Nero

From Emperor Nero blaming Christians for the fire on the Roman Empire in 64 AD to Jesus Christ himself dying on the cross, Christians have been singled out and persecuted for their faith for thousands of years. A journal published by the Oxford University Press about the early Christians of the Roman Empire states that, “The normal charge against Christians was simply “being Christians”: they are punished, that is to say, “for the Name” (de Ste. Croix).Today, there is still unjustified…

How incredible to think that this temptation is so great that the Lord will send down a flying angel to communicate this message to the people on earth. This speaks to the Lord’s awesome grace and love towards all humanity. He does not long for the death of anyone’s soul, but that they should repent and believe (Ezek. 33:11). Death of the soul is not annihilation, but everlasting torment. Humanity’s mythic stories of good and evil draw upon this real battle that culminates in real…

During the first century, the monotheistic religion of Christianity began. The teachings, based on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, spread throughout the empire, touching the outskirts of Palestine. Jesus preached in Israel during the time of Augustus, urging a purification of the Jewish religion that would free Israel and establish the kingdom of God on earth. He urged a moral code based on love, charity, and humility, and he asked the faithful to follow his lessons, abandoning worldly concern…

2.) There is nowhere in the text that says this number is to be used to find out the identity of the Antichrist. Most futurist scholars would probably agree that by the time the Mark of the Beast is instituted, it won’t be a huge secret who the Antichrist is, especially to the saints living at the time of the Mark of the Beast. Contextually, it is clear from this passage that the Antichrist has already reached the place where Satan has come down to earth and is possessing the Antichrist (verse…

One of the fringe benefits of being an English or History teacher is receiving the occasional jewel of a student blooper in an essay. I have pasted together the following "history" of the world from certifiably genuine student bloopers collected by teachers throughout the United States, from eight grade through college level. Read carefully, and you will learn a lot. The inhabitants of Egypt were called mummies. They lived in the Sarah Dessert and traveled by Camelot. The climate of the Sarah is…

Celebrated Greek Thucydides talked about ladies and said "the best eminence is to be minimum discussed among men, whether in recognition or point the finger at." At first look, the part of ladies in old society absolutely appears to reflect that counsel. Ladies had no part in the mechanics of majority rules system at antiquated Athens for instance. Medieval society was completely managed by men; females were not guided even in matters that particularly affected their lives; they had little or…

As long as Egypt contains many areas that full of mountains, normally we found caves inside. The ancient Egyptians progressively enhanced these natural existed caves until they were buildings altogether, or until they appeared as buildings carved into the solid rock. The Egyptians used these caves in their worship. The god in the ordinary city-temples repeated the First Time when god emerged from the waters of chaos on the primeval mound. However, in the cave-shrine resembles the womb from which…

‘Should hate crimes be punished more harshly than other crimes? Examine the arguments for and against.’ Crime is defined based on its extremity in nature. Provisions have been put in to place and disciplines are issued to individuals in society who are deemed to have committed any acts considered criminal. A hate crime can be defined as; “Any criminal offence that is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be impelled by a hostility or prejudice based on a person’s: sexual orientation,…

Emperors of the Roman World In 27 BC, the Roman Senate granted Octavian the title “Augustus”, meaning “the illustrious one” and was referred to as “Imperator” by Roman soldiers. To be called such by the people was significant because history tells us of great men, but never of Rome’s kings. That is simply because Rome never had a king, instead they were ruled by Emperors. Since the first emperor, Rome has experienced being ruled by a variety of emperors; the good, the bad, and the evilest of…

Origins and Development The origins of religion in both Ancient Rome and Ancient Egypt are astonishingly alike. Even though they were founded hundreds of miles apart, these people still came up with incredibly similar ideologies. It is not uncommon for religions to have comparable aspect, such as the remarkable similarities in the religious texts Enuma Elish and Genesis 1. The religions of the Romans and Egyptians during ancient times were extraordinarily elaborate consisting of multiple Gods,…