OUR BIBLE READING FOR TODAY SPEAKING IN TONGUES – PART 1 The experience of speaking in tongues or speaking with ‘other tongues’ is claimed to be evidence of the ‘infilling of the Holy Spirit’ or ‘Baptism with the Holy spirit.’ Pentecostal or so called ‘charismatic’ churches expect their adherents to ‘receive the Holy Spirit’ as directed by Jesus according to the following verse: Mark 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; According to the Book of Acts this was fulfilled after the resurrection of Jesus on the day of Pentecost, when the apostles were gathered together: Acts 2:1-4 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. This was a one-time event as it differs from the present day form of ‘baptism with the holy spirit’ as cloven tongues of fire no longer appear and the other tongues spoken on that day were known languages. Acts 2:5-11 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. The apostle Peter answered those who thought they were all drunk and explained that this had been prophesied by the prophet Joel: Acts 2:12-22 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: If this was truly prophesy of the second coming of Jesus then apart from the events of the day of Pentecost nothing else has occurred. See Part 2 – Tomorrow – Present day experience of speaking in tongues.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 14:57:07 +0000
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