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- The Latter Rain, also known as the New Order or the New Order of the Latter Rain, was a post–World War II movement within Pentecostal Christianity which remains controversial. The movement saw itself as a continuation of the restorationism of early pentecostalism. The movement began with major revivals between 1948 and 1952, and became established as a large semi-organized movement by 1952 and continued into the 1960s. The movement had a profound impact on subsequent movements as its participants dispersed throughout the broader charismatic and pentecostal movements beginning in the 1960s. The Latter Rain Movement had its beginnings in the years following World War II and was contemporary with the evangelical awakening led by Billy Graham, as well as the Healing Revival of Oral Roberts, Jack Coe, and William Branham. In the fall of 1947, several leaders of the small Pentecostal Sharon Orphanage and Schools in North Battleford, Saskatchewan were inspired to begin a period of intense fasting and prayer for "outpourings of the Holy Spirit" after visiting a Branham's healing campaign in Vancouver, Canada. After weeks of fasting and prayer, the participants had ecstatic experiences and reported the occurrence of miracles. Later that year, groups organized large revival events, and news quickly swept across Canada and the United States, influencing many Pentecostal believers. The movement was deeply influenced by British Israelism and many of the movement's doctrines, including their interpretation of the "Latter Rain" prophecy, were based on parallels drawn between the church and Israel based on British Israel ideology. Joseph Mattsson-Boze was an important leader of the movement and helped organize many revival conventions. He publicized the Latter Rain movement and its leaders in his Herald of Faith magazine in the 1950s and 1960s. Boze was instrumental in bringing the Independent Assemblies of God in the revival. The IAoG were key supporters of the Latter Rain movement and provided an early framework for the movement which emphasized the independence of the local church and opposed complex denominational structures. As the revival died down after a few years, those who had been swayed by the doctrine formed various loosely affiliated groups. William Branham, Ern Baxter, Sam Fife, John Robert Stevens, Paul Cain, C. Peter Wagner, Emanuele Cannistraci, Dick Iverson, Kevin Conner, Dick Benjamin, Leonard Fox, Violet Kitely, Reg Lazelle, David Schock, George Evans, Charlotte Baker, Fuschia Pickett, Jim Watt and others, were prominent ministries that influenced and were influenced by the Latter Rain. The Latter Rain strongly emphasized relational networks over denominational structures. Latter Rain emphases are some of the most noticeable differences between Pentecostals and Charismatics, as delineated, for example, by the Assemblies of God USA in their 2000 position paper on End Time Revival. The Latter Rain movement was rejected by classical Pentecostal denominations. The broader pentecostal movement began to strongly rejected elements of the Latter Rain movement starting in the early 1950s, which caused significant discord and confrontations between participants in the Latter Rain and the leadership of older pentecostal groups. The term Latter Rain increasingly became a pejorative label among the broader pentecostal movement; therefore, many ministers who were influenced by the movement were reluctant to share their connections to the movement. Much of the movement, along with elements of the Healing Revival, slowly integrated into parts of the larger Charismatic movement. (en)
- 後の雨運動（のちのあめうんどう、英語：Latter Rain Movement）は、旧約聖書の『ヨエル書』の2章の実現を信じる運動。始めの雨を初代教会のペンテコステとし、現代を後の雨とする。後のカリスマ運動につながった。 カナダのにあるシャーロン孤児院を出発点とする。1948年にリバイバルが起こり、御霊の賜物が活性化されたという。、を指導者とした。 プレイズ、ダンス、手を置く祈りなどの強調点がカリスマ運動に引き継がれた。またデトロイトの「後の雨運動」のセンターは、後にカリスマ運動の拠点になるなどして、カリスマ運動に吸収されていった。 アメリカ国内ではこの運動は過去の物として扱われたり、カリスマ運動の一部として扱われたり、教義の違いのために一線を引かれたりされている場合がある。特にこの運動の中心であったとその信者たちはブラナミート（w:Branhamism）として特別に区別されることがある。これらの理由で後の雨運動が大きく取り上げられることは少ない。 日本では、後の雨運動の影響を受けたサンアントニオの国際バイブル・カレッジ（International Bible College）やポートランドのの卒業生達が宣教師として使わされた事や彼らの影響を受けた指導者がペンテコステ派に多く存在するため、後の雨運動の影響を少なからずとも受けている。また、日本のペンテコステ派に影響を残したクート宣教師も後の雨運動に加わっていた。 実際、ペンテコステ・カリスマ派の集まりであるペンテコステ親交会の教役者大会の講師として、頻繁に後の雨運動に影響された伝道者が招かれている。 (ja)
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