Acts 2:4-14 - To Speak with Other Tongues

[@ShadowQuik]

Thanks for this great sermon! As a fairly new believer, this is the first time I’ve delved deeper into this topic of tongues

[@mattcash4484]

He explains the coming of the tongues well. You will speak in tongues as evidence of a true believer or be damned. Mark 16 9-20

[@ShadowQuik]

@@mattcash4484 in the quoted passage, it says “they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all”. Unless all believers can drink poison, it seems the passage is not talking about universal abilities of believers

[@tobbyman3d]

​@@ShadowQuikI'm legit tired of these people.

[@bonniegood7120]

This is absolutely the best I’ve ever heard this subject addressed. Thank you so much. The clarity confirms my own thoughts on many of these matters. I appreciate this greatly.

[@mattcash4484]

He explains the coming of the tongues well. You will speak in tongues as evidence of a true believer or be damned. Mark 16 9-20

[@tobbyman3d]

​@@mattcash4484lol Evidence please?

[@lmorter7867]

This is the best message I've heard on the gift of tongues. It makes clear biblical sense. When I pray for or with other people sometimes I slip in and out of tongues. It seems to happen when I am at a loss for words. Now I know exactly why. It's because I am and I need help ☺️

[@mattcash4484]

He explains the coming of the tongues well. You will speak in tongues as evidence of a true believer or be damned. Mark 16 9-20

[@Karine700]

Thank you this is exactly how I read Acts chapter 2

[@mattcash4484]

He explains the coming of the tongues well. You will speak in tongues as evidence of a true believer or be damned. Mark 16 9-20

[@wcasey5511]

Praise God, the best sermon I’ve ever heard on the Spirit of God and speaking in tongues thank you for your clear teaching❤😊 God bless you brother

[@mattcash4484]

He explains the coming of the tongues well. You will speak in tongues as evidence of a true believer or be damned. Mark 16 9-20

[@robertdavis1836]

The multitude "were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language" per Acts 2:6. That would not have happened if the disciples were speaking in "unknown languages" understandable only by God so as to allow the disciples to "bypass their intellect" and communicate with God on a spirit-to-spirit basis. Clearly, at least at Pentecost, the disciples were speaking in the various native tongues of the people of the multitude.

[@mattcash4484]

He explains the coming of the tongues well. You will speak in tongues as evidence of a true believer or be damned. Mark 16 9-20

[@teebryan909]

This series has been such a blessing. Thank you! A million times, thank you

[@mattcash4484]

He explains the coming of the tongues well. You will speak in tongues as evidence of a true believer or be damned. Mark 16 9-20

[@yaddystanley5980]

Cleared up a lot for me, Bless you and thank you!

[@mattcash4484]

He explains the coming of the tongues well. You will speak in tongues as evidence of a true believer or be damned. Mark 16 9-20

[@west6885]

Wonderful! Thx for sharing

[@mattcash4484]

He explains the coming of the tongues well. You will speak in tongues as evidence of a true believer or be damned. Mark 16 9-20

[@logicalreasoning4019]

Key word you didnt hone in on in the 1 Cor reference is "unknown". When it is an unknown tongue, that is to God. There is also a work of language translation through the Spirit. Two different ways it can manifest. Neither discredits the other. It can be both.

[@elainekang9130]

The promise of speaking in tongues Mk 16:17 (not 7). Thank you Pastor David.

[@rapturebound197]

Thank you, I was going to make this correction but saw that you already had! 👍

[@mattcash4484]

He explains the coming of the tongues well. You will speak in tongues as evidence of a true believer or be damned. Mark 16 9-20

[@cynthiacreech90]

Mark 16:17, they shall speak with new tongues.

[@mattcash4484]

Praise Jesus

[@muzika1424]

at 44:38; the verse is meant to be Ephesians 5:18 not 4:18.

[@janeecejjf2001]

Pastor Guzik, something I’ve been wondering about the Day of Pentecost… If there were 120 or more speaking in tongues at the same time, and all of these people from different nationalities understood them in their native languages, are we to assume that in concordance they switched from language to language while speaking? Or were different ones speaking different native tongues? And if all these 120 or more were speaking different nationalities at the same time, how then would someone be able to understand their language without the others drowning them out? I’m asking this because the scripture only says the men “heard” them speak in their own languages. It doesn’t say the 120 or more were speaking in their languages. So could they not have been speaking in the same unknown to man language that Paul references in 1 Corinthians chapter 14 and the Holy Spirit also translated that day to the men who heard it in their own languages? And the ones who assumed them to be drunk, maybe it wasn’t translated to them. Because as you said, no one has ever heard a drunk speak in another native tongue that they’ve never spoken before. Perhaps it sounded like babel to them because they weren’t given the translation, because they are mockers. That scenario makes more sense to me. I hope you see this comment and respond. Thanks so much.

[@DavidGuzikEnduringWord]

We know that there is at least one miracle occurring, the speaking of tongues (languages other than Galilean Aramaic they were known to speak) to the Lord, which those on the street below the upper room heard (or overheard). Verse 4 tells us: "And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began *to speak with other tongues* , as the Spirit gave them utterance." So the text states that the disciples were indeed speaking in other languages. Verse 11 tells us: "we *hear them speaking in our own tongues* the wonderful works of God.” As to whether this was another miracle happening, the miracle of interpretation/translation - that those who heard were actually hearing tongues unknown to them, but perceived them as their own languages due to an intervention of the Holy Spirit, we cannot say for sure, and the text does not suggest it, but it's certainly possible. This also addresses the idea of "drowning out." If there were an issue of comprehension (we're not told there was, you are only supposing there was) the Holy Spirit could have aided in interpretation /understanding here also. Yet, to be clear, we are not told each of the 120 were speaking 120 different languages simultaneously - there are only 16 different regions/peoples mentioned ("Parthians and Medes and Elamites..."). Being generous, lets say it was twice that, 30 different languages. It is surely possible to hear your native language among the many otherwise unintelligible languages and voices. And we are told they were heard speaking "the wonderful works of God." This may have been as simple as "we praise you Lord God," or "Lord of lords, King of Kings, we worship you." Short phrases may have been enough to catch the ears of each of the different listeners below. Wonderful comment, thank you sharing this, and I hope this message finds you well.

[@janeecejjf2001]

@@DavidGuzikEnduringWord thank you for responding!

[@teebryan909]

Thank you so much for this. It couldn't be any clearer. I appreciate your labor of love. Now, please do the same for each scripture in the Bible 😅

[@mattcash4484]

He explains the coming of the tongues well. You will speak in tongues as evidence of a true believer or be damned. Mark 16 9-20

[@priscila7094]

Hi, pastor Guzik. Mark 16:7 does not specify that one of the signs of his followers is they will speak in other tongues. I am using KJV. Which version are you using? Thank you.

[@DavidGuzikEnduringWord]

New King James Version Mark 16:17 in the KJV says... 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues... I hope that this helps. Blessings!

[@priscila7094]

@@DavidGuzikEnduringWord Thank you, Pastor. I heard it incorrectly. Blessings!

[@normareyes7406]

I am here listening once and twice I couldn’t find it , no wonder he meant 17 not 7, thank you for clarifying. blessings to both .

[@lestershelley3064]

Should speaking in unknown tongues be done out loud during the time a pastor is preaching. It is distracting and draws attention to the person speaking in tongues and not the word the pastor is preaching?

[@janeecejjf2001]

Paul clarifies this in 1 Corinthians chapter 14.

[@derekbaker777]

I'm not sure about this man. I don't know where he stands on the Salvation plan? I discern something odd about this man. I could be wrong, but no matter what, Acts 2:38 is the Salvation plan.

[@mattcash4484]

He explains the coming of the tongues well. You will speak in tongues as evidence of a true believer or be damned. Mark 16 9-20

[@Dbgrasshopper33]

So what is Barbarian,.Babel, gibberish l?

[@DavidGuzikEnduringWord]

To the Greeks, the language of the non-Greeks sounded like bar-bar-bar. Hence, there descriptive name.

[@Dbgrasshopper33]

@DavidGuzikEnduringWord So, I was raised in pentecostal , and they always said if you don't speak in tongues your not filled with the holyghost, i.knew that wasn't true. These tongues they claim sound like babel. I'm trying to figure out, are these real languages or just jibberish.

[@DavidGuzikEnduringWord]

@@Dbgrasshopper33 Thanks fort your question. In Acts 2:5-12, we read that the "tongues" that were heard were the languages of men. 5 And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. 6 And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. 7 Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each in our own [c]language in which we were born? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and [d]Arabs-we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.” 12 So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?” However, in 1 Cortinthians 13:1, we read an interesting verse. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. There, Paul refers to the tongues of men or of angels. Some have suggested tasty tongues are not only human languages, but at times can also be angelic languages. The important thing to remember is this: tongues are always focused to God and are praise to God. Hope this helps! God bless you.

[@kavikv.d.hexenholtz3474]

The speaker is speaking to God in that no one else at that particular public worship speaks/understands his native language. It's really not any more complicated than that. 1Cor. 14:2 is perhaps *the* quintessential verse used by many to “evidence” modern tongues-speech in the Bible. Let’s paraphrase this verse into a more modern English. To do this, you need to get rid of the added “unknown”, use a more accurate translation from the Greek, and a more modern rendering of the archaic “tongue” - Once done, we have something more like this - “He that speaks in a language isn’t speaking to others, but only to God; no one hears with understanding; nevertheless, though he’s praying in the Spirit, he’s speaking mysteries.” The whole passage is talking about real, rational language. Let me use an analogy - If I attend a worship service in “east Haystack”, some remote town in the US out in the middle of nowhere, two things are going to be evident: one; there’s only going to be so many people at that service (i.e. there will be a finite given amount of people there) and two; the chances that anyone speaks anything *but* English is pretty slim to nil. If I start praying aloud in say Lithuanian, there’s no one at that service that’s going to understand a single word I’m saying. Even though I’m speaking a real language, no one _there_ will understand my “tongue”. That does not mean or imply that no one else understands Lithuanian; just no one at _that particular service._ In this sense, therefore, I am speaking _only to God,_ since he understands all languages. To everyone at the service, even though I’m praying in the Spirit (as defined in my original post), to the people listening to me, I’m still speaking “mysteries” - i.e. even though I’m praying as I ought, no one understands me; no one has a clue what I’m saying as no one speaks my language. When one looks at the original Greek, the verb which is usually translated as “understandeth/understands” is actually the verb “to hear” in the sense of to hear someone with understanding. The verb is *not* “to understand”. That part of the verse is more properly “no one hears [ him] with understanding”, i.e. no one listening to him understands what he’s saying. There is _nothing_ in this passage that suggests modern tongues-speech nor is there anything that even _remotely_ suggests that the speaker does not understand what he himself is saying. The Greek bears this out; it is the _listeners_ who do not understand, *not* the speaker - no matter how hard modern tongues-speakers want the speaker to also not understand…….it just isn’t there. Paul is simply addressing a real, rational language issue in a major multi-cultural, multi-lingual port city. At Pentecost, the apostles started speaking in languages as the Spirit gave them, (as the Greek says) "appophtheggomai" - the usual translation for this is “to give utterance” (….they spoke in other languages as the Spirit gave them utterance…). This is, however, not the correct translation of the Greek word. The word means “to give bold, authoritative, inspired speech to” (don’t go to Strong’s and look it up - Strong’s is a _concordance_ , not a lexicon; there’s a huge difference). It refers *not* to the content of the speech (i.e., the language), but rather to the *manner* of speaking. In each instance where this word occurs in scripture, the person's speech is bold, authoritative, and inspired and it is always, by the way, in the speaker’s native language. In short, the Holy Spirit did not give the _language_ of the utterance, it gave the _manner_ in which it was uttered. The apostles weren't speaking any language they didn't already know, but that's a reply for another day. In the interim, a few things to think about - in the entire Pentecost narrative, not one language is referenced by name - why do you suppose that is? The “list of nations”, as it’s called, of Acts 2: 9-11 is simply that - a list of countries, lands and nations that tell us where these people were from; *not* what language(s) they spoke. If you were a Jew and lived in one of these places in the 1st century AD, what would be your native language - the language wherein you were born??

[@KingJames4life]

Well explained, not gibberish. This gibberish is not heavenly language

[@DSLACA]

They actually were full of "New Wine"

[@mattcash4484]

Mark 16 9-20 explains with verification it was in the earliest bibles... that Jesus said (you will cast out demons and speak in tongues if you Believe) so im sorry but this guy and all his studies are lacking based on that single statement. Find you a church that lets you speak in tongues at your discretion. God is too good to be told you can only be filled of the Spirit when man allows it. Praise Jesus

[@DavidGuzikEnduringWord]

*Enduring Word Team:* Amen! Thank you for watching and for your comment. At the end of Mark 16, Jesus does indeed say that "they will speak with new tongues." But Paul makes very clear the actual purpose of tongues (to Whom tongues communicates), why it's not appropriate during church services (public gathering of believers) without correct, discerned interpretation, and why those who do speak in tongues during church service are only building up themselves and providing no edification or understanding for others. This is all laid out in 1 Cor. 14, where Paul, through the guidance and inspiration of the Holy Spirit, writes: 📖 [2] For he who speaks in a tongue 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱, for 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙢; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries. [3] But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men. [4] 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, but he 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙝. 📘 Paul rightly concludes in verse four that "he who speaks in a tongue" in church does so to "edify himself," not others, and not the church. And tongues being primarily to God and not man is supported by Pentecost itself, where the 120 were not speaking to nor witnessing to the crowd below, but were in fact just overheard "speaking in our tongues the wonderful works of God." When it came to witness, Peter spoke plaining to the crowd in Koine Greek. Paul continues 1 Cor. 24 with: 📖 [9] So likewise you, unless you utter by the tongue 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱, how will it be known what is spoken? 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐫. 📘 Here in verse 9, Paul makes clear that speaking in tongues at a meeting of the church (especially with no interpreter) benefits no one else; it is simply putting sounds into the air, not words and ideas into the minds and hearts of others. Paul continues to lay out the folly & misdeed of engaging in tongues in church. Verses 12-17 are important, but he says pointedly in verses 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. 📘 Verse 19 lays it out plainly - Paul praises tongues gratefully, but confirms that 5 intelligible works are more valuable than 10k words in tongues when in a church setting. The rest of 1 Cor 14 is just as valuable and instructive on tongues in church or public gatherings. But most prescient to this comment is Paul's strict caution in verses 23-25, contrasting the vanity and futility of tongues in church (especially as a group), with the utility of the gift of prophecy: 📖 [23] Therefore if the whole church comes together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are uninformed or unbelievers, will they not say that you are (insane) out of your mind? [24] But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is convicted by all. [25] And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report that God is truly among you. 📘 ...Will not many still today say that such congregations are insane? Some Hyper-charismatics falsely view this impression through Christ's promise in Matt 5:11 📖 "Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐞." 📘 But none can say that this unfavorable impression (of tongues being used freely in church) is reviled "for Jesus's sake" - it is based purely on the unusual, unrestrained behavior itself (often and unfortunately quite exaggerated, to put on airs of a tremendous personal gifting, week after week), the type of which Paul directly admonished and counseled against. These critics (non-believers and believers alike, including Paul himself!) have no issue with the Gospel nor Christ - their issue is purely with this distorted view and misuse of the gifting of tongues, which was always meant to communicate to God above, but instead is so often sadly misused to vainly boast of one's own spiritual prowess and endowment. -Enduring Word Team

[@josiahmoeller8821]

This is an unbiblical teaching in tongues. You twist the scriptures to fit your ideology on what tongues is. There are no examples of a prayer language in the Bible. And anyone with basic reading comprehension will certainly not say it’s in acts 2

[@kevintruman9343]

Very true. The pastor continues to reference 1 Corinthians 14:2 and that is fine, but since this was the first time this gift is manifested, we should take note of what is happening. Acts 2: 6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. 7 Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? 9 Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome 11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs-we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” How are these people NOT being spoken to? They are hearing the gospel message in their own language and responding in faith. Just let the Scripture speak for itself without putting in our denominational bias.