Question 12
Didn’t God cleanse all animals in Acts 10?
Bible
ACTS 10:14
"But Peter said, 'Not so, Lord: for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.'"
Acts 10:28
"God has showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean."
Answer
Was God telling Peter it was now okay to eat unclean animals? No. When the heavenly voice invited Peter to kill and eat, Peter said, I have never eaten anything unclean. Peter told us what this vision meant in vs. 28, when he said, God has shown me not to consider any man common or unclean. Up until this time, the Jews considered gentiles (people who were not Jews) unclean and they wouldn’t keep company with gentiles. God wanted the gospel to go to the gentiles, but first He needed to teach this lesson to His disciples.