AND THESE SIGNS SHALL FOLLOW THEM THAT BELIEVE. HOW?
By Nana Yaw Aidoo 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 16:17-18 KJV). I believe this text just as I do every other text in the Bible. And I do not doubt in my mind that "them that believe" in the 17th verse is a reference to those who believe in the 16th verse and not to the apostles alone as some claim. That men other than the apostles did the things mentioned in the text (see Acts 8:5-7), proves that the gifts in Mark 16:17-18 weren't limited to the apostles alone. However, the mere fact that Christ made such a statement, and also the mere fact that the signs were not limited to the apostles alone, do not mean the signs follow believers today. What many fail to realize and consider is that Jesus Christ did not state “