ROMAN EMPIRE
ROMAN EMPIRE, The
- Called the world from its extent # Lu 2:1
- REPRESENTED BY THE 2a) Legs of iron in Nebuchadnezzar’s vision
# Da 2:33,40
2b) Terrible beast in Daniel’s vision # Da 7:7,19 3) Rome the capitol of # Ac 18:2 19:21 4) Judea a province of, under a procurator or a governor # Lu 3:2 Ac 23:34,26 25:1 5) ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF 5a) Strict obedience to superiors # Mt 8:8,9 5b) Use of the panoply or defensive armour # Ro 13:12 2Co 6:7 Eph 6:11-17 5c) Soldiers not allowed to entangle themselves with earthly cares # 2Ti 2:4 5d) Hardship endured by soldiers # 2Ti 2:3 5e) The soldier’s special comrade who shared his toils and dangers # Php 2:25 5f) Danger of sentinels’ sleeping # Mt 28:13,14 5g) Expunging from the muster roll name of soldiers guilty of crimes # Re 3:5 5h) Crowning of soldiers who distinguished themselves # 2Ti 4:7,8 5i) Triumphs of victorious generals # 2Co 2:14-16 Col 2:15 5j) Different military officers # Ac 21:31 23:23,24 5k) Italian and Augustus’ band # Ac 10:1 27:1 6) ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF 6a) Person accused, examined by scourging # Ac 22:24,29 6b) Criminals delivered over to the soldiers for execution # Mt 27:26,27 6c) Accusation in writing placed over the head of those executed # Joh 19:19 6d) Garments of those executed given to the soldiers # Mt 27:35 Joh 19:23 6e) Prisoners chained to soldiers for safety # Ac 21:33 12:6 2Ti 1:16 Ac 28:16 6f) Accusers and accused confronted together # Ac 23:35 25:16-19 6g) Accused person protected from popular violence # Ac 23:20,24-27 6h) Power of life and death vested in its authorities # Joh 18:31,39,40 19:10 6i) All appeals made to the emperor # Ac 25:11,12 6j) Those who appealed to Caesar, to be brought before him # Ac 26:32 7) ALLUSIONS TO CITIZENSHIP OF 7a) Obtained by purchase # Ac 22:28 7b) Obtained by birth # Ac 22:28 7c) Exempted from the degradation scourging # Ac 16:37,38 22:25 8) ALLUSIONS TO GRECIAN GAME ADAPTED BY 8a) Gladiatorial fights # 1Co 4:9 15:32 8b) Foot races # 1Co 9:24 Php 2:16 3:11-14 Heb 12:1,2 8c) Wrestling # Eph 6:12 8d) Training of combatants # 1Co 9:25,27 8e) Crowning of conquerors # 1Co 9:25 Php 3:14 2Ti 4:8 8f) Rules observed in conducting # 2Ti 2:5 9) EMPERORS OF, MENTIONED 9a) Tiberius # Lu 3:1 9b) Augustus # Lu 2:1 9c) Claudius # Ac 11:28 9d) Nero # Php 4:22 2Ti 4:22 10) PREDICTIONS RESPECTING 10a) Its universal dominion # Da 7:23 10b) Its division into ten parts # Da 2:41-43 7:20,24 10c) Origin of papal power in # Da 7:8,20-25