ACTS 9:11,12
11 ... ARISE, AND GO INTO THE STREET WHICH IS CALLED STRAIGHT, AND ENQUIRE
IN THE HOUSE OF JUDAS FOR ONE CALLED SAUL OF TARSUS: FOR, BEHOLD, HE
PRAYETH,
12 And hath seen in a vision [Saul also had a like vision] a man named Ananias coming
in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
In a vision the Lord told Ananias what to do: ". . . Arise, and go into the street which is called
Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus: for, behold, he
prayeth" (v. 11).
Ananias couldn't have known in the natural that in a certain house on a certain street a man
named Saul was praying at that minute. Ananias couldn't have known that Saul had had a
vision in which he had seen a man called Ananias coming in and putting his hands on him that
he might receive his sight. Ananias couldn't have known this any other way than by
supernatural revelation. He knew it by the word of knowledge.
Of course, God knew about everyone who was praying everywhere at that time, but He didn't
give Ananias knowledge of everyone who was praying; He just gave Ananias knowledge about
one man who was praying — Saul of Tarsus. That was a supernatural revelation of a certain
fact in the mind of God. It was the word of knowledge which came to Ananias in a vision.
The Word of Knowledge to Peter
Another example is found in Acts chapter 10. Peter was in the town of Joppa.
Acts 10:9-19
9 ... Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour [ about noon]:
10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he
fell into a trance,
11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a
great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and
creeping things, and fowls of the air.
13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or
unclean.
15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that
call not thou common.
16 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
17 Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean,
behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house,
and stood before the gate,
18 And called, and asked whether Simon, which was sur-named Peter, were lodged
there.
19 While Peter thought on the vision, THE SPIRIT SAID UNTO HIM, BEHOLD, THREE
MEN SEEK THEE.