Speaking in Tongues and the Temple of God

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One of the most interesting figures I have read about was in the person of William Seymour, the architect of the Pentecostal revival. William Seymour designs this doctrine, makes himself Bishop of this movement, and the Holy Spirit falls...

"They shouted three days and three nights. It was Easter season. The people came from everywhere. By the next morning there was no way of getting near the house. As people came in they would fall under God's power; and the whole city was stirred. They shouted until the foundation of the house gave way, but no one was hurt."

The Holy Spirit reportedly fell in 1906 at Azusa Street Mission in Los Angeles, CA. Smith Wigglesworth testified of receiving it in 1907. This is a revival that spread very fast around the world!

One of the problems is that nobody recognized William Seymour as 'Bishop' and to complicate matters was a split over the issues of sanctification. William Seymour never did go any further after the Azusa Street revival. The Pentecostal revival quickly encompassed the world... But without William Seymour!

One of the most interesting outcomes that I have read on the man is that he designed his doctrine in metaphor to King Solomon's temple. As this doctrine died with William Seymour, which I find a sad thing!

1. The Outer Court - Justification - Faith to enter in.
2. The Altar - Salvation through the cross at Calvary.
3. The Laver - The clean effects of sanctification.
4. Table of Showbread – Daily into the word of God
5. Light at the Lightstand - Faith, hope, charity, joy, grace, love, warmth, etc. With sanctification came a sweet spirit!
6. The Golden Incense Alter - Prayer and Praise meetings.
7. The Holy of Holies - The Shekinah Glory and Baptism of the Holy Ghost.

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A Path to Caritas (Latin for love in the purest form)... Things that cannot be taught for virtue is not knowledge!

1. Hope - All things begin with a hope
2. Faith - Motivation is a child of faith and hope
3. Charis - Grace - A powerful neighbor of caritas
4. Dynamos - Greek for virtue and motivation
5. Eucharisteo - Much grace... Gratitude
6. Charisomai - Well favored - A lucky kind of feeling
7. Euchrestos - Greek for profitable
8. Chairo - Greek for cheer - "Cheerio mate!"
9. Chara - Greek for joy
10. Chrestotes - An 'Aunt Bee' kind of Goodness
11. Charisma - Heavenly Graciousness
12. Chrisma - Heavenly Anointing - The Holy Grail!
13. Christians - The anointed people
14. Christ - The anointed one!

It is my belief that the precious anointing of the Holy Spirit is picked up in the Holy of Holies. If I had a word for today's Pentecostal it would be that the anointing is not the ego! Too many have came out of the seminary with a tremendous ego and have caused more harm than good.

1 Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.
2 For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.
3 And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;
4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
5 And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
6 Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.
7 But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:
8 The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: - Hebrews 9

I was present during in the following service where a lady spoke in tongues in the sanctuary. You could really sense the Holy Spirit in the sanctuary as we all made our trek to the Holy of Holies to experience God...
 
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What's with churches and fake green plants? Church I sometimes attend has the same thing. Fake greens everywhere. Wild!

In my old church we had a lady who worked as a florist bring in the 'greens.' Much better that way! I like to visit the churches in the French Polynesia, where they normally always have fresh flowers in the sanctuary...

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There is no evidence that the baptism with the Holy Spirit was an experience the individual believer can have for themselves. All evidence points to it being a particular, historical event, namely Pentecost, and by consequence the inclusion of all peoples into "all flesh" mentioned Acts 2.

Glossolalia is not a sign of having the Spirit, it is one of many charisms of the Spirit; one which St. Paul indicates is a sign for the unbelieving, quoting Isaiah 28.

There is, says St. Paul, one faith, one Spirit, and one baptism.

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I say! You ought to have been there when the Lord saved me in a Pentecostal Holiness church!

He put joy down in my soul!
Wrote my name on the Heavenly Roll!
I say! You ought to have been there when the Lord saved me!
I say! He filled my soul! With the Holy Ghost child!
I say you ought been there! When I got saved!
I have never had a feeling like that in all my days!
He picked me up and turned me around!
Put me feel on higher ground!
You ought to have been there when the Lord saved me!

 
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I tell you I went out of that service with a clean and sanctified spirit!

Wesley’s journal from Jan. 1, 1739: “About sixty of our brethren until three in the morning, the power of God came mightily on us, insomuch that many cried out for exceeding joy, and many fell to the ground.” John Wesley prayed, “Lord send us revival without its defects but if this is not possible, send revival, defects and all.”
 
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