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Hello Biblos...welcome to Worthy. That is an interesting point....I think when angels have appeared and spoken to man, they have heard them speak in their own language, and when people have had visions of Heaven and been spoken to by angels, they have had no problem understanding what they were saying....perhaps Paul is incorporating angels here as some sort of hyperbole to emphasize his point. There is also the possibility that at Pentecost when the crowds heard and understood everything that was being said...they were speaking in the tongues of angels...and therefore part of the uniqueness of angelic language is not that it is some other definable language, but that anyone speaking it can be understood by anyone else no matter where they come from....and I suspect when we receive our new bodies and are queing up to speak to our biblical heroes, this is the sort of thing that will be experienced. Intriguing....not clear, hardly touched upon, but one day we will see clearly....in the meantime I will be thankful and cherish tongues for personal edification, and always seek gifts that benefit the body...they are called they 'greater gifts', but I assume they are greater in that they are of wider benefit, and more costly in terms of care in personal sanctification and dedication to loving the 'brethren'. Hmm thats a good point. In the Lord we may travel and never come to the end of anything! Without Him we will be lost, with Him and this will be our experience: His Spirit has tethered us so that we do not become lost in our spiritual purpose but remain focused on the great commission 1 Cor 14:18-19 18 I thank my God I speak with tongues more than you all; 19 yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue. NKJV so that from this point those who practice tongues and those who do not both are involved in language schools to obey the Lord! Love Steven

Blessings brother, adding my support and prayers and echoing what others have said here your heart of compassion is right and needs to continue *hugs. sure there will be times when we are made fools of, laughed at, or lied to but so was our Lord and He will work this for His glory brother. praying that the Lord will establish His peace in this matter regardless of whether they lied to you or not. adding my prayers for her prayers and salvation as well. there have been times both here and in "real" life that this has happened to me as well but as others said there have also been many times when the Lord has used His compassion in me to draw others to Him for salvation or comfort and encouragement. love your sister in Christ, Rebekah David