Sunday School Questions:1. How does revelation differ from word of knowledge?
2. Were the utterances by Jehaziel in 2chron 20:14-20 a word of knowledge, prophecy or a revelation?
3. How does revelation differ from prophecy?
4. Is prophecy only meant for prophets in that office?
Answers
1st Cor. 12:4-11 answers these questions.
With the Holy Spirit come diversity of gifts.
1. There's no gift of revelation. It's the same as the gift of the word of knowledge.
2. The Holy Spirit came upon Jehaziel, and he prophesied. One doesn't necessarily need to hold the office of the prophet to prophesy. It's the Holy Spirit in one that allows operations of the gifts.
That's why Saul prophesied, when he was young, and people saw him & wondered "is Saul also among the prophets" - 1st Sam. 10:11-12.
3. Now Word of knowledge/revelation is different from prophecy.
Prophecy is a gift that tells of something that'd happen in future.
Word of knowledge is a gift that tells of something (secret) about a person, place or thing, that only the person or owner knows. For instance, I could see someone & tell her "you met a person on the train today, don't go into that business with him"
4. Response in #2 above answers this. Saul was not "a prophet", but he also prophesied with the prophets when the Holy Spirit came upon him.
So...No
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