The importance of this is huge. If it can be shown to NOT be familiar, personal knowledge of the Lord, then the continuationists have no support from 1 Cor 13:12, because the apostle would be comparing an imperfect state of one kind of knowledge (i.e. knowledge of special revelation) with a perfect state of a different kind of knowledge (i.e. familiar acquaintance with the Lord) in that verse!!!
I hope everyone can understand this, because it is VITAL in the cessationist-continuationist debate to show what is meant by knowledge.
In the meantime, why have so many commentators overlooked the fact that the earthly gifts of faith and hope are said to be ABIDING in contrast to tongues, prophecies and knowledge (whatever it is), yet faith and hope are not to be found in the next life?
