Bible verses about Roman Empire, the
Scripture references about Roman Empire, the, organized by subject from the classic topical indexes of Orville Nave and R. A. Torrey.
Roman Empire, the in Torrey's 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