Chapter 19—Other Tongues
Ellen White has made several statements concerning the Holy Spirit’s work in preparing men and women to spread the message among those who speak other tongues:CEESDAH 16.6
“God dispenses His gifts as it pleases Him. He bestows one gift upon one, and another gift upon another, but all for the good of the whole body. It is in God’s order that some shall be of service in one line of work, and others in other lines,—all working under the self-same spirit....
“If in the opening providence of God, it becomes necessary to erect a meeting house in some locality, the Lord ... has given wisdom and skill to perform the necessary work.
“He sends men to carry His truth to people of a strange tongue, and He has sometimes opened the minds of His missionaries, enabling them quickly to learn the language. The very ones whom they have come to help spiritually, will be a help to them in learning the language. By this relation the natives are prepared to hear the gospel message when it is given in their own tongue.”—The Madison School, 26.
On another occasion, while on her two-year sojourn to Europe, during which she was often among the churches, speaking through translators, she reported to the Review and Herald one of her itineraries and then declared:CEESDAH 16.7
“It is with an earnest longing that I look forward to the time when the events of the day of Pentecost shall be repeated with even greater power than on that occasion. John says, ‘I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.’ Then, as at the Pentecostal season, the people will hear the truth spoken to them, every man in his own tongue. God can breathe new life into every soul that sincerely desires to serve Him, and can touch the lips with a live coal from off the altar, and cause them to become eloquent with his praise.
“Thousands of voices will be imbued with the power to speak forth the wonderful truths of God’s Word. The stammering tongue will be unloosed, and the timid will be made strong to bear courageous testimony to the truth.”—The SDA Bible Commentary, Ellen G. White Comments, on Acts 2:1-4, p. 1055.