Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work.

He saw heaven opened and an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down to earth by its four corners.

The purpose of this enlightenment is that through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms.

“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came to me.