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1907 David Wesley Myland begins teaching the rudimentary
mythology of the "Latter Rain."
The idea of a Latter Rain is present
from the earliest days of Pentecostalism.
Many believe that the return
of Speaking in Tongues and the
Baptism of the Holy Spirit marked the Latter Rain, near the
End Times.
The
outpouring of the Holy
Spirit on Pentecost had been the "Former Rain" that established Christ's
Church, but the current "movement"
of the Holy Spirit was the Latter Rain that would bring
Christ's work to
completion, and culminate in the Second
Coming of Jesus Christ, the Rapture.
mid-1940's The
enthusiasm and fire of the
Pentecostal revival that started at Azusa Street is waning, and adherents are
looking for another movement of the Holy Spirit - seeking Signs and
Wonders.
1947 William Marrion Branham, Percy
Hunt and George Hawtin codify Latter Rain mythology as the "The New Order of
the Latter Rain."
1949 Latter Rain dogma
leads to the condemnation of the "The New Order of the Latter Rain" by
the Assemblies of God General Council.
Many Latter Rain acolytes resign or are
excommunicated for
their involvement and form independent Latter Rain fellowships.
Most of
these fellowships are small.
Their
evolving mythology becomes
increasingly heretical and, many degenerate into clearly definable cults -
Church of the Living Word, The Body, House of
Prayer …
Some of those who kept the Latter Rain alive from
that time and are a big influence in the new Latter Rain
Third Wave the Kansas City
"prophets", Vineyard Association and
Harvest Rock.
Latter Rain includes:
the placing of experience over
exposition;
Baptism of the Holy Spirit and
gifts of the Holy Spirit can be imparted
through the "laying on of
hands";
Church of Christ
is to be built upon the foundation of the
five-fold
ministry of present-day apostles and
prophets;
the Dominion Mandate - the New Latter Rain movement must
overcome all résistance and destroy all evil which now prevents the
Return of Christ.
"After being ordained into full-time ministry by
a RHEMA graduate and acknowledged prophet
I started a small ministry called "Latter Rain Ministries."
I had
several cassettes and booklets by William Marrion Branham and prayed I too
could have such a supernatural ministry.
I, like many others, believed that the Lord had restored the office of
the apostle and prophet.
Many prophetic words were spoken over my wife
and I regarding the move of God and the end time glory which was about to be
manifested and our role in this coming move.
Now I know that I, and all
my friends in ministry, were Montanists to the core, (although probably
none of us knew it at
the time).
Finally the Lord opened my eyes to the
Truth of His Word, which
has been subsequently revealing the
darkness of what we once gladly walked in.
I know from personal
experience the great attraction Latter Rain holds.
Adherents want to be
on the cutting edge of spiritual advancement.
Adherents want to see
God's power manifested,
the sick healed,
feel His presence,
etcetera.
The problem is almost all of what transpires in neo-Montanist
congregations is subjective experience devoid of any
solid Biblical
foundation.
The Bible ends up being used to prove the experience,
it matters not where the texts are drawn from, and
context is
immaterial." - Robert S.
Liichow
Latter Rain mythology
condemnation by Assemblies of God include:
overemphasis relative to
imparting, identifying, bestowing, or confirming of gifts by the "laying on of hands" and
prophecy;
erroneous teaching that
the true church is built
on the foundation of present-day
apostles and prophets;
the suggestion that
an intercessor could hear confession and
absolve sin;
extreme and unscriptural
practice of imparting or imposing control over individuals through the
gifts of
utterance.
The Latter Rain movement, along with elements of the "Healing Revival" slowly dissolved
into parts of the larger Charismatic Pentecostal movement.
Dancing, lifting of hands and spontaneous
praise are marks of the Charismatic Pentecostal movement.
Some parts of the Charismatic Pentecostal movement have a blend of
influences that may include both the Latter Rain, the
Healing
Revival and the Jesus Movement,
elements distinctive from traditional Pentecostal theology.
" The
flamboyant claims of the Charismatic are
beyond tolerance and
have succeeded in leading Christians to seek the 'gifts'
rather than the
'Giver' and has already done untold harm to the people
of God." - InPlainsite.org
Word of Faith
Word of Faith consists of two distinct
yet closely related factions:
Norman Vincent Peale & Robert
H. Schuller
Kenneth E. Hagin & Kenneth Copeland
Word of
Faith roots trace back to New Thought of
William Essek Kenyon.
"High
achievers spot rich opportunities swiftly,
make big
decisions quickly and
move into action
immediately. Follow these principles and you can make your dreams come
true." - Robert H. Schuller
Word
of Faith dogma includes the following:
"speak" things into
existence;
health and
wealth is based on faith;
faith is a suprenatural force
that emanates from God.
Negative words
and thoughts release the power of Satan.
Positive words and thoughts release
the power of the Lord.
,
Kenneth Hagin,
Paul
Crouch, John
Avanzini, Paul Cain, Morris
Cerullo, Robert
Tilton and almost all the celebrities on Trinity
Broadcasting Network practice Word of Faith.
"You don't have a god in you, you are
one!"
Kenneth Copeland
"Brother Kenneth E. Hagin and Brother Kenneth
Copeland have done an excellent job along with others on teaching us about the
authority of the believer." - John
Kilpatrick
1960s Kenneth
Copeland is a Word of Faith television
neoevangelist and the founder of Kenneth Copeland Ministries, a 501c3
non-profit incorporation.
Kenneth Copeland, a pilot for
Oral Roberts, attends Oral
Roberts University, a 501c3 non-profit incorporation, and, later, becomes a
member of the Oral Roberts University Board of Regents in Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
Kenneth Copeland becomes acquainted with
Kenneth E. Hagin, founder of RHEMA Bible
College, also known as RHEMA Bible Training Center, located on 110
acres in
Broken Arrow, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The curriculum
RHEMA Bible Training Center,
a 501c3 non-profit
incorporation, teachs is Charismatic Pentecostalism.
RHEMA Bible
Training Center is not accredited. |
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