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NASB | Mark 16:17 "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 16:17 "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak in new tongues; |
Bible Question: Our Lord distinctly said these things would take place: why are we not seeing these manifestations of power in our churches today? |
Bible Answer: Good question and you've gotten some good answers, but let me offer a little bit of a different view. I think your question is why aren't gifts like casting out demons and speaking tongues not evident today. Well, I'm a preterist and also a ceassionist, so let me give you an alternate take. I believe the things listed in Mark 16:17 and 18 were for a very specific time, namely til the end of the age. Now the question is, when was the end of the Age? Being a preterist I believe it was 70 AD ,that's another topic though. Another interesting verse is ACTS 2:17. This was an OT prophecy that would come true, most cite the day of Pentacost as the fulfillment of it. IF we understand that the Last Days were the passing out of the OT Laws into the Age of Grace, then this makes sense. If we see it as that, then 1 Corinthians 13:8 starts to make sense as well, "Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away." It seems that the "gifts" of the early church, were just that, gifts for the early church. They are not needed anymore, and are therefore not abound. Things that are stated Biblically to last forever are things like, love, the word of God and Jesus. Gifts are never, ever stated as lasting forever. The people of the church, their love, and the word of God, THIS is the power of the church. We just ignore its reality. Something to think about. Take care, SUEDE |