DREAMS & VISIONS, ANYONE? #10

Peter Baptizing the Centurion Cornelius,
Francesco Trevisani, 1709.

Cornelius was a Centurion and devout follower of God. He had a vision and 

was told to find the disciple named 

Peter. Then Peter had a vision about

Cornelius.

Today, I’ll share scriptures which give details about their visions. Important events happened as a result of these visions.

LIFE LESSONS:

VISIONS GOD GAVE CORNELIUS & PETER

       

ACTS 10:1-8, 24, 30-33

1 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

² A devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always.

 ³ About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming in and saying to him, “Cornelius!”

⁴ And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, “What is it, lord?”
So he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God.
⁵ Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter.
⁶ He is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.^[ He will tell you what you must do.”’
⁷ And when the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier from among those who waited on him continually.
⁸ So when he had explained all these things to them, he sent them to Joppa.

²⁴ And the following day they entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his relatives and close friends.

³⁰ So Cornelius said, “Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

³¹ and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms are remembered in the sight of God.

³² Send therefore to Joppa and call Simon here, whose surname is Peter.

³³ So I sent to you immediately, and you have done well to come. Now therefore, we are all present before God, to hear all the things commanded you by God.”

ACTS 10:9-12, 15-16

⁹ The next day, as they went on their journey and drew near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour.

¹⁰ Then he became very hungry and wanted to eat; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance .

¹¹ And saw heaven opened and an object like a great sheet bound at the four corners, descending to him and let down to the earth.

¹² In it were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air.

¹⁵ And a voice spoke to him again the second time, “What God has cleansed you must not call common.”

¹⁶ This was done three times. And the object was taken up into heaven again.

ACTS 10:42-44, 46-48

⁴² And He (JESUS) commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead.

⁴³ To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins.”

⁴⁴ While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word.

⁴⁶ For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. Then Peter answered,

 47 “Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”

⁴⁸ And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days.