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A WORD OF KNOWLEDGE


A word of knowledge is simply a knowing. A knowing. It is almost like seeing a

television screen. You know what is in the past, in the present, or in the future.

NATHANIEL UNDER THE FIG TREE (John 1:45-51)

When Jesus met Nathaniel, he said, "Before that Philip called thee, when

thou was under the fig tree, I saw thee." A word of knowledge. He knew that

Nathaniel was under the fig tree. He saw him there.

CATCH A FISH (Matt. 17:24-27)

When Peter was confronted by the tax collectors about paying tribute,

Jesus knew that he was troubled and said,

Lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and

cast an hook [not even a baited hook?], and take up

the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast

opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money:

that take, and give unto them for me and thee (Matt. 17:27).

How did Jesus know that there was a fish with money in its mouth that would bite

an empty hook? He was given a word of knowledge. He knew the fish would be

there through a word of knowledge.

AGABUS THE PROPHET (Acts 11:27-30) (Acts 21:10-13)

Oral Roberts teaches that a prophecy is more confirmational than directional.

At Antioch,

As they [prophets] ministered to the Lord, and fast-

ed, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and

Saul for the work whereunto I have called them (Acts 13:2).

And later at Antioch, Judas and Silas,

being prophets, exhorted the brethren with many

words, and confirmed them (Acts 15:32).

Sometimes, a prophet will speak a word of knowledge. In one instance,

Agabus, the prophet,

signified by the Spirit that there should be great

dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass

in the days of Claudius Caesar (Acts 11:28).

On another occasion,

He took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and

feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall

the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this

girdle (Acts 21:11).

The Spirit spoke a word of knowledge by the prophet. Sometimes the

prophet speaks with a word of knowledge; sometimes he prophesies without it.

But when Agabus gave those two prophecies, he spoke with a word of knowl-

edge. He knew Paul would be bound in chains, and he knew there would be a

drought in Jerusalem, just as if he saw it happening.

ELISHA THE PROPHET (II Kings 5:1-27)

When Elisha healed Naaman the leper, Naaman offered Elisha "a blessing"

which Elisha refused. But Gahazi, Elisha's servant, thought that he should receive

something. When Naaman drove off, the servant of Elisha went after him and told

him that two young men of the sons of the prophets had come and He would like

to have a talent of silver and two changes of raiment for them. Naaman gave him

more than he asked. When Gehazi returned, Elisha asked him where he had been.

He said, "Thy servant went no whither." Elisha answered, "Went not my heart

with thee?" Elisha knew exactly what he had done. How? The Spirit gave him a

word of knowledge. Elisha then told Gehazi, through a word knowledge, that the

"leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever.

And he went out of his presence a leper as white as snow" (II Kings 5:27).

A WORD OF KNOWLEDGE IN HEALING (Acts 14:6-11)

Many times a word of knowledge is manifest in conjunction with a gift of

healing. At Lystra, Paul saw a man who had been a cripple from birth among

those listening to him speak. Through a word of knowledge Paul perceived that he

had faith to be healed and said to him, "Stand upright on thy feet." The man

leaped to his feet and began to walk (Acts 14:6-11). Often, when Richard Roberts

is ministering, the Spirit gives him a word of knowledge concerning the physical

needs of the people in order to encourage them in their faith so they may receive

the gift of healing that God has for them.

BUY THE LAND

In California, in 1961, Oral Roberts, phoned his associate in Tulsa and

instructed him to go and buy the land for the university that day. His associate

said, "The man won't sell it." Oral Roberts said, "Go today." The associate went

to the man's house and inquired about purchasing the land. The man said that he

and his wife had decided the night before to sell the property. How did Oral

Roberts know which was the day to buy the land, after they had tried for months

to purchase it? The Spirit had spoken a word of knowledge.

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