Do You Think About the Roman Empire?

[437 words] I am amused and baffled by what amuses and baffles our culture. Trends rise and fall and what is new today is despised and forgotten tomorrow. A video trend today is to ask men how often they think about the Roman Empire. Apparently, it’s a thing now to be amused at (particularly men) who think of the Roman Empire daily or weekly (I know, I don’t understand it either). If you are in the New Testament at all in daily Bible reading, chances are, you’re thinking about the Roman Empire. It was “in the days of these kings” that God set up a “kingdom which will never be destroyed” (Dan. 2:44). Did you ever ask the question, “why during the Roman Empire?” (See, you’re thinking about it!) Here are just a few reasons culturally why this was “the fullness of time” (Gal. 4:4): The Pax Romana. “Roman Peace”…