TO EVERY LANGUAGE ON EARTH

Newsletter 197 -  June 12, 2010

Bob Mills

“The computer dictionary defines a blog as being a type of a website or a part of a website, usually maintained by individuals.” By that definition, I am a blogger, not to be confused with the idle chit chat, many people think of as being “blogging.” I divide my contributions into nine, at the present time, different categories, depending on the type and subject matter. One of those is a weekly newsletter titled, “Searching the Scriptures with Bob.” This lesson is a feature article from this week’s issue of that posted yesterday. That was issue number 196.

I closed my large website in favor of blogs, for several reasons, one being expense, blogs are free, web sites are not. The same “searchers” cover them. They are also far more flexible to maintain and make editorial changes to or even delete entirely or replace. I have been working my way through the New Testament following a daily reading guide for a few years now with these. This particular scripture is”

Acts 2:5-18 (King James Version)

Since the content of Peter’s sermon and the crowd’s response, has already been commented upon, I am dealing with the verses leading up to that. These give us background information about his listeners.

THEY WERE JEWS AND THEY CAME FROM THE KNOWN WORLD

5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. (Luke 2:25, Acts 8:2)

EACH HEARD IN HIS OWN LANGUAGE

In his previous book, Luke had recorded these works, “that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem..” (Luke 24:47)

6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. (Acts 2:2)

7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? (Acts 2:12, Matthew 26:73, Acts 1:11)

Their local language dialect made clear their Galilaean origins, but they spoke clearly in other tongues. We read in Mark that Jesus commanded, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature, he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, be he that believeth not shall be damned.” (Mark 16:15-16)

8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

These people came from every direction, they were Jews who had come to Jerusalem for the Passover and Pentecost festivals, but they would return home after that. God was opening the door to every language as far away as Rome or Asia. These were all known languages, the apostles speaking them was through the power of the Holy Spirit, but they were all known and understood languages, not unknown languages. God wants his word understood by every man, woman and child on this earth. That was the command of Christ. (Matthew 28:18)

9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, (1 Peter 1:1, Acts 18:2, 1 Peter 1L1, Acts 6:9, Acts 16:6, Acts 19:10, Acts 20:4, Acts 21:22, Acts 24:18, Acts 27:2, Romans 16:5, 1 Corinthians 16:19, 2 Corinthians 1:8, 2 Timothy 1:15, Revelation 1:4)

10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, (Acts 16:6, Acts 18:23, Acts 13:13, Acts 14:24, Acts 15:38, Acts 27:5, Matthew 27:32)

11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. (Barnabas was from Crete)

12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? (Acts 2:7)

13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. (1 Corinthians 14:23)

14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: (Acts 1:26)

15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. (1 Thessalonians 5:7)

16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: (Joel 2:26-32)

This old man dreams dreams, that is why he blogs the Word. I have been reading “Lost Boy No More” Read it. Christians are suffering for their faith as never before! And that is only about Ethiopia.

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I RESOLVE TO READ THE BIBLE THROUGH AGAIN IN 2010


JUNE

13th. Sunday – 2 Samuel 22, Acts 9:23-43, Proverbs 14:26-35

14th. Monday – 2 Samuel 23, 24, Acts 10:1-18, Psalm 73:15-28

15th. Tuesday – 1 Kings 1, Acts 10:19-48, Psalm 74:1-9

16th. Wednesday – 1 Kings 2, Acts 11, Psalm 74:10-17

17th. Thursday – 1 Kings 3, 4, Acts 12, Proverbs 15:1-8

18th. Friday - 1 Kings 5, 6, Acts 13:1-25, Psalm 74:18-23

19th. Saturday – 1 Kings 7, Acts 12:26-52, Psalm 75

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THIS WEEK'S SCRIPTURE

“Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”

Acts 1:8
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Bob was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was really upset.

She told him "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in 6 seconds AND IT BETTER BE THERE !!"

The next morning he got up early and left for work. When his wife woke up, she looked out the window and sure enough there was a box gift-wrapped in the middle of the driveway.

Confused, the wife put on her robe and ran out to the driveway, brought the box back in the house. She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale.

Bob has been missing since Friday!

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ITS TRUE, GOD LOVES YOU! - Arabic

هذا صحيح! الله يحبك!

فيليس ميلز


نعم. وهذا حقيقي ، والله لا أحبك. بينما كنت ما زلت كريه ، أرسل الله ابنه لانقاذ لكم. "وبينما نحن بعد خطاة مات المسيح لأجلنا". -- رومية 5:8.


ليس لديك ليصبح شخص جيد في سبيل الله أحبك. لا! انه يحبك مجرد وسيلة أنت وأنت تريد أن يكون لها مكان في السماء معه. "ال معكم المريض ، لا يريد أحد أن يموت." -- بيتر الثاني 3:9.


بعد الله لا يمكن ان تسمح فاسقين للعيش معه في السماء. "الله هو الخفيفة ؛ له في الظلام لا يوجد على الاطلاق". -- أنا يوحنا 1:5. و "الأشرار لا يرثون ملكوت الله". -- أنا كورنثوس 6:9. الله قد جعل هذه الخطة.


الله مرسوما يقضي بأن "بدون سفك دم لا تحصل مغفرة." -- عب 9:22. ولذلك ، يسوع ، ابن الله العزيز ، من شأنه أن يسفك دمه ويموت بحيث خطاياك يمكن جرفت. "وغسلنا من خطايانا بدمه". -- الوحي 1:5 ب)


الله قد أدى واجبه. الآن يجب عليك بدورك. بيتر لبشر المؤمنين الأولى : "توبوا وعمد كل واحد منكم باسم يسوع المسيح حتى بأن ما تتمتعون به غفران الخطايا وسوف تتلقى هدية من الروح القدس". -- أعمال 2:38.


بعد التعميد كنت يصبح شخص جديد. القديم هو ذهب. "واذا كان احد في المسيح فهو خليقة جديدة. القديم قد ولى ، والجديد قد حان". -- أنا كورنثوس 5:17. هذا الشخص الجديد يريد أن يعيش حياة لارضاء الله.

"عش حياتك تستحق الرب ومرضاته في كل شيء : تؤتي ثمارها في كل عمل جيد ، وتزايد في معرفة الله -- وبفرح تقديم الشكر." -- كولوسي 1:10-12.

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