josiahdeathnolatrain

Josiah's death in 609 BC at Megiddon typified the division of the early rain harvest and a period of no latter rain. It is important to remember that the period of no latter rain occurs before the completion of the Pentecost (firstfruit/firstripe) Harvest, as latter rain is not needed to complete a harvest of firstfruit, but is essential for a productive summer to the feast of Ingathering Harvest, which was spiritually typified as being completed outside Judah 587/586 BC to 539 BC (48 year or 16 weeks as years [length of summer to the feast of Ingathering] X 3[purpose]).

Historical Background

The army of Judah went out and encountered that of Egypt at Megiddo, on the verge of the plain of Esdraelon. Josiah went into the field in disguise, and was fatally wounded by a random arrow. His attendants conveyed him toward Jerusalem, but had only reached Hadadrimmon, a few miles south of Megiddo, when he died (2 Kings 23:28, 30; comp. 2 Chr. 35:20-27),

2Kings 23:28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

2Kings 23:29 In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.

2Kings 23:30 And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s stead.

The lamentations Jeremiah related to the death of Josiah was written in the book of Lamentations:

2Chroanicles 35:25 And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.

The judgment of drought in Lamentations 2:18-19 correlates with the death of Josiah.

Lamentations 2:18 Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.

Lamentations 2:19 Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.

The judgment of drought that came upon Judah following the death of Josiah was attributable to the lack of the latter rain.

Jeremiah 3:3 Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed

Thus, Josiah's death in 609 BC at Megiddon typified the division of the early rain harvest and a period of no latter rain. It is important to remember that the period of no latter rain occurs before the completion of the Pentecost (firstfruit/firstripe) Harvest, as latter rain is not needed to complete a harvest of firstfruit, but is essential for a productive summer to the feast of Ingathering Harvest, which was spiritually typified as being completed outside Judah 587/586 BC to 539 BC (48 year or 16 weeks as years [length of summer to the feast of Ingathering] X 3[purpose]).

Jeremiah 2:3 Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.

Josiah's death occurred prior to the firstfruit being harvested carried away into Babylon under Jeconiah in 597 BC to the final carrying away of firstfruit outside Judah by one that escaped the destruction of Jerusalem in 587/586 BC, Ezekiel 33:21.

Jeremiah 24:1 The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.

Jeremiah 24:2 One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe [1073. - bakkurah] and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.

609BC-------12 years (typified Pentecost)------>597 BC------10 years (typified Summer)----->587/586BC

*12 is a factor of 144,000, 144,000 (12 X 12[Fullness] X 10 [completeness] is identified with the Pentecost Harvest.

** (Summer 10 days after Pentecost) One that escaped after the destruction of Jerusalem typified end of harvested firstfruit out of Judah, fruit coming only from Babylon afterwards, Ezekiel 33:21. Judah was typified as receiving no latter rain so a summer to feast of Ingathering harvest would not have been possible in Judah,

Jeremiah 29:28 For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

3 X 7 Years (No Latter Rain )^-(a)

7 Years (No Latter Rain )^-(a)

609

588/587 BC

1987/88AD

1994/1995

21 Years (3X7)

2580 (1290 X 2) Years^-(b)

2596 (59 X44 beginning no latter rain period)^(c)

1st Year No latter harvest

Notes

Period

Explanations

(a)

609 BC to 588/87 BC

1987/88 AD to 1994 AD

Pentecost harvest is a period of seven week. The season of an unproductive summer [harvest] follows Pentecost, since no latter rain occurs during the final 7 seasons of Pentecost for the physical organized churches the result is an unproductive summer harvest, just as no latter rain occur following the death of Josiah the result that followed typified an unproductive Summer to Feast of Ingathering for Judah 587/586 to 539 BC

There is a total absence of seven latter rain seasons from 1987/88 (5748) to 1993-94 (5754). The latter rain season is also typified as a period of ( 7 weeks a week as 7 years), if the latter had occurred

during 1987/88 (5748) to 1993-94 (5754) the final harvest would have started in Tishri 1994 (following Pentecost). But, there is a delay typified by a 3 and 1/2 year period similar to the one in Elijah's Day bringing in the Final Latter Rain Harvest (attributable solely to latter rain).

(b)

587/586 BC - Tishri 1994 AD

As discussed in an earlier study the sealing of the Pentecost believers in relationship to time instead of eternity does not mean the Pentecost Harvest was completed in the year 1988, but rather it appears the Pentecost Harvest from the standpoint in the completion of time was completed in 1993/1994, [49 X50] in relationship to the Physical Temple and in relation to Christ (the Spiritual Temple) [49 X 40].

The first year of the Unproductive Summer (the total absence of rain) which follows the completion of the Pentecost Harvest in 1994 is the year 1994/1995.

(c)

609 BC 1988 AD

59 Days (a period of no latter rain) and 44 Days (a period of no latter rain)

The season of unproductive summer or drought (absence of latter rain) are identified with 59 days. There are 59 days from Shevat 15 (earliest start period of no latter rain) through Nisan 15 (end of the period of no latter rain).

The period from Adar 1 (order to kill the true believers) to the end of the period of no latter rain (Nisan 15) is 44 days.

Month	Total Days	Gregorian Equivalent	Note
Shevat	15 days	January-February	Earliest possible period start of Latter Rain
Adar	29 days	February-March	Latter Rain - The month of Adar is the only full month of Latter Rain.
Nisan	15 days	March-April	Nisan 15 Feast of Unleavened Bread-end of no latter rain period
Total	59 days

Name	Total Days	Gregorian Equivalent	Note
Adar	29 days	February-March	Latter Rain - The month of Adar is the only full month of Latter Rain.
Nisan 15	15 days	March-April	Nisan 15 Feast of Unleavened Bread-end of no latter rain period
Total	44 days