Just as an army trains for war by learning to use their weapons and adopt to the harsh environment of the battlefield so the "new breed," "the Omega army," or "the forceful men" are preparing for spiritual warfare by sharpening their end-time skills. God is preparing us as He did Mary to give birth to the ministry of His Son. Many today are familiar with the Churches of Christ, theologically descended from Alexander Campbell (1788-1866), who believed that he was restoring the apostolic doctrine of the early church. These signs are meant to encourage a massive wave of converts to Christianity. Even though the Latter Rain of the 50’s faltered and fell into disrepute with the death of William Branham and the repudiation by the Assemblies of God it was kept alive by certain survivors and reintroduced in a veiled manner into the Charismatic Renewal of the 60’s and 70’s. Jesus said (Matthew 28:18), “all power is given unto me in heaven and in earth,” and the church today has that same power. They teach that Christ is held in the heavens until the church has been restored and perfected, only then will He be free to return. We shall henceforth refer to the genuine article as the Latter Rain Revival. Many Restorationists believe that these events will be facilitated by an outpouring of the Holy Spirit often called the "latter rain" revival. We must be as He was in the world, even greater in volume and influence.” (6), “The completion of the incarnation of God in the world must be in His church… Jesus Christ is the first fruits, but without the ongoing harvest, the incarnation will never be complete.” (7), “The living Word of God, Jesus Christ, was conceived in the womb of a virgin. (Alan Cairns). Evangelists, pastors, and teachers cannot. This would have to be the ultimate in dominion teaching. Something greater is coming in this army. C. Peter Wagner is attempting to will into existence what he calls a “New Apostolic Reformation”. He tells us in a book he has edited called “The New Apostolic Churches” of the struggle he had with naming his new reformation. Holiness preachers searched the scriptures for this worldwide revival and interestingly enough the best they could find was a teaching they called the “Latter Rain”. Mormonism instituted twelve apostles and taught that "God's direct intervention in human affairs had not ceased with the apostolic age; revelation was continuing to be expressed through Smith as God's prophet. In fact, "prophet," Paul Cain, is said to have had a vision in which he saw a sign on a billboard from the Lord describing the current status of the church today as "Joel's Army: Now In Training." The Latter Rain movement saw the term “Latter Rain” as symbolizing a time of restoration of a victorious, universal church, including all of the apostolic gifts, in the end times, in contrast to the rather dour, pessimistic, Calvinistic dispensationalism widely held in the Pentecostalism of that period. The last two-hundred years have seen a number of Restorationist movements attempting to restore primitive Christianity. Video: Are there Apostles in the Church Today? According to the NAR, only prophets, and occasionally apostles, can obtain new revelations. This dominion mentality is conceived as a gigantic end-time revival that will sweep the whole earth in its wake. Events, however, caused the early Pentecostals to dispense with restorationism and the Latter Rain motif. This is necessary not only for the health of the region, but also because the church cannot take “dominion” over that area until the demonic control has been lifted.Biblically, there are major problems with the NAR. It is then and only then that He will change our corruptible bodies in a twinkling of an eye. The Word became flesh in the God-Man Jesus Christ (John 1:1). "[5]  Charles Parham, the founder of Pentecostalism, was "impressed with the emphasis throughout the Holiness movement on a 'latter rain' outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The Lord is waiting patiently until His last rain is outpoured - because it will produce the final harvest! This teaching has been expressed in various ways. Restoration is also used by a smaller number of teachers to teach that there will be a restoration of all things as they were before the fall; a perfect state. Heretofore we have only had one or two mighty servants of God on the face of the earth at a time. – Pasadena CA: Min. premise in the logic of Pentecostalism. The Church will thus Inherit the Earth, and Rule over it from the Throne of Christ. Tongues were at first perceived as actual missionary languages to enable the gospel to be quickly preached throughout the whole earth.        Many Christians are aware that the Pentecostal movement began on January 1, 1901 in Topeka, Kansas when Agnes Ozman (1870-1937) spoke in tongues under the tutelage of Charles Fox Parham (1873-1929). Even so come quickly Lord Jesus. 13 – Tricia Tillin, The Source and Goal of the Second Pentecost (UK: Banner Ministries, 1994), QUOTE: “BEWARE of those whose FAITH is based on their own: IDEAS, FEELINGS, and what THEY THINK is right– RATHER than on what GOD’S WORD says!”  TRUST in JESUS & in GOD’S unfailing WORD!” [Matthew 7:24-27], BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS & FALSE TEACHERS – SCRIPTURES, Below are some of the Many Articles by CRITICAL ISSUES COMMENTARIES about the Latter Rain / New Apostolic Reformation movement. Few people have realized just how influential the Latter Rain movement was and how effectively Latter Rain concepts were introduced into the Charismatic Renewal. 5 – Earl Paulk, The Proper Function of the Church (Atlanta: K Dimension Publishers, undated), p. 13 6 – Earl Paulk, The Ultimate Kingdom (Atlanta: K Dimension Publishers, 1986), p.121.        Restoration and latter rain teachings did not just spring up out of thin air in this century, nor do I believe they are the result of a new prophetic revelation being given by the Lord as part of the current "new move" of God. (13). MYSTERY: FBI Soviet Spy Files, Subud Cult, And A Dead Body, Biden 2020 Senior Adviser Anita Dunn’s Favorite Philosopher: China’s Communist Mao Zedong Who Killed 80 Million Of His Own People, Transcript of 3-Star General McInerney Calls for Martial Law, Tribunals & Investigation of Treason, Transcript of Lt. General Michael Flynn’s First & Exclusive Interview with WVW-TV Since His Presidential Pardon, The Disgusting Attack on American War Hero General McInerney by the Fake News Media Using False Information. Growth in the NAR is driven primarily through small groups and church planting, often completely independent of a parent congregation. 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, using … In addition to arguing that restoration was a major theme in the Old Testament, their central New Testament passage most often cited is Acts 3:21, "whom heaven must receive until the period of restoration of all things . These teachers then devised a historical scheme of restoration. [5] Donald Dayton, Theological Roots of Pentecostalism, (Grand Rapids:  Zondervan, 1987), p. 88. According to this teaching, as the church unifies behind the apostles, these leaders will develop greater and greater supernatural powers. " Most returned disillusioned. out of the purified church will come a spiritual elite corps, a Corporate Christ who possess the Spirit without measure ©2003-2021 – SO4J® | All rights reserved. ." A number of these groups are either fringe groups or cults. Much of what the NAR teaches has at least some basis in Scripture, albeit carried much further than the Bible intends. I suggest that there is nothing new here at all and for anyone willing to do the study they will find it a mere cutting edge version of something at least 100 years old. Latter rain advocates teach that the Acts 2 outpouring of the Holy Spirit was the "early rain" but the "latter rain" outpouring of the Holy Spirit will occur at the end-times. Latter Rain (post–World War II movement) originated within Pentecostalism during the late 1940s. His new discovery was that tongues was both a sign of this Spirit baptism and also the signal of the end of the age. it must come to perfection and complete visible UNITY. But spiritual neutrality does not exist, primarily because the God of the Bible does exist. Various aspects of the current doctrine can be found as far back as the early 1800s. G. Raymond Carlson, former General Superintendent of the AOG [USA], had this to say regarding the new apostles and prophets: “I saw it in the New Order of the Latter Rain in the late 40’s and early 50’s. 8 – Earl Paulk, Held In The Heavens (Atlanta: K Dimension Publishers, 1985), p.60. Now there is a major addition to the Latter Rain/Restoration concept. Latter Rain doctrines addressed this formalism with a series of doctrinal and practical changes. What is the Latter Rain teaching? Popular teachers associated with the NAR include: C. Peter Wagner, Rick Joyner, and Kim Clement. Not even Paul. 12:5) even now hell trembles and the heavens watch in awe for I say to you, once again, the virgin is with child.” (11). When completed this restoration would usher in the millennium. Not even David. It is not true any longer. Video: Jesus Culture:The Next Generation of Heretics, Video: False Prophet Bill Johnson from Bethel Church – Redding, California. The basic principle of restoration teaching is that there is a fundamental discontinuity, historical and spiritual, between the church today and the New Testament church. The Bible passage states that the former (fall) rain and latter (spring) rain were poured down from God. Built on this doctrine are numerous other teachings, particularly those promising the restoration of … Latter Rain revival, early name for the Pentecostal movement within U.S. Protestantism; it began in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Tennessee and North Carolina and took its name from the “latter rain” referred to in Joel 2:23. Yet, many are not even aware that such an influence exists within modern Christianity. The body of Christ coming to spiritual maturity will be able to defeat death itself. Worldview Weekend FoundationPO BOX 1690Collierville, TN, 38027 USA.        The phrase "latter rain" is taken from Joel 2:23 & 28 and sometimes James 5:7 as a label describing an end-time revival and evangelistic harvest expected by many charismatics and some Pentecostals. (New Apostolic Reformation), The New Apostolic Reformation, or NAR, is a loose collection of non-denominational and independent churches rallying around a particular set of biblical interpretations.          Last days restoration of the individual believer will include restoration to the image of God, spiritual dominion, relationship with God, fruitfulness, paradise, and perfection. So it is with what is currently called the “River of Revival”. Paul Cain, a survivor of the Latter Rain (1950) is currently marketing a vision of an elite company of overcoming spiritual warriors called “Joel’s army”. We must travel further upstream to find the actual source. We are the essence of God, His on-going incarnation in the world.” (9). (p. 6)  Restoration will take place in five areas: truth, ministries, spiritual life of believers, worship, and paths to dwell in. Not really. We must oppose this view. "[6]  So we can see that the idea of a latter rain restoration and revival was anticipated by many holiness leaders who would later give birth to what they would come to believe was the start of this anticipated end-time revival-Pentecostalism. The movement that was known as the New Order of the Latter Rain is one of the few elements of the twentieth century Pentecostal revival for which Canada, for better or worse, must accept primary responsibility. This is an end-time fulfillment of the Feast of Tabernacles. by Thomas Ice The latter rain teaching was also found within holiness teachings. (Can we really refer to the Bill Hamon’s teaching as new?) [9]  David Wesley Myland (1858-1943) was one of the early Pentecostal leaders. Zechariah 12:10 is the promised latter rain that must precede the final harvest. 14, 15) Unfortunately, this has led to some unscriptural approaches to faith and spirituality. This time there was added the restoration of the apostolic office gifts of apostles and prophets. In 1914 and later the founding fathers of the AOG turned their back on Latter Rain Apostolic Restoration thinking and espoused the current premillennial eschatology. Indeed many at that time went to China assuming they had been given a Chinese tongue to announce the gospel. What David did for me. Even now, in the spiritual womb of the virgin church, the Holy purpose of Christ is growing, awaiting maturity, ready to be born in the power and timing of God. It must come to Perfection & Complete Visible UNITY. According to his view, summarized from the statements made by a number of its exponents, “the church isn’t going sit and take it any more. Furthermore the Charismatic Renewal has been mainstreamed into wider evangelical circles through John Wimber and Vineyard conferences, signs and wonders teachings, etc. Jesus has not become the Holy Spirit. We can sum up the Latter Rain or Dominion teaching this way: the Church must be restored and equipped to rule by the five-fold ministries. One popular scripture was Matthew 24:14, “And this gospel shall be preached in all the world… and then the end shall come”. Irving is credited with being the first to make the modern Pentecostal connection between speaking in tongues as the sign of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Take away the fraudulent allegorical use of the “Latter Rain” scheme and there remains no other biblical support for this elaborate view of the end-times. JUDGING OTHERS | SHOULD CHRISTIANS JUDGE FALSE TEACHERS? Clouds Without Water DVD – Produced by Justin Peters & SO4J-TV® // MORE INFO HERE or BUY: STORE. But as time goes by more and more Latter Rain tenets exert a gravitational pull that draws participants to logically espouse more and more of the paradigm. What's going to happen now will transcend what Paul did. Latter rain theology is sweeping the charismatic movement and revivalist evangelicals who believe that a global revival will take place before Christ will be allowed to return at the second advent. Before that, it made its presence felt in the early days of the century among early Pentecostals.” (3), Video: Lakeland: The Movie (Feature-Length Film on Todd Bentley & the Florida Outpouring), Video: Rick Joyner False Teacher – Church of Altered States. 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