Peter’s Vision/Dream
Acts 10:1-28
10:1 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian [band],
10:2 [A] devout [man], and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.
10:3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
10:4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
10:5 And now send men
to Joppa (
NOT Rome),
and call for [one] Simon, whose surname is Peter [Cephas]:
10:6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
10:7 And when the angel which spoke unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
10:8 And when he had declared all [these] things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
10:9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city,
Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
10:10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready,
he fell into a trance,
10:11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
10:12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
10:13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
10:14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord;
for I have NEVER eaten any thing that is common or UNCLEAN.
10:15 And the voice [spoke] unto him again the second time,
What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.
10:16 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
10:17 Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate,
10:18 And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter [Cephas], were lodged there.
10:19 While Peter THOUGHT on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
10:20 Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.
10:21 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what [is] the cause wherefore ye are come?
10:22 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words from thee.
10:23 Then called he them in, and lodged [them]. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
10:24 And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
10:25 And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped [him].
10:26 But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
10:27 And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.
10:28 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but
God hath showed me that I should not call any MAN common or unclean.
Peter himself did not know what the vision meant
until God showed him. And God made it
crystal clear the vision meant Peter should not call any
MAN common or unclean. So the vision Peter was shown had absolutely
NOTHING to do with eating
UNCLEAN animals, which were only used in the vision as an
analogy. God would
NEVER ask us to do things that would destroy the beautiful natural
world He created.
So why do the “Christian” priests, etc. teach this vision means the opposite of what God has shown us it actually means?
BECAUSE NONE OF THEM WORK FOR GOD. The priests, pastors, rabbis, imams, etc., of every organized religion work for Satan, the Opposer, as their
ACTIONS clearly illustrate (
2 Cor. 11:13-15). What else did Peter say?
Acts 5:29-32
5:29 Then Peter and the [other] Apostles answered and said,
We ought to obey God rather than men.
5:30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
5:31 Him hath God exalted with His right hand [to be] a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance
to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
5:32 And we are his witnesses of these things; and [so is] also the Holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that
OBEY Him.
It is
IMPOSSIBLE to receive and make use of the
GIFT of the Holy Spirit while
WILLFULLY disobeying God and His Law/Commandments. God does
NOT reward
criminal behavior with spiritual vision. And anyone claiming to know and love Christ while continuing to sin/break The Law/Commandments (
1 John 3:4) is a
LIAR, and the truth is
NOT in him (
John 14:15).
1 John 2:3-4
2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, IF we keep His Commandments.
2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth NOT His Commandments, is a LIAR, and the truth is NOT in him.
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