Where is the third and final occurrence of tongues in the book of Acts, and who received it?
The third and final tongues manifestation in Acts is in chapter 19. Those receiving it were another unique little group, small in number, yet representative of a larger group. The first occurrence was strictly to Jews in Acts 2; the second was a whole house of Gentiles.
Les explains that the second occurrence took place at the house of Cornelius, where the Gentiles spoke with known languages and magnified God; there was no unknown language or guttural sound. He then says the third and last time this happens in the whole book of Acts is in chapter 19. The first was strictly to the Jew in Acts 2, the second to a whole house of Gentiles, and the third to another unique little group, small in number, but representative of a larger group. Les directs the listener to Acts 19, verse 1.
What was the change in God's program that the Acts 19 tongues pointed to?
The Acts 19 tongues signaled that God’s overall program had changed: it was no longer based on John’s baptism and Christ’s earthly ministry. It was now based on what followed the cross—His death, burial, and resurrection—and on further revelations concerning Paul’s Gospel and the Body of Christ.
Who did the third occurrence of speaking in tongues in Acts happen to?
The third occurrence of speaking in tongues in Acts happened to a small, unique group in Acts chapter 19. They were few in number but representative of a larger group, distinct from the Jews in Acts chapter 2 and the Gentile house of Cornelius.
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What are the three groups in Acts where people spoke in tongues?
The Book of Acts records three categories of people that God dealt with regarding the manifestation of speaking in tongues: Israel in Acts 2, Gentiles in the house of Cornelius in Acts 10, and the transitional group in Acts 19.
Who received the gift of tongues the first and second times it happened in Acts?
In Acts the tongue-speaking occurrences follow a pattern: the first time it happened to Jews in Acts 2, strictly to the Jew, and the second time it happened to a whole house of Gentiles.