Oh my do I love Acts. There are so many things shown in this book and God is so active in it. Listen close.
Today, Peter’s vision. God is readying them for taking the Gospel to the world.
Oh Lord, help us see too.
Acts 10 in the Amplified Bible here.
Peter’s Vision, Listen
Please read Acts 10:9-16
9 The next day, as they were on their way and were approaching the city, Peter went up on [d]the roof of the house about the sixth hour (noon) to pray, 10 but he became hungry and wanted something to eat. While [e]the meal was being prepared he fell into a trance; 11 and he saw the sky opened up, and an [f]object like a great sheet descending, lowered by its four corners to the earth, 12 and it contained all kinds of four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the air.
13 A voice came to him, “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!” 14 But Peter said, “Not at all, Lord, for I have never eaten anything that is common (unholy) and [ceremonially] unclean.” 15 And the voice came to him a second time, “What God has cleansed and pronounced clean, no longer consider common (unholy).” 16 This happened three times, and then immediately the object was taken up into heaven.
Footnotes
- [d] the roof – Acts 10:9 The flat roof of a house of this era was accessed by an outside stairway.
- [e] the meal – Acts 10:10 Lit they were preparing.
- [f] object -Acts 10:11 Or vessel
This is the best object lesson that God shows no partiality in Scripture. It matters not who you are. What matters is your faith. Believe Him, He is True and God will reward you with all the promises in Scripture.