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TONGUESBEYOND THE UPPER ROOMCompiled from the teachings ofKenneth E. HaginUnless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the KingJames Version of the Bible.Scripture quotations marked Amplified are taken from The Amplified Bible,Old Testament copyright 1965, 1987 by Zondervan Corporation. TheAmplified New Testament copyright 1958, 1987 by The LockmanFoundation. Used by permission.14 13 12 11 10 09 088765432Tongues: Beyond the Upper RoomISBN-13: 978-0-89276-538-6 ISBN-10:0-89276-538-0Copyright 2007 RHEMA Bible Church AKAKenneth Hagin Ministries, Inc. All rightsreserved. Printed in USA

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TABLE OF CONTENTSForeword by Rev. Kenneth W. Hagin . vPreface . ixPART 1: THE HOLY SPIRIT AND TONGUES1.Four Common Objections to Speaking in Tongues . 32.Salvation and the Infilling: Two Separate Experiences? . 273.The Initial Evidence of Being Filled With the Holy Spirit. . . 474.Do You Have to Tarry to Receive the Holy Spirit? .615.How I Was Filled With the Holy Spirit . 716.7.8.God Will Visit Hungry Hearts .85Guidelines to Receiving the Holy Spirit . 97More Than an Initial Experience . 119PART 2: THE VALUE OF SPEAKING WITH TONGUES9.Paul Gave Prominence to Speaking in Tongues . 13710.A Supernatural Means of Speaking to God . 14311.A Means of Spiritual Edification . 15912.Praying in Line With God's Perfect Will . 17313.More Scriptural Purposes forSpeaking With Other Tongues.193PART 3: THE SCOPE OF SPEAKING WITH TONGUES14.Five Common MisconceptionsAbout Speaking in Tongues .22115.Common Excesses Regarding Speaking in Tongues . 25116.The Scriptural Scope of Praying in Tongues . 27317.Help to Pray About the Unknown . 29118.Pressing Into New Depths of Prayer . 315Kenneth E. Hagin's Prayer on Behalf of the Church . 351

FOREWORDI believe that my father, Rev. Kenneth E. Hagin, was one of thegreatest men of God of this generation. I know I'm a little prejudiced,but I'd believe that even if I weren't his son. I certainly know a greatnumber of other people who feel the same way I do.Throughout my life, I listened attentively to Dad, trying to learn asmuch of his wisdom as I could. I always stood in awe of the revelationshe received from God's Word over the years. In this book, Dad makesthe statement that all those revelations came to him as a result of muchprayer and studying the Word. I can personally attest to the truth ofthat statement.I have vivid memories of my dad when I was six and seven years oldand he was pastoring his last church before he went out on the field.Many times as I went to bed at night in that small, old parsonage, I'dlook over at my dad—a tall, skinny young man of about 31 yearsold—as he sat bowed over his desk in the corner, studying the Bible bythe light of a little desk lamp.Sometimes I'd wake up and turn over in the middle of the night, andthere that young man would be, still sitting at that desk. Mom wouldwake me up for school the next morning, and Dad would still be sittingthere, with books and open Bibles lying all over the desk or spread outon the floor around him.Dad would always get up from his desk and sit down at the kitchentable to eat breakfast with my sister Pat and me before we left forschool. But many times when I came home from school in theafternoon, I'd see my dad still sitting at that same desk, surrounded bythe same books and open Bibles.I remember many mornings when I'd wake up and find out that mydad had prayed all night long. Without ever having gone to bed, hewould take a shower and clean up; then he'd go out to take care of thebusiness of the church all day long. Dad would simply say, "Well, theHoly Spirit will refresh me."So if you have ever wondered how Kenneth E. Hagin learned all thathe knew and all that he taught to so many people over his almost 70years of ministry, now you know. He received that revelationknowledge by studying the Bible and other good books and by prayinghours upon hours on end. Do you want to get to where my dad was in-4-

his spiritual walk? Well, that's the kind of price you have to be willingto pay.During the Charismatic Renewal of the 1960s and 1970s, my fatherspoke into the lives of many, explaining the necessity of the power ofthe Holy Spirit. God used him in a profound way to touch thatgeneration.Then in the 1990s, it seemed that manifestations of that powerwaned. But now I sense in my spirit a greater move of the Holy Spiriton the horizon. Because tongues is so important, we have gatheredtranscripts of much of Dad's teaching on the subject and compiled acomprehensive study for these days. Dad spoke simply, and we believehis words will help others understand these vital truths.I thank God for the heritage I have, and I am proud to introduce toyou this powerful book that explores the profound value of speakingwith other tongues. These pages contain the rich and timeless teachingsof one of the foremost prophets of God given to this generation—myfather, Kenneth E. Hagin. He went home to be with the Lord in 2003,but his words and his prayers for the Body of Christ are still importantand helpful, calling believers to come up higher in prayer and to live inthe fullness of their inheritance in Christ.The last days are upon us, and God is looking for those who arewilling to pay the price in prayer. We've stopped short at the door tothe supernatural far too long. For my father, the door was praying intongues as provided to him through the infilling of the Holy Spirit.There are various evidences to the fullness of the Spirit in a person's life.But it's important that we begin with and not settle for less than whatthe Bible provides for us in tongues. As Dad stated so eloquently,"People are dying, and the end is coming. The end of all things is athand, and what we do, we must do quickly."So I urge you to let my father's teaching stir you to the depths ofyour being to begin praying in the Spirit like never before. It's time tostep through the door and begin to walk in the power and revelation ofthe Holy Spirit on a daily basis. And as you make yourself available toGod in prayer, He will begin to use you to bring about His purposes onthis earth in ways that today you can't even imagine!- vii-Kenneth W. Hagin

PREFACEOver the centuries, there has been much misunderstanding in theChurch concerning the matter of speaking with other tongues, not onlyamong those who don't speak with tongues, but also among those whodo.First, there are those outside of Pentecostal and Charismatic circleswho don't speak with tongues. They know nothing at all about thesubject, or they have wrong ideas about tongues that cannot be born outin Scripture.Then there are those in Pentecostal and Charismatic circles who alsoknow very little about this subject, even though they themselves speakwith tongues. These Christians don't realize the value derived fromexercising that gift, nor do they understand the scope—the purpose andthe use—of tongues. As a result, they often take tongues out of itsproper setting in the Word, and their ignorance leads them into excessand unscriptural practices. They go too far, taking tongues beyond whatthe Word says.In both cases, this lack of understanding about tongues has broughtmuch damage to the cause of Christ and has robbed multitudes of theblessings God intended for them to have.In the Church world as a whole, a wide variety of teaching exists onthis subject of the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues. But we need toexamine what we believe in the light of God's Word, not in the light ofour experience, nor in the light of what our particular church ordenomination may teach.We also need to remember what the Apostle Paul said in FirstCorinthians 12:1: "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not haveyou ignorant." God doesn't want us to be ignorant of things pertaining tothe Holy Spirit, yet the fact remains that misunderstandings aboundwhen it comes to this subject of speaking with other tongues.However, one thing is surely certain: This is not a subject to be castlightly aside or considered to be unimportant to the Body of Christ. Goddoes not fill His Book with things of minor importance, nor does Hemake unnecessary statements—and He has much to say about thismatter in His Word. That is why I want us to do an in-depth study onspeaking with other tongues.

Years ago the Lord told me that there are some areas of prayer andintercession that will be lost unless we who are experienced in prayersomehow get those truths over to this present generation. God needsmore people of prayer to get the job done on this earth. I'm inviting youto be one of them— and to start by learning more about the true scopeand value of praying in other tongues.[This Preface was compiled from Kenneth E. Hagin's notes on the subject oftongues.—Ed.]

THE HOLY SPIRITAND TONGUESPART 1

CHAPTER 1FOUR COMMON OBJECTIONS TOSPEAKING IN TONGUESOftentimes our denominational friends who do not speak withtongues ask us, "Why do you folks give such prominence to speakingwith other tongues?"Well, the answer is that we don't! However, there are several reasonsthat make it seem like we do. One reason is the fact that those outside ofFull Gospel circles are always asking us about the subject andcompelling us to discuss it! Here are a few other reasons it seems likewe give prominence to speaking in tongues:1. Speaking with other tongues is always manifested whenone is baptized with the Holy Ghost. It is the supernaturalevidence of the Holy Spirit's infilling in a person’s life. (We'lltalk further about this later.)2. The spiritual gifts of tongues and interpretation of tonguesare distinctive of this dispensation in which we live (1 Cor.12:1-11).3. The Apostle Paul gave prominence to the subject oftongues. In fact, in his first letter to the Corinthianchurch, he wrote quite a bit about it. (See FirstCorinthians 14.) Why did Paul give so muchprominence to tongues? Because then, as now, thesubject was much misunderstood.We're going to cover a lot of ground as we explore whatGod's Word says about the infilling of the Holy Spirit with theevidence of speaking in tongues. But first, I want to addresssome of the common objections people have against this subjectof tongues.