9 [...]Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
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:
12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
COMMENTS
This is passage always confused me a bit. Why you might ask?… well because this vision teaches Peter that the Gospel is ready to go to the gentiles. The Gospel has not been available for the gentiles until then, it was only for the Jews (house of Israel). But the gospel has been available to non-Jews before this. Acts chapter 2 is the chapter where the apostles receive the Holy Ghost and speak with tongues and convert many non Jews on the day of the Pentecost. Maybe I am wrong because all of those were gathered at the Pentecost festival from all over the world, but were of the Jewish faith. Also the Eunuch that Philip baptized was not a Jew.
Anyway the Gospel was first preached to the Jews and then to the Gentiles. Cornelius seems to be the first one that received it. I am not sure what is up with the story of the eunuch, maybe he was a Jew also. If you know better say it in the comments.
