Has the Holy Spirit explicitly led you to keep the Sabbath?

[daq]

Answer this simple question. When Cornelius received the baptism in the Holy Spirit in Acts 10, was he a Sabbath keeper? Yes or no?

Surely he was.

Acts 10:1-4 ASV
1 Now there was a certain man in Cæsarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
2 a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.
3 He saw in a vision openly, as it were about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in unto him, and saying to him, Cornelius.
4 And he, fastening his eyes upon him, and being affrighted, said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are gone up for a memorial before God.

"devout man" ~ eusebes - a God-fearer

And when he sends his servants to Peter they say this:

Acts 10:22 ASV
22 And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man and one that feareth God, and well reported of by all the nation of the Jews, was warned of God by a holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words from thee.

This means he was a proselyte Gentile who had decided to undergo the process of joining Yisrael: otherwise he would not be called a tzaddik, (righteous one), and would not be well reported of by all the nation of the Yhudim.

Moreover he was praying in the ninth hour, which is one of the three hours of prayer, and not only that but a fair rendering of the text says that he was observing or keeping the hour of prayer. Therefore he was essentially what the Yhudim even to this day would call a Noahide in the process of joining Yisrael.

Acts 10:30-31 ASV
30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago, until this hour, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer in my house; and behold, a man stood before me in bright apparel,
31 and saith, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

There is therefore no doubt that Cornelius and all his house were observing the Shabbat.

 

[sparow]

Hi Sparrow,

I agree with your post. But since you quoted me and answered with something unrelated to what I said, I will recount my interaction with LoveGodsWord (its what he calls himself):

1. Me: God put Peter a trance where he commanded him to violate Jewish dietary laws in Acts 10.
2. LoveGodWord: Rejects that Peter was commanded to violate Jewish dietary law because there is no record of Peter doing so in Acts 10.
3. Me: There is proof Peter violated Jewish Laws, but it is not in Acts 10 - it is in Galatians 2. Here, Paul calls out Peter for hypocrisy in Galatians 2 - for forsaking Gentile believers (who also did not practice Jewish laws) and acting as if he himself kept Jewish laws (when he did not) in order to commune with Jewish believers. Note: Paul faulted Peter for hypocrisy, not following Jewish law.

When I start talking about Paul's epistles I find myself breaking forum rules so I try to avoid that. I agree with LoveGodsWord regarding Acts ten; there is a difference between Jewish or Pharisaical law and the law of God; I would be careful taking Paul's side against Peter, Peter's salvation is confirmed as one of the foundation stones of the New Jerusalem.

I believe Acts was written by Luke and Acts 10 seems to be a third person account of events; there is no mention of luke being present as a witness.

 

[Bob S]

Some background first: I believe in the Baptism of the Holy Spirit as a second experience (check out this thread to know why if interested). I've also watched tons of testimonies about supernatural experiences of all sorts, and in particular I know people who testify about being led by the Holy Spirit via: audible voice, dreams, visions, someone else prophesying to them, etc. (I can share links to specific testimonies for anyone interested in examples btw.)

Now to the point: Imagine that someone is filled with the Holy Spirit and led by the Holy Spirit 24/7. Let's call that person X. If X is expected to keep the Sabbath by commandment but he currently doesn't, logic tells us that the Holy Spirit would convict X of his sin, lead him to repentance and guide him to embrace Sabbath keeping (just like you would expect for any other sin).

So my question is: have you ever been explicitly led by the Holy Spirit to keep the Sabbath?

On the contrary, the Holy Spirit led me out of old covenant Sabbath observance. The Sabbath observing church I belonged to spends millions upon millions trying to convince people to become Sabbath observers. What the Holy Spirit did is to lead me to study to find out if what I espoused was what I needed to please God and my fellow man. After studying the old and new covenants I realized the most important thing we can do is to Love Jesus and keep His commandment to love others as He loves us. What day a person corporately worships is immaterial. 2Cor3:6-11 teaches us that the ten commandments were temporary commands that ended along with the remainder of the old covenant laws

 

[guevaraj]

After studying the old and new covenants I realized the most important thing we can do is to Love Jesus and keep His commandment to love others as He loves us.

Brother, that's not what Jesus said! It is not a commandment (singular), but an additional commandment to the previous commandments (plural), making a total now of 11 commandments. Jesus wants us to obey 11 commandments in the new covenant with the addition of "one thing you haven't done", which was not possible before Jesus, His "new commandment" to "follow" His example!

Once a religious leader asked Jesus this question: “Good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “Only God is truly good. But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother.’” The man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.” When Jesus heard his answer, he said, “There is still one thing you haven’t done. Sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” (Luke 18:18-22 NLT)​

Obedience to all the above 11 "commandments" is what shows God's love toward Him and others.

Those who accept my commandments (plural) and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them. (John 14:21 NLT)​

United in our hope for the soon return of Jesus, Jorge

 

[Leaf473]

Brother, that's not what Jesus said! It is not a commandment (singular), but an additional commandment to the previous commandments (plural), making a total now of 11 commandments. Jesus wants us to obey 11 commandments in the new covenant with the addition of "one thing you haven't done", which was not possible before Jesus, His "new commandment" to "follow" His example!

Once a religious leader asked Jesus this question: “Good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “Only God is truly good. But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother.’” The man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.” When Jesus heard his answer, he said, “There is still one thing you haven’t done. Sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” (Luke 18:18-22 NLT)​

Obedience to all the above 11 "commandments" is what shows God's love toward Him and others.

Those who accept my commandments (plural) and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them. (John 14:21 NLT)​

United in our hope for the soon return of Jesus, Jorge

Jorge my man, if Jesus added another commandment, then I think he broke this law:

So be careful to obey all the commands I give you. You must not add anything to them or subtract anything from them. (Deuteronomy 12 NLT)

 

[guevaraj]

Jorge my man, if Jesus added another commandment, then I think he broke this law: So be careful to obey all the commands I give you. You must not add anything to them or subtract anything from them. (Deuteronomy 12 NLT)

Brother, the restriction is for humans who are "blind" guides to add laws like the Pharisees did, turning their converts "into twice the child of hell you yourselves are". God can add to His own laws because He is not a blind guide like humans are. The Pharisees will not enter the kingdom of heaven, nor will they allow others to enter through their own laws. They do this through their human laws that enslave people instead of freeing them from sin because they are "blind" guides.

“What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either. “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn that person into twice the child of hell you yourselves are! “Blind guides! What sorrow awaits you! For you say that it means nothing to swear ‘by God’s Temple,’ but that it is binding to swear ‘by the gold in the Temple.’ Blind fools! Which is more important—the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred? And you say that to swear ‘by the altar’ is not binding, but to swear ‘by the gifts on the altar’ is binding. How blind! For which is more important—the gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred? When you swear ‘by the altar,’ you are swearing by it and by everything on it. And when you swear ‘by the Temple,’ you are swearing by it and by God, who lives in it. And when you swear ‘by heaven,’ you are swearing by the throne of God and by God, who sits on the throne. (Matthew 23:13-22 NLT)​

United in our hope for the soon return of Jesus, Jorge

 

[Leaf473]

Brother, the restriction is for humans who are "blind" guides to add laws like the Pharisees did, turning their converts "into twice the child of hell you yourselves are". God can add to His own laws because He is not a blind guide like humans are. The Pharisees will not enter the kingdom of heaven, nor will they allow others to enter through their own laws. They do this through their human laws that enslave people instead of freeing them from sin because they are "blind" guides.

“What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either. “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn that person into twice the child of hell you yourselves are! “Blind guides! What sorrow awaits you! For you say that it means nothing to swear ‘by God’s Temple,’ but that it is binding to swear ‘by the gold in the Temple.’ Blind fools! Which is more important—the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred? And you say that to swear ‘by the altar’ is not binding, but to swear ‘by the gifts on the altar’ is binding. How blind! For which is more important—the gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred? When you swear ‘by the altar,’ you are swearing by it and by everything on it. And when you swear ‘by the Temple,’ you are swearing by it and by God, who lives in it. And when you swear ‘by heaven,’ you are swearing by the throne of God and by God, who sits on the throne. (Matthew 23:13-22 NLT)​

United in our hope for the soon return of Jesus, Jorge

Jesus kept the law, but as God?

 

[guevaraj]

Jesus kept the law, but as God?

Brother, it was harder for Jesus as God than it is for us to love our enemies. He wasn't defenseless like us against our enemies, He could have destroyed them when He made them fall to the ground.

Jesus fully realized all that was going to happen to him, so he stepped forward to meet them. “Who are you looking for?” he asked. “Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied. “I Am he,” Jesus said. (Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.) As Jesus said “I Am he,” they all drew back and fell to the ground! (John 18:4-6 NLT)​

Our "righteousness" will surpass the "righteousness" of those before Jesus if we "follow" Jesus' example beyond His obedience to the law. Jesus' "new" commandment is to "follow" His example to overcome the limitations of the previous 10 commandments. If love were a circle, following the example of Jesus allows us to fill the circle instead of the ten commandments mainly indicating the limits to stay in the circle. The law has limitations that Jesus overcame. Our "righteousness" will surpass the "righteousness" of those before Jesus if we follow Jesus' example beyond His obedience to the law because of the faster cycle of forgiveness as our High Priest Jesus brings than ever before with sacrifices of animals.

We are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so the people of Israel would not see the glory, even though it was destined to fade away. But the people’s minds were hardened, and to this day whenever the old covenant is being read, the same veil covers their minds so they cannot understand the truth. And this veil can be removed only by believing in Christ. Yes, even today when they read Moses’ writings, their hearts are covered with that veil, and they do not understand. But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So all of us who have had that veil removed (condemnation) can see and reflect the glory of the Lord (righteousness). And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image (righteousness). (2 Corinthians 3:13-18 NLT)​

United in our hope for the soon return of Jesus, Jorge

 

[Bob S]

Brother, that's not what Jesus said! It is not a commandment (singular), but an additional commandment to the previous commandments (plural), making a total now of 11 commandments. Jesus wants us to obey 11 commandments in the new covenant with the addition of "one thing you haven't done", which was not possible before Jesus, His "new commandment" to "follow" His example!

Once a religious leader asked Jesus this question: “Good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “Only God is truly good. But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother.’” The man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.” When Jesus heard his answer, he said, “There is still one thing you haven’t done. Sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” (Luke 18:18-22 NLT)​

Obedience to all the above 11 "commandments" is what shows God's love toward Him and others.

Those who accept my commandments (plural) and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them. (John 14:21 NLT)​

United in our hope for the soon return of Jesus, Jorge

I noticed that you didn't address 2Cor3: 6-11. Jn 15 explains the fact that Jesus kept Torah and asks us to keep the NEW love command. John confirms this in 1Jn3:19-24 where he tells us we are of the truth if we believe in Jesus and love one another as Jesus taught. 19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God 22 and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. 23 And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. 24 The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.

I refuse to get all caught up in what others think we have to do. I know I belong to the truth. The truth is not about doing ritual commands given to only one nation on Earth and ended at the Cross.

 

[John Mullally]

there is a difference between Jewish or Pharisaical law and the law of God; I would be careful taking Paul's side against Peter, Peter's salvation is confirmed as one of the foundation stones of the New Jerusalem.

There is a lot to unpack in Galatians 2:11-14. Paul confronts Peter over hypocrisy, not over living like a Gentile. Per Galatians 2:4 a few verses earlier, Paul opposed anyone trying to push Jewish Law on the Gentile believers.

The living like a Gentile phrase applied to Peter does not mean abstaining from ceremonial washing - it is something scandalous, like following the guidance he received in Acts 10. I believe the Holy Spirit led Paul to bring up his confrontation with Peter.

Galatians 2:11 But when Peter came to Antioch, I had to oppose him to his face, for what he did was very wrong. 12 When he first arrived, he ate with the Gentile believers, who were not circumcised. But afterward, when some friends of James came, Peter wouldn’t eat with the Gentiles anymore. He was afraid of criticism from these people who insisted on the necessity of circumcision. 13 As a result, other Jewish believers followed Peter’s hypocrisy, and even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. 14 When I saw that they were not following the truth of the gospel message, I said to Peter in front of all the others, “Since you, a Jew by birth, have discarded the Jewish laws and are living like a Gentile, why are you now trying to make these Gentiles follow the Jewish traditions?

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[sparow]

Brother, that's a bad translation! The original does not say that others decide what you eat. After 14 bad translations, we have the first correct translation in biblehub.com, where you decide what to eat "of what is theirs".

“But stay in that house while you are eating and drinking of what is theirs, for the worker is worthy of his fare, and do not move from house to house.” (Luke 10:7 HPBT)​

United in our hope for the soon return of Jesus, Jorge

I was paraphrasing a thirty year old memory, but regardless of the translation I think the idea, among other things was to not offend their host.

 

[sparow]

There is a lot to unpack in Galatians 2:11-14. Paul confronts Peter over hypocrisy, not over living like a Gentile. Per Galatians 2:4 a few verses earlier, Paul opposed anyone trying to push Jewish Law on the Gentile believers.

The living like a Gentile phrase applied to Peter does not mean abstaining from ceremonial washing - it is something scandalous, like following the guidance he received in Acts 10. I believe the Holy Spirit led Paul to bring up his confrontation with Peter.

Galatians 2:11 But when Peter came to Antioch, I had to oppose him to his face, for what he did was very wrong. 12 When he first arrived, he ate with the Gentile believers, who were not circumcised. But afterward, when some friends of James came, Peter wouldn’t eat with the Gentiles anymore. He was afraid of criticism from these people who insisted on the necessity of circumcision. 13 As a result, other Jewish believers followed Peter’s hypocrisy, and even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. 14 When I saw that they were not following the truth of the gospel message, I said to Peter in front of all the others, “Since you, a Jew by birth, have discarded the Jewish laws and are living like a Gentile, why are you now trying to make these Gentiles follow the Jewish traditions?

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I do not use Paul, who has rewritten the covenant, I use the OT as the authority and Jesus as the teacher. I do not know what living like a gentile means but as an Israelite Peter only had to repent, as a gentile he would need to be converted such that he was no longer a gentile.

 

[John Mullally]

I do not use Paul, who has rewritten the covenant,

This begs the question, Was this re-write based up what Paul says in Galatians 1:11-12 or did he hi-jack Christianity?

Galatians 1:11 But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. 12For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ.​

I use the OT as the authority and Jesus as the teacher..

The OT was written to the Jews. Jesus's teachings to His apostles extend into Acts and the Epistles. Acts and the Epistles were written to Christians and thus are more authoritative than the OT.

I do not know what living like a gentile means but as an Israelite Peter only had to repent, as a gentile he would need to be converted such that he was no longer a gentile.

This statement assumes that most of the OT practices continue under the New Covenant. If that assumption is false, which is my view based upon my reading of Acts and the Epistles, then no repentance on Peter's part is necessary for living as a Gentile. Why would God command Peter to eat unclean animals in Acts 10 if He wanted to perpetuate Jewish dietary laws in the NT?

 

[HIM]

This begs the question, Was this re-write based up what Paul says in Galatians 1:11-12 or did he hi-jack Christianity?

Galatians 1:11 But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. 12For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ.​

The OT was written to the Jews. Jesus's teachings to His apostles extend into Acts and the Epistles. Acts and the Epistles were written to Christians and thus are more authoritative than the OT.This statement assumes that most of the OT practices continue under the New Covenant. If that assumption is false, which is my view based upon my reading of Acts and the Epistles, then no repentance on Peter's part is necessary for living as a Gentile. Why would God command Peter to eat unclean animals in Acts 10 if He wanted to perpetuate Jewish dietary laws in the NT?

God didn’t. No where in Acts 10 does God say He cleansed the unclean animals. Nor did He command Peter to eat any. Remember the text states that all Manner of beasts were unfolded to him. And when Peter seen the animals, he said he could not partake and that he never ate any that were common or unclean. You know what the unclean animals were. So What were the common animals friend?

 

[HIM]

I do not use Paul, who has rewritten the covenant, I use the OT as the authority and Jesus as the teacher. I do not know what living like a gentile means but as an Israelite Peter only had to repent, as a gentile he would need to be converted such that he was no longer a gentile.

No he didn’t. Peter said that Paul was hard to understand and that the unlearned twist what he shared to their own destruction.
2 Peter 3:16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

And just so you are clear. The Gospels are a retelling of what Jesus did and said through the Holy Spirit. This holds true for the whole Bible. Which includes the letters penned throughout the rest of the NT and old

 

[Leaf473]

Brother, it was harder for Jesus as God than it is for us to love our enemies. He wasn't defenseless like us against our enemies, He could have destroyed them when He made them fall to the ground.

Jesus fully realized all that was going to happen to him, so he stepped forward to meet them. “Who are you looking for?” he asked. “Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied. “I Am he,” Jesus said. (Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.) As Jesus said “I Am he,” they all drew back and fell to the ground! (John 18:4-6 NLT)​

Our "righteousness" will surpass the "righteousness" of those before Jesus if we "follow" Jesus' example beyond His obedience to the law. Jesus' "new" commandment is to "follow" His example to overcome the limitations of the previous 10 commandments. If love were a circle, following the example of Jesus allows us to fill the circle instead of the ten commandments mainly indicating the limits to stay in the circle. The law has limitations that Jesus overcame. Our "righteousness" will surpass the "righteousness" of those before Jesus if we follow Jesus' example beyond His obedience to the law because of the faster cycle of forgiveness as our High Priest Jesus brings than ever before with sacrifices of animals.

We are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so the people of Israel would not see the glory, even though it was destined to fade away. But the people’s minds were hardened, and to this day whenever the old covenant is being read, the same veil covers their minds so they cannot understand the truth. And this veil can be removed only by believing in Christ. Yes, even today when they read Moses’ writings, their hearts are covered with that veil, and they do not understand. But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So all of us who have had that veil removed (condemnation) can see and reflect the glory of the Lord (righteousness). And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image (righteousness). (2 Corinthians 3:13-18 NLT)​

United in our hope for the soon return of Jesus, Jorge

If you mean that Jesus can make alterations to the law, then Cool, we agree.

 

[guevaraj]

I noticed that you didn't address 2Cor3: 6-11.

Brother, happy Sabbath! Paul explains after this excerpt that the Spirit is Jesus who has shown us a more glorious "righteousness" than telling us how to love with the previous ten commandments. With the 11th commandment, the commandments have more glory now than the glory of the previous 10 commandments.

He has enabled us to be ministers of his new covenant (11 commandments). This is a covenant not of written laws (10 commandments), but of the Spirit (following Jesus in the 11th commandment). The old written covenant (10 commandments) ends in death (condemnation); but under the new covenant (11 commandments), the Spirit gives life (Jesus' faster cycle of forgiveness). The old way (animal sacrifices), with laws etched in stone, led to death (condemnation), though it began with such glory (righteousness) that the people of Israel could not bear to look at Moses’ face (fading away). For his face shone with the glory (righteousness) of God, even though the brightness was already fading away (from Moses' face). Shouldn’t we expect far greater glory (righteousness) under the new way (11 commandments), now that the Holy Spirit is giving life (Jesus' faster cycle of forgiveness)? If the old way (animal sacrifices), which brings condemnation, was glorious (righteousness), how much more glorious (righteousness) is the new way, which makes us right with God! In fact, that first glory (righteousness) was not glorious at all compared with the overwhelming glory (righteousness) of the new way (following Jesus in the 11th commandment). So if the old way, which has been replaced (animal sacrifices), was glorious (righteousness), how much more glorious (righteousness) is the new, which remains forever (Jesus' faster cycle of forgiveness)! (2 Corinthians 3:6-11 NLT)​

United in our hope for the soon return of Jesus, Jorge

 

[guevaraj]

If you mean that Jesus can make alterations to the law, then Cool, we agree.

Brother, happy Sabbath! Jesus can only add to the commandments. He cannot take away any, because commandments reveal sin. Once sin is revealed, you are without excuse! What was hidden cannot be hidden again once exposed.

They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin. (John 15:22 NLT)​

United in our hope for the soon return of Jesus, Jorge

 

[Leaf473]

Brother, happy Sabbath! Jesus can only add to the commandments. He cannot take away any, because commandments reveal sin. Once sin is revealed, you are without excuse! What was hidden cannot be hidden again once exposed.

They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin. (John 15:22 NLT)​

United in our hope for the soon return of Jesus, Jorge

Well... If Jesus can't take away any commandments, then we still have to do the animal sacrifices. Or maybe it's that the commandments are still there, but Jesus fulfilled them such that we don't have to keep them.

 

[John Mullally]

You know what the unclean animals were. So What were the common animals friend?

It was a great many animals of various types and as you know, the exact details are not given. Nothing in the fish category is listed. In contrasting the Acts 10:14 across multiple translations, the animals consisted of those categorized as common and those categorized as unclean. Why is unclean listed as a type if there were none in that category? The point the Lord is making is obvious and is bolstered when you see Peter's response to the vision and the Lord's response to Peter. And this vision was repeated 3 times!