Tongues: Beyond the Upper Room

This book is a thorough study on the subject from someone who has so many years of experience. Even though I've been listening to Rev. Kenneth E. Hagin for more that 20 years, this book reveals information on the subject of tongues that I've never heard before! It is a must have for anyone who wants to take their spiritual life to another level!

I recommend this book to those who want to know more about the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Keneth E Higgin is thorough in his explanation of the operation of the Spirit of God in our daily lives today. It explains how the purpose of praying in the Spirit with clear examples of the power of tongues in daily life situations. It will enhance your prayer life.

this is a book by kenneth hagin (who is now deceased) the 1st book that i have read by him, the book is very informative discussing the importance of tongues in the bible that is very rarely talked about or even taught in other books. a pastor that started his walk with GOD when he was still in his teens being raised out of a death bed and a miracle healing from GOD and had been preaching and teaching for 7 decades. the topics of praying in tongues is broken down and explained both through revelation that kenneth received from the HOLY SPIRIT and through his success and mistakes that he has made through his life, a very exciting book to read that is hard to put down and is very informative.

I *thought* I knew about "tongues" (e.g., "languages") from all my Bible study (having read the whole Bible -and from reading many other books -see my other book reviews), but I found I was wrong or unclear on several points. Bro. Kenneth W. Hagin (the son) was kind enough to compile the notes of his father (the late Rev. Kenneth E. Hagin), helping me on these points. For example: * I thought that tongues were involuntary (like the heart beating -it just happens, and you don't have much control over it). In other words, I thought that The Holy Spirit just came over you and did the speaking, Himself. However Hagin points out that scripture says that the person speaks: "For if I [MYSELF!] pray in an unknown tongue, MY SPIRIT [not the Holy Ghost] prayeth..." (1st Cor. 14:14, KJV, comments in brackets) "All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and [all of them -themselves, not the Holy Spirit] began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them." (Acts 2:4, NIV, comments in brackets) Rev. Hagin admits that he struggled in this area -and wondered if he himself had to pray in tongues -even when he didn't really feel anointed or anything, and since he seems credible -and offers sound Bible logic, his personal experiences make things clear. * Some folk think that all "tongues" are known languages, but Hagin addresses this: 1st Cor. 14:2 "For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries." The language is UNKNOWN -no man understands it! * Since many think that tongues have ceased, Hagin gives us a way to answer their claim: He points out that when some think that "that which is perfect is come" (1st Cor. 13:1), Hagin points out that it can't have come yet, since "whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away," -but knowledge has not yet vanished away. Therefore, Hagin logically concludes that "that which is in part [such as tongues] shall be done away" in the future, when Jesus returns, but, like knowledge, it has not been done away with yet. Some people think "that which is perfect" refers to the Bible, but, since the Bible is complete -and knowledge has not yet vanished away, the Bible can not be what is referred to here. * Hagin says that "in the spirit" must refer to "tongues" in Eph. 6:18, since that's what this phrase means in 1st Cor. 14:2 "IN THE SPIRIT he speaketh mysteries," i.e., unknown tongues. * He also addresses the claim that not all can speak in tongues -as implied by 1st Cor 12:19-30. Here, he points out that these are "ministry" gifts, such as the "ministry" gift of tongues in v. 30. However, he expects ALL to have the "spiritual" gift of tongues, as outlined in 1st Cor 12:1 "Now concerning SPIRITUAL gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant..." The difference between "ministry" tongues and "spiritual" tongues is an important distinction that Hagin makes -which I did not catch in my reading before that. "Fol