“ I was in the city of Joppa praying,” he said.“ There I had a vision. I saw something that looked like a large sheet. It was being let down from heaven by its four corners. It came down to where I was.

“我在约帕城里祷告的时候，魂游象外，看见异象，有一物降下，好像一块大布，系着四角，从天缒下，直来到我跟前。

“我在约帕城里祷告的时候，魂游象外，看见异象，有一块好像大布的东西降下，四角吊着从天缒下，直来到我跟前。

“我在约帕城里祷告的时候，魂游象外，看见异象，有一块好像大布的东西降下，四角吊着从天缒下，直来到我跟前。

“我在约帕城祷告的时候，看见一个异象，有一大块像布的东西四个角吊着从天上降到我面前。

“我在约帕城祷告的时候，魂游象外，见到异象：有一件东西，好像一块大布，绑着四角，从天上降下来，一直来到我面前。

“我在约帕城里祷告的时候，魂游象外，看见一个异象：有一样东西从天上降下，好像一块大布，四角捆住，缒到我面前来。

「我在約帕城裏禱告的時候，魂遊象外，看見異象，有一物降下，好像一塊大布，繫着四角，從天縋下，直來到我跟前。

「我在約帕城裏禱告的時候，魂遊象外，看見異象，有一塊好像大布的東西降下，四角吊着從天縋下，直來到我跟前。

「我在約帕城裏禱告的時候，魂遊象外，看見異象，有一塊好像大布的東西降下，四角吊着從天縋下，直來到我跟前。

「我在約帕城禱告的時候，看見一個異象，有一大塊像布的東西四個角吊著從天上降到我面前。

“我在約帕城禱告的時候，魂遊象外，見到異象：有一件東西，好像一塊大布，綁著四角，從天上降下來，一直來到我面前。

『我在約帕城裏禱告、魂遊象外的時候、看見一個異象：有一件器物降下來，像一塊大床單，繫着四角，由天上放下，來到我跟前。

「我在約帕城裡禱告的時候，魂遊象外，看見一個異象：有一樣東西從天上降下，好像一塊大布，四角捆住，縋到我面前來。

我在約帕祈禱、神遊象外、異象中見一器如大布繫四角、自天縋至我前、

我在約帕邑、祈禱時、神遊象外、異象中、見一器如大布、繫四角由天縋降我前、

我在約帕邑祈禱時、神遊象外、見有一物如大袱、自天降下、繫四角、縋於我前、

『予曩在約帕城祈禱、神遊象外、見有物下降、髣髴布繫四角、自天下縋、直至予前、

“ I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to where I was.

“ I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, something like a great sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to me.

“ I was in the town of Joppa,” he said,“ and while I was praying, I went into a trance and saw a vision. Something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners from the sky. And it came right down to me.

“ I was in the town of Joppa praying, and I saw, in a trance, an object that resembled a large sheet coming down, being lowered by its four corners from heaven, and it came to me.

“ I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object coming down like a great sheet lowered by four corners from the sky; and it came to where I was,

“ I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object descending like a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came to me.

I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even unto me:

“ I was in the town of Joppa praying, and I saw, in a visionary state, an object that resembled a large sheet coming down, being lowered by its four corners from heaven, and it came to me.

I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:

“ I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came to me.

“ I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.

It was about noon the next day. The men were on their journey and were approaching the city. Peter went up on the roof to pray.He became hungry. He wanted something to eat. While the meal was being prepared, Peter had a vision.He saw heaven open up. There he saw something that looked like a large sheet. It was being let down to earth by its four corners.It had all kinds of four- footed animals in it. It also had reptiles and birds in it.Then a voice told him,“ Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”“ No, Lord! I will not!” Peter replied.“ I have never eaten anything that is not pure and‘ clean.’ ”The voice spoke to him a second time. It said,“ Do not say anything is not pure that God has made‘ clean.’ ”This happened three times. Right away the sheet was taken back up to heaven.Peter was wondering what the vision meant. At that very moment the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house. They stopped at the gateand called out. They asked if Simon Peter was staying there.Peter was still thinking about the vision. The Holy Spirit spoke to him.“ Simon,” he said,“ three men are looking for you.Get up and go downstairs. Don’t let anything keep you from going with them. I have sent them.”Peter went down and spoke to the men.“ I’m the one you’re looking for,” he said.“ Why have you come?”The men replied,“ We have come from Cornelius, the Roman commander. He is a good man who worships God. All the Jewish people respect him. A holy angel told him to invite you to his house. Then Cornelius can hear what you have to say.”Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests. The next day Peter went with the three men. Some of the believers from Joppa went along.The following day he arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them. He had called together his relatives and close friends.When Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him. As a sign of respect, he fell at Peter’s feet.But Peter made him get up.“ Stand up,” he said.“ I am only a man myself.”As he was talking with Cornelius, Peter went inside. There he found a large group of people.He said to them,“ You know that it is against our law for a Jew to enter a Gentile home. A Jew shouldn’t have any close contact with a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not say anyone is not pure and‘ clean.’So when you sent for me, I came without asking any questions. May I ask why you sent for me?”Cornelius answered,“ Three days ago at this very hour I was in my house praying. It was three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes stood in front of me.He said,‘ Cornelius, God has heard your prayer. He has remembered your gifts to poor people.Send someone to Joppa to get Simon Peter. He is a guest in the home of another Simon, who works with leather. He lives by the sea.’

“ I was in the city of Joppa praying,” he said.“ There I had a vision. I saw something that looked like a large sheet. It was being let down from heaven by its four corners. It came down to where I was.I looked into it and saw four- footed animals of the earth. There were also wild animals, reptiles and birds.Then I heard a voice speaking to me.‘ Get up, Peter,’ the voice said.‘ Kill and eat.’“ I replied,‘ No, Lord! I will not! Nothing that is not pure and“ clean” has ever entered my mouth.’“ A second time the voice spoke from heaven. The voice said,‘ Do not say anything is not pure that God has made“ clean.” ’This happened three times. Then the sheet was pulled up into heaven.“ Just then three men stopped at the house where I was staying. They had been sent to me from Caesarea.The Holy Spirit told me not to let anything keep me from going with them. These six brothers here went with me. We entered the man’s house.He told us how he had seen an angel appear in his house. The angel said,‘ Send to Joppa for Simon Peter.He has a message to bring to you. You and your whole family will be saved through it.’

The Lord and King gave me a second vision. He was using fire to punish his people. It dried up the deep waters. It burned the land up.Then I cried out,“ Lord and King, please stop! How can Jacob’s people continue? They are such a weak nation!”So the Lord had pity on them.“ I will let them continue for now,” the Lord and King said.Then the Lord gave me a third vision. He was standing by a wall. It had been built very straight, all the way up and down. He was holding a plumb line.

We can’t gain anything by bragging. But I have to do it anyway. I am going to tell you what I’ve seen. I want to talk about what the Lord has shown me.I know a believer in Christ who was taken up to the third heaven 14 years ago. I don’t know if his body was taken up or not. Only God knows.I don’t know if that man was in his body or out of it. Only God knows. But I do know that

“ What do you see, Amos?” he asked.“ A basket of ripe fruit,” I replied. Then the Lord said to me,“ The time is ripe for my people Israel. I will no longer spare them.

In Damascus there was a believer named Ananias. The Lord called out to him in a vision.“ Ananias!” he said.“ Yes, Lord,” he answered.

Then I looked up. I saw a hand reach out to me. A scroll was in it.

A message from the Lord came to me. The Lord asked me,“ What do you see, Jeremiah?”“ The branch of an almond tree,” I replied.The Lord said to me,“ You have seen correctly. I am watching to see that my word comes true.”Another message from the Lord came to me. The Lord asked me,“ What do you see?”“ A pot that has boiling water in it,” I answered.“ It’s leaning toward us from the north.”The Lord said to me,“ Something very bad will be poured out on everyone who lives in this land. It will come from the north.

“ I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple. Then it seemed to me that I was dreaming.