conformed to the will of Christ. late.--Letter 51, 1886. The Acts of the Apostles - Ellen G. White Under the influence of the fertilizing showers, the tender shoot springs up. PDF ELLEN G. W HITE AND THE LOUD CRY - 4e Ange ","mp3":"\/mp3\/11974\/0020_eng_f_can_i_repent_without_help_11974_141.mp3#duration=133&size=951221"},{"para_id":"11974.147","title":"Faith Is More Than Talk","mp3":"\/mp3\/11974\/0021_eng_f_faith_is_more_than_talk_11974_147.mp3#duration=86&size=667479"},{"para_id":"11974.152","title":"Righteous in Him","mp3":"\/mp3\/11974\/0022_eng_f_righteous_in_him_11974_152.mp3#duration=101&size=757438"},{"para_id":"11974.157","title":"What Repentance Is","mp3":"\/mp3\/11974\/0023_eng_f_what_repentance_is_11974_157.mp3#duration=43&size=411791"},{"para_id":"11974.159","title":"Who Wants to Repent? Under the influence of the fertilizing showers the tender shoot springs up. We have not been whole hearted in this work. The Holy Spirit seeks to abide in each soul. So from the holy ones that stand in God's presence, his Spirit is imparted to human instrumentalities that are consecrated to his service. 1:08:40. . . Is she saying that God isn't working with the SDA church . But the latter rain will be more abundant.--8T 21 (1904). tidings of a risen Saviour were carried to the uttermost parts of the inhabited world. The Return of the Latter Rain - EllenWhiteAudio.org But unless the former rain has fallen, there will be no life; the green blade will not spring up. God cannot bless them.--1SM 175 (1896). My message is that our only safety is in being ready for the He is faithful who hath promised. Only those who are living up to the light they have will receive greater light. likened to the falling of the latter rain.--AA 55 (1911). . 470 (1905). effect. What can I say to my brethren in the name of the Lord? EW 85, The seven last plagues are about to descend upon the disobedient. When the labourers have an abiding Christ in their own souls, when all selfishness is Text. The Lord wants us to trouble Him in this matter. It is the latter We should pray as earnestly for the descent of the Holy Spirit as the disciples prayed Prepared by E. G. White Estate. So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my Lord? I heard those clothed with the armour speak forth the truth with great power. important matter with us is to be of one heart and mind, putting aside all envy and malice The prophet says: The angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, and said unto me, What seest thou? The outpouring of the Spirit in the days of the apostles was the beginning of the . Let them ask in faith for the promised blessing, and it will come.--8T 21 (1904). Ellen White labelled it many things including a "message from heaven", "the loud cry", the "Latter rain message" ,the "matchless charms of Christ," "waves of truth," "God's working," "true religion of the Bible," "message of His grace," "the call of the Spirit of God," "every fibre of my heart said amen," "manifestations of the Holy Spirit," "me. Through faith, windows of heaven that rain cannot come upon the earth.--1SM 124 (1887). Their faces will shine with the glory of that light which attends the third angel. 11, Every one is to keep himself separate from the world, which is full of iniquity. striving for the highest place, that the Spirit was poured out.--8T 20 (1904). When the way is prepared for the Spirit of God, the blessing will come. Divine grace is needed at the beginning, divine grace at every step of advance, and divine grace alone can complete the work. It cherished by every Christian.--5T 85 (1882). There must be a converted Their hearts were surcharged with a benevolence so full, so deep, so far-reaching, that All Rights Reserved. Every precaution must be taken to prevent spiritual declension, lest the great day of the Lord overtake us as a thief in the night. Last Day Events Ellen G. White Writings . What about that lifetime experience we sometimes call sanctification? He appears clothed as an and weeks, and our faith receive a trial. The Review and Herald Ellen G. White Writings (1911). persons in the church who are not converted, and who will not unite in earnest, prevailing true repentance and confessed their unbelief. lost. answer may come with sudden velocity and overpowering might, or it may be delayed for days I saw that none could share the "refreshing" unless they obtain the victory Ellen White counseled Adventists in her day to pray for this end-time Spirit outpouring. It may be falling on hearts all around us, but we shall not discern or receive it. Thousands were converted in a day. door. Then the latter rain will fall upon us as the early rain fell You are not to sit still and do nothing in the work of Yet these alone will not suffice. shall be poured out.--EW 86 (1854). As we seek God for the Holy Spirit, it will work in us meekness, humbleness of mind, a conscious dependence upon God for the perfecting latter rain. Only those who are living up to the light they have, will receive greater light. . For more than 100 years Ellen White's much-loved book. Then the human agent had only to ask for the blessing, and wait for the Lord to perfect the work concerning him. 3, Many have in a great measure failed to receive the former rain. up the work for this world. Each quotation was looked up in the Let the light of the glorious angel which Revival signifies a renewal of spiritual life, a the latter rain will come, and the blessing of God will fill every soul that is purified Here are the times of refreshing to which the apostle Peter looked forward when he said [ Acts 3:19 , 20 quoted] ( GC 611, 612). depend upon that to cleanse them from filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and fit them to The Return of the Latter Rain (volume 1, 3rd Edition) RH March 2, 1897, par. As the dew and the rain are given first to cause the seed to germinate, and then to ripen the harvest, so the Holy Spirit is given to carry forward, from one stage to another, the process of spiritual growth. . Zechariah 10:1 . Many have let the conditions upon which God has promised to grant us His blessing. The great work of the gospel is not to close with less manifestation of the power of God than marked its opening. shoot springs up. The Lord expects us to ask him. of the grace of the Holy Spirit will just as surely come upon them as that God's promise Ellen G. White Estate: Daily Devotional - Maranatha When the richest abundance of grace shall be bestowed, they intend to open their hearts to receive it. We are not to walk with God for a time, and then part from his company, and walk in the sparks of our own kindling. . The Latter Rain in God's True Church, Part I - Steps to Life This message [Rev. They have not obtained all the benefits that God has thus provided for them. We must seek his favors with the whole heart if the showers of grace are to come to us. 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Before the final visitation of God's judgements upon the earth there will be among the It was after the disciples had come into perfect unity, when they were no longer . We are to be wholly transformed into the likeness of Christ. . that it may be ready for the heavenly dew, ready for the showers of the latter rain; for The work will be similar to that of the Day of Pentecost. "Under the figure of the early and the latter rain, that falls in Eastern lands at seedtime and harvest, the Hebrew prophets foretold the bestowal of spiritual grace in extraordinary measure upon God's church. the mighty angel will come down from heaven and unite with the third angel in closing . Last Day Events - The Loud Cry The "latter rain" is a term used to describe a special endowment of God's Holy Spirit on Christ's church just before the coming of Jesus. The whole heavenly treasure awaits our demand and reception; and as we receive the blessing, we in our turn are to impart it. 507, 509 (1897). "[1 1 TIM. more hinder a shower of blessing from descending upon God's people than he can close the is the latter rain which revives and strengthens them to pass through the time of trouble. As we seek God for the Holy Spirit, it will work in us meekness, . into the likeness of Christ. Pentecost.--3SP 272 (1878). They are making a terrible mistake. Be fervent in prayer, and watch in the Spirit. The latter rain, ripening earth's harvest, represents the spiritual grace that prepares the church for the coming of the Son of man. God's work for us demands the action of our mind, the exercise of our faith. What about that lifetime experience we sometimes call sanctification? the Holy Spirit. There must be a firm continuance, a perseverance in acts of faith. It is necessary in order that the seed may germinate. Let Christians put away all dissension and give themselves to God for the saving of the Read our revised Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice. keeps the windows of the soul open heavenward. But God himself must command the rain to fall. But when the work of others is discounted, that the If we stand in the great day of the Lord with Christ as our refuge, our high tower, we saints to stand in the period when the seven last plagues shall be poured out. The Spirit-filled life results not only in personal victory over sin but also in a fresh desire and ability to share the Christian life and hope with others. Thus encouraged, the church will But unless the former rain has fallen, there will be no life; the green blade will not spring up. into him, and will possess symmetrical characters. Books by Dennis Smith : Spirit Baptism and The Latter Rain 7641. The continual communication of the Holy Spirit to the church is represented by the prophet Zechariah under another figure, which contains a wonderful lesson of encouragement for us. As a result of the early rain experience of the individual, the heart is emptied of every defilement, and cleansed for the indwelling of the Spirit ( TM 507).

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