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Roman Empire, The

 

Roman Empire, The

Called the world from its extent - Lu 2:1

REPRESENTED BY THE

• Legs of iron in Nebuchadnezzar's vision
- Da 2:33,40
• Terrible beast in Daniel's vision
- Da 7:7,19

Rome the capitol of - Ac 18:2; 19:21

Judea a province of, under a procurator or a governor - Lu 3:2; Ac 23:34,26; 25:1

ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF

• Strict obedience to superiors
- Mt 8:8,9
• Use of the panoply or defensive armour
- Ro 13:12; 2Co 6:7; Eph 6:11-17
• Soldiers not allowed to entangle themselves with earthly
cares - 2Ti 2:4
• Hardship endured by soldiers
- 2Ti 2:3
• The soldier's special comrade who shared his toils and
dangers - Php 2:25
• Danger of sentinels' sleeping
- Mt 28:13,14
• Expunging from the muster roll name of soldiers guilty of
crimes - Re 3:5
• Crowning of soldiers who distinguished themselves
- 2Ti 4:7,8
• Triumphs of victorious generals
- 2Co 2:14-16; Col 2:15
• Different military officers
- Ac 21:31; 23:23,24
• Italian and Augustus' band
- Ac 10:1; 27:1

ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF

• Person accused, examined by scourging
- Ac 22:24,29
• Criminals delivered over to the soldiers for execution
- Mt 27:26,27
• Accusation in writing placed over the head of those
executed - Joh 19:19
• Garments of those executed given to the soldiers
- Mt 27:35; Joh 19:23
• Prisoners chained to soldiers for safety
- Ac 21:33; 12:6; 2Ti 1:16; Ac 28:16
• Accusers and accused confronted together
- Ac 23:35; 25:16-19
• Accused person protected from popular violence
- Ac 23:20,24-27
• Power of life and death vested in its authorities
- Joh 18:31,39,40; 19:10
• All appeals made to the emperor
- Ac 25:11,12
• Those who appealed to Caesar, to be brought before him
- Ac 26:32

ALLUSIONS TO CITIZENSHIP OF

• Obtained by purchase
- Ac 22:28
• Obtained by birth
- Ac 22:28
• Exempted from the degradation scourging
- Ac 16:37,38; 22:25

ALLUSIONS TO GRECIAN GAME ADAPTED BY

• Gladiatorial fights
- 1Co 4:9; 15:32
• Foot races
- 1Co 9:24; Php 2:16; 3:11-14; Heb 12:1,2
• Wrestling
- Eph 6:12
• Training of combatants
- 1Co 9:25,27
• Crowning of conquerors
- 1Co 9:25; Php 3:14; 2Ti 4:8
• Rules observed in conducting
- 2Ti 2:5

EMPERORS OF, MENTIONED

• Tiberius
- Lu 3:1
• Augustus
- Lu 2:1
• Claudius
- Ac 11:28
• Nero
- Php 4:22; 2Ti 4:22

PREDICTIONS RESPECTING

• Its universal dominion
- Da 7:23
• Its division into ten parts
- Da 2:41-43; 7:20,24
• Origin of papal power in
- Da 7:8,20-25
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