Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VI
But as I doubted what this vision should mean, the Spirit said to me, Behold, men seek thee; but rise up, and go thy way with them, nothing doubting, for I have sent them.[60]
Verse Acts 10:13. _RISE, PETER, KILL AND EAT._] θυσον και φαγε, _Sacrifice_ _and eat_. Though this verb is sometimes used to signify the _slaying_ of animals for _food_, yet, as the proper notion is...
CHAPTER 10 _ 1. Cornelius of Caesarea and his Preparation (Acts 10:1)._ 2. The Trance-vision of Peter (Acts 10:9). 3. Peter with Cornelius at Caesarea (Acts 10:17). 4. Peter Preaching to the Gentil...
ACTS 10:9. THE HOUSETOP TO PRAY: _ cf._ 2 Kings 23:12; Jeremiah 19:13; Daniel 6:10. SIXTH HOUR: an hour of prayer (cf....
A DEVOUT SOLDIER (Acts 10:1-8)...
On the next day, when they were on the way and when they were getting near the city, about midday Peter went up to the housetop to pray. He became hungry and he wanted something to eat. When they were...
RISE. Greek. _aniatemi._ App-178. KILL. slay. Greek. _thuo,_ to slay, or to sacrifice....
_Rise, Peter; kill, and eat_ As he was hungry before he fell into the trance, here is presented the means of satisfying his hunger, and by the command in which he is directed to kill without distincti...
ἈΝΑΣΤᾺΣ ΠΈΤΡΕ ΘΥ͂ΣΟΝ ΚΑῚ ΦΆΓΕ, _rise, Peter, kill and eat_. He was hungry before he fell into the trance. In the vision there is presented the means of satisfying his hanger. But with this there comes...
PETER IS PREPARED BY A VISION FOR THE COMING OF CORNELIUS’ MESSENGERS...
_PETER'S VISION WHILE ON THE HOUSETOP ACTS 10:9-18:_ Peter was prejudiced against Gentile and his Jewish prejudice had to be broken. While on a housetop praying Peter saw a vision of something like a...
ΈΓΈΝΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.), см._ Acts 10:10. ΆΝΑΣΤΆΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΆΝΊΣΤΗΜΙ (G450) подниматься. _Сопутств. part._ со _знач. imper._ как при гл. ΘΎΣΟΝ _aor. imper. act. от_ ΘΎΩ (G2380) зака...
RISE, PETER; KILL, AND EAT— This appears a general intimation that the Jewish Christians were by the gospel absolved from the ceremonial law, in which the distinction between clean and unclean meats m...
IN CAESAREA, Acts 10:1-48. a. Cornelius and his vision. Acts 10:1-8. Acts 10:1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,...
See notes on verse 9...
And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. AND THERE CAME A VOICE TO HIM, RISE, PETER; KILL, AND EAT....
There were two classes of proselytes: the proselytes of righteousness and the proselytes of the gate. The former, by circumcision and conformation to the Jewish ritual, became incorporated into the Je...
PETER AND THE GENTILES 1-48. Conversion of Cornelius. The baptism of Cornelius was an event of farreaching importance, and is, therefore, described by St. Luke in great detail. If it was not the first...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 10 CORNELIUS THE SOLDIER, 10:1-8 V1 There was a man called Cornelius in Caesarea. He was a captain in the *Roman army. He was the captain of a...
RISE, PETER; KILL, AND EAT. — In the symbolism of the vision the natural promptings of appetite were confirmed by the divine voice. That which resisted both was the scruple of a hesitating conscience,...
CHAPTER 6 THE PETRINE VISION AT JOPPA. Acts 10:9 THERE are two central figures in the conversion of Cornelius. The one is the centurion himself, the other is St. Peter, the selected and predestined...
ἀναστάς, see above on Acts 5:17 : he may have been, as St. Chrysostom says, on his knees. θῦσον : the beasts are represented as living not here in a sacrificial sense, _cf._ Luke 15:23....
GUIDANCE FOR MEN WHO PRAY Acts 10:1-16 At this point the Church took a new departure, and the gospel broke over the walls of Jewish exclusiveness and was preached for the first time to pure-blooded G...
The story of Cornelius is remarkable. In himself, as Luke tells us, he was "a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway." This m...
Peter's Vision On the next day at noon, while the emissaries were on their way, Peter went to the top of Simon's house to pray. He became very hungry while preparations for the noon meal were being ma...
SANCTIFICATION OF CORNELIUS 1-48. Cornelius was a noted Roman officer living at Caesarea, the seat of the imperial government in Judea. The Holy Ghost pronounces him _Eusebees_, _i. e_., godly, and ce...
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, (2) A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people,...
We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in var...
13._A voice from heaven. _The voice came from heaven as did the sheet, that Peter might know that both came from God; neither had the sight done him any good, unless God had with this voice made clean...
The undiminished power of Peter, his apostolic authority, in the midst of which the entrance of Cornelius into the spiritual house of God takes place, in connection with Peter's ministry, and that, af...
AND THERE CAME A VOICE TO HIM,.... Formed by an angel, or rather by Christ himself: RISE, PETER, KILL AND EAT; he might be on his knees when he fell into this trance, being at prayer, and therefore i...
And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. Ver. 13. _Kill and eat_] Peter was hereby taught not to kill and slay in battle, as many of his warlike pretended successors have done, but...
_And saw heaven opened_ While he lay in a trance, the heaven appeared to be opened above him, to signify the opening of a mystery that had been hid. _And a certain vessel_ Or utensil; (for the word σκ...
KILL, AND EAT; he rightly understands the words to mean, kill and eat any one of the animals contained in the collection, without distinction of clean and unclean....
The vision of Peter:...
AND THERE CAME A VOICE TO HIM, RISE, PETER; KILL, AND EAT....
Gentiles also must now hear the gospel. The heart of Cornelius, a Roman centurion, had been already prepared by God, having a wholesome, genuine fear of God that proved itself in kind works toward the...
AND A VOICE CAME TO HIM, " RISE, PETER; KILL AND EAT. " 1. Peter not only sees this image. He also hears a voice. 2. He is told to kill and eat. Peter is hungry. Here is food....
"And there came. voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill and eat"Arise Peter; kill and eat" It is clear that God approves of "hunting" and whatever tools are needed to accomplish that task, such as bows, guns...
9-18 The prejudices of Peter against the Gentiles, would have prevented his going to Cornelius, unless the Lord had prepared him for this service. To tell a Jew that God had directed those animals to...
Of that thou seest, without any exception, whether they be clean, or (formerly) unclean creatures. The moral of which command is, that he might now converse with Jews and Gentiles indifferently, and p...
Acts 10:13 And G2532 voice G5456 came G1096 (G5633) to G4314 him G846 Rise G450 (G5631) Peter...
‘And there came a voice to him, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” ' Then a voice spoke to him, saying, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” Peter must have wondered what was happening, and even been appalled. How...
Acts 10:13. RISE, PETER. He may have been reposing, or he may have been on his knees in prayer. The voice addresses him by name, as in the cases of Moses (Exodus 3:4), Samuel (1 Samuel 3:10), Corneliu...
CONTENTS: Peter opens the gospel door to the Gentiles. Cornelius sends for Peter and Peter goes to Caesarea. Peter's sermon to Gentiles in Cornelius' house. Holy Spirit comes upon Gentile believers....
Acts 10:1. _Cornelius, a centurion._ The person to whom St. Peter is sent to preach the gospel is described by name, Cornelius. By his occupation, a soldier. By his religion, a proselyte or converted...
HE SAW HEAVEN OPENED. The meaning of this vision is clear. Peter is hungry. He sees a sheet lowered down, containing all kinds of animals, reptiles, and wild birds. Many of these are ritually "unclean...
_There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion._ PETER’S VISION The record of the advance of the young Church gives in quick succession three typical conversions: first, that of t...
_On the morrow … Peter went up upon the housetop to pray._ RETIREMENT NECESSARY FOR PRAYER Have you noticed that if all day long there is not a knock at the door, there will be one if you retire to p...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 10:13 KILL AND EAT. God was overturning the old clean/unclean distinctions and dietary laws in general, along with all other “ceremonial” laws in the Mosaic covenant (including laws...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 10:1. THERE WAS.—Omitted in best MSS. CENTURION.—ἑκατοντάρχης (Acts 27:1) = ἑκατοντάρχος (Acts 21:32; compare Luke 7:2;...
EXPOSITION ACTS 10:1 Now _there was _(two last words in italics) for _there was _(in roman), A.V. and T.R.; _Cornelius by name _for _called Cornelius, _A.V. A glance at the map will show that Caesare...
In the first chapter of Acts, Jesus said to His disciples, "But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Ju...
Acts 10:10; Jeremiah 35:2; John 4:31...
THE STORY OF CORNELIUS Acts 10:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Before the Lord Jesus went up into Heaven, He gave command to the Apostles to disciple all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. In view of the far-flu...