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He went over with them in great detail everything that had just happened, and then sent them off to Joppa.
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The next day as the three travelers were approaching the town, Peter went out on the balcony to pray. It was about noon.
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Peter got hungry and started thinking about lunch. While lunch was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
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He saw the skies open up. Something that looked like a huge blanket lowered by ropes at its four corners settled on the ground.
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Every kind of animal and reptile and bird you could think of was on it.
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Then a voice came: "Go to it, Peter - kill and eat."
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Peter said, "Oh, no, Lord. I've never so much as tasted food that was not kosher."
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The voice came a second time: "If God says it's okay, it's okay."
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This happened three times, and then the blanket was pulled back up into the skies.
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As Peter, puzzled, sat there trying to figure out what it all meant, the men sent by Cornelius showed up at Simon's front door.
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They called in, asking if there was a Simon, also called Peter, staying there.