For they preach, but do not practice. He will never let it get to hot nor will He allow us to stay in our circumstances too long. He will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, that you may gather in your grain and your wine and your oil. But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts. So what do you say?” ... “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. It is an obvious reality check that bad things often happen to good people, and as believers we are never exempt from tribulation, trial, and trouble. ... Review “The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former.” (Haggai 2:9). Deuteronomy 11:21 | View whole chapter | See verse in context That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, ... “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And though your beginning was small, your latter days will be very great. And in this place I will give peace, declares the Lord of hosts.’”. Your present days do not determine your latter days. ‣ And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. ‣ Don't be discouraged when you start to think about how your life used to be and that by outside appearance it seemed to be better than your life is now. And I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, “Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was, for you brought these judgments. The Bible also has a prophecy that the latter days will include a period of increased hurricane activity. Its use in the majority of times refers to the days of the apostles. - There are three things to consider: 1. Job recognized his dilemma yet he was willing to endure. They waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouths as for the spring rain. Contact me: openbibleinfo (at) gmail.com. But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Early in the morning he came again to the temple. Ask rain from the Lord in the season of the spring rain, from the Lord who makes the storm clouds, and he will give them showers of rain, to everyone the vegetation in the field. (in so much that though thy first things were few, but thy last things shall be greatly multiplied.) She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast. Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. When He allows us to face trials and trouble He knows exactly what He is doing. In its entirety, the book is a poetic portrait of the suffering of the godly and the sovereignty of Almighty God. C “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Don’t worry about starting small. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. ©2021 Fresh Fire Ministries all rights reserved, P.O. They are not to despise the day of small things (Zechariah 4:10). See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. English Revised Version And though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. G That means what God did for your parents, grandparents – what previous generations have experienced, the blessing and favor – that was good, but God is a God of increase. Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat, so practice and observe whatever they tell you—but not what they do. the former and latter rains In Israel, rain is always a blessing much needed for the successful growing and harvesting of crops. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. ‣ You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.” James 5:11 (NKJV) Your tomorrow will be greater than today. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. (tyrxa)The word for days is the common word for the day found throughout the Old Testament including Genesis where God creates the world in a period of days (yowm). They obviously did not know Job as well as they thought they did. Basic English Translation (BBE) The second glory of this house will be greater than the first, says the Lord of armies: and in this place I … Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! He knows just how much we can bear. Box 680742 | Houston, TX 77268-0742 | PH: (281) 537-8313, Listen to Additional Teachings Via Our Podcast. And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Genesis 49:1. God vindicated Job before his friends and secured a love relationship that secured his abundant life. Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. To add insult to injury, Job’s friends concluded on their own accord that he had apparently sinned and come short of the glory of God. The return of Israel We read this amazing prophecy in Hosea: "For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and For all nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.” Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues; for her sins are heaped high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. Avoid such people. ... And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. The Founding of a Jewish State in the Former Promised Land: ... so this fact does fit satisfactorily with biblical prophecy about the latter days. Haggai 1 Zechariah 1 Haggai 2:9 English Standard Version (ESV) 9 The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts. Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you. Like blackness there is spread upon the mountains a great and powerful people; their like has never been before, nor will be again after them through the years of all generations. For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. Fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator.”. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness. Although many people believe we are living in "the latter days" of planet earth, not once does Scripture use the term that way. ‣ They do all their deeds to be seen by others. Just what I needed today even thought you wrote it in 2007. The power of Job’s experience was to the point that it is recalled in the oracles of New Testament history. “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. Good News Translation All the wealth you lost will be nothing compared with what God will give you then. ‣ That means what God did for your parents or grandparents, He’s going to surpass in your generation. OpenBible.info Z, As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age?”. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Shortly after Job was left with absolutely nothing, he assumed a posture of worship and made the confession that would ultimately change his life forever, “Blessed be the name of the Lord.” (See Job 1:21) How do you see your situation? And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. If you are down in the valley you should see yourself on top of the mountain. And the glory of your latter house will be greater than the former and in this place you will have peace. Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. ‣ Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. For those who are waiting upon him, hold on for a little while longer because your latter house shall be greater than your former house! Cite this page: Editor: Stephen Smith. However, it is always important to remember that whatever we may be going through, God never places a period at the end of the episode. Let no one deceive you in any way. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. N If you are bound you should see yourself being set free. And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. Your future much greater than your past and this year will be much greater than last year. Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. Q LATTER RAIN SCRIPTURE Scripture On Which The Movement Is Based By Mary Tarkowski . It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling, that is, those who dwell in heaven. Geocoding While evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. “Then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment.” II Peter 2:9 (NKJV) “So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand). And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. R ‣ And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. 2. “But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. You also, be patient. ‣ They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. So it is with every believer. The former rains just started to fall here in Israel, right on time. For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.” The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Job 42:12a (NKJV) The book of Job named for its main character, tells the story of a man who lost everything that he had from his health down to his wealth. Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore, For all nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.”. As with the rumbling of chariots, they leap on the tops of the mountains, like the crackling of a flame of fire devouring the stubble, like a powerful army drawn up for battle. “Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before. And I will make for them a covenant on that day with the beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground. ... Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. His glory is seen by his followers, his people. 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! Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. The apostles were living in the latter days and they knew it. He never seeks nor does he need our input or opinion. Pentecostals interpreted the “rain” in this verse as an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Therefore the showers have been withheld, and the spring rain has not come; yet you have the forehead of a whore; you refuse to be ashamed. Persia, Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; ... Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, “Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there, but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months. The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? O Luke 21 is a parallel chapter to Matthew 24. And you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.”. H Douay-Rheims Bible Insomuch, that if thy former things were small, thy latter things would be multiplied exceedingly. There are generally two rainy seasons mentioned in Scripture: the early or former autumn rain (October to November) and the latter spring rain (March to April). The Bible tells us that in the latter days there will be a collapse of morality ethics, & faith, called the falling away. Day 5 of 21 Day Daniel Fast – Today’s meditation is from the Book of Joel about acknowledging when your desert/wilderness season is over and when you must prepare to receive the Latter rain of Blessings in your life from the Lord. "The Latter Days" is a time period mentioned in scripture. While we are going through He has His hand on the thermostat of our life and His eyes on the clock of our situation. He is the temple which is greater than the former one. And I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great host, all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords. The scripture talks about how the glory of the latter day will be greater than the glory of the former day. The Latter Rain movement teaches that God's outpouring of His Spirit at Pentecost was the "former rain" mentioned in Joel 2:23. D You don’t need to start that project in a grand style to finish it in a grand style. But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? The book of Job named for its main character, tells the story of a man who lost everything that he had from his health down to his wealth. For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Unless otherwise indicated, all content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. And in this place I will give peace, declares the Lord of hosts.’” 2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV / 5 helpful votes ‣ • The Lord declared that the glory of the latter church would be greater than the former. And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. “There was as man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.” Job 1:1 (NKJV) All suffering is not a by-product of sin or unrighteousness. ‣ Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. Haggai 2:9 The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says the LORD of Hosts. And he called out with a mighty voice, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! Your future will be brighter by far than your past. Visit the Bible online to search for words if you don’t know the specific passage your’re looking for. When we speak of God’s sovereignty, it simply means that God works independently, autonomously, and totally on His own. (Job 42:12) It is God’s desire that we improve daily and we are not stagnant or… ‣ Topical Bible V But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. ‣ For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. ‣ There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, ... 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