PETER CONVERTS CORNELIUS

CONTENT

1. Peter Converts Cornelius (Acts 11: 1-18.)
2. Significance of the Conversion of Cornelius
3. Peter Defends His Action in Cornelius’ House (Acts 11:1-18.)
4. The Detention of Peter and His Divine Release from Herod’s Prison (Acts 12:1-24.)
5. The Death of Herod

Peter Converts Cornelius (Acts 11: 1-18.)

Cornelius was a Gentile and a Roman soldier who stationed at Caesarea, a town located to the north of Joppa. He was God-fearing and had a burning passion in the Jewish religion. He gave alms to the poor and prayed to God always. One day, about the ninth hour of the day (3.00 pm), he had a vision in which he saw an Angel of God, who told him that his prayers and gifts to the poor had come up as a memorial offering before God. He was instructed by the Angel to send for Peter who was lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house was by the seaside. As soon as the Angel left, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier to Peter at Joppa to bring him to his house.