To them it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
Peter's mention of the Holy Spirit's being sent forth from heaven implies that the word of the apostles is even superior to that of the prophets, being the result of a more glorious endowment by the blessed Spirit.  "The primary reference (in this) is to the descent of the Spirit on Pentecost (Acts 2.)"[38]