{"id":5803,"date":"2024-03-13T19:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T19:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/?post_type=lesson&#038;p=5803"},"modified":"2024-05-08T20:42:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T20:42:46","slug":"the-sixth-world-power-of-bible-prophecy-rome","status":"publish","type":"lesson","link":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/lesson\/the-sixth-world-power-of-bible-prophecy-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sixth World Power of Bible Prophecy \u2013\u00a0Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"class-box class-image\">\r\n\t<ul class=\"data-list\">\r\n\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"\" title=\"Journey through the Scriptures\" href=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/journeys\/journey-through-the-scriptures\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"class-logo medium\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Journey_through_the_Scriptures-Tall.png\" alt=\"Journey through the Scriptures\" title=\"Journey through the Scriptures\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<!--<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"class-title\">The Sixth World Power of Bible Prophecy \u2013  Rome<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>-->\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Key Information<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<h3 class=\"class-title\">The Sixth World Power of Bible Prophecy \u2013  Rome<\/h3>\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-table\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Key Verses<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Daniel 2:32, 33, 40; 7:7, 23; Revelation 13:1, 2; 17:9, 10<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Time<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>30 BCE to 1453 CE<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Learning Point<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Rome<\/strong> was a <strong>strong, iron-like world power<\/strong> that <strong>replaced the Greek empire<\/strong>. Over <strong>hundreds of years<\/strong> it <strong>grew <\/strong>and changed. Unlike previous empires, its <strong>decline was slow<\/strong>, not sudden, and resulted in it <strong>breaking apart into two parts<\/strong>, leading to the seventh world power of Bible prophecy.<\/li>\n<li>Rome was the empire <strong>controlling the Jews<\/strong> during the <strong>time of Jesus ministry<\/strong> and the <strong>work of the first century Christians<\/strong>. It had a <strong>big impact<\/strong> on the way that the <strong>preaching work could be spread<\/strong>, and <strong>many mentions<\/strong> are made to different <strong>features <\/strong>of the empire in the <strong>Christian Greek Scriptures<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tabs gutena-tabs-block gutena-tabs-block-77de37-56 class-container class-tab\"><ul class=\"gutena-tabs-tab tab-flex\"><li class=\"gutena-tab-title active\" data-tab=\"1\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-content icon-top\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-text\"><div>Overview<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"gutena-tab-title inactive\" data-tab=\"2\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-content icon-top\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-text\"><div>Empire Map<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"gutena-tab-title inactive\" data-tab=\"3\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-content icon-top\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-text\"><div>Empire Progression<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"gutena-tabs-content is-layout-flow wp-block-gutena-tabs-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tab gutena-tab-block gutena-tab-block-543fc0-6f active class-box class-image\" data-tab=\"1\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"849\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Roman_Soldiers-849x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Roman Soldiers\" class=\"wp-image-6101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Roman_Soldiers-849x1024.jpg 849w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Roman_Soldiers-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Roman_Soldiers-768x927.jpg 768w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Roman_Soldiers.jpg 895w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:MBALyon2018_-_Expo_Claude_-_Relief_Pretoriens_-_cropped_foreground.jpg\">Christophe Jacquand<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tab gutena-tab-block gutena-tab-block-05a1ad-fd inactive class-box class-image\" data-tab=\"2\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Roman_Empire_Map-1024x652.png\" alt=\"Map of the Roman Empire\" class=\"wp-image-6100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Roman_Empire_Map-1024x652.png 1024w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Roman_Empire_Map-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Roman_Empire_Map-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Roman_Empire_Map-1536x978.png 1536w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Roman_Empire_Map.png 1696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Roman_Empire_Trajan_117AD.png\">Tataryn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tab gutena-tab-block gutena-tab-block-563885-97 inactive class-box class-image\" data-tab=\"3\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 758 \/ 720;\" width=\"758\" controls src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Roman_Empire_Progression.webm\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Roman_Empire_map.ogv\">Roman_Empire_map.gif: Rokederivative work: S\u00e9mhur<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Media<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ul class=\"data-list\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<li class=\"image-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"boxed giant lesson-link\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Part 6\u200b\u2014The Sixth World Power\u2014\u200bRome\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/finder?wtlocale=E&#038;docid=1988326&#038;srctype=wol&#038;srcid=share\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"link-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/icon-big-article.png\" title=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"link-title-trimmed\">&#8220;Part 6\u200b\u2014The Sixth World Power\u2014\u200bRome&#8221;<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t<li class=\"image-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"boxed giant lesson-link\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A Book You Can Trust\u2014Part 6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/finder?wtlocale=E&#038;docid=102011124&#038;srcid=share\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"link-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/icon-big-article.png\" title=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"link-title-trimmed\">&#8220;A Book You Can Trust\u2014Part 6&#8221;<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Fun Facts<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ul>\n<li>The Empire was <strong>democratic <\/strong>during the <strong>early years<\/strong>, <strong>becoming a state<\/strong> ruled by <strong>emperor <\/strong>from the time of <strong>Julius Caesar<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Its <strong>army <\/strong>was <strong>powerful and capable<\/strong>, often putting down rebellions quickly.<\/li>\n<li>Its <strong>destruction of Jerusalem fulfilled Jesus prophecy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Several <strong>emperors <\/strong>are mentioned in the <strong>Christian Greek Scriptures<\/strong>, including <strong>Augustus<\/strong>, <strong>Tiberius<\/strong>, <strong>Claudius<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Others <\/strong>that <strong>affected Bible events<\/strong> include <strong>Nero <\/strong>and <strong>Domitian<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Past Lessons<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"icon\">14<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">April 10, 2024<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>(North America)<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"hide-this-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"3\">No Past Lessons<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Upcoming Lessons<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"hide-this-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"3\">No Upcoming Lessons<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-5803","lesson","type-lesson","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson\/5803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lesson"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}