Anyone ever interpret or heard an interpretation of tongues?

[tturt]

The churches we've attended for the last 20 years or so have interpreted the Scripture to mean that tongues can be spoken at different times during regular church services. The tongue message given for interpretation is very distinctive from prayer language tongues. It isn't planned - neither the message in tongues portion nor its interpretation.

One believer who is used sometimes for the interpretation says he is given a few words. Then as he is speaking those words, he's given more words. When the words stop, he stops.

Also, sometimes when tongues are spoken for interpretation and there isn't an interpretation per I Cor 14:28. There could be many reasons for this. Maybe the believer with the interpretation is just beginning to be used in this gift and needed more confidence to speak.

At a church conference with about 800, a message in tongues was given. The first believer that gave the interpretation - well, it was off. Everyone just stayed in quiet worship and prayer. Then after a couple of minutes, a second believer gave an interpretation. Immediately the leadership and congregation gave their recognization that the second interpretation was accurate. Only once has this happened out of dozens of times that tongues for interpretation were spoken.

In another service, a believer gave a message in tongues several times and I was aggravated with myself for focusing on whether they were going to exceed the 3 times for a message in tongues (I Cor 14:27). because it isn't word for word.

These experiences were so - up-to-the-second what our church needed to hear. They were truly edifying.

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

The churches we've attended for the last 20 years or so have interpreted the Scripture to mean that tongues can be spoken at different times during regular church services. The tongue message given for interpretation is very distinct from prayer language tongues. It isn't planned - neither the message in tongues portion nor its interpretation.

One believer who is used sometimes for the interpretation says he is given a few words. Then as he is speaking those words, he's given more words. When the words stop, he stops.

Also, sometimes when tongues are spoken for interpretation and there isn't an interpretation per I Cor 14:28. There could be many reasons for this. Maybe the believer with the interpretation is just beginning to be used in this gift and needed more confidence to speak.

At a church conference with about 800, a message in tongues was given. The first believer that gave the interpretation - well, it was off. Everyone just stayed in quiet worship and prayer. Then after a couple of minutes, a second believer gave an interpretation. Immediately the leadership and congregation gave their recognization that the second interpretation was accurate. Only once has this happened out of dozens of times that tongues for interpretation were spoken.

In another service, a believer gave a message in tongues several times and I was aggravated with myself for focusing on whether they were going to exceed the 3 times for a message in tongues (I Cor 14:27). because it isn't word for word.

These experiences were so - up-to-the-second what our church needed to hear. They were truly edifying.

We always have to accept that the gifts are manifested through earthen vessels. We are always subject to shortcoming and error. The gift of prophecy is not an exact science. People have to start from somewhere, and in the early stages of development there has to be mistakes. In fact, we learn from our mistakes more from our successes. Concerning false prophets in the Old Testament, there are no examples of any prophet being put to death because he made a mistake. Take the prophet Nathan. He told David that he could build the Temple. Then God told him to go back and change his prophecy. Nathan was not put to death as a false prophet. He was a genuine prophet who made a mistake. The false prophets were those who tried to usurp Moses' principles of prophecy and use their prophecies to desert God and go after idols, saying that judgment won't happen as a result. These prophets also advocated sexual orgies and other grievous sins and said that in spite of these God was still with them. These were the false prophets who were speaking from their own hearts, turning people away from the faithful worship of God. So there is a great difference between godly prophets who made mistakes, and ungodly, false prophets who deliberately prophesied falsehood.

I think that the first interpretation came from a godly person who made a mistake, and he should have been taken aside and given good teaching so he could learn from his error. He should not have been left in a state of embarrassment where he might never had given another prophecy or interpretation for the rest of his life. Many beginners in the prophetic have been discouraged and put off the prophetic by unsound teachers who have accused them of being false when all they did was make a mistake through inexperience.

Also, the 3 times thing that Paul taught was to encourage the Corinthians to exercise self control and he did not view it as a hard and fast rule. Often a message in tongues can be an intercession for the word of prophecy to come forth. This can trigger prophecies from all over the place. I have seen this happen and it brought the glory of God down on the place in a very real way and some of the most hardened men broke down and wept like babies in the presence of the Lord. This is in accordance with the power of prophecy that the hearts of people can be revealed and they fall on their knees before God acknowledging that God is among us in reality.

I have heard about the "Kansas Prophets" (Jack Deere, Paul Cain, and Mike Bickle). I have read Jack Deere's and Mike Bickle's books and been blessed and taught by them. I heard that because of errors in the prophetic, Paul Cain and Mike Bickle were heavily criticised and largely discredited by many in the churches and accused of being false prophets because of their errors. I don't believe for one minute they were false prophets at all. They were and are godly men who love the body of Christ and who hear the voice of God, but they are "earthen vessels" subject to error like all of us. At no stage did any of these prophets, including Rick Joyner (who was also lambasted) ever promote the worship of idols and sexual immorality instead of a true and faithful worship of God. I think the criticism of these men comes from those ignorant of the examples and teaching of the Old Testament, and who quote references out of their context, and in that way are making their criticisms come from the world, flesh or the devil, instead of from a godly source.

Even William Branham, with all the errors that he made in the latter part of his ministry, was a truly godly man who did all he could to bless and build up the body of Christ. But he was an earthen vessel as well and it is a shame that many in our churches have condemned him for his errors instead of celebrating a powerful ministry that brought healing and salvation to many.

 

[tturt]

Well aware of earthen vessels and all those mentioned. If anyone took the reporting of one incident of wrong interpretation over 20+ years as low rating a fellow believer that wasn't my intent. Agree that there is a learning curve about the spiritual gifts - not that we ever learn everything. After all, the original 12 were with Yeshua for over 3 years. An example of the type of learning being referred to is as one poster said they thought they were given the interpretation but didn't speak at that time but made them determined to speak out the next time if given the interpretation.

Another experience of tongues being interpreted - this one was very unusual. Yahweh used both a husband and wife to interpret one message of tongues. Though it was short message overall, Yahweh would give him a few words of the interpretation then He would give her a few words. It was unique.

 

[Alicia Schout]

We always have to accept that the gifts are manifested through earthen vessels. We are always subject to shortcoming and error. The gift of prophecy is not an exact science. People have to start from somewhere, and in the early stages of development there has to be mistakes. In fact, we learn from our mistakes more from our successes. Concerning false prophets in the Old Testament, there are no examples of any prophet being put to death because he made a mistake. Take the prophet Nathan. He told David that he could build the Temple. Then God told him to go back and change his prophecy. Nathan was not put to death as a false prophet. He was a genuine prophet who made a mistake. The false prophets were those who tried to usurp Moses' principles of prophecy and use their prophecies to desert God and go after idols, saying that judgment won't happen as a result. These prophets also advocated sexual orgies and other grievous sins and said that in spite of these God was still with them. These were the false prophets who were speaking from their own hearts, turning people away from the faithful worship of God. So there is a great difference between godly prophets who made mistakes, and ungodly, false prophets who deliberately prophesied falsehood.

I think that the first interpretation came from a godly person who made a mistake, and he should have been taken aside and given good teaching so he could learn from his error. He should not have been left in a state of embarrassment where he might never had given another prophecy or interpretation for the rest of his life. Many beginners in the prophetic have been discouraged and put off the prophetic by unsound teachers who have accused them of being false when all they did was make a mistake through inexperience.

Also, the 3 times thing that Paul taught was to encourage the Corinthians to exercise self control and he did not view it as a hard and fast rule. Often a message in tongues can be an intercession for the word of prophecy to come forth. This can trigger prophecies from all over the place. I have seen this happen and it brought the glory of God down on the place in a very real way and some of the most hardened men broke down and wept like babies in the presence of the Lord. This is in accordance with the power of prophecy that the hearts of people can be revealed and they fall on their knees before God acknowledging that God is among us in reality.

I have heard about the "Kansas Prophets" (Jack Deere, Paul Cain, and Mike Bickle). I have read Jack Deere's and Mike Bickle's books and been blessed and taught by them. I heard that because of errors in the prophetic, Paul Cain and Mike Bickle were heavily criticised and largely discredited by many in the churches and accused of being false prophets because of their errors. I don't believe for one minute they were false prophets at all. They were and are godly men who love the body of Christ and who hear the voice of God, but they are "earthen vessels" subject to error like all of us. At no stage did any of these prophets, including Rick Joyner (who was also lambasted) ever promote the worship of idols and sexual immorality instead of a true and faithful worship of God. I think the criticism of these men comes from those ignorant of the examples and teaching of the Old Testament, and who quote references out of their context, and in that way are making their criticisms come from the world, flesh or the devil, instead of from a godly source.

Even William Branham, with all the errors that he made in the latter part of his ministry, was a truly godly man who did all he could to bless and build up the body of Christ. But he was an earthen vessel as well and it is a shame that many in our churches have condemned him for his errors instead of celebrating a powerful ministry that brought healing and salvation to many.

Your answer Tutt, is very uplifting. Indeed we learn more for our mistakes than from our successes.
Are you a born-again Christian?

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

Your answer Tutt, is very uplifting. Indeed we learn more for our mistakes than from our successes.
Are you a born-again Christian?

Yes. I have been since 1966. Never regretted that decision. Senior moment! The question was not for me.