Was there emotional upheaval or a need for interpreters when the Acts 19 disciples spoke in tongues?
No. There was no need for interpreters, and there was no emotional upheaval. This was simply the working of the Holy Spirit to the third category of people God dealt with in Acts: Jews saved under John’s baptism who knew nothing of Paul’s Gospel, the Body of Christ, and further revelations.
Les explains that when the Holy Spirit was manifested in the Book of Acts, it was for a divine purpose, to prove something, and to show Israel that God was moving in the work of the Holy Spirit. In Acts 19, this manifestation among the twelve Jews showed that there was now a change in the overall program: it was no longer based on John’s baptism and Christ’s earthly ministry, but on that which followed the work of the cross, His death, burial, and resurrection. It was not marked by interpreters or emotional upheaval, but was simply the Holy Spirit working toward the third category, those in transition who had been saved under John’s baptism but knew nothing of Paul’s Gospel and the Body of Christ.
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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.