Where is "Ten times the Power in Scripture?"
QUESTION: Ellen white states the latter rain will be 10 times the power. Where in scripture confirms her words?new light can't contradict old light. from my readings from Genesis to revelation no where to be found. only the former and latter rain.
ANSWER:Thank you for your question! Here is what the Lord put in my heart to give you.
Below is a clear, Bible-based chain that connects with Ellen White’s statement that the latter rain will come with ten times the power or “tenfold greater” than what was seen at Pentecost.
"I saw the latter rain was coming as [suddenly as] the midnight cry, and with ten times the power." {SpM 4.3} -Spaulding and Magan Collection p. 4.3 - September, 1852.
The term ten times or tenfold greater refers to a greater level of abundance or blessing. For example, in the time of Daniel:
- Daniel 1:20 “And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.”
In this text, the word “ten times better” means they greatly surpassed the magicians. In fact, the number 10 in the Bible often symbolizes completeness, fullness or perfection.
While Scripture does not give a specific number, it does give prophetic principles that fully support a latter outpouring that is greater-- in magnitude, scope, and results --than the former rain of Pentecost.
1. Joel 2:23-29 - The Promise of a Greater Rain
- Joel 2:23 “Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.”
- Joel 2:28-29 “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.”
Connection to tenfold power:
Joel describes a second, greater, more widespread outpouring. Pentecost was the former rain on a small group; the latter rain is on “all flesh”, a global outpouring.
This prophetic contrast is the biblical foundation for Ellen White’s “ten times or tenfold” comparison.
2. Haggai 2:6–9 - The Latter Glory Will Be Greater
- Haggai 2:6-7 “For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; 7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.”
- Haggai 2:9 “The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.”
Connection:
The “latter” glory (end-time work) will exceed the “former” (apostolic age).
Ellen White parallels this when she says the latter rain will exceed Pentecost ten times or tenfold.
3. Isaiah 60:1–5 - End-Time Light Rises in Thick Darkness
- Isaiah 60:1-2 “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. 2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.”
Connection:
The last message goes with greater glory because the darkness is greater.
Where the need is greater, the power given is greater, matching the “ten times or tenfold” outpouring theme.
4. Revelation 18:1 - The Earth Lightened with Glory
- Revelation 18:1 “And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.”
Connection:
Pentecost did not lighten the whole earth; it impacted the Mediterranean world.
The latter rain empowers the loud cry to reach every nation.
Global impact equals to greater power, and connects directly to Ellen White’s “ten times or tenfold” description.
5. John 14:12 – “Greater Works Than These”
- John 14:12 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.”
Connection:
Christ lays down a principle:
God’s final work in the world will exceed His earlier works.
Thus, Ellen White interprets the latter rain as greater than Pentecost, even ten times or tenfold.
6. Numbers 14:21 - The Earth Will Be Filled with God’s Glory
- Numbers 14:21 “But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.”
Connection:
Pentecost did not fill the entire earth with God’s glory.
The latter rain will., requiring far greater power, a tenfold increase harmonizes with this biblical expectation.
7. Hebrews 12:26–27 - The Last Shaking Is Far Greater
Hebrews 12:26 “Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.”
Connection:
If the shaking is greater, the power that seals God’s people must be greater than Pentecost.
This matches the concept of “ten times or tenfold greater power.”
8. Acts 4:31 - Pentecost Itself Increased in Power
Acts 4:31 “And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.”
This second outpouring in Acts had greater boldness and greater results than Acts 2.
The Bible already shows progressive, increasing measures of power, foreshadowing the climax in the latter rain.
Summary: The Biblical Connections
Without giving a number, the Bible teaches:
- The latter will be greater than the former (Haggai 2:9).
- The Spirit will be poured out on all flesh (Joel 2:28–29).
- The entire earth is lightened with glory (Revelation 18:1).
- God’s people will do greater works (John 14:12).
- The last shaking is greater than all before (Hebrews 12:26).
- Darkness is deeper, therefore the light is brighter (Isaiah 60:1–2).
These principles form the biblical foundation for Ellen White's statement that the latter rain will come with a power “ten times or tenfold greater” than Pentecost.
Lastly, Ellen White is our last day prophet, and she don’t contradict with the Bible. She only simplified the principles in the Written Word.
I hope and pray these answers your question and bring you blessings!
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Note to myself: Not part of the answer but additional quote on “ten times the light” during poGm study on Acts 26:14-18 on 11-29-25
"Always the Lord gives the human agent his work. Here is the divine and the human cooperation. There is man working in obedience to divine light given. If Saul had said, Lord, I am not at all inclined to follow your specified directions to work out my own salvation, then should the Lord have let ten times the light shine upon Saul, it would have been useless. It is man's work to cooperate with the divine. And it is the very hardest, sternest conflict which comes with the purpose and hour of great resolve and decision of the human to incline the will and way to God's will and God's way. . . . The character will determine the nature of the resolve and the action. The doing is not in accordance with the feeling or the inclination, but with the known will of our Father which is in heaven. Follow and obey the leadings of the Holy Spirit." (Letter 135, 1898)
