What I get is an invitation to join WIKI

Dr. R. Loasby, my main professor at SDA Semimary (Potomac University - before moving to Berrien Springs) spent 25 years in India. Jokingly he told us of visitors from the GC who came and preached their sofisticated sermons that the audience did not understand, so the interpreter just preached one of his own sermons. Afterwards the local people would thank the visitor for his good sermon, and the visitor did not know they were thanking him for the good sermon of the interpreter.

After you read Acts 2:1-11 (quoted below) it will make more sense to you as it does to me.



It didn't make sense to the hearers either as they asked "how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?"

I wish I could remember the name of the evangelist. All I know is that it was somebody like Mark Finley, Lonnie Melashenko, Doug Batchelor, or somebody like that. I think it may have been Doug Batchelor, however, I am not certain of that. I heard the person relaying the experience on either 3ABN or the Hope Channel.

In reference to Acts 2:8 I read this from Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary:

In reference to Acts 2:6 I quote the following from the SDA Bible Commentary:



The writers obviously favoured the former over the latter, nevertheless, they were also aware of the latter as a possibility.

As I think more on this, I think Doug Batchelor was the one who shared this experience.

There were two reasons I questioned the anecdote. First of all, there was a translator there! Why would God do something supernatural in such a circumstance? Does this seem in character to you regarding how God acts? (i.e., performing a miracle where there is no need for such).

Secondly, the Spirit of Prophecy identifies the gift of tongues as the ability to speak a given language, agreeing with what you quoted.



From the standpoint of logic, the gift would have to be upon the speakers, not the hearers, because it was the speakers who were filled with the Spirit, not the hearers.

I don't wish to be all negative. It's natural to bring out questions and points of disagreements. I did have a couple of other comments, but not wishing to be too negative, I'll pass on these, unless you'd like me to share them.

On the positive side, you have a nice speaking voice, and brought out many interesting points. I particularly liked your observation that a sign of the Holy Spirit led church is that watches go by the way-side (I don't remember the actual expression you used, but that was the thought).

If you are referring to watches in relation to time, as in the wrist-watch, then you are correct.

Tom,

Your reasoning also makes sense in that he said a translator was present, however, this is what he shared, therefore, either it happened as he shared it, or he, an evangelist, told a falsehood in what he experienced on world TV. Why would he have done that?

Sometimes there might be other needs than merely to bring the message accross. While God doesnt do miracles to entertain, it is still true that miracles follow Gods people when working the field of souls to confirm the words preached (God knows when it will bear fruit). Maybe something like that happened here?