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Cessationist - in addition to the reasons Patrick and Bob mentioned, another passage I saw as pivotal when I became convinced is Hebrews 1:1-2 (ESV): "Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world."
One great book on this issue (and the one that was the final straw for me) is O. Palmer Robertson's [i:74e2945e57]The Final Word[/i:74e2945e57]. Especially valuable is his excellent, all-objections-silenced refutation of Wayne Grudem's arguments for continued prophecy and tongues today, which largely represent the best arguments of contemporary non-Pentecostal charismatics. I was surprised at how good the book was, since it's so small.
Heidi, to answer your question, as far as the instances in which so-called predictions supposedly prove accurate and tongues are supposedly in other real languages, I would initially be skeptical as to whether they actually happened or not. Then, if they indeed did, I would venture to say that they're fabrications of the mind (rather than from Satanic influence) in the majority of the cases, if not all of them, since Christians, after all, cannot be possessed by demons, since we are filled with God's Spirit.
In Christ,
Chris
[Edited on 3-30-2004 by Me Died Blue]
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