This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.—the repetition three times (tripled) is a signature of divine insistence and eschatological completion. The sheet's withdrawal 'into heaven' (anelēmpthē eis ton ouranon) indicates that the vision was real, not imagined; it ascends like the risen Jesus. The triple repetition prepares Peter's mind to receive what comes next: Gentile inclusion.

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