28 May 2023 Day of Pentecost
WONDERS OF GOD IN ‘COSMIC’ OWN TONGUES
“….. declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”. ….. “What does this mean?” (Acts 2:11-12 NIV). There are two basic messages in the event of Pentecost in Acts: the heavenly “energy” that comes through tongues of fire and the borderless participation of the believers. The event where the Triune God enabled the many tongues to declare divine wonders reminds me of Rev. Jaulung Wismar Saragih (1888-1968), a first Simalungun Christian Protestant Church’s Priest who is also the first Indonesian who translated the Bible into his local Simalungun language. He extends the legacy of Pentecost that emphasizes all languages are the languages of God. All languages may declare the wonders of God. However, Pentecost is not only about human native languages. The book of Acts witnesses the marvellous works of God through the many native languages: the Parthians, Medes, Elamites, Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,
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