Bible Concordances
Roman Empire, the

Torrey's Topical Textbook

• Called the world from its extent
  Luke 2:1

• REPRESENTED BY THE
  • Legs of iron in Nebuchadnezzar's vision
    Daniel 2:33,40
  • Terrible beast in Daniel's vision
    Daniel 7:7,19

• Rome the capitol of
  Acts 18:2; 19:21

• Judea a province of, under a procurator or a governor
  Luke 3:2; Acts 23:34,26; 25:1

• ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF
  • Strict obedience to superiors
    Matthew 8:8,9
  • Use of the panoply or defensive armour
    Romans 13:12; 2 Corinthians 6:7; Ephesians 6:11-17
  • Soldiers not allowed to entangle themselves with earthly Cares
    2 Timothy 2:4
  • Hardship endured by soldiers
    2 Timothy 2:3
  • The soldier's special comrade who shared his toils and Dangers
    Philippians 2:25
  • Danger of sentinels' sleeping
    Matthew 28:13,14
  • Expunging from the muster roll name of soldiers guilty of Crimes
    Revelation 3:5
  • Crowning of soldiers who distinguished themselves
    2 Timothy 4:7,8
  • Triumphs of victorious generals
    2 Corinthians 2:14-16; Colossians 2:15
  • Different military officers
    Acts 21:31; 23:23,24
  • Italian and Augustus' band
    Acts 10:1; 27:1

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

• ALLUSIONS TO CITIZENSHIP OF
  • Obtained by purchase
    Acts 22:28
  • Obtained by birth
    Acts 22:28
  • Exempted from the degradation scourging
    Acts 16:37,38; 22:25

• ALLUSIONS TO GRECIAN GAME ADAPTED BY
  • Gladiatorial fights
    1 Corinthians 4:9; 15:32
  • Foot races
    1 Corinthians 9:24; Philippians 2:16; 3:11-14; Hebrews 12:1,2
  • Wrestling
    Ephesians 6:12
  • Training of combatants
    1 Corinthians 9:25,27
  • Crowning of conquerors
    1 Corinthians 9:25; Philippians 3:14; 2 Timothy 4:8
  • Rules observed in conducting
    2 Timothy 2:5

• EMPERORS OF, MENTIONED
  • Tiberius
    Luke 3:1
  • Augustus
    Luke 2:1
  • Claudius
    Acts 11:28
  • Nero
    Philippians 4:22; 2 Timothy 4:22

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