Open Door Baptist Church
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.
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. 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.( Acts 2:1-13 )
What is speaking in tongues?
According to our context it is speaking in foreighn languages so that you may be understood.
Why do we have language?
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
( Genesis 1:28 )
But what happened?
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
( Genesis 11:1-2 )
This was not God’s will because it didn’t fit his plan.
Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech. So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
( Genesis 11:7-9 )
If God has the power to confound language then he has the power to unconfound it.
So God has power over language and the ability for us to understand each other.
Jesus said this:
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
( Mark 16:15 )
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
( Matthew 24:14 )
Has this been accomplished?
And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
( Mark 16:20 )
So the gospel has been preached everywhere. It is accomplished. It was done with signs following. The signs, such as speaking in tounges, were to confirm the authenticity of the apostles.
Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
(Acts 5:15 )
And then what happened?
For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
( 2 Timothy 4:6-7 )
And what happened to Paul’s power to heal?
Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.
( 2 Timothy 4:20 )
He didn’t have the power to heal anymore.
Do we have the power to speak in tongues?
If I were you I would be very suspicious of anyone who thinks that incoherent babble is speaking in tongues.
Matty (Headwind) 