If tongues were to cease at the end of the world, why would Paul need to mention it?

[Dave L]

If tongues were to cease at the end of the world, why would Paul need to mention it? If they were to cease anyway? With everything else?

Paul said; “so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ; who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye be unreproveable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 1:7)

Notice the Revelation would also confirm them to the end. So they would not seek the gifts until the end. But only until the Revelation of Christ.

“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;” (Revelation 1:1)

So he was saying the gifts would expire with the Revelation of Jesus Christ that we now know was written by John in either 60 or 90 AD.

All of the gifts expired, and history confirms this, as John published Revelation.


602. ἀποκάλυψις apŏkalupsis, ap-ok-al´-oop-sis; from 601; disclosure:—appearing, coming, lighten, manifestation, be revealed, revelation.

Strong, J. (2009). A Concise Dictionary of the Words in the Greek Testament and The Hebrew Bible (Vol. 1, p. 14).

used for Revelation of Jesus Christ by Paul and John

 

[Davy]

The main purpose for the cloven tongue of Pentecost is for the very end of this world during the time of "great tribulation". That is why Jesus in Mark 13 told His elect to not premeditate what they shall say in that hour when they are delivered up to the synagogues of Satan, but it will not be they that speak, but The Holy Spirit speaking through them.

Pentecost was only an example... of this, which is why Peter quoted from Joel 2. The events written in the Joel 2 chapter are for the very end of this world just prior to the "day of the Lord" (i.e, day of Jesus' coming). At the end of this world, during the trib, God is going to give a Testimony of The Gospel to the whole world through His elect that are delivered up, and each person hearing it will hear in their language of birth. It's going to really tick off the devil that will be here on earth trying to play Christ, for it will reveal him. That is when the devil will seek to destroy Christ's elect once and for all, which is when Jesus will step in with Armageddon.