"After this I beheld, and lo, great multitude, which no man could number of all nations, and kindreds and people, and tongues, stood before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes and palms in their hands: and cried with a loud voice, saying salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne and unto the Lamb (Rev. 7:9-10)."

Why Do We Clap Our Hands?
"O clap your hands all ye people: shout unto God with a voice of triumph (Ps. 47:1)."

Why Do We Lift Our Hands?
"Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord (PS. 134:2)."

"I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting (I Tim 2:8)."

Why Do We Praise God Audibly? 
"And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, alleluia, salvation, and glory and honor, and power unto the Lord our God... and I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying alleluia, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth (Rev. 19:1-6)."

"Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise and rejoice and sing praise (PS. 98:4)."

"By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name (Heb. 13:15)."

Why Do We Sing in Tongues and in English?
"What is it then? I will pray with the spirit and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the understanding also (I Cor. 14:15)."

Why do We Sing Choruses and Hymns?
"And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess, but be filled with the spirit speaking to yourselves Psalms and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord (Eph. 5:18,19)."

What is Prophecy?
"The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy (Rev. 19:10)."

"But he said that prophesieth speaketh unto men for edification, and exhortation, and comfort (I Cor. 14:3)."

Why Do We Prophesy?
"Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophecy (I Cor. 14:11)."

"But the manifestation of the spirit is given to every man to profit withal... to 
another the working of miracles: to another prophecy (I Cor. 12:7,10)."


Why Do We Have Speaking with Tongues and Interpretation of Tongues in the Church?
"Wherefore, brethern, covet to prophesy and forbid not to speak with tongues 
(I Cor. 14:39)."

"But the manifestation of the spirit is given to every man to profit withal... to another diverse kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues (I Cor. 12:7, 10)."

"I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied, for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret that the church may receive edifying (I Cor. 14:27)."