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You know, one of the (probably the) most asked questions that we receivehas to do in or about Tongues. So were going to discuss tongues today.And being a teacher, theres only one way I know how to teach and thatis from the Word of God. Let me put it this way, "thats the only way, Iwill teach." And when questions arise, we should go to the Word. I dontcare what brother so-and-so says, or great-grandpa, or anyone else. Itswhat your true Father, Almighty God, has to say about tongues. And firstI want to say, and this is not to offend anyone, I dont care whatpeople do, you can still be my friend whether we agree or not. And Icertainly do not insist that everyone believe the way I do but I willcaution you. You should believe your Fathers Word. When you witness itthrough more than one scripture and that that is natural applies to it,in the way our Father created things. Anything that feels veryuncomfortable always remember that Father is the author of peace, not

confusion. When something confuses, analyze it, it is the natural way ornatures way of telling you either you dont understand or something iswrong. So you take a look at it.

Now with that in mind lets go to the place where Christ said thatthe Holy Spirit would speak through man. Lets start with that isthere such a thing Well, naturally there is such a thing, as theHoly Spirit speaking through man. But why, when, where, and what Ifyou dont have those answers to the speaker its the four Ws. Whenyou have accomplished the four Ws youve taught on a subject. So

always when youre analyzing something ask yourself those questionsas you do your research and you will be more pleased with theoutcome thereof, most likely. Does the Holy Spirit speak throughman. Lets go to the thirteenth chapter of Mark, which is a chapterconcerning that time that Gods elect will be delivered up to thesynagogue of Satan as it is written in Revelation 2:9--as a witness,as a testimony. Let us absorb what happens there. And we will answerthe question, "Will the Holy Spirit speak through man Thats whatwere going for lets hear that.

Mark 13:9 But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you upto councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shallbe brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimonyagainst them.

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That being the prime reason for one being delivered up. Now thisbeating in as much as the spurious messiah is playing Saviour orJesus, its brow-beating in a sense to try to beat you spiritually,to reason with you.

Perhaps I err in not telling you that in verse 4 is where Jesus wastaken "Whats it going to be like when you return" and He gave sevenevents which would transpire. These events we are reading are partof those seven signs. The same as it is in the book of Revelation ofhow it would be at the very end. That in itself fixes the time.

Mark 13:10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations.

So it is apparent that these trials will be public trials before thespurious messiah of Gods elect that will not accept him.

Mark 13:11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take nothought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate:but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: forit is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.

Or the Holy Spirit (pneuma). You know what the Holy Spirit is, it isthe spirit of our Father, and Hes speaking through us, and bringingthat testimony and that witness of the true gospel to the world. Itis even written in the book of Luke in chapter 21 that even thegainsayers, that is to say those that would try to witness againstus, would be convinced by what was said. Why It will be Godspeaking through the Holy Pneuma, the Holy Spirit.

So the answer to the question "will the Holy Spirit speak throughpeople" is absolute, but now we know when it happens also, in thisparticular case. It happens in the hour of temptation. That can bedocumented in the 17th chapter of Revelation where the son ofperdition comes into power but one hour and this is his synagogue

that you are delivered up to. So, yes, the Holy Spirit will speakthrough man, we know at the very last hour when the false messiah ison earth and Gods chosen His elect, not that they are superspecial, but that they overcame at another time. They were calledfor that purpose because God knew that He could trust them. As it iswritten in Ephesians 1:4, a different subject for a different time,they were chosen before the foundations of this earth. So, the

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answer is yes, the Holy Spirit speaks through people. Why then, ifthis particular tongue or speech, that we are not to premeditate,that means dont even think about what you would say when deliveredup, that the Spirit would take care of that in that last hour. Thenwhat happened back on that Pentecost day that they would say "arethese men drunk" Well, lets go there and find out. Lets not go bywhat men say, but lets go to the Word itself and let us analyze and

let us understand.We know that in the first chapter of Acts that Christ stayed afterthe resurrection approximately forty days and visited with theapostles, and told them not to leave Jerusalem until they receivedthe gift that would be sent them. And of course, that gift would bethe Holy Spirit. We will pick that up in Acts 2:1. Let us listen toGods Word and not mans.

Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all

with one accord in one place.

In other words, they had come in for the feast of Pentecost. Peoplewould gather to Jerusalem from all over from the known world at thattime and from all areas. We here in America are very blessed that wecan drive 3,000 miles and the language is still the same. But inmost countries, especially in the middle east at this time, youdidnt have to go three city blocks until it was a totally differentlanguage. So at the gathering of Pentecost they would have people ofmany tongues (many languages) present there.

Acts 2:2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushingmighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

Of course remember that in the Hebrew wind is ruach, the spirit.So this is the Spirit moving. It is talking about Gods elect here,where they were sitting, the Spirit touched them and they were filled.

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

Now this was a one time thing where visibly God would use thisparticular vision so that they could see what was happening to them.Cloven means going out in many directions. The Greek word that istranslated here means distributed. The Greek word which is

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translated as tongue here is "glossa". So we see that we are nottalking about the tongue of your mouth, but the language of yourmouth and the fact that it is in many directions. What does thatmean It is important to know that first of all, where we have allthese languages pulled together, that to be able to communicate as awitness, then certainly we have an interesting subject. Let uslisten to the Spirit as we continue with verse 4.

Acts 2:4-5 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and beganto speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Andthere were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of everynation under heaven.

There were men there from every dialect, from every language, fromall over. This is important to know.

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

You see, we don't have an interpreter here. Now we understand wherethe Greek word cloven (or distributed) comes in because it was beingdistributed in more than one language at one time. Now it'simportant in your research that you know what this word language isin the Greek because it really says more in the Greek than it does

in the English. Because there is more to your own language--we speakEnglish in many parts of the world, but certainly dialect has agreat deal to do with identifying where someone is from. God isbeing very specific here. The Greek word that was translated_language_ here is dialektos. As you probably have clicked on theword in verse 6, does it look and sound familiar It's almost thesame as the English. In other words, not only did they hear theirown language, but they heard it in the dialect in which they spoke.It was in their own local dialect. We see here the miracle of theHoly Spirit at work within this. We have many people from around the

world that speak English, but there are many different dialects. Butthe miracle of the Spirit, (again nothing unknown about this--it wasclearly heard in their own dialect) and this is what stunned them.

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Acts 2:7-8 And they were all amazed and marveled, saying one toanother, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans And howhear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born

In other words they're saying, 'they are from Nazareth (north), buttalk like they are are from Bethlehem (south)!', same dialect--maybeit was a total different language but still in their own dialect.That is the evidence of the presence of the Holy Spirit. Again, Icaution you, they heard it, they understood it, each and everyperson. There was nothing unknown about it. The Holy Spirit then,make note, when the Holy Spirit speaks through a person it is alanguage that is heard in every dialect of the world in whateverlanguage they may speak. That, my friend, no man can fake. That isthe evidence of the presence of Almighty God through the HolySpirit, that He is utilizing this person. If it sounds anythingdifferent than that, then it is obvious that the Holy Spirit is not

present. Because the mark--Im talking about this specific tongue -the Pentecostal day tongue, the evidence is 'that it must be heardin the neighborhood in which you were born and raised of everylanguage of the world all at one time'. Example, picture someone atthe United Nations that would get up to speak, and you wouldn't needan interpreter, everyone there would hear it in their own tongue(language) as they were gathered in from around the world--as theywere, in this case, here. If the Word of God offends someone, thenif I were you, I would pray about it a great deal and look at it andbelieve God and not this man or any other man, but believe God,

thats what the Word says. Nothing _unknown_ about it. "How do weknow that there were different peoples there" Well, give Him achance to declare it.

Acts 2:9-11 Parthians (people from India), and Medes (the middleland), and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea,and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia (Orient), Phrygia (Asia Minor),and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya (African) aboutCyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes (not only ofJudah), Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tonguesthe wonderful works of God.

This was an example, as you are going to find as we continue ourstudy, this is the work that was done on Pentecost, but it was onlyan example. An example of what Well, well find out.

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

Certainly they had never seen anything like that before.

Acts 2:13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

There are some people who, if they cant understand something (theyhave to) make their own miserable excuse up. They're saying, 'thesemen are full of new wine--that must be what it is!'

Acts 2:14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up hisvoice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwellat Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:

In other words, Im going to explain it to you.

Acts 2:15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is butthe third hour of the day.

In other words, it was only 9 oclock in the morning and it wasagainst the law of the land--for on the holy day (the feast day)--topartake of anything that early in the day. Thus Peter brings itforth. He explains it then. Do you really want to know what the

Pentecost tongue is about Peters standing up, hes got theirattention, hes going to tell you.

Acts 2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

Certainly that shouldnt be difficult to understand. And the termthis is that is a metaphor which means this is an example ofwhat Joel the prophet was speaking of (when he said what). Well,hell tell us.

Acts 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, Iwill pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and yourdaughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, andyour old men shall dream dreams:

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Again, there is the time element. Not until the last days. WhenThat hour of temptation. Now if you dont think that God intends touse the female, then youve got sad trouble because especially inthe last days--He specifically brings out 'daughters shallprophesy'. That means teach and to prophesy the Word of God with theHoly Spirit coming from the mouth of women. Hey, if you dont likeit, then just dont accept it and lump it, and continue confusing

yourself. But if you believe Gods Word, lace it up, put it on, andwear it, because it fits, it is going to happen, it is prophecy andit shall happen. God will use His elect, the Holy Spirit as it waswritten in Mark 13, in the last days, that is to say when thespurious messiah is here and we are delivered up and the miracle tothe world will be whoever is listening, I have no doubt in my ownmind that these trials will be televised around the world, you arenot going to need an interpreter. And that is the miracle of thepresence of God through the Holy Spirit that people will know andunderstand that it is from God. Not some unknown thing, but just the

opposite from Gods Word, that that is known and heard whereby noone has an excuse to say I didnt understand it because it wasntin my dialect.

Acts 2:18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour outin those days of My Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

It's written, youll read it. It is written in Mark 13, it iswritten in Matthew 24, it is written in Luke 21, it is written in

the book of Joel. It wasnt unknown. If you want to know what theyspoke on Pentecost day, go to the book of Joel and read it. Its alllaid out for you what they said, the marvelous, glorious, wonderfulworks of God that was mentioned back in the eleventh verse of thischapter by all those foreign tongues.

Acts 2:19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in theearth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

This is a quote from Joel. These are signs within the end times.

Acts 2:20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon intoblood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

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Again you have the time that this tongue will be spoken nailed downflat and firm. There is no room for confusion. Again, I caution you,listen to Gods word and not mans. I dont care how many preachershave told you that this Pentecost tongue was unknown. I dont carehow many times you have heard it from whoever, or whomever. GodsWord states that it was just the opposite of unknown, that it was inthe very dialect or brogue (a strong dialectal accent, especially a

strong Irish accent) of whatever person heard it that was bornregardless of who the speaker was, because it was not the speakerthat spoke, but the Holy Spirit. God has your number friend, He hasyour dialect, He knows how you hear. Thats why the miracle cannotbe copied, conned, or made up by man. It is so crystal clear that noone is without excuse of understanding the scripture of God.

Acts 2:21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call onthe name of the Lord shall be saved.

Yes, even up to that last hour. Now that was on Pentecost day, didit happen again Of course it did. Lets turn to the tenth chapterof this great book of Acts and let us analyze, let us see what GodsWord says, not this man or any other man. Lets begin in verse 44.Remember theyve gone out now and they are teaching.

Acts 10:44-45 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fellon all them which heard the word. And they of the circumcision which

believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because thaton the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Well, how could Gentiles have this Well, theyre all Godschildren, alright

Acts 10:46-47 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnifyGod. Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid water, that theseshould not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well

as we

In other words, they received the same as Peter and the others didon Pentecost day. Christ told him, dont leave Jerusalem, stay thereuntil you receive it. So it was exactly like they spoke on Pentecostday, which means what? The voice that is heard in every dialect ofthe world, and no man can copy it. Its lead pipe, there is nothing

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unknown about it. While we are doing so well, lets go to the 15thverse of the 11th chapter. What does it say on another occasion whenPeter begins to explain this to the group?

Acts 11:15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, ason us at the beginning.

How-did-it-fall-on-them at the beginning! Isn't that complicated Idon't think it's complicated at all--I don't know how anyone canconfuse it. The Holy Spirit fell on these exactly as the tongue fellon them on the Pentecost day, thus being called the Pentecosttongue. It was heard in every language of the world and no man canfake that. Now, I know that sometimes the truth of God upsets peoplebecause theyve heard so much from man. Well, I could say by thegrace of God, there go I. Whats important is what the Word of Godsays. What the Word of God teaches.

And hey, like it or lump it--friend, youd better be in accord withGod, or youre in accord with the master of confusion, that is tosay, Satan! Not necessarily because you WANT to follow Satan, butbecause he has you confused.I love all of Gods children, but I am a teacher of the Word and Iteach it as it is written to the very best of my ability with theunction of the Holy Spirit. I have a very close walk with the HolySpirit. The Holy Spirit has helped me in my drive to teach Gods

Word with clarity and understanding, to cause the Word of God tocome alive, whereby children, adults, anyone can understand thesimplicity in which Gods Word was written in the original languages.You see, the example, the word language that was translated intoEnglish as language, we found out was dialektos, which is thedialect, which meant that it was even more specific than simply alanguage, they talked in the same dialect as the county that the oldboys were born in--emphasizing clarity and the simplistic way inwhich God teaches, giving everyone that equal chance to hear and tounderstand.

So, there you have that tongue of Pentecost. Now in the nextsetting, were going to go into a different book and were going togo where the word 'tongues' is used again, and see if we can haveclarity or with understanding what is spoken of there. And I assureyou, I dont want to disappoint you, you will find example in ICorinthians 14 in your King James unknown tongues, but you willnotice that the word unknown is italicized, which means man added it

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with the assumption that it would carry over better into theEnglish, it would be understood better. So prepare yourself for thenext setting, for the next lecture, always believe Gods Word, and Ipray that you are not offended by Gods Word. For if you are, youreally have a problem.I find Gods Word rewarding, comforting, and certainly keepingeveryone in the will of God and receiving His blessings. So never,

never allow Gods Word to make you angry, or indeed youre out ofGods will and His blessings, and it will show in your own life.Think about it will you.

You will remember that in the last lecture, we discovered that thetongue on Pentecost, the miracle of the presence of the Holy Spirit,wasnt that it was unknown or not understandable, but just the opposite,that you heard it in the dialect in which you were born, that is to sayyour natural language that you grew up with, that you knew what it was.Naturally, no man can imitate that, only the Holy Spirit speakingthrough, and it had to do with that which was spoken of by Joel theprophet. Which is to say when the locust army comes forth and Godselection are delivered up to witness as a testimony for Him, asreiterated in Mark chapter thirteen.

Now, theres another kind of tongue spoken of in the Word of God,and we would certainly be amiss if we did not address that. We findone of the better places to discuss it in I Corinthians chapterfourteen. I would caution you--relax, and let Gods Word speak.Naturally, Im going to make a commentary, but you think for

yourself and always learn to think for yourself, and come to yourown conclusions. Now, whatever your own conclusions are, we can bethe best of friends, but as a teacher, I must teach it as I read itfrom the ancient languages, that is to say, the manuscripts, to drawit out even in the King James.

1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts,but rather that ye may prophesy.

Of course, charity is love for our people. Thats to say gifts fromGod through the Holy Spirit that will help you carry forth Godswork. To prophecy is to teach, or to speak, having divine influencewithin the speaker concerning the Word of God and the prophets. Itsa gift to be able to teach and a gift always makes room for itself.You dont have to say I have the gift of teaching. If you actuallyhave it, people should recognize it, because the gift of teaching

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with the presence of the Holy Spirit causes the Word to come to lifefor it is living.

1 Corinthians 14:2 For he that speaketh in an /unknown/ tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for noman understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

Now it is important that you note that the word _unknown_ as it iswritten in this verse is in italics. Which means what It means thatman added it to the translation(s) to make it carry in English. ButI think youll remember I taught you the word _tongue_ as it is usedhere, that is glossa : (and you must rememberspecifically now) /a language that is naturally unacquired/. Whatdoes that mean That means that it is a language that was notpresent where you grew up in a natural sense. Because if twolanguages are spoken, where a child grows up, they will naturally

pick up on both of those languages, one may be more predominant thanthe other, but they will have both those languages.

So, what it is really saying is that I being an English speaker, ifI go down to where there are people who predominantly have anothertongue, lets say I went to Mexico City, and to teach there, theywould not understand what I was saying, God would know what I wassaying, because God understands all languages, but those poor peoplewould not hear my words else I had an interpreter, because the

tongue would be foreign, it would not be naturally learned to themfor they did not all naturally learn English as they grew up.Many people would say well Im just prophesying to God. You know,I have a pretty close walk with the Father and Ive had someexperiences that I would never speak of, but I will tell you this,it reminds me of the verse in Romans 9 where it would say: 'who areyou man that you would question or try to tell God what to do'Remember what He did to Paul when he was trying to run Gods churchfor Him He knocked him down and blinded him. Now if you claimpeople cant understand but youre prophesying to God, God doesnt

need a prophet to prophesy to Him. All wisdom comes from Him.Probably the highest trips of vanity are those that say well I justprophesied to God. Thats very dangerous, dangerous when one says,'Im ministering to God'. Well, I would be very careful if I wereyou, if I had that opinion. I know from experience, God has a way ofgetting people back down into low gear where they belong.

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1 Corinthians 14:3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men toedification, and exhortation, and comfort.

In other words, the reason that we prophesy in teaching, speakingwith the divine presence of the Spirit being gifted as a teacher,then in teaching youre supposed to do it for edification of thatperson, or exhortation to help them understand deeper into thetruth, or for comfort, a spirit of comfort in teaching. Well, ifthey dont know what you are saying, how can you comfort them. Ifyou're speaking English and they only understand Spanish, pray tellme, how you are going to comfort them. That is what Paul is sayinghere. They dont have the 'glossa', thats to say, the natural,acquired ability to understand English there in Mexico City.

1 Corinthians 14:4 He that speaketh in an /unknown/ tongue edifiethhimself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

Again, _unknown_ is in italics, meaning it is added, it is not inthe original manuscripts. The word tongue means /an unacquiredlanguage/, meaning a foreign language to you. In other words, whatyou are supposed to do is in teaching Gods prophets, if you will,its supposed to edify the body. The church is not necessarily abuilding, its a group of people, wherever they might be. Thats thepurpose, and if they cant understand you, you have a problem.Communication is a beautiful thing, and one that has the ability to

communicate with the anointing of the Holy Spirit--is a gift indeed,and communication is the name of the game. If people cantunderstand you, then Im sorry, youre not a communicator. A personin communicating must always teach on a level that the new personthat might be listening, Im thinking of broadcasting as an example,must teach where a new person would understand, as well as say amedium student, and then moving on deeper on a third level, mustwork that within, and it takes the Holy Spirit to be able to teachon those three levels at one time. Thats communicating. Itssupposed to edify, comfort, and bring the church the Word of God.

1 Corinthians 14:5 I would that ye all spake with tongues, butrather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth thanhe that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the churchmay receive edifying.

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In other words, I as an English speaker, if Im going to a church inMexico where the language is Spanish, he would rather that I wouldbe able to speak both languages, and naturally if your nativelanguage is English, youre going to think in that language, buttranslate it to Spanish as you speak. Its just nature, thats theway it is, thats the way the cookie crumbles. He said Id ratherall of you did, but not all of us know foreign languages nor do we

understand them, and you have to remember again that in Pauls dayyou didnt have to walk very far until you were in a group of peoplethat spoke a totally different language and Paul was one that couldhandle Hebrew, Aramaic, the Roman language, and he could handlestreet Greek pretty well. So he could speak quite a few languages,therefore he was able to communicate with people.

1 Corinthians 14:6 Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking withtongues (i.e., an un-acquired language), what shall I profit you,

except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge,or by prophesying, or by doctrine

In other words, if I cant speak your own language, youre not evengoing to know what Im talking about, youre not going tounderstand. It would be a waste of time. This is why, even ontelevision today, when you see certain evangelists make trips toother countries and you hear that televised, you hear the evangelistspeak and then an interpreter speaks in another language, that initself is a very good gift for the very volume and emotion of theSpirit-given message must have that emotion carry over into theother language. Thats a gift. In other words we couldnt say in onelanguage: "AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST!" and then have someonetranslate it in another one: 'and-the-Lord-Jesus-Christ'. It loses,so it is a gift. [English interpretation is emphasized here, becausewe're predominantly speaking to an English-speaking group]. I'm sureyou get the point.

1 Corinthians 14:7 And even things without life giving sound,

whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds,how shall it be known what is piped or harped

Sound such as from a trumpet, and sounds as in notes. How are yougoing to know if you cant catch a harmony or a melody if all youhear is a noise. For example, you might hear a small child sometimehaving a go at a horn. Thats what hes talking about, it doesnt

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mean anything. Theres no distinction to the sound. Now horns wereused in battle times.

1 Corinthians 14:8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, whoshall prepare himself to the battle

If a trumpeter does not know how to play the battle charge, its aspecial call which is still used in the military today, then how areyou going to know when to charge if you cant play the trumpetTheres no communication in other words. Thats Pauls point. Itswonderful to be able to take the Word and the Gospel forth to allpeoples and all tongues and all nations. But you always have thatproblem of communication. Thank God as it was acted on Pentecostday, when "this is that" that was spoken of by Joel, when that daycomes it will not be a problem, but 'that' was the evidence or anexample of what shall happen--at that time. So when you hear a noise

or a voice, its got to be in your language else its never going tomake sense to you. Youll be blowing in the wind--so to speak.

1 Corinthians 14:9 So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tonguewords easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spokenfor ye shall speak into the air.

You might as well be talking to the air, they arent going tounderstand what you are saying. Even if you had the gift as a

teacher in English and you stumble down to a place where they allspeak Spanish or French or something else, youre not going to beable to help them--with the exception of an interpreter. Hes makingthis point down where a child can understand. Now it comes to thepoint Do you believe the Word of God or do you like to believemen I dont know, its up to you. As a teacher I must teach it asI see it. We can still be friends. You do what you feel you have to do.

1 Corinthians 14:10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices

(i.e., languages) in the world, and none of themis without signification.

In other words, if you understand the language, you would understandit because they are each specifically set forth.

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1 Corinthians 14:11 Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice(if I do not know the meaning of the language), I shall be unto himthat speaketh a barbarian (i.e., one that is certainly not aChristian), and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

I dont know what hes talking, hes just rambling, I mean its justa noise. It doesnt make sense. However, as a first example, if Iwould say to you right now, "E on me eid ten dnamin ". Whatdid I say Does that mean anything to you Im sure it would tosome. Its a noise/voice (in Greek). I was quoting verse 11 above,"therefore if I know not the meaning..." in part.A foreign tongue must be interpreted.

How about, as another example, pyak ,nso , nisto ,nwo , niynan ,

nikotwsik , tpakohp, ayinnw ,kkmittaht , and mittaht That's counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, and 10 in the Cree language. And if you are a Canadian CreeIndian you'd understand that.I spoke the foreign tongues, identified them for you and told youwhat I was saying in English. Its that simple. Now you understand.Why Because Im a communicator.Thats the way the Word of God is. It takes a communicator and ittakes the gift of the Holy Spirit with the ability to be able to gofrom the Greek to the Hebrew and the Chaldean to bring that forthwhereby you understand the basic truths even when it is translatedinto English. And it was thus that the writers of the King James version had a letter in the original,written to the reader stating these facts. The Word of God isfantastic when it is taught. The term barbarian was used of someonethat was non-Christian, maybe unfairly, whatever, thats what it means.

1 Corinthians 14:12 Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous ofspiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

In other words, however anxious you are to communicate the truth orto take it abroad, always speak, not to edify yourself if you

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already know, but to edify the church, that is to say speak andcommunicate where they can communicate with you.

1 Corinthians 14:13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an /unknown/tongue pray that he may interpret.

In other words, that you have somebody there that can interpret itwith emotion and feeling so that it still stays alive, the Word, tothat audience, that helps the church then.

1 Corinthians 14:14 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spiritprayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

In other words, I cant pass that wonderful information onto someoneif I cannot speak their language. An interpreter basically solves

that. Not the best, but it does solve it.

1 Corinthians 14:15 What is it then I will pray with the spirit,and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with thespirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

I am going to pray where my mind is communicating. That is to say itmay be unknown to them. In other words, Im going to speak with thepeople that can understand what Im saying when I sing so that the

harmony comes forth or when I pray that the Word comes forth, and soforth. Just plain common sense. You that have traveled, probably youcan fit into this much better, if you at sometime were trying tocommunicate with someone that couldnt speak your language norvice-versa.

1 Corinthians 14:16 Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, howshall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thygiving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest

In other words, you can preach all you want to, you can pray all youwant to, but the congregation of the church will not even know whento say amen because they dont understand what youre doing. Youdont have to be a brilliant to understand that.

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1 Corinthians 14:17 For thou verily givest thanks well, but theother is not edified.

They dont know what you are talking about. You made a beautifulprayer to the Father. Yes, He understood, He understands alllanguages, but it didnt help uplift the church because theyunderstood a different language.

1 Corinthians 14:18 I thank my God, I speak with tongues more thanye all:

I know more languages than all of you. And Paul did, he spoke what aspokesman and communicator he was. And I listed before, he spoke theRoman tongue, the Greek tongue, the Aramaic tongue, he was a scholarin Hebrew, and Im sure many other tongues. He said I speak more

than you all. He studied in the ancient Hebrew, and Greek, andSeptuagint manuscripts. But you might say:

1 Corinthians 14:19 Yet in the church I had rather speak five wordswith my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also,than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

That is to say in their language. Thats what you want to do isteach others. Now thats only common sense. I had a brother Hollier,

Greek scholar went into a church, was asked to speak there, and heopened his Bible to what was it, the third chapter of John, then hebegan reading it in Greek, and the church came apart. I mean therewere people interpreting what he was saying all over the room andnone of them reporting what the scriptures said. He closed his Bibleand he left. Tongues are a wonderful thing. Thats what we use themfor -- communication. Paul loved Hebrew.

1 Corinthians 14:20 Brethren, be not children in understanding:howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

Dont be childish in understanding, and please dont let Gods Word,properly taught, offend you, because you had better be in agreementwith Gods Word. Dont be childish in following traditions. I couldsay in ignorance, be ye children, but in understanding to men. In

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other words, of ripe age and growing to perfection in teaching GodsWord use common sense in taking forth Gods Word.

1 Corinthians 14:21 In the law it is written [in the Old Testamentit is written.], With men of other tongues and other lips will Ispeak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me,saith the Lord.

That was quoting Isaiah 28:11--well go there in a moment. I willexplain then.

1 Corinthians 14:22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to themthat believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying servethnot for them that believe not, but for them which believe.

When you can speak all the languages at one time heard by the ear ofthe hearer regardless of what his tongue is, then thats a sign andits the evidence of the presence of the Holy Spirit as it is wellrecorded in Acts chapter two verses six and seven. No man can copythat, no man can con their way into that. It takes the Holy Spirit.

In other words, the deep teaching is understood if you understandthe language -- more readily.

1 Corinthians 14:23 If therefore the whole church be come togetherinto one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in thosethat are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad

They sure would. And do you know something If you are notcommunicating and you are not teaching Gods word, well, there wouldbe a madness there alright, it would sound like a madhouse. Alwaysremember, God is not the author of confusion, and if you go into ahouse thats confused, I would worry about it, Id be concerned.

1 Corinthians 14:24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one thatbelieveth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he isjudged of all:

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He hears. He can understand. In other words, if he is unlearnedconcerning Gods Word, but he still understands the language thatyou are teaching in, it might strike him.

1 Corinthians 14:25 And thus are the secrets of his heart mademanifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, andreport that God is in you of a truth.

They can tell, Gods gifts make room for themselves. You dont haveto push it. Understanding and clarity comes from true teaching withthe presence of the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 14:26 How is it then, brethren when ye come together,every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine [maybe have differentthoughts], hath a tongue [a language], hath a revelation [can

understand Gods revelation], hath an interpretation. Let all thingsbe done unto edifying [let it all come together with common sense].

1 Corinthians 14:27 If any man speak in an unknown tongue [thats aforeign language], let it be by two, or at the most by three, andthat by course; and let one interpret.

No more. In other words, its a little boring and the church getstired if you have three different speakers, at the most. Then get

someone that can teach with fire of the Holy Spirit in their owntongue, so that they can get back in the swing because again, its alittle boring.

1 Corinthians 14:28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keepsilence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

You keep your mouth shut! Because if you cant speak their language,all you would be doing is making a noise.

1 Corinthians 14:29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let theother judge.

In other words, theyre going to know, let it be one at the time.And discernment by the people will know, whether they are successful.

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1 Corinthians 14:30 If any thing be revealed to another that sittethby, let the first hold his peace.

That is to say, let the Word of God flow, but with understanding.

1 Corinthians 14:31 For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all maylearn, and all may be comforted.

Dont ever get a madhouse going!

1 Corinthians 14:32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject tothe prophets.

In other words, a gift will give way to the true Holy SpirittheHoly Spirit only speaks one at the time. Dont ever forget thefollowing verse:

1 Corinthians 14:33 For God is not the author of confusion, but ofpeace, as in all churches of the saints.

In other words, Gods truth always brings the Spirit of peace notturmoil, not confusion. Let me cover Isaiah here very quickly. Many

people think that this gives them the right to do whatever theychoose, but, it was mockery. It was God mocking the people, and itsa dangerous thing not to be aware of it. Because, you dont mockGod, and get away with it thats my point. Does God wink atignorance I dont know. He chastises those Hes going to use. Thisis what Paul was talking about. In the Old Testament, He wascorrecting the people because they had gone astray and had taken ina bunch of stuff the preachers, the teachers were teaching in error.

Isaiah 28:8 For all tables [i.e., sacrifice tables], are full ofvomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.

In other words, they had taken the Word of God and taught so manydifferent things, that clarity cant come forth thats what itsignifies.

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This is what the misled are saying in the following verse:

Isaiah 28:9 Whom shall he teach [whos this Isaiah going to teach]knowledge and whom shall he make to understand doctrine [theyrebeing sarcastic] them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn fromthe breasts. (two questions.)

He treats us like we are a bunch of babies! Sometimes, a man of Goddoes come down on people and has to talk to them pretty straight.

And here they make a mockery.

Isaiah 28:10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept;line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

Now, theyre mimicking the prophet. And very few in English knowthat. Actually you with Companion Bibles are very fortunate, becauseyou kind of lose the mockery if you dont hear it in the originaltongue.

For [say they] mimicking the prophet as though he were teachinglittle children in a school:

"For it is *zv lzv, zav lzvkav lkv, kav lkvzr shm, zr shm.*"

In other words, its a mockery, a riddle spoken like this. Okay Andthen he comes back.

Isaiah 28:11-12 For [Yea, verily. Taking the words out of their owntaunting lips, and turning them against themselves.] with stammering

lips and another tongue will He speak to this people. To whom Hesaid, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; andthis is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

Rather than hearing, they mocked. So, he says the same back. Onlywith the Holy Spirit, rather than speaking mockingly as was done inverse 10. It is said with irony.

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Isaiah 28:13 But the word of the LORD was unto them precept uponprecept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; herea little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward,and be broken, and snared, and taken.

By who? The antichrist, if people dont teach the word with clarity!with understanding! with edification! with exhortation! whereby thepeople can know and understand the Word of God, thats what Isaiahwas saying. Thats why Paul said, youd better go back and listen tohim. You know, beloved, Ive heard to my heartbreak, prominentpreachers on television say, boy, weve got to do this--and justread this off, like this is speaking in unknown tongues, you know.And Im not talking against them, but its sad when people aremisled, and God is very serious in this, and God is one of commonsense. I dont know, are you?

He makes it very clear. And the point, again, in bringing forth theWord is communication. Do you communicate When youre teaching itsnatural, if they cant understand what youre saying, then yourewasting your time. Not only does a gifted teacher teach on levelsthat people can understand, but unfortunately some might want tocommunicate everything they knew. What good would that do to thebeginner So thus taking the Holy Spirit to give the gift to beingable to speak on all three levels at one time. Where the wise can

understand. Our Fathers Word can become a stumblingblock, forChrist Himself was the chief Cornerstone that the builders rejected.Do you reject His truth, for traditions of men "Wasnt it that waygrandpa was led to believe it" Well, youd better find out. Yousee, it doesnt matter what our grandparents might have thought Godbless their souls or are still thinking. What matters is what Godthinks. And many might say, well, youre speaking on a topic thatcan certainly offend many people and make you very unpopular. Imnot out to win a popularity contest, but very dear to my heart isthe Word of God, and to see our people grow to maturity in

Christianity. For Christ paid such an awesome price that the TrueWord could go forth to snatch those souls from Satans hand--in theignorance and deception in traditions that wreak of ignorance andstem themselves into the lives of people, and lead them astray. Godwill not be mocked. Hes very clear about that. I would be verycareful. I never say that everyone must believe exactly as I do, no,its only my responsibility to teach Gods Word as I see it is

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written to communicate, that point.So, I hope you have enjoyed this lecture, and the one before. GodsWord is so precious when it comes to life in our very hands, and wesee with understanding and clarity. Bless your heart!

Every day is a beautiful day, because, "Jesus IS the Living Word"