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 purpose in all; when "suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak as with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." (Acts ii. 1-4.) The apostles, speaking from the Spirit of God, spake not their own language but the language of heaven, and this is the language of ideas. They being in a spiritual state, gave utterance to Spiritual ideas, and as all who came devoutly to hear, partook somewhat of that state of heavenly mindedness, so the vast assembly, composed of different nations, languages, and tongues, heard each in his own language the wonderful things of God. Those who came not devoutly, heard nothing of the language of heaven, but are described as mockers, who said that the apostles were intoxicated with new wine. (v.13.) The apostles, inasmuch as the Holy Spirit gave utterance to their words, spake the language of heaven. Heavenly language, if we can venture to describe it, must be a universal one; in the pleasures of which all the angels can join with ecstatic delight, because it is the language of ideas. Every angel is pure in will, and wise in thought, for nothing unclean can enter there; and as all the apostles were under a hallowed influence, so their speech was heavenly. The apostles, under this hallowed influence, proclaimed the wonderful works of God in the one universal language of heaven—the language of ideas! These ideas, with all the pure affections and thoughts contained in them, upon entering the minds of the devout hearers, were instantly