Tongues, Interpretation, Prophecy

        It is very possible that you may hear someone begin to speak in tongues.  You will note, that generally, the entire congregation will give their attention to  the speaker.  The congregation will wait, often in total silence for a time,  until someone begins to speak.  The English words that follow the speaking in tongues, is the interpretation of what the first speaker has spoken.
 

       It is also possible, that the attention of the congregation will be given to someone, who immediately and spontaneously delivers a message in english,  without being preceded by someone speaking in tongues.   This is the gift of  prophesy in operation explained in 1 Cor. 14.

SCRIPTURES
 

 1 Cor. 12:6 says: "And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all."
 

Acts 2:17 says: "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God,   I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall   dream dreams."
 

1 Cor. 12:10-11 says: "To another the working of miracles; to another prophesy; to another the discerning of spirits; to another diverse kinds of tongues; to another interpretation of tongues. But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will."
 

1 Cor. 14:3,5,12 says: "But he that prophesieth, speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

 I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for   greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh in tongues, except he   interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
  Even so ye, for as much as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye   may excel to the edifying of the church."