The Latter Rain Movement is a movement within the larger charismatic movement that teaches God is pouring out His "latter rain" in our time as He did at the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2) to prepare the world for Christ's return. I have asked you the question, “Do you really expect revival?” And some say “no” because it doesn’t match in with their conception of prophecy. It’s when we are willing to be cut down to size, when our “PUFF” has gone, when we are truly humble. In between former and latter rain there is a dry period when God is forming the stalk and making it strong. It can also be compared to the former rains that the apostles received in their time by knowing, loving and believing in the Lord Jesus Christ.In the fall, the Jew could anticipate and usually received a great rain just prior to harvest. In the second Jewish revolt, about a.d. 130, a gigantic man named Bar Cocheba (“son of a Star”) led the Jewish people in revolt against the Romans. We acknowledge Him as Lord of His church, the Christ, and sitting on the right hand of God. The three last parables of Jesus before He went to the cross were on this very subject: The first parable, the one about the ten virgins, is given that we should be watchful. Prophetically speaking, the early rain was in reference to Pentecost and the latter rain is yet to come. And foolish people have been saying that the coming of the Lord has been drawing nigh all down the ages. You listen, if ever you have the privilege of being in a large wheat field, to the singing of ripe wheat. The first comes out of the heavenly temple holding a sharp sickle (verse 17). The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Christ, is Lord in His church. But what we have lost is the personal presence of the Holy Ghost in the midst of His people, ruling and governing and directing us. Oh, and for us in this church: grant that we may be abundantly saturated with the latter rain of the Holy Ghost. So that’s how we go on and on and on. Luke 17:10, Posted by Bible Probe on August 01, 2005 at 11:09:55: Understanding the Latter Rain and the Former Rain, And the need to save as many souls we can now, by spreading the Good News He will bless the humble souls. It may be strong and big in appearance, but it’s thin, it has no strength in it, and the slightest wind makes it bend and droop and the farmer’s wheat is lost. Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! And don’t ask me, because I don’t know! Psalm 106:15, Revelation 14:14-20, And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. And the vat shall overflow with wine and oil….And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and none else. You’ve sorted all that out. goodness. Thus our focus will be on the Holy Spirit as former and latter rain. Luke 2:25-28, God is not a God of dying and of death; God is a God of life. These things are “hidden from the wise and prudent and revealed unto babes” [Matthew 11:25; Luke 10:21]. That is why if you have no desire for salvation, you’ll never get it. First understand that a seed needs water to germinate. What David mentions in Psalm 65 is really describing for you the Former and the Latter rain. That is why we still have “harvest homes,” that is, harvest festivals. So only those people who are walking in holiness and righteousness have any right—have any sense!—in asking the Lord to come quickly. Job 29:23Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth. If you have no desire to be filled with the Holy Spirit, He will never come. Lord, we fear that Thy people are running after the ways of the world, in monthly prognosticating. What the Holy Ghost does impress upon us concerning prophecy is that we should be ready! Thou preparest them corn, Isaiah 40:6-8, Very, very little. When Daniel knew that seventy years had passed, God witnessed to him it was time for Israel—the Jews—to go back to Palestine. Watch therefore! The second downpour came in the spring in the latter part of March and the first part of April (the Hebrew month of Nisan). Ask the Lord to make you humble. It is the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon all flesh promised to us in the last days and the restoration of apostolic and prophetic gifts. Rain is the stimulus and medium by which the nutrients in the soil are drawn up through the root system. What are the former and latter rain? A teaching rain or early rain. In Revelation we learn that all of history culminates in an eternal worshipping community in the presence of a loving God. Never! And that dryness causes that stalk not to be soft, but to be hard. It doesn’t sing when the ear isn’t formed. It comes usually at the end of our year, and is in order to soften the soil and to spring the corn, so that it can begin to grow. The term Latter Rain stems from Bible passages such as Jeremiah 3:3, 5:23–25, Joel 2:23, Hosea 6:3, Zechariah 10:1, and James 5:7. And you can be one of the typical people who follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth [Revelation 14:4]. As the word of the Lord says: “I will give you the latter rain…. Now the corn has been established; its roots have gone down. Get ready for a deluge of the latter rain to create great rivers as well as an unprecedented number of people coming into the kingdom in this end time harvest. But to some then before him, it was perfectly clear who the antichrist was, it was Mussolini, because he was raising up the old Roman Empire.  =  In the realm of spiritual growth, the Holy Spirit is the rain agency. In their high intelligence and their wisdom, they planted forests, huge forests, with millions of trees—the Balfour forests, the George the Fifth forests. Certainly it would be wasteful and Psalm 145:16, Excellent! Literally so. Now what is the “former and latter rain”? And before then, of course, it was Napoleon Bonaparte. Oh, that they may walk with their Beloved in the present, in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life. So we can truthfully say that God has fulfilled His word because the latter rains, as the former rains, are coming down today. [From Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand And in my time,4 of course, it was “quite clear” that Hitler was the antichrist. But wonder of wonders, as the reforestation continued, another wonderful thing happened. I’m glad I have two. Matthew 11:25, Restoration Promised … 22 Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best. Answer: The Latter Rain Movement is an influence within Pentecostalism which teaches that the Lord is pouring out His Spirit again, as He did at Pentecost, and using believers to prepare the world for His Second Coming. And my people shall never be ashamed. We are close to the time when the Son of Man shall reap His harvest. Two angels now appear on the scene. They are God’s wonderful provision to keep the stalk erect. Rain » Often destroyed houses. . Most people on earth can’t read or write, but everyone can see the book of Nature. When the Lord Jesus comes, He comes in judgment as well as in mercy. I hope you can see it. Next post: A Plain Account of Christian Perfection (Part 4), Previous post: Church of God, Beloved and Chosen. Rain » Instances of extraordinary » Time of the flood. The “latter rain” is a biblical symbol for the final outpouring of the Holy Spirit, by which the corporate spiritual experience of God’s church will be brought to ripeness for the harvest (Joel 2:23-29). And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. The only scriptures that I know on the subject keep us looking for Jesus. The stalk is formed. }. Then eyes with joy shall sparkle, So for centuries and centuries, this which the Bible reveals did not happen in Palestine. If you looked in the margin of the King James Version, it says: “Thou visitest the earth after thou hast made it to desire rain” [verse 9, kjv margin]. The Lord must come. Who can get the Latter Rain? It comes to 6-6-6. The last three feasts will be fulfilled by his 2nd And there were successive governments that attempted to do that, against constant opposition, of course. The idea of a latter rain was not new to Pentecostals. Then the latter rains began. In reply, he chose nothing for himself. The latter rain came in the late spring to bring the ripening fruit to harvest. If the farmer has continual rain, he looks with despair upon his wheat fields, because he knows that the stalk will be so thin, so mushy, so green, that it will fall over. It is drawing in whatever moisture there is, from the drying soil and from the atmosphere. But in Palestine, where this word was written, they have very definite signs and times of rain. One of the great principles that God works upon is that He “satisfies the desire of every living thing” [Psalm 145:16]. But there aren’t very many people that do. Then God sends the sunshine to ripen it. Orphans no longer fatherless, It is given by God to soften the hard clods of soil that have been made so hard through the long dry period, and God softens them with former rain. Leviticus 26:4Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field. Williston Walker, the historian, quotes a wise church historian named Heussi.6 It’s important. There are people that will tell you that the Lord will give you joy, joy, joy, joy, joy, all day and every day. When a Jew planted their crops in the spring, the spring rain (Former Rain) was expected and necessary to germinate their seeds. Quite clearly he was making the old Roman Empire come back again, that is, the Holy Roman Empire, in Europe. It refers to God’s blessing upon Israel, His promise that their crops will grow. Q. I have heard some teaching on the “latter rain” and that we are entering into the latter rain which will be a period of time before the end of days. He reaps His own people. The earth is longing for rain. Just before harvest a healthy rain will make all the difference between a Learn how your comment data is processed. Rain » Storm and tempest often with. So be careful when you pray that the Holy Ghost will come back in immanence. 1 Peter 4:17, “He has given you the former rain and He will give you the latter rain” [Joel 2:23]. With the former rain, farmers begin ploughing and planting seeds. Acts 2:1-4 "And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. They say that what we should be looking for now is the antichrist and not revival. He was baptized in the Name of Jesus for the remission of his sins in water; Copyright held by Finest of the Wheat Teaching Fellowship, Inc. Edited and annotated by Jim Kerwin. firstfruits, Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Earlier I stated that I strongly deprecate what I call prophecy mongering. A. They were baptized in water in the Name of the Lord Jesus for the remission of sins, acknowledging Christ as Lord by being baptized in water for remission of sins; and baptized in the Holy Ghost—real, true experience of New Birth Christianity. It’s not a sign the Lord has abandoned you; rather, it’s a sign that the Lord loves you when He chastens you and brings you through a dry and hard period. Change your prayers, husband, or wife, or son, or daughter! And the number of redeemed, in the end, will show you that Calvary was not in vain. nor widows desolate. This is the word of the Lord to be merciful. That’s the Lord coming down on the mown grass. But you’ll get leanness in your soul. And you’ll find that the stalk has knots all up the stem. Latter Rain. And that’s why the Lord brings you through it. There are those who actually preach that there can be no revival before Jesus comes. 666, This is a tremendous principle, the great principle of desire. Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people. So that early saturation at last passes away. As the Latter and the Former Rain . Get things right with God. So in Psalm 65, the first portion speaks of Former Rain: “Thou visitest the earth. But what do we know today of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Jesus, being in our midst as Lord in the church? The Holy Spirit and His Emblems, eight Then afterwards comes the latter rain, about April time, before the harvest. And because of that I will remove your lampstand from its place. So the former rains began. But it’s only God’s worms that can do it. Not by mental calculation, but by the witness of the Spirit he knew that “This is that” when the Holy Ghost came down at Pentecost. It’s desire that is the heart of the matter. The Lord loves to get little nothings and use them. In the first portion the former rain, 4 feasts of Israel were fulfilled in the spring season by Jesus' first coming. Then you can walk in white with your Lord. Luke 1:51, Desire humility and the Lord will do it. “Judgment must begin at the house of God” [1 Peter 4:17]. Isn’t that thrilling! Not that we might be able to have a deeper, greater mental knowledge of certain facts concerning the possible coming of the Lord Jesus in our time, but in order that we might be prepared for that with a quality of life. You are NOT the person you were before! Once germinated it grows. In fact you worked that out like you worked the name Kissinger out.  −  Then you can lift up your face without spot. That would cut poor Peter out, wouldn’t it? “I understood by books,” Daniel said, the time had come, that is, by Jeremiah’s writings [Daniel 9:1-2]. “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled” [Matthew 5:6]. They got their desire. So don’t quote some symbols to suit your argument, as if they were fact, when they are symbolical. It’s what Isaiah says in chapter 40:6. We feel that He occasionally inspires the preacher. ), Tagged as: Surely the people is grass, says Isaiah, surely the people is grass. Rain » Often succeeded by heat and sunshine. For that’s what Joel says: He will restore that latter rain and I will come in the midst of you. In Revelation the Lord walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands. “Old things are passed away” [2 Corinthians 5:17]. When they were in the wilderness, God gave them their desire. Since Joel is meant to be seen as an End Times Prophecy, this tells us that the prophetic fulfillment of both the former and latter rains will happen in the first Hebrew month, Tishri, which is September – October on our calendar. In that sense I want to talk to you about this prophecy of the Latter Rain. They say that conditions are such that no revival can happen. And God has blotted them out, and completely annihilated the things that you did and made you a new creature when you are born of God by the Holy Spirit. You can talk to a reluctant family about righteousness, and they will never, ever want it. “He satisfies the desire of every living thing” [Psalm 145:16]. And Lord, prepare us for Your coming. There are people who read endless books on fancy views of prophecy, all of them telling you what is going to take place. . Joel 2:23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. The word used in Hebrew for the former rain (mo-reh', pronounced mowreh) can also mean either an archer or teacher according to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. When the Bible speaks of corn, please don’t think of Indian corn, that is, maize. And others of us say “yes!” because it matches what we inwardly feel and know the mind of the Holy Spirit is. And the former and the latter rain ceased. God uses the land of Israel—its topography, its seasons, its rains—to teach us. That’s the doom of the wicked. Genesis 13:16]. Hosea 6:3He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. That’s the Lord cutting us down to size. There isn’t the Gospel of Salvation and then there is another Gospel called the Everlasting Gospel and another gospel called the Gospel of the Kingdom. The time of reaping of the Lord Jesus is coming. Daniel 9:1-2, with agriculture, worked in the fields, and for the most part depended on an This phenomenon is what the Biblical writers are referring to when they mention the early rains (October) and the latter rains (May). Who mourn for sin with inward smart. And that inner drawing of the Holy Ghost that makes you only want to please Him is a more wonderful sign than any book you could possibly read. "He will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain." . Fancy a worm threshing the mountains! James 5:7, And they start singing. There are periods in our lives when God often brings dryness on our souls. Peter couldn’t be amongst the 144,000 because the poor fellow was married. So you can see that God says, “I will pour out My Spirit, in the last days, on all flesh.” He began it at Pentecost. Psalm 72:6Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you. Now the Holy Ghost doesn’t draw us to the contemplation of prophecy. The stalk is there. It’s a serious thing. Isaac Watts, And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: And they sung as it were a new song, and none could learn that song, but the hundred and forty four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. There has been a long, dry period in between. .hide-if-no-js { It’s the same unhealthy interest in trying to see around the corner. And that inner drawing of the Holy Ghost that makes you only want to please Him is a more wonderful sign than any book you could possibly read. And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. There were very few trees in Palestine. I’ll say it again: The Holy Ghost does not draw us to the contemplation of prophecy to fill our heads with knowledge of how all these things are going to be worked out. Psalm 78:25, When seventy years were fulfilled, the Holy Ghost witnessed to him that the seventy years were up, and that it was time for them to go back. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Since it is January, we are currently in the middle of the rainy season. That’s the final reaping. The point of the second parable, the one concerning the talents, is that you are to be faithful in what God gives you to do. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.The Latter Rain is the rain that will surely come just before the Harvest. Calvary will be proved an everlasting victory and the number of those whom God has saved in the end will be, as the Scripture declares, a great multitude, which no man can number [Revelation 7:9; cf. When trees did sprout, the goats nibbled them and kept them low and short. chance does that seed/plant have of making it through the winter? This fall rain would greatly enhance their crops just before harvest. Have you ever heard a field of wheat singing? The Hebrew word for the early rain is the word “pourer” That’s why, out in the Middle East, God does this, giving the former and the latter rain. Matar is the main generic word for rain used in the Bible. Revelation 14:4 also speaks of “the firstfruits unto God and the Lamb.” Israel was not allowed to reap their harvest until they had first offered God the firstfruits. The Bible knows nothing about Indian corn at all. The rains that fall right now help nourish the land for the rest of the year. . 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. That’s what God does in nature. With farmers, after planting, a seasonal rain provided moisture for germination and initial … The government considered that he deserved the highest possible reward. We acknowledge Him as inspiring the Bible. The latter rain - Needful to bring forward and ripen the fruits, accounted the latter rain because these husbandmen and vine - dressers reckoned from seed time to spring and harvest.The first month - … Thou fillest the hungry with good things, and the rich thou hast sent empty away. All Jews were banned from Jerusalem and the name of the city was changed to Aelia Capitolina—the Capitol of Jove. It’s the same thing. Box 2754, Chesapeake, Virginia 23327-2754  USA, Canadian supporters may give deductible contributions, A Plain Account of Christian Perfection (Part 4). And God has not hidden Himself, He has revealed Himself.5 So this latter rain plumps the ear and gives an abundant harvest. I get ashamed sometimes when I lay hands on the sick and they don’t recover. “Thou blessest the springing thereof” (verse 10d). Copyright © 2005. And that is what God means by latter rain. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. That’s the latter rain which gives an abundant harvest. This is the Latter Rain. So in Psalm 65, let me remind you, this is how the former rain is characterized: 9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: The people have gone back. It’s reality. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. 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