Coming of our King and study of Revelations-Lesson 3

Coming of our King and study of Revelations-Lesson 3

This lesson will cover some of our World History and the "birthing pains" leading to the Tribulation.
I am taking you back to just a few years after Christ died on the cross for us to a period known in history as the period of Persecution by Roman Emperors which began in about 64 AD.
This will last until about 312 AD and is during the church era's of Smyrna (2nd church age).
It begins with Nero and ends with Diocletian.

Now for the history lesson: Nero, reigned as Roman Emperor, from about 54 AD to 68 AD. He is known for executing Paul, one of Jesus 12 Disciples and burning Rome, and throwing Christians into pits with wild animals from about 64 to 68 AD.
click here: http://www.roman-emperors.org/nero.htm

Domitian, Roman Emperor, from about 90 to 96 AD, is known for exiling the Apostle John to the isle of Patmos in Greece and for killing thousands in Rome.
click here: http://www.apostle.org/lectures/patmos.htm

Trajan, Roman Emperor, from about 104 to 117 AD, is known for burning Ignatius at the stake.
click here: http://www.thirdmill.org/newfiles/jac_arnold/CH.Arnold.CH.9.html

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor, from about 161 to 180 AD was known to behead Christians.
click here: http://www.roman-emperors.org/marcaur.htm

Severus, burned, beheaded and crucified Christians from about 200 to 211 AD.
click here: http://www.roman-emperors.org/sepsev.htm

Maximinius, executed Christians, from about 235 to 237 AD.
click here: http://www.roman-emperors.org/maxthrax.htm

Decius, tried very hard to completely wipe out Christians from the face of the earth, from about 250 to 253 AD.
click here: http://www.roman-emperors.org/decius.htm

Valerian, who executed the Bishop of Carthage, and also tried to wipe out Christianity.
click here: http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerian_(emperor)

Aurelian, killed and persecuted Christians in many ways from about 270 to 275 AD.
click here: http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurelian

Diocletian, from about 303 to 312 AD, burned as many Scriptures as he could.
click here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletian

this is just the first part of lesson 3 and will continue this another day as this lesson involves alot of history.