1. Acts 10:33 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why does Cornelius say that they are in the presence of God?

Acts 10:33 (ESV)

33 So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord.”

Cornelius understands that when people gather to hear from God they are in the presence of God (see Matthew 18:20; 1 Corinthians 5:4), since they will be in the presence of his Word.1