Acts 10:11
He saw heaven opened and an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down to earth by its four corners.
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- John 1:51 : 51 He continued,“I tell all of you the solemn truth– you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
- Rom 16:25-26 : 25 Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages, 26 but now is disclosed, and through the prophetic scriptures has been made known to all the nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith–
- Gal 2:15 : 15 The Justification of Jews and Gentiles We are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners,
- Gal 3:28 : 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female– for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.
- Eph 1:10 : 10 toward the administration of the fullness of the times, to head up all things in Christ– the things in heaven and the things on earth.
- Eph 3:6 : 6 namely, that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
- Col 3:11 : 11 Here there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all and in all.
- Rev 4:1 : 1 The Amazing Scene in Heaven After these things I looked, and there was a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet said:“Come up here so that I can show you what must happen after these things.”
- Rev 11:19 : 19 Then the temple of God in heaven was opened and the ark of his covenant was visible within his temple. And there were flashes of lightning, roaring, crashes of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
- Rev 19:11 : 11 The Son of God Goes to War Then I saw heaven opened and here came a white horse! The one riding it was called“Faithful” and“True,” and with justice he judges and goes to war.
- John 11:52 : 52 and not for the Jewish nation only, but to gather together into one the children of God who are scattered.)
- John 12:32 : 32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”
- Acts 7:56 : 56 “Look!” he said.“I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”
- Rom 1:16 : 16 The Power of the Gospel For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
- Rom 3:29-31 : 29 Or is God the God of the Jews only? Is he not the God of the Gentiles too? Yes, of the Gentiles too! 30 Since God is one, he will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. 31 Do we then nullify the law through faith? Absolutely not! Instead we uphold the law.
- Rom 9:4 : 4 who are Israelites. To them belong the adoption as sons, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.
- Rom 15:9-9 : 9 and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,“Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praises to your name.” 10 And again it says:“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.” 11 And again,“Praise the Lord all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him.” 12 And again Isaiah says,“The root of Jesse will come, and the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles, in him will the Gentiles hope.”
- Gen 49:10 : 10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs; the nations will obey him.
- Isa 11:6-9 : 6 A wolf will reside with a lamb, and a leopard will lie down with a young goat; an ox and a young lion will graze together, as a small child leads them along. 7 A cow and a bear will graze together, their young will lie down together. A lion, like an ox, will eat straw. 8 A baby will play over the hole of a snake; over the nest of a serpent an infant will put his hand. 9 They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain. For there will be universal submission to the LORD’s sovereignty, just as the waters completely cover the sea. 10 Israel is Reclaimed and Reunited At that time a root from Jesse will stand like a signal flag for the nations. Nations will look to him for guidance, and his residence will be majestic. 11 At that time the Lord will again lift his hand to reclaim the remnant of his people from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the seacoasts. 12 He will lift a signal flag for the nations; he will gather Israel’s dispersed people and assemble Judah’s scattered people from the four corners of the earth. 13 Ephraim’s jealousy will end, and Judah’s hostility will be eliminated. Ephraim will no longer be jealous of Judah, and Judah will no longer be hostile toward Ephraim. 14 They will swoop down on the Philistine hills to the west; together they will loot the people of the east. They will take over Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be their subjects.
- Isa 19:23-25 : 23 At that time there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will visit Egypt, and the Egyptians will visit Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. 24 At that time Israel will be the third member of the group, along with Egypt and Assyria, and will be a recipient of blessing in the earth. 25 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies will pronounce a blessing over the earth, saying,“Blessed be my people, Egypt, and the work of my hands, Assyria, and my special possession, Israel!”
- Isa 43:6 : 6 I will say to the north,‘Hand them over!’ and to the south,‘Don’t hold any back!’ Bring my sons from distant lands, and my daughters from the remote regions of the earth,
- Isa 56:8 : 8 The Sovereign LORD says this, the one who gathers the dispersed of Israel:“I will still gather them up.”
- Ezek 1:1 : 1 ¶ A Vision of God’s Glory In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles at the Kebar River, the heavens opened and I saw a divine vision.
- Matt 8:11 : 11 I tell you, many will come from the east and west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,
- Matt 13:47-48 : 47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish. 48 When it was full, they pulled it ashore, sat down, and put the good fish into containers and threw the bad away.
- Luke 3:21 : 21 The Baptism of Jesus Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. And while he was praying, the heavens opened,
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- Acts 11:3-1412 verses89%
3 saying,“You went to uncircumcised men and shared a meal with them.”
4 But Peter began and explained it to them point by point, saying,
5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came to me.
6 As I stared I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and wild birds.
7 I also heard a voice saying to me,‘Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat!’
8 But I said,‘Certainly not, Lord, for nothing defiled or ritually unclean has ever entered my mouth!’
9 But the voice replied a second time from heaven,‘What God has made clean, you must not consider ritually unclean!’
10 This happened three times, and then everything was pulled up to heaven again.
11 At that very moment, three men sent to me from Caesarea approached the house where we were staying.
12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.
13 He informed us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying,‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter,
14 who will speak a message to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.’
- Acts 10:12-2514 verses84%
12 In it were all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth and wild birds.
13 Then a voice said to him,“Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat!”
14 But Peter said,“Certainly not, Lord, for I have never eaten anything defiled and ritually unclean!”
15 The voice spoke to him again, a second time,“What God has made clean, you must not consider ritually unclean!”
16 This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.
17 Now while Peter was puzzling over what the vision he had seen could signify, the men sent by Cornelius had learned where Simon’s house was and approached the gate.
18 They called out to ask if Simon, known as Peter, was staying there as a guest.
19 While Peter was still thinking seriously about the vision, the Spirit said to him,“Look! Three men are looking for you.
20 But get up, go down, and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”
21 So Peter went down to the men and said,“Here I am, the person you’re looking for. Why have you come?”
22 They said,“Cornelius the centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message from you.”
23 So Peter invited them in and entertained them as guests.On the next day he got up and set out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.
24 The following day he entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting anxiously for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
25 So when Peter came in, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.
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8 and when he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
9 About noon the next day, while they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
10 He became hungry and wanted to eat, but while they were preparing the meal, a trance came over him.
- Acts 10:3-64 verses74%
3 About three o’clock one afternoon he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him,“Cornelius.”
4 Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius replied,“What is it, Lord?” The angel said to him,“Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God.
5 Now send men to Joppa and summon a man named Simon, who is called Peter.
6 This man is staying as a guest with a man named Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
- Acts 10:27-326 verses73%
27 Peter continued talking with him as he went in, and he found many people gathered together.
28 He said to them,“You know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile, yet God has shown me that I should call no person defiled or ritually unclean.
29 Therefore when you sent for me, I came without any objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?”
30 Cornelius replied,“Four days ago at this very hour, at three o’clock in the afternoon, I was praying in my house, and suddenly a man in shining clothing stood before me
31 and said,‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.
32 Therefore send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter. This man is staying as a guest in the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
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17 When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance
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10 And just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
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1 Peter Visits Cornelius Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort.
- Acts 10:44-452 verses67%
44 The Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the message.
45 The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were greatly astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,
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1 The Amazing Scene in Heaven After these things I looked, and there was a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet said:“Come up here so that I can show you what must happen after these things.”
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43 So Peter stayed many days in Joppa with a man named Simon, a tanner.
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12 and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he may see again.”
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9 Then I looked and realized a hand was stretched out to me, and in it was a written scroll.
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34 Then Peter started speaking:“I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism in dealing with people,
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3 As he was going along, approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.