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100 Bible Verses about Tongues Of Fire. Acts 2:1-47 ESV / 38 helpful votes. Helpful. Not Helpful. When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.
From the central apparition, or rather place of sound, they saw issuing forth many several tongues, looking like small flames of fire, and one such tongue sat upon each one of the brethren or disciples present.
Sep 30, 2019 · In Acts 2:33 Peter says that Jesus “received” the Spirit from the Father specifically for the pouring out received at Pentecost. On the other hand, at Acts 8:17 some Samaritans receive the Spirit when Peter and John lay hands on them.
They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. ...
TONGUES OF FIRE (γλῶσσαι ὡσεὶ̀ πυρός, tongues as of fire). The phrase is used in Acts 2:3: “And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each one of them.”. The KJV says “cloven tongues like as of fire”; whereas the ASV has “tongues parting asunder, like as of fire.”.
When we will be judged, our works will be tested as if they were put through fire to destroy the useless and reveal the good (1 Corinthians 3:12–15). In this case, it appears the tongues of fire are visual manifestations of the Holy Spirit's intent. His plan is to equip the Jesus-followers with the ability to speak other languages (Acts 2:4).
They were thus appearances of tongues, which were luminous, but did not burn; not really consisting of fire, but only ὡσεὶ πυρός; and not confluent into one, but distributing themselves severally on the assembled.
