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NASB | Acts 2:1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place, |
Bible Question: Mathew, in your answer to Portland's question concerning God's confounding of language during the time of the tower of Babel, you state that "this curse was reversed when God gave us the ability to speak languages and communicate in Acts 2." If this is true, why then am I, an English-speaking man, unable to understand a Japanese-speaking man nor he me, unless I study Japanese or he English? Isn't your statement rather sweeping? Isn't it inaccurate to hypothesize a general principle that God reversed the polyglot curse on the basis of the isolated event that occured on Pentecost in Acts 2? Is it not true that the empirical consequences of God's action on Pentecost do not support the hypothesis that He effected a general reversal of His action at Babel? --Hank |
Bible Answer: Hank, I agree with you totaly, It was a pretty sweeping statement. I don't think that every one became bi-lenguale at the time of Pentecost. But I do beleive that this occurance happened many times for the spreading of the gospel. I beleive that its still used today, especially with the help of interpraters. So yes you could being an English speaking man understand a Japanese or vice versa. None of Gods gifts work independently with out the other. Can the eye say to the hand "I don't need you" even a miricle would need someone to have a portion of faith. This is only my opinion, I don't have enough scripture to back this up. But I thought that It would peek someones interest. Thank you |