The Gift of Interpretation of Tongues. Divinely Inspired or Man's Wishful Thinking?

Conquering Our Unseen Enemies

Welcome Back! I am your host Dawn Simmons and in this episode of Conquering Our Unseen Enemies we are following behind our last episode where we discussed the Spiritual Gift of Tongues, with today’s episode of the Spiritual Gift of Interpretation of Tongues. This gift is rarely discussed except to challenge it’s authenticity, so today we are going to address why it is often challenged, explain exactly what it is and what it is not. Then I will share some of my experiences with this gift, Interpretation of Tongues.

Discussing the Gift of Interpretation of Tongues

· 1 Cor 12:4-11

· To summarize what Paul shared, the 9 Spiritual Gifts are: wisdom, word of knowledge, faith, healings, miraculous powers, prophecy, discerning of spirits, tongues, interpretation of tongues.

o Gifts we use out of the Power we have from the Holy Spirit are: faith, healings, miraculous powers

o Gifts we have where the Holy Spirit uses us in Revelation are: wisdom, word of knowledge, discerning of spirits

o Gifts where the Holy Spirit uses us and are Spoken are: prophecy, tongues, interpretation of tongues

· Interpretation of Tongues is not the same as translation of Tongues.

· Daniel 5, where Daniel interpreted the words of God to Belshazzar

· When the Lord has a message and He wants it to be known, He will provide someone to give the interpretation, to speak on His behalf, His words, when He wants them spoken.

· The gift of interpretation, on the other hand, requires the gift of tongues in order to be operational. The gift of tongues can stand on its own as a gift. The gift of interpretation cannot.

· Of all the gifts of the Spirit, Interpretation of Tongues is actually the least of the gifts

· 1 Corinthians 14:13

· If we pray in tongues, it should be natural that we are also interpreting

· 1 Corinthians 14:18

· With interpretation, there is no work, only obedience and a focus on the Lord

· There are 2 times when it is needed. The first is always, whenever the Lord calls for it. Second is when he wants to build up His people

· Where is interpretation not required. People who pray in tongues quietly to themselves, in a whisper tone, that does not need to be interpreted. The intent is not to benefit the group in that moment.

· Why is there such confusion over how many can pray and how does this get misapplied? The confusion is that people are reading scripture literally and saying no more than 3 people can pray in tongues at a time, even in a whisper. That’s not what Paul was discussing in 1 Corinthians 14:26

· God does not function in chaos, so if a meeting is chaotic, then it is not moving under the power and influence of the Holy Spirit. When things are not in order, man has allowed himself to influence and control the meeting

· Discussed reasons this gift is challenged today

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