THE EARLY AND LATTER RAINS

Talking about the early Church and the latter Church James 5:7, "... Behold, the husbandman waited for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. The early rain falls to prepare the ground for sowing. We see this outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost initiated the early Church. The latter rain, on the other hand, falls to prepare the ground for harvest. That's where we are now; this is the latter Church, as the coming of the Lord draws near.