The Latter Rain Revisited: Exploring the Origins of the Central Eschatological Metaphor in Pentecostalism
This article explores the origins of the "latter rain" metaphor in the decades prior to its use in the pentecostal movement. While the importance of this metaphor has been documented by pentecostal histories, this is the first study of the origins of the metaphor of the latter rain and how...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Pneuma
Year: 2019, Volume: 41, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 439-457 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KDG Free church NBG Pneumatology; Holy Spirit NBQ Eschatology |
| Further subjects: | B
Holiness Movement
B Pentecostalism B Adventism B D.W. Myland B latter rain B Eschatology |
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| Summary: | This article explores the origins of the "latter rain" metaphor in the decades prior to its use in the pentecostal movement. While the importance of this metaphor has been documented by pentecostal histories, this is the first study of the origins of the metaphor of the latter rain and how it emerged within Wesleyan circles, was adopted by restorationist groups, and ultimately resulted in the pentecostal movement. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0747 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pneuma
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700747-04103002 |