▁Biography ▁▁ ▁In ▁his ▁tw ent ies , ▁Hol t ▁graduated ▁from ▁college ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁chem istry ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁taught ▁that ▁subject ▁at ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁level . ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁de pression ▁and ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁he ▁sang ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁living ▁as ▁a ▁night club ▁ent ert ainer . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁religious ▁experience ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Hol t ▁redirect ed ▁his ▁life ▁towards ▁the ▁min istry , ▁att ending ▁Central ▁Bible ▁Institute , ▁an ▁Ass emb lies ▁of ▁God ▁Bible ▁school ▁in ▁Spring field , ▁Missouri . ▁Following ▁his ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Ass emb lies ▁of ▁God ▁as ▁a ▁past or ▁and ▁evangel ist , ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁in ▁Africa . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁designated ▁the ▁national ▁solo ist ▁for ▁the ▁Ass emb lies ▁of ▁God ▁with ▁a ▁daily ▁radio ▁program . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁the ▁L atter ▁Rain ▁Rev ival , ▁prec ursor ▁to ▁the ▁L atter ▁Rain ▁Mov ement ▁emer ged ▁in ▁the ▁Ass emb lies ▁of ▁God ▁and ▁Hol t ▁associated ▁himself ▁with ▁that ▁movement . ▁When ▁the ▁movement ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Ass emb lies ▁of ▁God , ▁Hol t ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁ad her ents ▁were ▁dismiss ed ▁or ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁Ass emb lies ▁of ▁God . ▁Hol t , ▁along ▁with ▁Donald ▁W . ▁Mur phy , ▁former ▁mission ary ▁to ▁India ▁and ▁Illinois ▁District