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Peter sleeps on a rooftop while a great sheet descends above him, filled with animals forbidden under the old ceremonial distinctions: reptiles, birds, and beasts gathered together in one suspended cloth. The setting reflects the biblical account in Joppa, where Peter received a vision before being sent to the house of Cornelius. The command to rise, kill, and eat challenged Peter’s understanding of clean and unclean and prepared him to welcome Gentiles into the fellowship of the gospel. In Acts 10, the vision is not merely about food; it reveals God’s redemptive purpose to cleanse and receive people from every nation through Christ. This artwork is especially suited for teaching on missions, inclusion of the Gentiles, obedience to God’s voice, and the early church’s expanding witness.