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Page 116
... Nero at Rome , during the winter that followed , he sent Vespasian and his son Titus , to subdue and punish the Jews . In the spring of the fol- lowing year ( A. D. 67 ) , Vespasian having collected his troops made a descent , early in ...
... Nero at Rome , during the winter that followed , he sent Vespasian and his son Titus , to subdue and punish the Jews . In the spring of the fol- lowing year ( A. D. 67 ) , Vespasian having collected his troops made a descent , early in ...
Page 117
... Nero , made a formal declaration of war against Judea and com- missioned Vespasian and his son to execute his hostile de- termination , may be fairly taken as the terminus a quo of the Jewish war ; for all that had preceded was but ...
... Nero , made a formal declaration of war against Judea and com- missioned Vespasian and his son to execute his hostile de- termination , may be fairly taken as the terminus a quo of the Jewish war ; for all that had preceded was but ...
Page 120
... NERo , is , beyond all reasonable question , symbolized by the beast described in Rev. 13 : 3 seq . The first position here , viz . that the persecuting power of pagan Rome is symbolized , will hardly be called in question . But the ...
... NERo , is , beyond all reasonable question , symbolized by the beast described in Rev. 13 : 3 seq . The first position here , viz . that the persecuting power of pagan Rome is symbolized , will hardly be called in question . But the ...
Page 121
... Nero . That Nero was in the exercise of this power when John wrote the Apocalypse , seems to be quite plain from Rev. XVII . 10 : “ Five [ kings ] are fallen ; one is ; the other has not yet come , but when he shall come , he will ...
... Nero . That Nero was in the exercise of this power when John wrote the Apocalypse , seems to be quite plain from Rev. XVII . 10 : “ Five [ kings ] are fallen ; one is ; the other has not yet come , but when he shall come , he will ...
Page 122
... Nero , c . 40 . This report was modified in the course of its diffusion , and assumed a great variety of shapes . The most usual one , by far , seems to have been , that Nero would be assas- sinated , receive a wound apparently deadly ...
... Nero , c . 40 . This report was modified in the course of its diffusion , and assumed a great variety of shapes . The most usual one , by far , seems to have been , that Nero would be assas- sinated , receive a wound apparently deadly ...
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