What is the Gift of Tongues?

<p>Fifty days after Jesus rose from the dead, his followers were grouped together in Jerusalem when something truly unprecedented occurred.&nbsp;A loud rushing noise filled the hall where they were gathered, sounding like a hurricane.&nbsp;Then, “tongues” of something like fire appeared in their midst, split apart, and landed atop each person’s head.&nbsp;At that moment those gathered were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different “tongues.”&nbsp;They then left the room and began to preach as the Spirit enabled them.</p>