be, “They shall speak with new tongues.” From all that happened on the Day of Pentecost and during the following years, Jesus was speaking about the gift of the Holy Spirit, which is evidenced by “speaking with new tongues.” God confirmed the word the believers preached with accompanying signs. Speaking in tongues was an accompanying sign. Believers do not follow after signs, but signs do follow them, and one of those signs is speaking in tongues (see Mark 16:14–20). The Scriptures exhort
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