Lesson 24: Peters Vision Flashcards
Who was Cornelius?
Cornelius was a Gentile, a centurion of the Italian cohort, a senior officer in the Roman army. He was devout and God-fearing.
Where/when did Peter have the vision?
Peter was in the house of Simon the tanner when he saw the vision.In joppa
What did the angel of the Lord tell Cornelis?
Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God. Now send men to Joppa for a certain Simon who is called Peter, he is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside.
What was Peter’s vision?
He saw the heaven opened and something like a large sheet coming down, being lowered to the ground by its four corners. In it were all kinds of four-footed creatures and reptiles and birds of the air. Then he heard a voice saying, “Get up, Peter; kill and eat.” But Peter said, “By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is profane or unclean.” The voice said to him again, a second time, “What God has made clean, you must not call profane.” 16 This happened three times, and the thing was suddenly taken up to heaven.
What does it mean by “What God has made clean, you must not call profane.”
It means God shows no partiality. But in every nation, anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. Through the vision, God is telling Peter that salvation is not only for jews but to gentiles as well.
Which place did Cornelius send his people to?
Joppa
Peter went to _______________________ to the house of Cornelius
Caesarea
What was Cornelius’ occupation?
Centurion
On Peter’s arrival Cornelius met him, and falling at his feet, worshiped him. But Peter made him get up, saying, “__________________________
Stand up; I am only a mortal
Write about the following incidents that we learn from Acts 10.
Cornelius’s vision (2pt)
Peter’s Vision (3)
What did Peter do after the vision? (2)
What was Peter’s message to the Gentiles and what happened there? (3)
One afternoon Cornelius had a vision in which he clearly saw an angel of God coming in and saying to him, “Cornelius.” He stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” He answered, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God. Now send men to Joppa for a certain Simon who is called Peter; he is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside.”
Peter went up on the roof to pray, he fell into a trance. He saw the heaven opened and something like a large sheet coming down, being lowered to the ground by its four corners. In it were all kinds of four-footed creatures and reptiles and birds of the air. Then he heard a voice saying, “Get up, Peter; kill and eat.” But Peter said, “By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is profane or unclean.” The voice said to him again, a second time, “What God has made clean, you must not call profane.” This happened three times, and the thing was suddenly taken up to heaven.
Peter met the three men sent by Cornelius, he invited them in and gave them lodging. The next day he got up and went with them, and some of the believers from Joppa accompanied him to Caesarea.
On Peter’s arrival Cornelius met him, and falling at his feet, worshiped him. But Peter made him get up, saying, “Stand up; I am only a mortal.” And as he talked with him, he went in and found that many had assembled; and he said to them, “You yourselves know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or to visit a Gentile; but God has shown me that I should not call anyone profane or unclean. Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation, anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard the word.
Acts 10: 15 The voice said
The voice said to him again a second time, What God has made clean, you must not call profane.
