Tag: roman
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Caesar’s Palace East welcomes PETRUS
Peter in Roman Sin City A background behind Caesar’s Palace in Judea Initially, a few decades before.. Caesarea is sixty some miles northwest of Jerusalem. Herod had expanded it to become one of the most important cities in the Roman Empire, which would later serve Rome as Judea’s capital. (Yes, it would later have a…
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The Gospel of an Angel to Cornelius
ACTS 10 – of Cornelius – a devout Roman Centurion Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian [~600 man] cohort, a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and made many charitable contributions to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually. Who do we see here? A Roman…
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He distinctly saw an angel of God
“Cornelius!” the angel said. Cornelius stared at him in terror. “What is it, sir?” he asked the angel. ACTS 10:4 of angels ACTS 10: of an angel & a Roman warrior What an unlikely scene in this new missionary journey of Twelve Jewish Apostles of JESUS the Messiah of Israel. Luke records an encounter of…
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The Gatekeeper & the Shepherds
Then the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the gatekeeper and said, “Behold, another man running by himself.” And the king said, “This one also is bringing good news.” 2 Samuel 18:16 Of Gatekeepers and Watchmen It would have been a Roman Centurion, Roman guards at the gates of first century…