One Allusion to Speaking in Tongues in the Four Gospels

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"And these signs shall follow them that believe; In My name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover (Mark 16:17, 1817And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. (Mark 16:17‑18)).
This is a very favorite passage with the leaders of this movement. It is significant that they emphasize the parts that suit them. They emphasize the speaking with tongues and the divine healing. They say little about casting out demons, and still less about taking up serpents and the drinking of poison. These last two even the most ardent Pentecostalist is not anxious to follow. We remember the case of the Apostle Paul being bitten by the viper, that came out of the heat of the fire, and how astonished the natives of the island of Melita were when they looked that, "he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god " (Acts 28:66Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god. (Acts 28:6)). Seeing that the Pentecostal movement has traveled to India we should imagine that there is ample scope for the serpent bite to be tested.