What the Bible says about strange Tongues
Those who sincerely believe in “speaking in tongues†believe that tongues are necessary for an individual to be completely saved to the “uttermostâ€, so let us see what tongues in the Bible really meant and later we will see what they mean in Satanism.
Since the Bible is the only word of God, we are going to carefully search it with an open and prayerful mind to discover for ourselves the “gift of speaking in tonguesâ€
Jesus Christ is the origin of the word “new tongues†In Mark 16:17, he promised that the gift of speaking in tongues will follow the believers
“…and these signs will follow those who believe, in my name they will cast out demons, they will speak in new tonguesâ€. (Note that Jesus did not talk about “un known tongues†but new tongues)
One important thing to note from this verse is that the gift was to follow the believers. This means that praying for it, waiting for it and wishing for it is not Godly. It’s unfortunate that today the “so called believers†seek the gift instead of the gift seeking them.
It is also important to note the reason why the gift was given, In verse 15, Christ had ordered the disciples to go and preach to all the nations, since these people where Hebrews, they greatly needed this gift in order to preach to the non Jews whose languages they never knew.
The first record of usage of tongues is found in the book of Acts chapter 2, it all began in verse four when Holy Spirit enabled the disciple to speak in tongues.
“And they were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the spirit gave them utteranceâ€
We should carefully note two very important points hear, first it was the Holy Spirit which filled them not the evil spirit, secondly, the believers spoke in other tongues and not unknown tongues.
There were very many people from different regions and languages at the time when Peter preached and all heard him in their native languages ( Verses 6 and 8) In fact, Verses 9-11 mention a long list of tribes, nations and different languages which were represented and each heard in their mother language.
In short terms, Peter spoke in one language which verse 7 suggests to be Hebrews with all the people present hearing him speak in their own language.
If you can remember, Jesus said in Mark 16:17 that the gift was to follow the believers, we see here in Acts that the believers were just followed by the gift; they didn’t pray or cry for it. You can also remember that this gift was given to preach to unbelievers which also came to a fulfilment here.
We should ask ourselves whether people who speak in the so called tongues have the following characteristics which are the only biblical characteristics which can be used to identify the true tongues;-
1. The gift follows them, they do not seek it.
2. They use the gift to preach to unbelievers
3. As they speak, the people around hear them in their own languages.
4. The tongues spoken are known.
5. Filled with the holy spirit not the evil spirit
If those characteristics are not met, then the tongues spoken are not from God. Therefore the witchdoctors, the Kundalini, Subud, Qigong, magicians, church of Satan, the Pentecostals and others may not be filled with the Holy Spirit but the evil spirit.
Since the Bible is the only word of God, we are going to carefully search it with an open and prayerful mind to discover for ourselves the “gift of speaking in tonguesâ€
Jesus Christ is the origin of the word “new tongues†In Mark 16:17, he promised that the gift of speaking in tongues will follow the believers
“…and these signs will follow those who believe, in my name they will cast out demons, they will speak in new tonguesâ€. (Note that Jesus did not talk about “un known tongues†but new tongues)
One important thing to note from this verse is that the gift was to follow the believers. This means that praying for it, waiting for it and wishing for it is not Godly. It’s unfortunate that today the “so called believers†seek the gift instead of the gift seeking them.
It is also important to note the reason why the gift was given, In verse 15, Christ had ordered the disciples to go and preach to all the nations, since these people where Hebrews, they greatly needed this gift in order to preach to the non Jews whose languages they never knew.
The first record of usage of tongues is found in the book of Acts chapter 2, it all began in verse four when Holy Spirit enabled the disciple to speak in tongues.
“And they were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the spirit gave them utteranceâ€
We should carefully note two very important points hear, first it was the Holy Spirit which filled them not the evil spirit, secondly, the believers spoke in other tongues and not unknown tongues.
There were very many people from different regions and languages at the time when Peter preached and all heard him in their native languages ( Verses 6 and 8) In fact, Verses 9-11 mention a long list of tribes, nations and different languages which were represented and each heard in their mother language.
In short terms, Peter spoke in one language which verse 7 suggests to be Hebrews with all the people present hearing him speak in their own language.
If you can remember, Jesus said in Mark 16:17 that the gift was to follow the believers, we see here in Acts that the believers were just followed by the gift; they didn’t pray or cry for it. You can also remember that this gift was given to preach to unbelievers which also came to a fulfilment here.
We should ask ourselves whether people who speak in the so called tongues have the following characteristics which are the only biblical characteristics which can be used to identify the true tongues;-
1. The gift follows them, they do not seek it.
2. They use the gift to preach to unbelievers
3. As they speak, the people around hear them in their own languages.
4. The tongues spoken are known.
5. Filled with the holy spirit not the evil spirit
If those characteristics are not met, then the tongues spoken are not from God. Therefore the witchdoctors, the Kundalini, Subud, Qigong, magicians, church of Satan, the Pentecostals and others may not be filled with the Holy Spirit but the evil spirit.
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