Latter Rain Splits: How Power Struggles Shattered The Movement

 

John and Charles trace one of the most important fractures in the Latter Rain movement, showing how the push for five-fold ministry and apostolic submission created competing splinter groups across Pentecostalism. The discussion connects George Hawtin, Myrtle Beall, Sharon Orphanage, Joseph Mattsson-Boze, and William Branham to the larger struggle over authority, identity, and control.

The conversation also follows the backlash from Pentecostal denominations, the effort to purge Latter Rain influence from the Assemblies of God, and the surprising connection to Jim Jones and the origins of Peoples Temple. For viewers researching William Branham, Latter Rain history, Pentecostal schisms, five-fold ministry, and the roots of modern authoritarian revivalism, this is a strong historical overview.

• Introduction
• The 1951 Split And George Hawtin's Apostolic Claims
• Rival Splinter Groups And The Fight Over Who Was Right
• Pentecostal Denominations Push Back Against Latter Rain
• The Assemblies Of God Purge And Jim Jones