9. What relationship is there between the Latter Rain of God’s Spirit and the Loud Cry of Revelation 18?

As we have seen, the Latter Rain is the special outpouring of the Spirit of God on His people just before Jesus comes. This anointing enables the people of God to announce with power the message of the three angels of Revelation 14. Let’s look briefly at those messages:JTL11 6.1

* 1^st Angel (Revelation 14:6, 7) The judgment is come. (See: My Journey to Life, Step 5—The Sanctuary)JTL11 6.2

* 2^nd Angel (Revelation 14:8) Babylon is fallen. In Scripture, Babylon represents confusion or false doctrines. The angel of Revelation 18 that represents the Loud Cry is God’s urgent message to come out of all religious organizations that teach salvation through any means other than Christ alone, that reject the judgment message of the 1^st angel and that teach that God’s Ten Commandment Law is not binding on Christians today.JTL11 6.3

* 3^rd Angel (Revelation 14:9-12) Those who receive the mark of the beast will be tormented with fire and brimstone in contrast to the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.JTL11 6.4

God still has His people in mystical Babylon. The Loud Cry will be the final warning given to the inhabitants of the Earth. Through this warning message, every person will understand that the seventh-day Sabbath has become the central issue in the great conflict between Christ and Satan which culminates in Jesus coming to rescue His faithful followers.JTL11 6.5