Babbling – Confounded, confused, or inarticulate speech of a known tongue but not known to the user/listener.
Childish prater is not babbling! Although childish prater is inarticulate, it is not of a confounded previous language, the result of confusion, or of a known tongue.
In order for the childish religious prater of the Holy Ghost tongue talkers to qualify as “tongues” it must be of a known language.
Genesis 11:7-9 is God’s definition and description of babbling. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech. [8] So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. [9] Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
The Pentecostals trespass into Acts 2 as the basis for their religious activity. But if you will simply read Acts 2, the ‘tongue talking’ is obviously not happening today by anyone.
It occurred in Jerusalem 50 days following the crucifixions of Jesus Christ, below the balcony of the Upper Room, on one of Israel’s required feast events, Pentecost: no gentiles allowed.
Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
The only ones speaking in tongues were the 11 Galilaean apostles.
Acts 2:4-8 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. [5] And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. [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. [7] And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? [8] And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
Acts 2 is the fulfillment of Israel’s prophecy in Joel 2, which did not include any gentiles.
Acts 2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
And the 11 Galilaean apostles that were speaking, were only speaking to Israelites, no gentiles allowed.
Acts 2:14 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 2:22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
Acts 2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
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