What scripture shows that the Roman emperors ruled the world?
Answer
"And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world
should be taxed!' Luke 2: 1.
NOTE-Describing the Roman conquests, Gibbon uses the very imagery employed in the vision of
Daniel 2. He says: "The arms of the republic, sometimes vanquished in battle, always victorious in war,
advanced with rapid steps to the Euphrates, the Danube, the Rhine, and the ocean; and the images of gold,
or silver, or brass, that might serve to represent the nations and their kings, were successively broken by
the iron monarchy of Rome."-"Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," chap. 38, par. 1, under "General
Observations," at the close of the chapter.
14. What beings of a higher order than man desire to study the truths revealed in the gospel of Christ?
In what prophecy did Christ recognize Daniel as a prophet?
How was the destruction of Jerusalem and the sanctuary by the Romans then foretold?
4. What was another memorial instituted to commemorate another signal providence in behalf of the Israelites?
7. What reason does God give for the Sabbath's being an everlasting sign between Him and His people?
What does Christ promise overcomers?
What peaceful condition will prevail in the earth made new?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle