What Am I? Chopped Lizard?

A New Walk-Through Acts 10

Cornelius, a Believer from the Nations (Gentile) Receives a Vision

There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. (Acts 10:1-2)

Abba Father Hears His Prayer and Gives Him GPS-like Directions.

:4b-6 - Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.

And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:

He lodge with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou ought to do.

Cornelius RespondsWhen the angel who was speaking to him had gone, Cornelius summoned two of his household servants along with a pious soldier from his personal staff.

Peter went up on the roof to pray

:9 Peter went up on the roof to pray.

He Had A Vision:10 He became hungry and wanted to eat. While others were preparing the meal, he had a visionary experience.

What Did He See? And Hear?:11-13 He saw heaven opened up and something like a large linen sheet being lowered to the earth by its four corners. Inside the sheet were all kinds of four-legged animals, reptiles, and wild birds. A voice told him, “Get up, Peter! Kill and eat!”

Kepha’s (Peter’s) First Response“Absolutely not, Lord! I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”

What Was The Response To This Objection?

:15 The voice spoke a second time, “Never consider unclean what God has made pure.”

...And that is where I have always stopped.

Until Now...

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How Many Times Was The Vision Given?

How Many Appeared At The Gate?Answer for both questions: 3

:19 While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Look, three men are searching for you.

Something Was Not Normal

:23 So Peter invited them in and gave them lodging.Note: Common? Unclean? Into the House and the table?

Peter Responds:23b The next day he got up and went with them, and some of the believers from Joppa accompanied him.

A Commonly Known Jewish Custom is Explained

:28 You yourselves know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or to visit a Gentile;

A Commonly Known Jewish Custom is Corrected:28b but God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

What Did I PreviouslyUnderstand Acts 10:15 to Mean?“Let them eat Snake!”

What Did PeterUnderstand Acts 10:15 to Mean?:28b but God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

Don’t Stop ThereDiscover how Peter and a group of his Jewish friends preached the

Gospel of Salvation (Jesus Christ) to a room full of Gentiles.

What did He teach?

How did they respond?

What was the outcome?

Did all the Jews “catch the vision” for this mission?

:43 To this one all the prophets testify, that through His name everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins.

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