Sanhedrin 11a
Our Rabbis taught: Since the death of the last
prophets, Chaggai, Zechariah and Malachi, the Holy Spirit [of prophetic
inspiration] departed from Yisrael; yet they were still able to avail themselves
of the Bath-kol.13
Once when the Rabbis were met in the upper chamber of Gurya's house at Yericho,
a Bat-kol was heard from Heaven, saying: ‘There is one amongst you who is worthy
that the Shechinah15
should rest on him as it did on Moshe, but his generation does not merit it."
13)
Literally,
Divine Voice - an echo, that is, an indirect form of Divine Communication
15) Divine Presence