Capital City of the First Century World.

Rome was the chief city of the Roman Empire. We first read about Rome in the book of the Acts. The apostle Paul, was himself a Roman citizen, although he was born in a provincial city, Tarsus, and lived in Israel. He was taken to Rome after he had preached the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the Roman Empire. He was finally arrested and tried for treason, and executed there.

A church was established at Rome, to which Paul addresses the letter known as the Book of Romans. After the writing of the New Testament was completed, the armies of Rome besieged and destroyed the city of Jerusalem, and the church established there was scattered into the surrounding countries. This dispersion helped the spread of the gospel away from Jerusalem and into the wider Roman Empire. The Roman authorities became concerned at the influence of the new church and Christians were persecuted everywhere. Later, Rome assumed the leadership of the Christian Church; Christianity lost its initial purity of belief and practice, as it then merged with the state of Rome.

The Book of Revelation describes a world-wide power which deceives the nations of the world (see ch.18:23) and throughout the ages has persecuted the true Church of God (see ch.18:24), and has corrupted the earth (see ch.19:2), and which is to be finally destroyed by Christ at his return (see ch.18:8-10). This power is named as 'Babylon the Great' (see ch.18:2). The old city of Babylon no longer existed at the time the Revelation was given. 'Babylon' is therefore a code name for a similar power having the same world wide influence for evil, which students of Bible prophecy have had no hesitation in identifying as imperial and papal Rome and those who sympathise with and support her.

Rabbi
Rainbow
Raise from the Dead
Ransom
Rebellion, Rebellious
  1. Rebellion of men and women against human authority
  2. Rebellion of children against parents
  3. Rebellion of man against God
Rebuke, Reprove
Reconciliation
Redemption
Remnant
Repentance
Restoration
  1. The restoration of Israel after their return from captivity in Babylon under Ezra and Nehemiah
  2. The restoration of Israel before the return of Christ
  3. The restoration of the world
Resurrection
Return
  1. The return of the nation of Israel from captivity in Babylon
  2. The return of the present day nation of Israel to their land
  3. The return of Jesus to set up God's kingdom on earth
Revelation
  1. The Revelation of God's Purpose
  2. The Book of Revelation
Right, Righteous and Righteousness
Right- the directions right and left
Rome