About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

9/14/2025

Acts 11:1-30 Peter Explains the Lord Showed Him Salvation is Also for the Gentiles

 

Peter Explains the Lord Showed Him Salvation is Also for the Gentiles 

Acts 11:1-30                    The Acts of the Apostles [in Smaller Chunks]

And the apostles & brethren, [a.k.a. fellow-believers, who] were in Judaea, [a.k.a. Judea,] heard that the Gentiles had also received, [a.k.a. accepted,] the Word of God. 

And when Peter [had] come up to Jerusalem, [those, who] were of the circumcision, [disputed] with [Peter,] saying, You went in [with the uncircumcised men, & [ate] with them. But Peter [explained] the matter from the beginning, & [gave] them [a detailed explanation.] 

Saying, I was praying & in a trance, in the city of Joppa, & I saw a vision. A certain vessel, [a.k.a. container or pouch, like] it had been a [large] sheet, [came down] & [lowered] from heaven, by [is] 4 corners. And it even came to me. I [thought about] [it,] & had [focused] my eyes upon [it,] & saw four-footed [animals;] wild beasts; creeping things of the [ground,] & [birds] of the air. 

And I heard a voice saying to me, Arise, Peter, [kill,] & eat. But I said, [Let it be] not so, Lord. For nothing common or unclean [has] at any time entered into my mouth. But the voice answered me again from heaven, [Don't] you call common, what God [has] cleansed. And this was done 3 times, & all were drawn, [a.k.a. pulled,] up into heaven again.

And [I] immediately saw 3 men [who were] sent from Caesarea to me & [had] already come there to the house where I was. And the Spirit [instructed] me, Go with them, [without] doubting. [Also,] these 6 brethren [came with] me, & we entered into the man's house. 

And [Cornelius explained] [to] us, [about] how he had seen an Angel in his house, [who] stood & said to him, Send men to Joppa, & call for Simon, whose surname is Peter; who shall tell you the Words [by which] you & all your [household] shall be saved.

And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit,] fell on them, [like] [the Holy Spirit fell] on us [in] the beginning. [Acts 2:1-4 And when the day of Pentecost [had] fully come, they were all in one place, with one accord, [a.k.a. united as one, in agreement.] And suddenly a sound from heaven came there, [like] of a mighty, rushing wind, & it filled all the house where they were sitting. And cloven tongues appeared to them there, like as [from] fire, & it sat [over] each of them. *And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit,] & began to speak with other tongues, [a.k.a. languages,] as the Spirit gave them utterance.] 

Then, I remembered  the Word of the Lord, & how He said, Indeed, John baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit.] [Since God [has] [given] them the [same] gift as He did to us, who believed [in] the Lord Jesus Christ, [who] was I, that I could withstand God? 

When they heard these things, they held their peace, & glorified God, saying, Then God [has] also granted repentance, [a.k.a. forgiveness,] [that leads] to Life, to the Gentiles also. [Romans 10:12-13 For there is no difference between the Jew & the Greek, [a.k.a. Gentiles.] For the same Lord over all is rich to all, [who] call upon Him. For [whoever] shall call upon the Name of the Lord, shall be saved.] 

Now, [those, who] were scattered [around,] [because of] the persecution that arose, [related to] Stephen, [traveled] as far as: Phenice, Cyprus, & Antioch, preaching the Word to [no one,] but only to the Jews. And some of [those] were men [from:] Cyprus & Cyrene, [who] when they [came] to Antioch, [spoke] preaching [about] the Lord Jesus to the Grecians, [a.k.a. Greek-speaking Jews, or Jews scattered among the Gentiles.] 

And the hand of the Lord was with them. And a [large] number [of them] believed & turned to the Lord. Then, tidings, [a.k.a. news,] of these things came to the ears of the church, which was in Jerusalem. And they sent [out] Barnabas, [so] that he should go as far as Antioch. 

When [Barnabas] came, & had seen the grace of God, was glad, & [was] who [persuaded,] them all, [so] that they would [cling] to the Lord, with purpose of heart. For [Barnabas] was a good man, & [was] full of the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit,] & [full] of faith. And [many] people [were] added to the Lord. 

Then, Barnabas departed to Tarsus, to seek for Saul. And when [Barnabas] had found [Saul,] he brought [Saul] to Antioch. And it [happened,] that [for] a whole year, they assembled, [a.k.a. gathered,] themselves with the church, & taught [many] people. And the disciples were 1st called Christians in Antioch. 

And [during] those days, prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. And one of them named Agabus stood up there, & signified, [a.k.a. announced, through] the Spirit, that there should be a great dearth, [a.k.a. severe famine,] throughout all the world; which [happened during] the days of Claudius Caesar. 

Then, every man [of] the disciples, determined, [a.k.a. decided,] to send relief  to the brethren, [a.k.a. fellow believers, who lived] in Judaea, [a.k.a. Judea,] according to his ability. Which they also did, & sent [the relief] by the hands of Barnabas & Saul, to the elders.