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OVERVIEW<\/strong>
\nAccording to some people who monitor religious growth around the world, Pentecostalism is the fastest growing religion in the world. That may or may not be true, but it has surely become a major player in the religious landscape since it emerged on the religion scene in the early 1900’s.<\/p>\n

It is arguable that evidence of Baptism In the Holy Spirit through speaking in tongues<\/a> is the primary distinctive by which Charismatic\/Pentecostal denominations are known. While this phenomenon, also known as Glossolalia<\/a>, does appear in several New Testament epistles, there is disagreement within the broad Christian community about its relevance to all believers. Thus it is a divisive issue within Christianity that spoils God’s desire for unity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Therefore, in this series of pages we will demonstrate how scriptures regarding Baptism of the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues, praying in the spirit and praying in tongues have been misinterpreted and misapplied in the formation of doctrines by both Christians and Jews. And we will show that the issue is much bigger than the divide between those who talk\/pray in tongues and those who don’t.<\/p>\n

It all stems from\u00a0failure of both Jews and Christians of all denominations\u00a0to investigate and understand the spiritual intent behind the literal interpretation<\/a> of all scripture.
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\nTHE FIRST PENTECOST<\/strong>
\nThe first Pentecost occurred at Mt. Sinai when God spoke the words of his law to Israel<\/a>. All Christians, not just Charismatics and Pentecostals, have missed the truth about the giving of the law and the holy spirit at the two Biblical references to Pentecost.<\/p>\n

Thanks to movies and wrong teaching, everyone imagines the giving of the law after the escape from Egypt as a unique historical event when God gave his written law to Moses and Israel. This is commonly pictured as Moses coming down the mountain with the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments.<\/p>\n

Understanding of the first Pentecost hinges on understanding of the fact that it happened after Israel left Egypt<\/a>. Here is a brief review of events that led up to the Sinai incident:***<\/p>\n

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Jacob and his family (i.e. Israel) lived in the promised land.<\/td>\nThe promised land<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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This imagery is further complicated and distorted by a literal reading of another Pentecost story in the Book of Acts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There are several problems with this picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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