The question of ongoing revelation creates significant division in evangelical Christianity. The question arises with prophetic ministries (Grudem, 2000; Storms, 2017; Wilson, 2019) and with various approaches to spirituality and guidance (e.g. Willard, 1999; Blackaby, Blackaby & King, 2008; Shirer, 2012) which encourage Christians to “hear God”. Both of these approached have been criticised as denials for the authority and sufficiency of Scripture (Jensen & Payne, 1997; Friesen, 2004; Goldsworthy, 2002; MacArthur, 2013; Schreiner, 2019). This paper argues that the discussion is often characterised by participants “speaking past” each other. The discussion is better framed in terms of the Spirit’s ministry of illumination rather than as a debate between continuationist and cessationist positions. To make this case I outline the rich biblical presentation of illumination (e.g., John 14:26, 16:13-15; 1 Corinthians 2:10-16; Ephesians 1:17-18) and argue that it consists of the internalisation of the word of God so that believers know God, grasp the blessings of redemption and have insight into God’s will (Rabens, 2103; Keener, 2016). This understanding is augmented by a retrieval of John Owen’s account of spiritual experience in which he urges Christians to pursue intimate communion with God through contemplation of Scripture from which will flow obedience. Such an enriched experiential doctrine of illumination affirms that a wide variety of phenomena can be genuine experiences of Spirit-given insight as mediations of Scriptural revelation. This understanding allows us to maintain the sufficiency and authority of Scripture while also recognising the real work of the Spirit in Christian experience. This offers a better way to interpret and assess experiences of ongoing revelation and encourages believers to expect these. The paper will demonstrate the value of the proposed approach by offering a pastoral-theological interpretation of claims to contemporary revelation.