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"Those who come up to every point, and stand every test, and overcome, be the price what it may, have heeded the counsel of the True Witness, and they will receive the latter rain, and thus be fitted for translation."
-1T 187.1 |
Just as in the Midwest, the early rains prepare the soil for the seed sowing we see the farmers doing each and every year in the early Spring. Then, later in the year we see the latter rains ripen their crop for the coming harvest in the Fall. In nature we find many parallels in truth. Here is just one more. 2000 years ago we saw the early rain fall on Pentecost to ready the Apostles with the task at hand which allowed for a sowing of the truth we as Christians embrace today. Now that we are in the last days, we understand the latter rain is promised to fall so as to equip God's obedient workers with the necessary skills to proclaim the present truth far and wide so as to assure a bountiful harvest for the Lord when He returns seeking His bride. So, "Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain." -James 5:7
One thing many miss is, in order to receive the latter rain we must find out what caused the Apostles to receive it.
Acts 2:1-4 "And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 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. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."
As we know the Apostles worked for the Lord in a tireless fashion so as to cause the church of Jesus Christ to grow. So, actively doing the work, or at least helping those that do, is a major part of why they were blessed with the early rain on Pentecost. The other reason is recorded in the passage above. They were "in one accord." They were in agreement doctrinally speaking! When the Lord's obedient people that are actively employed in doing the work come together as one, the latter rain will fall.
For the SDA or those of you who understand who Ellen White is. See this...
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Not one of us will ever receive the seal of God while our characters have one spot or stain upon them. It is left with us to remedy the defects in our characters, to cleanse the soul temple of every defilement. Then the latter rain will fall upon us as the early rain fell upon the disciples on the Day of Pentecost. {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. The teachings that had been mysteries to them were made clear. The understanding that came to them with the outpouring of the Spirit made them ashamed of their fanciful theories. Their suppositions and interpretations were foolishness when compared with the knowledge of heavenly things which they now received. They were led by the Spirit, and light shone into their once darkened understanding. {8T 267.2} But the disciples had not yet received the complete fulfillment of Christ's promise. They received all the knowledge of God that they could bear, but the complete fulfillment of the promise that Christ would show them plainly of the Father was yet to come. Thus it is today. Our knowledge of God is partial and imperfect. When the conflict is ended and the Man Christ Jesus acknowledges before the Father His faithful workers, who, in a world of sin, have borne true witness for Him, they will understand clearly what now are mysteries to them. {8T 267.3} I also saw that many do not realize what they must be in order to live in the sight of the Lord without a high priest in the sanctuary through the time of trouble. Those who receive the seal of the living God and are protected in the time of trouble must reflect the image of Jesus fully. {EW 71.1} I saw that many
were neglecting the preparation so needful and were looking to the
time of "refreshing" and the "latter rain" to
fit them to stand in the day of the Lord and to live in His sight.
Oh, how many I saw in the time of trouble without a shelter! They
had neglected the needful preparation; therefore they could not
receive the refreshing that all must have to fit them to live in
the sight of a holy God. Those who refuse to be hewed by the prophets
and fail to purify their souls in obeying the whole truth, and who
are willing to believe that their condition is far better than it
really is, will come up to the time of the falling of the plagues,
and then see that they needed to be hewed and squared for the building.
But there will be no time then to do it and no Mediator to plead
their cause before the Father. Before this time the awfully solemn
declaration has gone forth, "He that is unjust, let him be
unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and
he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is
holy, let him be holy still." I saw that none could share the
"refreshing" unless they obtain the victory over every
besetment, over pride, selfishness, love of the world, and over
every wrong word and action. We should, therefore, be drawing nearer
and nearer to the Lord and be earnestly seeking that preparation
necessary to enable us to stand in the battle in the day of the
Lord. Let all remember that God is holy and that none but holy beings
can ever dwell in His presence. {EW 71.2} d. The church will see the
providential working of the Lord of hosts." -Last
Day Events page 192, 193 "The Holy Spirit will come to all who are begging for the bread of life to give to their neighbors.--Testimonies, vol. 6, p. 90. |
| "Let us strive with all the power that God has given us to be among the hundred and forty-four thousand -RH, March 9, 1905 |
