<TITLE>04. Par 21-24</TITLE>L-21 Now, other thing here, it goes right with it.
1b. Would you explain how Simon knew the Holy Ghost had been given in Acts 8:18? That's at Samaria.
Well, there's one thing: he didn't know they had the Holy Ghost because of speaking in tongues, or the Bible didn't say they did; they just seen the results. No one can receive the Holy Ghost without being something happening to them. That's right. But it didn't say they spoke in tongues there, so it must've been something else that he saw besides speaking in tongues, because it never mentioned them speaking in tongues.

L-22 1c. And explain how do we know some of the people on the day of Pentecost spoke Galilean?
There the biggest part of them there was Galilean. And all of them... Now, as I said this morning... Now, there is two things, two faculties. Now, I'm going to take the side that the people was speaking in tongues, the people, speaking not in tongues, but in languages when they come out of the upper room and begin to meet the people. But if you'll read the Scripture... Listen close now: "Are not all these Galileans which speak? And how hear we--how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? Are not all these Galileans that speaks?"

L-23 They could've been speaking Galilean, but they were hearing them in another language. It could been they were speaking another language, their own language. Either way wouldn't matter; it still doesn't make the Pentecostal conception right (See?), 'cause listen. Here's why. Not to say something different, but just to make a--facts straight. If you notice... Why did Peter get up then and speak to the whole multitude, and they every one heard him in the language he was speaking, for three thousand was converted of staunch Jews, who were just as staunch in their religion as they could be? But they must've stood--understood every word of Peter preaching on the prophets, and so forth, bringing up to Pentecost, for they screamed out and said, "Men and brethren, what can we do to be saved?" See?
Peter said, "Repent, and be baptized, every one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ for remission of your sin."

L-24 Now, just let me say this with--with the--all of my heart, so that you'll see that what I'm trying to get to you. I certainly do believe in speaking in tongues. I believe that it is a gift to the church. I believe that there is a tongue. I've spoke in tongues many times myself.
Let me give you a little instance what I think Pentecost was, and then I'll--or something like it now, or something on this order: I was in Dallas--Houston, Texas, just before this picture was taken (about one day). We could had the Music Hall; we was holding eight thousand. The people couldn't get in, so we went over to Raymond Richey's tabernacle. I forget just... It was a mammoth, big tabernacle. And--and we'd filled that full. And I'd preach and pray for the sick here. Then while they put them out, I'd go over and preach and pray for them over here at Raymond Richey's across the river.


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