What are you doing for the Kingdom today?

[Sam]

Originally Posted by bbyrd009

Nice! I never quite got the Apo/Pent take on early and latter rain,
can you define them? Ty

the idea of the early and latter rain is based on the planting and harvest season in Israel. After the planting there was a time of early or former rain In the land where the Bible was written, the early rain or former rain fell in October to December to assist in seed germination and then the latter rain from March to May just before harvest (harvest is some times considered typical of the end of the age per Matthew 13:39) to provide ample moisture for crops to be rich and full.

Some see in this a picture of the Spirit poured out on the early church for the first century or so, followed by a time of just sporadic rain here and there, until the Holy Spirit was poured out in these past couple centuries again.

I have posted some stuff from my notes, plus a picture, plus some other history under The Early and Latter Rain if anyone cares to read some of it.