THE WORD SIROCCO
Monday, February 1, 2021
Month Theme: Fire
Topic: The Cloven Tongues
Scripture Reading: Acts 2:1-10
Main Text:
Acts 2:3
3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
It is important for us to separate the sound like a wind and the cloven tongues like fire from the Holy Ghost (Acts 2:3-4). The sound and cloven tongues were audible and visible phenomena respectively, which accompanied the coming of the Holy Ghost (the divine Person). The word “tongue” is the Greek word ‘glōssa’ meaning tongue with reference to a language not naturally acquired. The word “cloven” is the Greek word ‘diamerizō’ which means to partition, divide, part or separate. Tongues which looked like fire or scintillations separated or divided from a common source (an appearance) and rested on the disciples.
The cloven tongues like fire “settling on the disciples” suggests strongly that the effect of the explosion on the day of Pentecost centred on the tongue and fire.
• Enlightenment — The fiery tongues represented the enlightenment or illumination the Holy Ghost gave the disciples on the day of Pentecost. Ignorance and fear gave way to supernatural knowledge and revelation.
• Expression — The cloven tongues represented the languages that came out of the mouths of the disciples when the Holy Ghost filled them. One of the main assignments of the Holy Ghost is to break ethnic barriers.
• Energy — The cloven tongues like fire could also represent the energising and empowering influence of the Holy Ghost on our tongue that propels us into action.
The cloven tongues resting on the disciples could mean that speaking in other tongues is the initial sign of the baptism of the Holy Ghost. They implied that the disciples were about to be empowered by the Holy Ghost to use their tongues to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Prayer: Pray that you’ll receive the enlightenment, expression and energy of the Holy Ghost.
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