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First off Jesus said in Acts 1:8
8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
The Tongues were not the cause of Pentacost it was an effect of the outpouring and it was not the only thing that happened
2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
1. Cause " sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind Effect "filled the whole place where they were sitting"
2. Cause "There appeared to them tongues as of fire Effect "sat upon each of them".
3. Cause "They were all filled with the Holy Spirit" Effect " began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."
IF tongue was contributed to the salvation of these 3000 why not the Sound from Heaven? Why not the appearance of tongues of fire?
hat not what Jesus said. The empowering of the Holy Spirit was the power to be a witness of the Resurrected Lord Jesus.
That was the message Peter Preached as Paul said " I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for IT IS the POWER OF GOD unto SALVATION " Roman 1:16