Peter Receives a Vision

The early church is growing rapidly. Peter travels from city to city, healing the sick and proclaiming Jesus as Lord (Acts 9:32–43). But in the town of Joppa, something shifts. At noon, Peter prays alone on the rooftop. God interrupts his prayer with an extraordinary vision to eat animals considered unclean under Jewish law. Three times Peter resists, and three times God answers: "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean" (Acts 10:15). In the quiet before God, Peter receives a powerful revelation. God is throwing the door wide open, proclaiming that the gospel is for everyone, Jew and Gentile.