The Apocalypse of St. John: Or Prophecy of the Rise, Progress, And Fall of ...
The Apocalypse of St. John: Or Prophecy of the Rise, Progress, And Fall of ...
George Croly
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The Roman Empire was Sovereign at the time of the birth of Christ, and " Mich. V, 2, 3. Rom. viii. 22. Digitized by Google 208 THE APOCALYPSE. by Roman power he was slain ; though he could not be destroyed. The Roman idolatry was^ at that period^ the paramount religion; having drawn into itself and adopted all the various ido- latries of the Empire. The Roman persecution of the Christians be- gan in the tenth year of Nero^ was renewed un- der Domitian^ was established by law under Trajan^ and w...as continued with various violence down to Constantine^ A.D. 313. From Constantino to Theodosius, Paganism was gradually shaken^ and was finally over- thrown and prohibited throughout the Empire. THE PAPACY. A.D. 533. Idolatry revived. The Scriptures were forgotten or forbidden. The Church was persecuted with a ferocity and slaughter altoge- ther exceeding that of Paganism, and the power of the idolatrous persecutor was to continue in force during 1260 years. The period had begun with the spiritual supre- macy of the Pope, in 638.
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