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! We also see that the “latter rain” (the end-times outpouring) would be greater than the “former rain.” What is the purpose of the Latter Rain… Rain is the stimulus and medium by which the nutrients in the soil are drawn up through the root system. Bible verses about The Latter Rain. The idea is that the "early rain" was the outpouring of the Holy Spirit of Pentecost and the "latter rain" is the supposed outpouring of the Holy Spirit that began in 1906 AD with the Azusa Street Mission which gave birth to the modern charismatic movement and "Full Gospel" type churches. This fall rain would greatly enhance their crops just before harvest. Near the close of earth's history, there is to be a special outpouring of the refreshing Latter Rain of the Holy Spirit. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit was first shared with the disciples on the day of Pentecost. The “latter rain” in this verse is interpreted as an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. {5T 214.2} "When on the Day of Pentecost the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the disciples, they understood the truths that Christ had spoken in parables. This can be compared to the Latter Rain that the apostles received on Pentecost. Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! https://truthinjesus.org/book/the-early-and-latter-rain-of-the-holy-spirit So, it will be - just before the harvest --those seeds (us) who have germinated --will receive a down pouring of grace through the Holy Spirit. Joel 2:23 says, Pentecostals interpreted the “rain” in this verse as an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. This is the Latter Rain. Represents Work of Holy Spirit "In the East the former rain falls at the sowing-time. This forth level of Holy Spirit influence or latter rain of the Spirit will become available at the very end of time to God’s people who have grown fully into Christ under the early rain power of the Spirit (Acts 3:19-20) as God’s last warning message to the world is given in the greatest power described in Revelation chapter fourteen. The second downpour came in the spring in the latter part of March and the first part of April (the Hebrew month of Nisan). Joel 2:1-32 ESV / 43 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. https://www.amazon.com/early-latter-rain-spirit-Latter/dp/0978612132 The Spirit of God is often connected with water in the Bible, and God’s provision of water, and some would see the “former rain” and the “latter rain” as outpourings of the Holy Spirit, as vindication of the message of the gospel. The October-November rains were called the early rain, and the March-April rains were called the latter rain. 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