Acts 10:9-24 - Peter Has A Vision
9 AM], while he was wide awake, he had a vision in which an angel of God came to him [and spoke his name] "Cornelius."
9 AM], while he was wide awake, he had a vision in which an angel of God came to him [and spoke his name] "Cornelius." 10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while lunch was being prepared he was overcome by a "trance" [i.e., a semi-conscious, vision-like state] 11 and could see the sky open up and a huge sheet-like container being lowered to the ground by its four corners. 12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, crawling [reptiles] and birds. 13 A voice then directed Peter with the words, "Get up; kill and eat [one of] them."
14 But Peter answered, "No, Lord, I cannot. I have never eaten any such ordinary or [ceremonially] unfit creatures."
15 So, the voice spoke again, saying, "What God has made [ceremonially] acceptable, you must not consider ordinary [and therefore defiled]." 16 And after this was done three times, the huge sheet-like container was lifted back up into the sky.
17 Now while Peter was much perplexed over the meaning of this vision, the men sent by Cornelius, having learned where Simon [the tanner] lived, arrived at the gate [of his house], 18 and asked if Simon Peter were staying there.
19 While Peter was thinking about [the meaning of] the vision, the Holy Spirit said to him, "Look, there are three men [here] looking for you. 20 Go downstairs and [then] leave with them. Do not worry about anything because I have sent them [to you]."
21 So, Peter went down to the men and said, "I am the one you are looking for. Why have you come here?"
22 They said, "Cornelius, a [military] man in charge of one hundred soldiers, [and] a man who does what is right, [and] who respects God and who has a good reputation among all the Jews [who know him], was urged by God through a holy angel to have you come to his house so he could hear you speak [about salvation, See 11:14]." 23 So, Peter invited them to stay [for the night]. The next day Peter got up and went with the men, [who were] accompanied by certain [Christian] brothers from Joppa. 24 The following day they arrived at Caesarea where they found Cornelius, gathered with his relatives and close friends, waiting for them.