The Roman Empire in the Light of Prophecy

About this eBook

Author

Vine, W.E. (William Edwy), 1873-1949

Title

The Roman Empire in the Light of Prophecy The Rise, Progress, and End of the Fourth World-empire

Credits

Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

BS: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: The Bible, Old and New Testament

Subject

Bible -- Prophecies

Category

Text

eBook-No.

38721

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38721

Release Date

January 31, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE ROMAN EMPIRE — IN THE LIGHT OF — Prophecy — —OR,— THE RISE, PROGRESS AND END OF THE FOURTH WORLD-EMPIRE.
2. 2.W. E. VINE, M.A.,
3. 3.OFFICES AND AGENTS.
4. 4.PREFACE.
5. 5.CONTENTS.
6. 6.The Roman Empire in the Light of Prophecy.
7. 7.Chapter I. — THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES. — The Times of the Gentiles. — Nebuchadnezzar's Dream. — The Fourth Kingdom.
8. 8.Chapter II. — THE ROMAN DOMINION. — The Rise and Progress of the Roman Empire. — Eastward Extension. — Palestine Annexed. — The Empire Completed. — The Crushing of the Nations. — The Twofold Division. — The Tenfold Division. — A Comparison of the Visions. — The Testimony of Early Christian Writers. — Processes at Work Since the Twofold Division.
9. 9.Chapter III. — THE OVERTHROW IN THE WEST: GERMANIC INVASIONS. — Disintegration of the Western Half. — Alaric and the Goths. — Attila and the Huns. — Genseric and the Vandals. — Northern Limits of the Empire. — The Ten Kingdoms not Formed by the Germanic Invasions.
10. 10.Chapter IV. — THE OVERTHROW IN THE EAST: THE TURKISH EMPIRE. — Mohammed and the Khaliphs. — Eastern Empire at End of 10th Century. — The Appearance of the Turks. — The Turks Embrace Mohammedanism. — The Turks Enter Europe. — Constantinople Taken. — A Comparison of the Two Divisions. — The Decline of the Turkish Empire. — The Coming Overthrow. — A Blank in Prophecy. — The Continuation of Roman Government and Influence. — Roman Imperialism Continued.
11. 11.Chapter V. — THE COMING REVIVAL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. — Geographical Considerations. — A Review of the Ancient Territories. — Divisions of the Greek Empire: A Possible Renewal. — Other European Territories. — The British Empire. — European Federation. — Two Possible Ways of Federation. — The Sea Symbolic of National Unrest. — Revolutions and their Issues. — The Iron and the Clay. — Unprecedented Political and Social Upheaval — "Mystery, Babylon the Great," — The Papacy: Its Present Power. — A Reunion of Christendom, — The Doom of Religious Babylon. — Satanic Authority of the Emperor. — The "Superman" — Spiritism — The False Prophet — Universal System of Commerce.
12. 12.Chapter VI. — THE EVERLASTING KINGDOM. — The Jews. — The Seventy Weeks — The Last "Week" — Fierce Persecution — Armageddon and After. — The Scene of the Conflict — The Epiphany of His Parousia. — The Voice of the Lord. — The Treading of the Winepress. — The Overthrow of the Man of Sin — The Scene of Judgment — The Jews in their Extremity — Seismic Disturbances, — The Everlasting Kingdom.
13. 13.INDEX. — The Epistles — Thessalonians — Transcriber's Note:

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