The recipients of God's revelation were entrusted with the task of delivering the revealed information to the rest of humankind. These statements imply that God himself would empower and enable his spokespersons to transmit his message faithfully. Based on Peter's observation, we are correct in stating that prophetic messages were not the result of the prophet's own meditation, nor of the prophet's later reflection on an encounter with God in which he only saw, heard, and felt God's presence, but were actual information provided by God. Inspiration is described as the power of the Holy Spirit that takes control of men and women with their varied backgrounds, abilities and sinful tendencies, and instructs and empowers them to transmit God's redemptive message in a trustworthy and authoritative manner. According to the apostle Peter, God does not allow the prophets to treat his messages according to their own preferences and interpret it according to their own pre-understandings and goals.
Some scholars demand a separation between biblical revelation and inspiration.
Some assert that while revelation, being the product of God, is very reliable and authoritative, inspiration is more or less reliable in controlling material and consequently is less authoritative. This reasoning is based on the fact that the Holy Spirit, who is infallible, employs humans who are sinful and fallible. However, the Bible is treated by biblical writers as an inseparable mixture of divine revelation and human transmission. Similarly, we received the ultimate revelation of God in the person of Jesus of Nazareth, an inseparable mixture of divine and human. The product of inspiration is what we call the Word of God.