell where I
watched as she was released; saying the gates of hell will NOT prevail against
my praying people- THEY WILL NOT! He said it loud and sternly. I said but Lord
she’s not dead yet and I don’t see anyone getting saved against their will! He
replied, “She does not have a free will son, no one wills to go to hell- they
are blinded by the god of this world.” I had been taught that everyone had a
free will. I replied again- Lord – she’s not dead yet and she doesn’t want to
be saved. He spoke steady and comforting while pure LOVE emanated from His
being. I wanted to stay with Him forever! “Son- she doesn’t have a free
will—some have been taken captive to do his will.” I did not know He was quoting Scripture until
I later looked it up. It seems that sin allows satan (I refuse to capitalize his name) to blind us and eventually
enslave us completely- even the sins of the fathers are visited on the children
to the third and fourth generation. That does not mean people are judged for the
sins of others—just that the children, grandchildren etc. are open to the same
attacks as satan has legal right to tempt with those particular sins in the
family line.
I assumed this visitation meant
we would NOT get a divorce. So when the divorce went through on Sept 7, 1994 I
was horrified. I was living in my office building in the boardroom because I
would not do something so final as renting a home. I often prayed in the spirit
at 8 hours a day and as much as 18 hours because I did not even know what to
pray anymore. I was devastated. The day I got the news of the divorce I got
angry and threw my Bible across my Boardroom and yelled at God. I had also just
read the Scripture where many will come to Him in that day and say… we’ve done
wonderful works in your name and He will say- DEPART FROM ME YOU WORKERS OF
LAWLESSNESS! I imagined myself in that
predicament as we had often cast out devils- and saw many of them. I laid hands
on many (hundreds I suspect) to
receive the Baptism of His spirit whereby they would receive a prayer language
from Heaven. I had seen many wonderful works in His name. In His name—that
bothered me- because these were not Muslims or Hindu, etc. --these He was
telling to depart were using His name and doing wonderful works and He was
confirming His word with signs and wonders! Just like I thought we were. These
were not typical lawbreakers- such as murderers, drug pushers, and typical
evildoers. They might have done these things; but I could not see that was whom
He was talking to when He said depart from me you workers of lawlessness. I
could easily picture myself doing these good works in His name and screaming at
Him- No Lord—No Lord- I belong with you… as He commanded me to depart.
So my divorce was final and this
Scripture made me see the glaring problem – I had no idea what laws these were
breaking but they seemed important to Him. I hurled my Bible in anger across my
Boardroom and yelled, “Lord I don’t even know what laws these guys are
breaking- they seem like pretty strong Christians to me! I would just as soon
serve satan as think I was serving you all my life and end up hearing you tell
me to depart. I give you permission- NO- I beg you – change everything in me
you don’t like that will not be allowed in your presence- then- if you ask me
to leave when I stand in front of you- I am not going anywhere!” I can only tell you- if you don’t mean what
you say- don’t give the Lord permission to change everything NOW that will be
burned off as wood, hay and stubble when we stand in front of Him. It is just
possible that are areas where we have missed it completely- not understanding
the culture and times the Bible was written from a Hebraic (Not Greek) culture; otherwise He would not be sending the spirit
of Elijah again BEFORE the great and terrible Day of the Lord. That spirit is
likened to John the Baptist who came teaching REPENT for the Kingdom is at
hand. Three may be some things you and I must repent of. He will certainly do
what you allow Him…I am certain that Yahweh changes not- and that only leaves
us to do the changing – in TESHUVA—repentance, and it is incomplete- always. We
press forward having not yet attained the prize. Okay enough of the background…
In 1998 I was questioning the
Lord about all these end-time type preachers always talking about the impending
apocalypse. I said “Lord, how can they all even be close to right when the (Great in my mind) USA is not even
mentioned in the Bible—and we should be since we are the greatest nation on the
earth! I started in by reminding Him we ship Bibles and missionaries around the
world, we help the world in disasters, and on I explained. He interrupted my
line of thought- “Son you are in the Bible- you just don’t know who you are.”
“Go get your Bible and I will show you.” I was ecstatic! I ran to the house-
found my Bible- jumped in my easy chair and exclaimed—“Ok Lord where is it?” I
was so excited the great USA was in the Bible and I would soon learn the
wonderful secret. He spoke, “Turn to Revelation 17:1 and begin reading son- you
will see your country there.” So excited still filled with wonderful
anticipation, I read…until I got to about the 5th or 6th
verse. “Mystery Babylon?” I questioned in disbelief. I said “ No Lord that’s
Iraq! That’s Iraq Lord!” He answered, “It WAS Iraq and now it is you. Your
country does more evil than any in the world…ever. It is ruled not by believers
but those who worship the wicked one. I was SHOCKED! Disbelieving would be an
understatement for me.
Two years later while traveling
around the country helping a ministry (Actually
2 ministries- one was Ron Wyatt who found the petrified remains of Noah’s Ark
near mount Ararat in Turkey and the golden chariot parts of Pharaoh in 1000’
water of the Red sea crossing at Nuweiba Egypt, and many other Biblical
artifacts- some of these you can view at www.wyattmuseum.com) Yahshua (Jesus) instructed me to go on a 40 day
fast. I knew I would be going to Israel and ministering and the fast would be
necessary to remove my unbelief. (That
was always the topic when Yahshua said this type only goes by prayer and
fasting—that topic was never about some big demon- they all have to bow to the
name of Yahshua (Jesus)—even the Prince of the power of the air- satan- look
closely and find- 3 times IF you believe is the topic- because prayer and
fasting rids us of our unbelief). Remember with me- in Yahweh- all things
are possible to him who BELIEVES.
I was in Israel for several
months ministering as Yahweh opened so many doors for ministry there, Jordan
and even briefly in Egypt. He miraculously saved my life more than once while
there- I thank Him for the gift of prayer and fasting! While in Jerusalem, I
was given a book by a lady who said, “I do not know who, but I bought this
because you are to give it to someone while in the Galilee soon. I thanked them
in reply- telling them I know no one there- but whatever. A few weeks later I
was camping out in the Galilee just between Kefar Nahum (Capernaum) and the Jordan river (Where it flows into the Galilee) near Bet Saida (Bethesda). My little pup tent was about
10 feet from the shore. I was enjoying the tranquility of reading the Gospels
there and on the 10th day He spoke-“Fast because tomorrow I want you
to give the book you were given to someone.” He revealed who and I knew this
man to be a hater of Christians as he was the Rabbi in charge of an area I had
visited out of curiosity as it was the only information center area while
visiting Safed a week before my campout.
Here’s a short glimpse from Wikipedia:
Safed is one of the four holy cities in
Israel. It has been a spiritual center since the 1600s when it was the
center of Kabbala (Jewish mysticism).
The Kabbalist mystics lived, studied, taught, and wrote in the city and many of
the graves are objects of veneration.
To me- it is summed
up as SORCERY- so I
said, “No Lord that place is wicked and he is a Rabid Rabbi- he hates people
like me”. He replied, “but you will”. I pleaded my case because I just dreaded
the thought of this confrontation. He insisted. I cried pleading. He insisted-
so finally I decided to do as He spoke but I would request something from Him.
I spoke, “Lord, you said two years ago that we (The USA) was Mystery Babylon, and I still have a hard time
believing that- BUT… if it’s true, where is a safe place in the USA to
take my family where it will be safe and let these troubles coming on us pass
us by?” I was thinking of Montana or Wyoming, or perhaps Colorado or some
remote location in the mountains where we would be safe from the horror that
was destined for Mystery Babylon. He continued to totally destroy my
understanding of who we were as a country.
I was totally unprepared for what
I heard next, so much so that I told NOT ONE SOUL for 1 ½ years. It was so
against everything I had believed. “Son there will be nothing left of your
country. Nothing will dwell there. He continued; the sea captains are not
speaking of a city—the whole country will burn- that is why they can no longer
do business by moving to another city in the country”. At the time I could not
even see how this could happen. Now, I believe He has shown me with dreams and
visions.
If you disagree with absolute
horror- welcome to the club, I was in shock. It took me a year and a half to
study and even realize what wickedness our rulers were doing. And for the most
part the Christian church was sound asleep. Who would have believed 14 years
ago that we would have a Muslim President that hated us? Who would have
believed back then; that evildoers would literally steal or had stolen our
beloved country? Not me.
He showed me He was not coming
back for a whoring bride but one without spot or wrinkle- one who had made
herself ready! He came the first time for the adulterous whoring wife and took
the bitter waters of the adulterer on the cross- and declared, “It is
finished.” That act of– not my will Father…but yours be done- allows Him to
come back for His bride! We are to come out of her my people- that is spirit- soul and body. We are to
be found blameless at His appearing. Come apart from the whoring church who
does not believe and are not really born again- (Spirit) to them
it is a social club. We are to come apart from the soul realm (culture of
wickedness) and we are to come apart from those places or countries that do
wickedness on the earth (Physical or body). The only safe place where
you will be is where He tells you to be- we do not move with fear. We fear only
Yahweh- the enemy is only a bit player- a created being – which will only be
allowed to test the bride—to see who she really is. We are commanded to draw
near to our King and know Him intimately. I suspect the reason He is making me
share this is that money is not to be trusted in, but used for His purposes.
Some trust in horses and chariots (I’ll add fame and money etc.) but we will
trust in the name above all names – Yahshua (Jesus)! He gives us the power to
get wealth (Just like Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were blessed…to be a blessing!)
They became rich—so much so that the heathen kings envied them. Money won’t
solve our character and pursuit problems- it just reveals them. Here the
warning is put differently for our age:
14 “And to the angel of the church
of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True
Witness, the Beginning of the creation of Yahweh: 15 “I
know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold
or hot. 16 So then, because you are
lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. 17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not
know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked—
18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold
refined in the fire (faith-trust that
comes from the fiery furnace), that you may be rich; and white garments,
(Robes of righteousness in Him that are
for those DOING the gospel and loving others into the Kingdom) that you may
be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint
your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. (Anointing by the Holy Spirit baptism that establishes His rule and
direction over our lives) 19 As
many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If
anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with
him, and he with Me. 21 To him who
overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and
sat down with My Father on His throne.22 “He
who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’ ”
Lastly; Here
is a prayer I believe Yahshua has emphasized we make and commanded us to be
fearless no matter what happens on the earth- we must pray that we be made
worthy! HE IS YAHWEH (GOD) and well able to deliver us- even in a fiery
furnace!
25 “And there will be signs in the
sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with
perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; 26 men’s
hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are
coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 Then they will see the Son of Man coming
in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 Now
when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your
redemption draws near.” 29 Then He
spoke to them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. 30 When they are already budding, you see and
know for yourselves that summer is now near. 31 So
you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of Yahweh (God) is near. 32 Assuredly,
I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take
place. 33 Heaven and earth will pass
away, but My words will by no means pass away. 34 “But
take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing,
drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.
35 For it will come as a snare (Test-trap) on all those who
dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch therefore, and pray always that
you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass,
and to stand before the Son of Man.”
He spoke to me that His people
would be part of the REAL Exodus of which the Exodus before was only the shadow
picture. Not in a pre-tribulation rapture because we will be required to take
our eyes off of ourselves and serve Him- producing fruit that remains.
There will be a rapture, but at the LAST TRUMP. Since we are so far removed
from the roots of our faith once delivered to the saints; we do not even
realize that the Feasts of the LORD (Yahweh)
are not Jewish Feasts- they are His Feasts or Moedim (Holy Convocations/Rehearsals- His appointments with His people- shadow
pictures). The Spring Feasts are fulfilled (He was/is the Passover Lamb, He is the High Priest at the First Fruits
offering) The reason He told Mary do not touch me- I have not ascended to
my Father- is that was required of the High Priest- SET APART. The saints that
resurrected with Him were the First fruits offering as He was the first of many
resurrected from the dead. Then 7 sevens from that day was Shavuot- (Pentecost in Greek) the anniversary of
the giving of the Torah (Instructions
in Hebrew- not Law) at Mt Sinai and the pouring out of His Spirit that the
Torah/Law was now written on our hearts and to obey is no longer burdensome.
Those are the Spring Feasts. The Fall Feasts will soon be fulfilled. We will be
required to actually hear Him and obey and be His witnesses, then we will be
protected- even in the fiery furnace. Yahshua (Jesus) the Melchizedek (King of Righteousness) Priesthood has
now replaced the Levitical Priesthood! But the Torah/Law is not done away with
as Yahshua emphatically states in Matt 5:17-19. Even for us common observers,
there is still a heaven and earth. Plus sin is defined in 1 John as
transgressing the Law.
(Torah/Instructions)
Shalom
to your heart and Family Loved One. May Yahweh direct you, protect you, provide
for you and use you mightily. May He command His angels about you and may you
produce fruit that remains- for this is what glorifies our Father in Heaven.
Closing, know that you are much loved. Oh and He just reminded me to tell you
He loves you more than you even imagine- He wants us to stop calling ourselves
“sinners” we are Holy as He is holy—well He said it like this- “ Do not call
filthy what I have cleansed.” Yes Loved One, we may miss the mark, but we have
the seed of the Father in us and we will repent! Much love to you brother and
sister! FEAR NOT! HalleluYAH!
Oh-
a life update is necessary- while I was ministering in Costa Rica (1 ½ years) I
dreamed of getting married to a woman I had never seen. When I arrived back in
Texas I asked Him where was she? I reminded Him of the wonderful love I felt in
the dream that I had never experienced before and had seen this beautiful lady
walking the aisle with me in the dream; the next day I met her! She is my wife
today and she is the greatest treasure I could imagine—she loves Yahweh and me!
Him first of course…Much love to you,
Thurston
McCutchen
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