Other Tongues
“Other tongues” are declaration of the wonders of GOD in the languages of men.
All of them were filled with The Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as The Spirit enabled them.
Acts 2:4 NIV
The disciples spoke with “other tongues” as The Holy Spirit gave them utterance. Their words were uninterrupted chains of speeches because they were enabled.
First, there came the ‘violent wind of The Spirit’ from Heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. Secondly, they saw what seemed to be ‘tongues of fire’ that separated and came to rest on each of them.
And then, all of them were filled with The Holy Spirit and began to speak in ‘other tongues’ as The Spirit enabled them (read Acts 2:1-4).
Each and every one of them spoke in foreign languages in appropriate words—in loud and clear expression.
But in Acts 10, the Gentiles who received The Holy Spirit spoke in ‘unknown tongues’ (languages)—extolling and magnifying GOD.
In Acts chapter two, the crowd outside came together in bewilderment, because each one heard the disciples speaking in his own language. They heard each and every one of them declaring the wonders of God in their own tongues! (Read Acts 2:6-11).
During Paul's third missionary journey, he laid his hands on some new converts and The Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied (Acts 19:6). That was the “new tongues”.
Prophecy edifies (builds) the Church more than speaking in “new tongues” would—which is ‘unknown language’. Prophecy is the inspiration by The Spirit which unravels, preaches and interprets the divine Will and Purpose of GOD (1 Cor. 14:5).
How is the Church edified?
By the greater gifts—divine revelation, Word of Knowledge, prophecy and Word of instruction from The LORD.