The gifts of revelation could not have ceased by the time Paul wrote to Timothy, because the letters to Timothy actually include statements that came by direct revelation from the Spirit, such as I Tim.4:1 where Paul wrote "...the Spirit speaketh expressly..."
And the book of Revelation was probably written later than Timothy - and the book of Revelation itself was a miraculous revelation! Not only was it a miraculous revelation, but it speaks of miracles and prophesying occurring right up until the very last trumpet.
Jesus didn't personally ordain Paul, Barnabas, James, Jude, Apollos and other apostles into those roles - He only directly appointed the Eleven.
Jesus didn't personally appoint any of the prophets named in the New Testament either. With the exception of the eleven, it was the Holy Spirit - not Jesus, in the flesh - who called the New Testament ministers and who separated them and made them ministers.
The same Holy Spirit dwells in the Church today - and He still calls and ordains and equips men into the ministry today.
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