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November 12, 2018

Ep.1047: Why Did the Tongues of Fire Touch the Apostles?

How God’s spirit and speaking in tongues really worked in the Bible

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CHAPTERS

[00:16:43]
What did Pentecost mean for Christians?


[00:34:44]
Why was the Pentecost event so dramatic?


[00:53:32]
Was the gift of speaking in tongues passed down to us?


[01:12:50]
Is speaking in tongues wrong?


Theme Scripture: Acts 2:1

Sometimes the Bible is really dramatic.  Take the day of Pentecost in Acts which was fifty days after Jesus was crucified.  The apostles were told by the risen Jesus to hang around Jerusalem, and on the morning of this particular day there were fireworks – literally, there were fireworks that came down from heaven.  Not only did fire come down upon them from above, but they then spoke in foreign languages about the gospel and converted thousands of Jews to Christianity.  So, why the big and spectacular dramatics with the fire from above?  Was it really necessary?  And what about the miraculous speaking foreign languages business? Couldn’t they have uses translators?  On rare occasions, God will do things so far out of the ordinary that we just have to stop and take notice.  This particular day of Pentecost was such an occasion, so let’s see what the message was!

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The events of that particular Day of Pentecost were a unique, once-in-all-of-history occurrence.  Just as Jesus died once for all of mankind, God knew that to further the cause of Christ – the gospel - there would need to be a way to permanently establish his followers. In Jesus' final message to his disciples before he ascended to heaven, he told them to wait in Jerusalem and that they would be baptized with the Holy Spirit “not many days from now.”

What followed lives in religious history as the monumental beginning of the Christian movement.  There was the attention getting, powerful roaring wind, the miraculous fire descending from heaven and settling over the apostles and the unexpected speaking in the foreign languages of those who had gathered in Jerusalem.  The dramatic message that came from all of this was a witness of “the mighty things of God.”

Many Christian churches still believe in the gift of speaking in tongues, though there are dramatic differences in today’s practice.  Modern tongues are spoken with unintelligible sound,s as many believe they are speaking a “prayer language” to God.  But are they?  Was there ever any prayer language spoken of in the Bible they can model this practice after?  While the Apostle Paul does reference speaking “in the tongues of angels” and also mentions speaking in tongues without an interpreter as speaking to God, there is absolutely NO biblical leg for today’s practice to stand upon.

How then do we interpret speaking to God in the angel language thing?  We simply use biblical context, which in this case means taking notice of and applying the scriptural statements that show us the why, the how the when and the results of biblical speaking in tongues.  Check out our November 12, 2018 podcast, “Why did the Tongues of Fire Touch the Apostles?” and see how we get beneath the surface of the matter to reveal the profound truth on this amazing gift of the early Christian church.  Seeing the matter laid out in alignment with biblical history and prophecy will make sense, no matter what language you may speak!

 

 

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9 replies
  1. Frikkie
    Frikkie says:

    Love the show. Listening from South Africa.

    On Why Did the Tongues of Fire Touch the Apostles?

    I believed that it was that spectacular. How else can one describe Gods “awesomeness”.

    Believe the apostles needed to speak all tongs. As Nelson said it is best to great and talk to someone in their own language. You will gain his respect for taking the time to learn his language.
    Also on the plus side a translator can struggle to get your message translated and you would not know if he described it wrong. So it is best to know that you delivered the Word correctly to other culture. A specially if they do not have word for example “Stealing”. You need to use their language to describe what stealing is.

    Keep up the grate show.

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    • Christian Questions
      Christian Questions says:

      Thank you for your encouraing comments. This particular program will air live on November 12, 2018 and then will be available on our archives. We are excited to have listeners in South Africa! – Christian Questions

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  2. Frikkie
    Frikkie says:

    Do you think maybe that the baptist that John the baptist was talking about?
    Is it maybe not the Holy Spirit that we will receive from Jesus on the day that He comes back?
    (The fire that will go over the earth described in Revelation.)

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    • Christian Questions
      Christian Questions says:

      Hi, We are not quite sure what you are asking, but if you rephrase the question we will do our best to answer. – Christian Questions

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  3. Randy Windham
    Randy Windham says:

    I loved this podcast! It gave me more insight into the speaking in tongues issues than any other source! I live in Zambia, Africa and Neo-Pentecostalism is alive and (un)well and causing much confusion. I’m not a Pentecostal, but I’ve preached in Pentecostal churches many times. What I see in these churches is the focus on the emotional “experience” of mass speaking in tongues as the most important experience in the worship service..even more important than God’s Word being preached. The ONLY time I see mass praying in Scripture is in 1 Kings 18 where the heathen followers of Baal do it. What I am seeing now in Zambia is a pattern of Pentecostals leaving the Pentecostal Church because the church members are realizing the “Prophets”, “Bishops”, etc. are false teachers. People are hungry to hear the truth of Scripture! So I’m working with local pastors in planting new churches that teaches the truth of God’s Word. So, thank you for your podcast that will greatly help me do just that!!

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    • Christian Questions
      Christian Questions says:

      Hi, Randy – we really appreciate your taking the time to write and let us know what you are experiencing in Zambia. We thank the Lord you have found the podcast to be a blessing. Please feel free to use our free CQ Rewind Show Notes and Study Questions for your personal and group study. They help round out the audio of the podcast each week. If you sign up for our weekly newsletter, we can email them to you as soon as they are ready. https://christianquestions.com/more/ and scroll to “CQ Rewind Show Notes” to sign up. Lord bless! – Christian Questions

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    • Christian Questions
      Christian Questions says:

      We really appreciate your taking the time to write. Thank you for your comments. – Christian Questions

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