Acts 10:11
And he saw the heavens opening, and a vessel coming down, like a great cloth let down on the earth,
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10And he was in need of food: but while they were getting it ready, a deep sleep came on him;
12In which were all sorts of beasts and birds.
Cross References
Isaiah 11:6And the wolf will be living with the lamb, and the leopard will take his rest with the young goat; and the lion will take grass for food like the ox; and the young lion will go with the young ones of the herd; and a little child will be their guide.
Isaiah 43:6I will say to the north, Give them up; and to the south, Do not keep them back; send back my sons from far, and my daughters from the end of the earth;
Ezekiel 1:1Now it came about in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, while I was by the river Chebar among those who had been made prisoners, that the heavens were made open and I saw visions of God.
Matthew 13:47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, which was put into the sea and took in every sort of fish:
John 1:51In answer Jesus said to him, You have faith because I said to you, I saw you under the fig-tree. You will see greater things than these.
John 12:32And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will make all men come to me.
Matthew Henry on Acts 10:10-19
Peter's Vision. 9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: 10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, 11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: 12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of… Read the whole commentary →