Tongues Defined: a spoken language, a quality of utterance. Utterance: the act of uttering, vocal expression, the power of speaking speech, something uttered or expressed, a statement. Acts 2:2-6 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 Holt Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And these were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noises abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. Explanation: Several phenomenal signs occurred along with this initial outpouring of the Holy Ghost: a sound if she mighty wind, the appearance of divided flames if fire, and speaking in languages other than those the believers had learned. All these amounted to miraculous signs, but only speaking with tongues was a recurring experience throughout the New Testament church (Acts 10:45,46; 19:6 ; 8:17-19, where those present saw them receive the Holy Ghost). In vv.2-3 the wind and tongues like fire occurred before they received the Spirit, while the sign of tongues took place immediately subsequent to their baptism in the Spirit. The phenomenon of speaking in tongues captured the attention of the crowds visiting Jerusalem for the feast of Pentecost. Not only were the believers given the ability to speak other languages, but others recognized their speech and testified they were declaring the wonderful works of God in various languages (Acts 2:11). While some on lookers were amazed, doubted, questioned, and mocked, others believed. The miraculous work of the Holy Ghost results in similar response today.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 00:26:32 +0000
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