The Day of Pentecost-languages?

I see that you JM have changed by your own admission. I knew people that had the same views at seminary as you do. No absolute truth, many paths to follow. I think that this will be interesting.

Fireman,

Keep on believing, your cool

[JM]

Originally Posted by fireman

Hi All!

I've not been on for AGES!

ANYHOW, I'm not trying to stir any kind of controversy here, but I was reading the second chapter of Acts the other day and had a thought....

The Holy Spirit came on the day of Pentecost and the believers spoke in new tongues. Those "devout" Jews e.t.c. from other surrounding areas understood the praising of God in their own language!

Traditionally we always understand this to mean that the believers spoke in the language of the foreigners who were at earshop of them. HENCE they were amazed as after all those in the upper room were just "Galileans"

COULD it be that actually, though, the Galileans were speaking in a an angelic "tongue" and those believers were actually understanding the translation in their own language miraculously? Just as Paul says...........er..........in Corinthians somewhere that someone speaks in a tongue and another interprets?

This may sound completely crazy and is probably all wrong. HOWEVER, why would some have said that they had just had too much wine? Perhaps these were the unbelievers and hence it was merely gobledeegook to them?

ANYWAY, I've other reasons in mind regarding this. Anyone willing comment and disagree vehemently?

-Chris

Hi Chris

Not sure your going to get many replies here that are going to even agree that the event even took place

but, for the sake of a conversation. Lets go on the basis that it did

Its not crazy to think they could have been talking angelic, being as the fact as no one from our day and age was there to confirm what the heck was being said... it could have been anything taking place.. heck it could have even been a demonic gathering

[JM]

Originally Posted by scottae316

I see that you JM have changed by your own admission. I knew people that had the same views at seminary as you do. No absolute truth, many paths to follow. I think that this will be interesting.

Fireman,

Keep on believing, your cool

Fireman, I dont cast out absolutes, absolutes exist as much as relatives..but when it comes to spiritual matters and mans attempts at validating what they THINK is absolutes the evidence submitted in my opinion is not for me credible enough, but if its credible for another... more power to them

what is absolute for one person, may not match what is absolute for another person