- 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
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