Purpose Of Unknown Tongues

1Cor. 14: 2. For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

I think one of the reasons people are missing the real truth here is they, (we) take too many verses and thoughts at one time and try to understand it. I really see that we need to take it one verse and thought at a time.

When I looked down at this one verse as I was coming on line, I saw what we are all missing.

Go back and really read the above verse. Look at it and think about it.

He that speaketh in an (WHAT)? UNKNOWN TONGUE.

Now stop here and concentrate --- this is what God brought to me. ~~ An UNKNOWN TONGUE.

People, this is NOT speaking of ANY earthly, known language. It is not an earthly known language. So, this could NOT have been what Peter was doing on that day when he preached to all those different people who heard him in their own tongue. Those tongues were known, earthly languages.

This is speaking of an UNKNOWN TONGUE. Get it.

Now, more proof: ..........speaketh NOT unto MEN.

Now, look at this. I had this in the tongues message; but by reading it all at once everyone overlooks this which is so PLAINLY stated.

This person speaking in an unknown tongue is NOT speaking unto MEN.

So, if this is not speaking unto MEN, it is not an eartly language. It could not possibly have been what Peter was doing that day; for Peter was speaking unto THOUSANDS OF MEN.

So, He was NOT speaking in an unknown tongue at that time.

So, it is NOT what Paul is speaking of in 1Cor. 14.

Now, more proof: .......but unto GOD.

See, this says very clearly that a person speaking in an unknown tongue is speaking unto GOD ---- not men.

So, Peter was not speaking in un unknown tongue to that crowd of people. I personally believe he was speaking in his own tongue. He could not have been speaking in hundreds of tongues at the same time. It says they all HEARD in their own tongue. Now, I can not prove this --- but it seems to me that the miracle here was performed on the HEARERS; NOT THE SPEAKER.

Now back to the verse: for NO MAN understandeth him.

Now go back to the thing with Peter and the crowd, which has so many people mixed up about what happened in the upper room, where only 120 people of the same language were.

It said there, that ALL of that great multitude UNDERSTOOD PETER IN THEIR OWN TONGUE WHEREIN THEY WERE BORN.

Yet, here Paul said when speaking in an unknown tongue--- NO MAN UNDERSTANDS HIM.

Are you with me so far? Hope so. This is great.

(Look what a long message is coming out of just one verse - I think this is the way to teach so people can understand). (And I am not wasting words).

Now back to the verse:.....howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

Now put this all together ~~~ this person is speaking to God in an unknown tongue --no man understanding him, ---- he is speaking mysteries to God.

It is only for himself - as Paul said - to his own edification.

Lord, Let me do it more.

The Word did not say the unknown tongue is not for the believer. Of course not. This is the only one it could be for - as far as having it.

It said it is for a SIGN to the unbeliever. A sign, that God is really speaking inside this person who is doing the speaking. That believer does not need a sign; he received it by faith.

But that unbeliever needs that sign so he can finally come to see that God does take up His abode inside a person and SPEAK through this believer.

What a pity that this most precious gift from God has been so mocked and misunderstood, to the hurt of this entire generation of church-goers.

But I say if they were HUNGRY for God, they would find the right way even as I did.

I was raised to believe this was of Satan. But something inside me rejected that lie and sought for God's truth and power. Now He is rewarding me and feeding me glory from His throne.

Re 17:1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

Re 17:2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

Re 17:3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

Re 17:4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

Now here we see that this whorish woman is sitting upon a scarlet coloured beast. So? This proves then that the world-wide waters is also this scarlet coloured beast. If this woman is sitting upon many waters, then it says she sits on a scarlet beast, then it stand to reason that the waters is also the beast.

So why would this beast, or the people of this earth, be said to be scarlet [red] coloured? First find what the color red shows in the Word of God.

Isa 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Re 18:16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

Now read that verse carefully. Read it again. It said there was a CITY, which was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

How can a 'city' be clothed? She [this city] has on fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

Now realize that whoever or whatever this CITY is, she is this MOTHER OF HARLOTS. SHE IS THIS WHORE AGAINST GOD. Remember also that this city is many nations, peoples, kindreds and tongues. This city is world-wide. This city is guilty of all the righteous blood ever shed on this earth!

Re 18:24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.