Ok, at the beginning of this passage it starts off talking about how Carnelius, a Gentile, was visited by an angel. The angel told him that his good works have not gone unnoticed and that God wanted him to send for Peter to come and tell him his stories. After Carnelius had sent three men to get Peter, Peter started praying and was visited by God in a dream. In the dream there was a white sheet that came down, I think it was supposed to show whatever was coming down with it was pure. What had come down with it was mammals, birds, and reptiles, showing that all of these animals were now ok for the Jewish people to eat, since everything that they ate was supposed to be kosher. When he reached Carnelius’ house he knew that Jews and Gentiles were not allowed to converse together, but the dream that Peter had about being able to eat the animals was also representing that the Jews and Gentiles were allowed to hang out, because just like God said in verse 15 “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
Through Jesus we're all made clean and perfect and we're all made to live and communicate together because God does not play favoritism. So Peter started to tell them the stories of Jesus being sent of God to save the world. As the people were being told these storied and heard about others being filled with the Holy Spirit; they too accepted and were filled and spoke in other tongues. Even as Gentiles, God still moved through them and changed them.
God wants us all to have that moment with him where we are changed. It doesn’t matter when or where we are in our lives, He isn’t a respecter of persons, but loves all of us the same.
Peace and hair grease,
Pate
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