Was the vision God gave Peter about "the unclean" speaking of food or?

In all illustrations in scripture, most have dual meanings. There is the obvious physical issue that is recognized by the tangible things, such as food choices.

Initially, the Hebrews were made separate from the society of the world for their adherence to their strict dietary laws, and numerous other distinctions. They could eat this, but not that, they could do this, but not that, and certainly not on a Sabbath day.

The vision of Peter regarding the dismantling of the requirement of abstinence to certain foods, was also a foretaste of the dismantling of the spiritual separation between Jew and Gentile. As in the parable of the King who threw a feast for his friends, but the friends excused themselves from attending, the King then opened the doors to the streets and byways, inviting all that would come so the feast would not be in vain. In like manner, the astonishment of the Apostles, and their resulting great joy in recognizing the conversion of Gentile Christians as they received the Holy Spirit was a fulfillment of the vision in the spiritual aspect.

All of the parables had both aspects in their intent, the immediate physical representing the ultimate spiritual value.

it was both. because it is reitereated in 1 timothy 4:1-5, and that is talking strictly about food...but we know that the vision God gave peter was so that he would be willing to accept gentile conversions as well as the fact that God was saying that nothing, not food or man, was any longer to be considered unclean since the blood of Jesus had cleansed everything.

God is giving a lesson to Peter (Acts 10). It has nothing to do with eating food. God didn’t leave the scavengers for Peter to eat (Acts 10:16). God was simply using a comparison for the Gentiles were considered common and unclean. Peter was not to call them common as long as they accepted salvation through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. If one would continue reading on, Peter was to tell Cornelius (a gentile) how to receive salvation through Jesus Christ.

God’s health food laws are still in effect (Leviticus chapter 11). Regardless to what some will teach God created some animals to be received and some not to be received.

1 Timothy 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

The part that some read over is “which God hath created to be received”.

1 Timothy 4:4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

Every creature is good for God has purpose for them all. Scavengers clean the earth from disease and sickness. Would you stick your tea bags in sewage water? Then fix a pitcher of tea to drink. Not!!! We are all free to eat, but if one wants to be healthy then follow God’s health food laws. If not, then poison your bodies with the unclean animals and get sick with cancer and many other diseases.

In Mark 7:18-20, Jesus declared all foods clean. This was confirmed in Acts 10:9-15. But even so, it’s been demonstrated to this day that following these dietary restriction makes people healthier. A great book on the subject is “None Of These Diseases” by Dr. S. I. McMillen.

Paul made several comments about food, also in a spiritual context.

One man’s faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him. Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. (Romans 14:2-4)

And later he said, As one who is in the Lord Jesus, I am fully convinced that no food (or nothing) is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. (Romans 14:14)

His point was that food consumption is an issue to be guided by the individual’s conscience, and neither the one who eats everything nor the one who doesn’t has a right to criticize the other. Whether you eat everything or abstain from everything you’re not sinning.

It was mainly to get Peter ready to accept Cornelius. In accepting the Gentile, there is also the accepting of what they ate. They were not to come under the Law, the Jews were freed from that Law and not to bind the Gentile to what they could never keep themselves.

It encompasses both, but it was mainly about gentiles.

Too bad most of the people who responded didn't bother to read your actual question. Their response about hemlock is the same point you were attempting to make. In response to what you're question actually asked, some people use the bible and other religious texts to make what they already believe in seem to be the only answer. They did the same thing with slavery and racism. Other people believe what these people say, because they see them as authority figures. It is a very complicated issue, and there is no way I am going to be able to say the reason people do this in a small answer. But at least I actually answered your question.

It is both.

a] Althou it refer to the dietary laws of Moses, where they do not eat pork, strangled animals, etc.

God cleaned all the food sources, that after the vision, St Peter could eat them, except the food sacrificed to the idols.

Rev 2:14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality.

b] It also includes the gentiles as followers of St Paul.

Considering the context, it was talking about gentiles. But I am pretty sure it was intentionally ambiguous to lure in new gentiles who didn't want to have to deal with food laws, or have part of their penis cut off.

Jeannie, It applies to both. Neither Peter nor we should look down on others and think that they are to be called to the Lord Jesus and have eternal life. It also agrees with the Lord teaching that what we eat does not defile us but what we think, talk and do "That defiles a man"

It was speaking of food. A couple chapters later varifies it.