Opus 2024-335: Divine Esperanto

As I was talking to the Lord this morning, and trying to find the right word to express how He has extended the hand of Providence to me and blessed my life, I found that the words I came up with were the best I could do but were so inadequate.  You have been there.  If you haven’t, I hope you reach that point someday.

At that point, I started wondering if in heaven will we speak the language of angels?  This thought is based on a verse of scripture that came to mind,

1 Corinthians 13:1 (KJV) Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become [as] sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

I’ve often wondered what the language of Angel’s was.  I think of Pentecost when Peter and the disciples were standing up and declaring the word of God.  Many people think that the speaking in tongues that they were involved with had to do with what they were saying.  My read on it is that it was a miracle of hearing rather than speaking because each person there heard them in their own language.  Check this out,

Acts 2:6 (KJV) Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

Am I wrong?  These people came from all over the known world.  They did not all speak Latin, or Greek.  In fact, it says in their own language.  I suggest the gift of tongues at Pentecost was the disciples speaking in the tongues of Angels.  You don’t don’t have to agree with me.  Just don’t call me a heretic.

So perhaps, when we get to heaven, we will be speaking in the tongues of angels.  When I say that I want to ask the apostle Paul some questions it would be something we hadn’t thought about but what language would we be speaking other than speak English?  I don’t speak any of the languages he knew.  And yet I believe that we will be able to communicate.  I want to sit down with my guardian angels and express my gratitude and asked some questions about whether it would have done any good to leave cookies out for them.

There are so many historical figures that I will enjoy interacting with.  Of course, that will probably come after a couple million years of just sitting around the throne in the ecstasy of being in the presence of God and singing with the heavenly hosts.  What language will be singing?  I have a feeling it won’t be English.

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