Peter prepared

The Holy Spirit continues to guide God's elect in the advance of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Cornelius having been primed, the Spirit now readies Peter for his part. In this passage we begin with Peter's prayer as he walks on a housetop, and the vision which he sees. Then there is Peter's pain, his visceral reaction to the prospect of eating unclean food. Then there is his perplexity, his bewilderment as to the meaning of the heavenly vision. Next we come to Peter's prompt, as the Holy Spirit himself gives further direction as to what is taking place and must take place. All this feeds into Peter's progress, as he welcomes Cornelius' servants, the wall of separation between Jew and Gentile beginning to crack under the pressure of the gospel of Jesus Christ.