“THE
BOOK OF THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES” Part 3 of 5
TEN
POINTS THAT NEED CLEARING UP IN ACTS
POINT 1. “TONGUES - ARE THEY FOR TODAY?” (Acts 2:4)
No. They were exclusively for the Jews, starting at
Pentecost up to when Paul is beheaded in 68AD. Tongues were a sign
of
judgment, as God had only ever spoken to the Jew through their
prophets,
with the Hebrew language. They were to be put aside for
2,000 years.
God was speaking in other languages. Their exclusive access to God the
Father
was over.
Known tongues were the 17, and ONLY THE 17, proper
languages (Acts
2:9-11)
Unknown tongues were the 17, and ONLY THE 17, proper
languages (Acts
2:9-11). They were proper languages but not known by anybody at a
gathering
or meeting.
Today’s mouth noises are just babble. They are not
languages. They are not known or unknown!
POINT
2. “WAS PENTECOST THE DAYS OF JOEL?” Acts 2:16
“But
this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel” Acts
2:16. Let’s
compare the two accounts:
1. I
will
pour out my spirit upon all flesh; … your sons and your
daughters shall prophesy,
your old men shall dream dreams, … young men shall see visions.
And
also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those
days will
I pour out my spirit. Joel 2:28-29
NONE OF
THIS HAPPENED AT PENTECOST!
NONE OF
THIS HAPPENED AT PENTECOST!
Was
Pentecost the great and terrible day? NO, and the
men of Israel knew this.
In Joel
they will call upon the LORD who is Jehovah.
At Pentecost, they call on the Lord who is Jesus. Also,
Pentecost
was voluntary. Joel is forced upon Israel. It will be a
mandatory
deliverance.
Be
comforted! Everything is OK.
Peter
is simply stating
“THIS
Spirit
(now at Pentecost)
IS
THAT
Spirit (in the future in Joel).”
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Harley Hitchcock
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