Not all but many Pentecostal and Charismatic churches encourage followers to acquire the gift of tongues. Speaking in tongues by Christians first occurred during Pentecost. Luke records the account in the book of Acts. Fifty days after Christ’s crucifixion, a group of believers were gathered in Jerusalem at a room near the temple. Jesus had “commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father’s promise” (Acts 1:4). Many Jews that had traveled far were also there to celebrate the traditional festival of Pentecost. It is with this backdrop that Luke records what happened:
Acts 2: 2-4 “Suddenly a sound like that of a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were staying. And tongues, like flames of fire that were divided, appeared to them and rested on each one of them. Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages, as the Spirit gave them ability for speech.“
Filled with the Holy Spirit, the believers began to speak in other languages they neither learned nor understood. The result was that many passers-by heard the gospel proclaimed in their own languages. In bewilderment, they became convicted by the message they heard and became believers in Christ Jesus, the Lighted Way to Yahweh.
Speaking in tongues occurred again in Caesarea 38 years after Pentecost, this time in the home of the Roman centurion Cornelius (Acts 10:44-48). Unlike Pentecost, where Jewish believers spoke in tongues, here the tongues were spoken by gentile believers. As declared by Peter, this served as a sign to verify to many Jewish Christians that the gospel applies to the Gentiles as well (Acts 11:15-18). The last incident of tongues recorded in Acts takes place 13 years after Caesarea in Ephesus. Paul laid his hands on twelve disciples, baptizing in the name of Jesus, when suddenly they began to speak in tongues (Acts 19:1-7). If this incident is consistent with the other accounts in Acts, these men spoke in dialects unknown to them but known by others.
END TIMES TRUTH
At Pentecost, the gift of tongues served a practical purpose in teaching at that time; please read Acts 1:4-8 and Acts 2:5-11. The Miraculous gifts of Spirit were only bestowed through Apostles or in their presence at that time; please read Acts 8:14-19; Acts 19:1- 7 and Acts 10:44-46. The tongues spoken in were nothing more than foreign languages.
The gift of tongues, associated with infancy of the Christian Congregation was to pass away; today, there is not need for that gift; there are ample people that speak all languages; the internet serves as a tongue to many seekers of the truth. Those that think the tongues are language spoke by angelic beings are being mislead by Satan. The universal language today is English. If a holy angel wants to communicate with you, he would just speak English!
1 Corinthians 14:5 “I wish all of you spoke in other languages, but even more that you prophesied. The person who prophesies is greater than the person who speaks in languages, unless he interprets so that the church may be built up.”
The Apostle was saying he wished all of them could speak foreign languages so that the message of Salvation through faith in Christ and Yahweh can be shared with those of other nationalities. It was evidence of a miraculous gift on the newly formed congregation, to give Christianity roots in that day and time. Did you ever hear of Christ speaking in tongues? The reason is he came to minister to the Jews first and Apostle Paul later brought the Good News to the gentiles (people of other nationalities).
Satan Dawn Lucifer reads the Word and makes an ongoing intent to study it – he has infiltrated many so called Christian religions to subvert the Truth, leading them to believe in many blatant lies. The use of speaking in tongues has ceased; the purpose at the time was to reveal miraculous gifts of tongues that were providing striking evidence that Father’s spirit was on the then newly formed Christian Congregation. Knowing the Truth will bring you closer to Yahweh, not the speech of Holy Angels.
Hebrews 2:4, “At the same time, God also testified by signs and wonders, various miracles, and distributions of gifts from the Holy Spirit according to His will.”
1 Corinthians 14:22 “It follows that speaking in other languages is intended as a sign, not to believers but to unbelievers.”
