| Acts 10:30 �And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,� This is a clear example of the method of counting time periods by inclusive reckoning. Cornelius received his vision and dispatched his servants on the first day (vs. 3, 7, 8); they arrived at Joppa on the second day (vs. 9, 17); they, with Peter and his friends, left Joppa on the third day (v.23); and all arrived at Caesarea on the fourth day (v.24). Since they met Cornelius at about the same hour as he had had his vision. The total period could have been scarcely more than 72 hours, yet because parts of four days were involved Cornelius spoke of it as �four days�. Back to the Study of the Length of Christ's Ministry |