What does the Bible say about Peter’s vision of clean and unclean animals?

Peter’s vision of clean and unclean animals is recorded in Acts 10:9-16. While staying in Joppa, Peter went up to the rooftop to pray and fell into a trance. He saw heaven opened and an object like a great sheet bound at the four corners descending to him. Inside were all kinds of animals, including those considered unclean under the Mosaic law.

A voice came to him, saying, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” But Peter replied, “Not so, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common or unclean.” The voice spoke again, “What God has cleansed you must not call common.” This happened three times before the sheet was taken back into heaven.

This vision was not merely about food. God was preparing Peter to go to the house of Cornelius, a Gentile, whom Jewish tradition considered unclean. The Spirit immediately sent men from Cornelius to summon Peter. Peter went with them, preached the gospel, and witnessed the Holy Spirit fall upon Gentiles just as it had upon Jews at Pentecost.

Peter later declared, “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him” (Acts 10:34-35).

The vision was a divine declaration that salvation through Christ was for all people, not just Israel. The ceremonial distinctions between clean and unclean were being fulfilled in Christ. Ephesians 2:14 affirms, “For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation.”

Peter’s vision opened the door to the Gentiles, revealing the universal scope of the gospel and the inclusive call of God’s kingdom.

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