What do you think of Zechariah 10:2?

The King James version gives more insight into the passage. I've added verse 1 for context:


Early and latter rain refers to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in different times. Early being God working through prophets and men via the Holy Spirit, and when the gospel of Christ first went to the world (after Zechariah). Latter being when, in the end time (now), the Holy Spirit is poured out again in earnest, to bring the gospel to the world, and save as many as possible.

Here is more context on the early and latter rain:

And in Revelation we see the account of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, the latter rain, which is a final message to the world, to Fear God and give glory to Him, because the hour of His judgment is now.

Getting back to Zechariah 10:1-2... Zechariah is saying to pray and ask for the Holy Spirit. Those who are led astray through sin and abomination have no shepherd, but we do. The Holy Spirit then does His work. Comfort, joy, peace in our own lives. Spreading of the gospel to the world through us.

The early rain was the period of the church age lasting from 33 A.D. to 1988, when God's judgment came every church. God finished his use of the churches and brought Satan to rule there. This period lasting 23 years from 1988 to 2011 is know as the Great Tribulation. Although God was no longer saving anyone in any church, God commanded its people to come out of them. Outside of the churches beginning in 1994 God began the season of the Latter Rain where God saved a great multitude. In 2011 God had saved all of the elect and judgment upon the world began. God removed Satan from all his rule, over the churches and what dominion he owned, being the world. Christ now reigns King of kings with a rod of iron.

Gold fish said:

What do you think of Zechariah 10:2?

I think it means our life should not be focused on the things of the earth.But on God.

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I believe it to mean that the teachers of the Law were no longer teaching the Truth of the Word nor walking according to it...therefore they left the people as sheep without a shepherd.

Since my preferred translation -- the NET -- divides the text into paragraphs, here is Zechariah 10:1-3...

"Ask the Lord for rain in the season of the late spring rains—the Lord who causes thunderstorms—and he will give everyone showers of rain and green growth in the field. For the household gods have spoken wickedness, the soothsayers have seen a lie, and the dreamers have disclosed emptiness and give comfort in vain. Therefore the people set out like sheep and become scattered because they have no shepherd. “I am enraged at the shepherds and will punish the lead goats."

Clearly Israel was suffering a drought and people turned to their household Gods and "teachers" for relief. They didn't think to ask God for relief, so they wandered about spiritually like lost sheep instead of turning to God. He will punish the false teachers.

privatepop said:

The early rain was the period of the church age lasting from 33 A.D. to 1988, when God's judgment came every church. God finished his use of the churches and brought Satan to rule there. This period lasting 23 years from 1988 to 2011 is know as the Great Tribulation. Although God was no longer saving anyone in any church, God commanded its people to come out of them. Outside of the churches beginning in 1994 God began the season of the Latter Rain where God saved a great multitude. In 2011 God had saved all of the elect and judgment upon the world began. God removed Satan from all his rule, over the churches and what dominion he owned, being the world. Christ now reigns King of kings with a rod of iron.

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Where did you come up with this information? BTW, it has nothing to do with what Zechariah wrote -- nothing.

Of course there were three seasons of rain, the rain brought the fruit. The first fruit was the coming of Christ.
Joel 2:23, Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately (righteously), and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
Here God is speaking of three seasons of rain.
1) the Rain (Christ)
2) the Former Rain (the church age)
3) the Latter Rain (during the Great Tribulation)

privatepop said:

Of course there were three seasons of rain, the rain brought the fruit. The first fruit was the coming of Christ.
Joel 2:23, Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately (righteously), and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
Here God is speaking of three seasons of rain.
1) the Rain (Christ)
2) the Former Rain (the church age)
3) the Latter Rain (during the Great Tribulation)

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It beats me how can you possibly interpret Joel's writing about the seasonal rains in Israel to be regarding the rain (when?), former rain, and the latter rain, as meaning Christ, the church age, and during the Great Tribulation.

Here is Joel 21b-26, "Rejoice and be glad,
because the Lord has accomplished great things!
Do not fear, wild animals.
For the pastures of the wilderness are again green with grass.
Indeed, the trees bear their fruit;
the fig tree and the vine yield to their fullest.
Citizens of Zion, rejoice!
Be glad because of what the Lord your God has done!
For he has given to you the early rains as vindication.
He has sent to you the rains—
both the early and the late rains as formerly.
The threshing floors are full of grain;
the vats overflow with fresh wine and olive oil.
I will make up for the years
that the ‘arbeh-locust consumed your crops—
the yeleq-locust, the hasil-locust, and the gazam-locust—
my great army that I sent against you.
You will have plenty to eat,
and your hunger will be fully satisfied;
you will praise the name of the Lord your God,
who has acted wondrously in your behalf.
My people will never again be put to shame."

Taken in context -- the only way to properly interpret Scripture -- Joel is writing about the blessings God has given His people: no fear of wild animals, "the pastures of the wilderness are again green with grass", "the trees bear their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield to their fullest, "He has sent to you the rains—both the early and the late rains as formerly", "The threshing floors are full of grain; the vats overflow with fresh wine and olive oil", "You will have plenty to eat, and your hunger will be fully satisfied; you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has acted wondrously in your behalf. My people will never again be put to shame."