Dictionary entry

Roman Empire, The

R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook

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