Sorry for the delay. I'm multitasking today.
If we look at Paul's writing in 1 Corinthians 14:21-22, we can see him paraphrasing a recurring theme from the old testament-about Israel refusing to obey, and thus being enslaved by various people(speaking different tongues) throughout history.
Hi thanks for the reply.
Israel as a outward Jew in respect to the corrupted flesh of mankind is used to represent unbelief of any nation. All fall short of the glory of God. Those men called Jews (outward) refused to hear the word of God making it without effect as a sign against them.
It was not so much being enslaved by various people(speaking different tongues) throughout history. (We do not wrestle against flesh and blood) .But being enslaved by the oral traditions of the fathers. kings e.t.c. Judgement begins at the church .
They as unbelievers (no faith) saw no evil in making the word of God to no effect. Turning things upside down and therefore taking away the understanding of the Holy Spirit.
Isaiah 29:16 Surely your turning of things
upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it,
He had no understanding?
Belief, faith is not in respect to Israel or any nation and neither is evil .
This is a negative, and to apply it to modern 'tongues speakers' is to misapply scripture. To take the rest of chapter 14 as a positive statement supporting modern 'tongues speakers, you have ignored Paul's designation of tongues as a sign for unbelieving Jews.
It would seem I was misunderstood, could be the way I said it. I agree it is a negative they would seem to turn that upside down . The negative does apply to modern 'tongues speakers as a sign
against them. Two reasons, one it was never designed as a sign to confirm a blessing rather than a curse that speaks of unbelief, no faith. But also tongues/ prophecy/God's word is spoken of in all the languages of the world like any manner of prophecy has been fulfilled what they had in part before the last Chapter/book was added . It is sealed with seven seals till the end of time, the last day..
Today there are many means to help one nation understand the language of another. They even have a electronic device that allows two people to share the gospel with each other that do have language barriers.
If we look at the day of Pentecost in Acts 2, we read that 3,000 Jews were there from all over the world-Jews who clearly spoke languages from those places, or else they wouldn't have been amazed that Galilaeans were speaking in the languages of those other places about the wonderful works of God
Not sure where the idea of 3000 Jews comes in? Did you mean Jewish believers as a inward born out of every nation under heaven. born again Jew? It would seem verse five is describing a inward Jew as devout men, out of every nation under heaven.( Christianity )
One question. Are all the house where they were sitting the same group of verse 5?
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men,
out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marveled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? Acts2 :2-7
