The nations

A man lived at Caesarea named Cornelius. Army Captain of a regiment called Italians. Serious God fearing his entire house generously helping the Jewish people and prating continuously to God. He had a vision around 3 pm in the afternoon. A messenger of God coming to him saying ‘Cornelius’ Staring in terror he said ‘What is it master’ He replied ‘ Your prayers and generous helping has gone up and is remembered by God and now he is sending to Joppa a man. Ask for Simeon who goes by the man Peter saying at Simon the tanner s house down by the waterfront. He will tell you what to do’ When the messenger had departed Cornelius called two servants and a serious soldier, his attendants and told them everything sending them to Joppa. The next day while these men were still travelling coming near to the city Peter went up on the roof top to pray. It was about midday. He began to feel powerfully hungry and wanted to eat. But while a meal was being prepared he went into a new dimension seeing heaven opened coming down to him (UFO’s ?-Ed) an object like a great sheet. Coming down by it’s four corners to earth. On it were the four legged animals, wild beasts, living things and birds of the skies. Then a voice said ‘Get up Peter kill and eat’ No way said Peter. ‘Master because I have never eaten anything ordinary or unclean. Again a second time the voce said to him ‘Don’t call what God has cleaned ordinary. Three times this happened before the UFO was taken again up to heaven (Aliens-Ed) Being perplexed by this vision he had seen the same time the men sent by Cornelius had found the house of Simon and stood at the door asking if this was the house of Simon. Then asking if there was someone named Peter staying there. As Peter was pondering the vision the spirit spoke to him saying ‘ So Peter went down to the men who Cornelius had sent to him and said- Look I’m the one you are looking for, what is the problem which has brought you here ? They said that Cornelius an army captain, a man who does right fearing God, highly regarded by the Jewish people was told be a special messenger to send for you to this house . and to hear what you have to say. So Peter invited them in and they stayed overnight. Peter then next day went with them and other brothers from joppa. On the next day after that they entered Caesarea with Cornelius expecting them calling together family and close friends. As Peter was coming Cornelius went out to meet him and fell at his feet worshipping him (Pastor Peter?-Ed) But Peter pulled him up telling him to get up because ‘I am a man just like you’ they talked and then found a large number of people gathered He said to them ‘You know it is against the (Jewish) Rule for a Jew to associate or unite with other races. God showed to me that no man must be called ordinary or unclean. This is why i have come here when sent for. Now I want to know why you sent for me. Cornelius replied , four days ago about this time I was fasting and praying about 3 pm in my house and suddenly a man in shinning clothes stood before me and said ‘Cornelius your prayer has been heard and your generousity remembered by God. Send to Joppa and get a man called Simon Peter who is staying at the house of Simon the tanner on the foreshore and he will come and speak to you. Straight away I sent for you and you have come. Now we are all here in God’s presence waiting to hear what God has ordained you to say. Peter opened his mouth and said ‘Now I understand that God doesn’t discriminate. But in every nation those who fear him and do right them he accepts. The word which he sent to the descendants of Israel announcing good news, peace the Anointed Jesus who is master of all men you know. The story of happenings through the Jewish region from Galilee after the immersion that John taught, Jesus was from Nazareth anointed by God with the Special spirit, with power went about doing good healing all who were under the power of the devil because God was with him. And we are witnesses of what he did both the Jewish region and ion Jerusalem. Put to death and hanged on a tree God raised him the third day and let him be seen but not by everyone. But to the witnesses chosen by God., those of us who ate and drank with him after with him after he had risen from the dead. He commissioned us to preach to people and to give testimony that he is the one who has been appointed by God as judge of the living and dead. He is the one all prophets witness. Everyone who believes in him receives in him name forgiveness of failure. As Peter was speaking these words there fell the Special Sprit on all who were listening. The believers who were circumcised (Jews-Ed) were amazed, those who had come with Peter; that as well the gift of the Special Spirit had been poured out on the nations because they heard speaking in strange languages, glorifying God. Peter then said ‘Can anyone refuse water or say these should not be immersed whom the Special Spirit has received as we should. He ordered them to be immersed in the name of the master. They begged him to stay some days.