Prophecy and Revelation

“Therefore, why is it that ye cannot understand and know, that he that receiveth the word by the Spirit of truth receiveth it as it is preached by the Spirit of truth?

“Wherefore, he that preacheth and he that receiveth, understand one another, and both are edified and rejoice together.”

The gifts of God often come in pairs, for example: gift of healing and faith to be healed, gift of tongues and interpretation of tongues, the gift to testify and the gift to believe on another's testimony, gift of knowledge and the gift of wisdom, etc.  One of these pairs is the gift of prophecy and the gift of revelation.  The Spirit of Prophesy is the means by which the Lord shows His servants what He will do in the future.  The Spirit of Revelation is the gift which provides the meaning of the prophesy, the interpretation.  It is by the Spirit of Revelation that the meanings of the parables are made known, and the meaning of the prophesies of Isaiah are understood.  Both need to exist for God’s messages to be understood.  I love this because it keeps people humble and lets us realize that we are all of eternal worth to Heavenly Father; that we have His gifts through His grace and love for us, not for any reason of our own.  This way we can avoid the foul stench of priestcraft, where one person is elevated above another.  Who is to say which is greater, the one who prophesies, or the one who interprets?  What good would it do us to have a prophesy that no one could understand?  And likewise, what truth would be revealed if there was no prophesy to interpret?

“Wherefore, he that preacheth and he that receiveth, understand one another, and both are edified and rejoice together.”

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