Tongues?

[Waggles]

1 hour ago, Buddy D. Mouse said:

TONGUES OF ANGELS are a biblical reference.

I have often wondered what language spirit beings speak in the Heavens?

Latin? German? Hebrew? Chaldean? Swahili? Mandarin?

[Omegaman 3.0]

2 hours ago, Waggles said:

I have often wondered what language spirit beings speak in the Heavens?

Ever wonder what language was spoken in the garden?

[Omegaman 3.0]

On 10/31/2021 at 6:59 PM, DeighAnn said:

[The normative experience of the 120 believers received "tongues (1100 /glṓssa) as of fire" (Ac 2:3) and miraculously spoke in other actual languages, i.e. that they could not speak before (Ac 2:4f). This sign was repeated in Ac 10:46, 19:6 – furnishing ample proof (three attestations) that the Lord had incorporated all believers into Christ's (mystical) body (1 Cor 12:13).]

I wonder if it is actually the case, that they spoke a bunch of human "actual languages",  perhaps they spoke in one language, human of otherwise, and the people heard it in their own language.

[DeighAnn]

2 minutes ago, Omegaman 3.0 said:

I wonder if it is actually the case, that they spoke a bunch of human "actual languages",  perhaps they spoke in one language, human of otherwise, and the people heard it in their own language.

It's kinda hard to figure out (no wonder we are not to pre meditate) 

 

Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
Acts 2:2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

Acts 2:3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Sounds like they were speaking multiple different but no matter what was coming out of their mouth everyone was hearing in their own language.  

Does that sound right to you?  All I know is that everyone GOT WHAT WAS BEING SAID and wondering how exactly it was taking place.  
 

Acts 2:5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

Acts 2:6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

Acts 2:7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?

Acts 2:8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

Acts 2:9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,

Acts 2:10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,

Acts 2:11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

THE WONDERFUL WORKS OF GOD, BEAUTIFUL, JUST BEAUTIFUL

Acts 2:12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

[Waggles]

14 hours ago, Omegaman 3.0 said:

I wonder if it is actually the case, that they spoke a bunch of human "actual languages",  perhaps they spoke in one language, human of otherwise, and the people heard it in their own language.

Yes. Acts 2 is the first manifestation of the gift of interpretation.

For thousands of people in the natural would not be able to distinguish some 17 languages all spoken at the same time by 120 people.

[Buddy D. Mouse]

How much is miraculous HEARING and how much is miraculous SPEAKING? IT's BOTH until Peter begins his sermon - he obviously speaks in one language - but it is heard in many languages.

I wish I had a movie of it.

We have 120 people speaking in other tongues - are they inside, altogether - or are they outside at Solomon's Porch?  At first - they are IN A HOUSE

Act 2:2

And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

So it starts out 120 people in a house, talking in tongues

Act 2:6

Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

or - as NLT has it -

When they heard the loud noise, everyone came running, and they were bewildered to hear their own languages being spoken by the believers.

Are Andrew and Phillip speaking in Parthian - and Parthians clustered about them - as Bartholomew and John of Zebedee speaking in Cretian as Cretes gather round them?

Many  disciples speaking other languages, and it appears they are drunk. Peter stands up and says they are not drunk, and goes on to preach to 3000 Jews who miraculously hear him in their own language?

It just boggles my mind.

Acts 2 is just SOME of how Tongues occurs in different parts of the New Testament.

 1Co 12:10

To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

 

[Buddy D. Mouse]

The nay-sayers (cessationists) seem to focus on all tongue-tawkin being like Acts 2 - failing to realize there are

divers kinds of tongues

further on in the New Testament

I can barely grasp what all went on the one day on Solomon's Porch - much less all the different DIVERS kinds of tongues that occurred later.

All of them will eventually CEASE - but that hasn't happenned yet

[Omegaman 3.0]

On 11/1/2021 at 10:10 PM, DeighAnn said:

Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Sounds like they were speaking multiple different but no matter what was coming out of their mouth everyone was hearing in their own language.  

Does that sound right to you?  All I know is that everyone GOT WHAT WAS BEING SAID and wondering how exactly it was taking place.  

Not sure what to make of the details, or if it even matters. Practically speaking though, I do note that is says each heard in their own language, and there are a number of languages mentioned. Is this to be understood as a series of speakings, one after the other (which would take some time) or a bunch of languages spoken all at the same time? That would be hard to understand (apart from a miracle). Though I believe in miracles, I tend to go with the belief that one of the miracles here was in the understanding of the hearers, not just the existence of tongues.
Putting this instance aside, however, I am persuaded that at times, God does provide the speaking of unlearned, earthly languages, as He sees fit.

[DeighAnn]

1 hour ago, Omegaman 3.0 said:

Not sure what to make of the details, or if it even matters. Practically speaking though, I do note that is says each heard in their own language, and there are a number of languages mentioned. Is this to be understood as a series of speakings, one after the other (which would take some time) or a bunch of languages spoken all at the same time? That would be hard to understand (apart from a miracle). Though I believe in miracles, I tend to go with the belief that one of the miracles here was in the understanding of the hearers, not just the existence of tongues.
Putting this instance aside, however, I am persuaded that at times, God does provide the speaking of unlearned, earthly languages, as He sees fit.

Hi Omega 

I think the important thing is to be aware this is done so open to it if it should happen to you (10 day trial and not refuse or pre med)  and just as important, if not more so, what we are taught.  Gospel armor  Praise God and His words...and works! 

D

 

[Joulre2abba]

On 8/12/2020 at 11:36 AM, Markesmith said:

Scriptures refer to tongues as foreign languages!

Acts 2:6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

⁷ And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?

⁸ And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

⁹ Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,

¹⁰ Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,

¹¹ Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

Those who were speaking in tongues were not each speaking in different human languages at the same time.. what a chaos that would be.. who could possibly distinguish between their language and someone else's at a time like that?

God would not be the author of such a thing.

Rather, the verse says that each HEARD their own language.

So, no.. the scriptures do not refer to speaking in tongues as foreign languages.