THE ROMAN EMPIRE INCLUDED BOTH EUROPE

                                                                                                               & THE MID-EAST

The Revival of the Roman Empire will be a recognizable rebirth of the original Roman Empire which included both Europe and the Mid East. This is what the statue in Daniel 2 depicts.

Just as Bible believers looked for the fulfillment of the prophecies about the rebirth of Israel to occur within the recognizable land of Israel (Eze. 37:15-22, the 2 “sticks”) , so too do we look for the prophecies predicting the Revived Roman Empire to occur within the recognizable landscape of the original Roman Empire (Dan. 2, the 2 “legs”). That Empire spanned both Europe and the Middle East.

ROME, AWAKEN! Embedded in the Euro-Mideast Nations, Awaiting Revival

1. The Roman Empire was composed of 2 parts, East & West.

    ●The achievement of the ancient Romans was to unite the entire Mediterranean Basin into one         polity. An Atlas Of World History, Gerald A. Danzer, Borders Group, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, 2000, p. 38.

    ●“In AD 293, Emperor Diocletian decided...to shift the center of the Roman Empire to the east.  The         new state, [was] known as the Byzantine, or Eastern Roman Empire…”

        Random House Encyclopedia. James Mitchell, ed. Random House, New York, 1983, p. 1056

    ●Constantinople [in the EAST] after 340 CE became the major seat of the Roman Empire.                  

        An Atlas Of World History, Gerald A. Danzer, Borders Group, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, 2000, p. 39.

    ●... Rome had acquired an empire in the east as well as in the west. The Mediterranean had become         a “Roman lake.” Oxford Visualized World History,  Philip Dorf, Oxford Book Co., New York, 1958,   p. 47.

    ●To simplify government, he [Emperor Diocletian] divided the Empire into East and West—each         portion administered separately. World History Review Text, Irving L. Gordon, Amsco , Inc., New York, NY, 1973, p. 55.

    ●...the Roman Empire was divided into two parts: the West governed from Rome and the East         governed from Constantinople.

World History Review Text, Irving L. Gordon, Amsco , Inc., New York, NY, 1973, p. 78

RIGHT: Eze. 37:15-22, the 2 “sticks”

depict the restoration of the

northern & southern kingdoms

of Israel— in the Last Days

(pre-fulfillment in 1948)

within the RECOGNIZABLE

territory of ancient Israel.

The same recognizable landscape

of the ancient Roman Empire is

likewise where we should expect to see

both the Western & Eastern sectors of the

Revived Roman empire emerge in the Last Days.

RIGHT: EUROPE... Only HALF of the Roman Empire;

The Revived Roman Empire will not be "Euro-centric" or "Islamic-centric", but rather it will be "Roman-centric", i.e., BOTH West & East—as was ancient Rome.

2. In the WEST, the Roman Empire has CONTINUED ‘in limbo,’ suspended within the “IRON”-dominated nations of Europe for 15 centuries, It is AWAKENING today in the form of the European Union. Note below the perpetuation of the WESTERN Roman Empire in the historical record by the underlined notations.

476—800 AD The GERMANIC INVADERS

            ● “The German rulers saw themselves as the heirs of Rome.”  The Illustrated History of Europe: A Unique Portrayal of Europe’s                     Common History. Frederick Delouche, ed.Barnes & Noble Books, New York, 2001, p. 84

            ● “In Europe...the Roman tradition was modified rather than supplanted by the imposition of rulers of                 Germanic origin...” Compact History Of The World, Geoffrey Parker, ed., Barnes & Noble Books, 2001, p. 41.

800—889 AD The FRANKISH “ROMAN EMPIRE”

            ● “Charlemagne unified western Europe & recreated an equivalent of the old Roman Empire…[his coronation                 by Pope [Leo III ] made him legally heir to the western Roman emperors.”

                Random House Encyclopedia. James Mitchell, ed. Random House, New York, 1983, p.1067.

            ● “The Roman tradition of unity had never completely died out…. the Pope [Leo III] hailing Charlemagne as                 “Emperor of the Romans. Thus was revived a title which, changed later to “Holy Roman Emperor,” was to                 last until 1806.” 

                Oxford Visualized World History, Philip Dorf, Oxford Book Co., New York, 1958, p 74

962—1806 AD The “HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE”

            ● “The Holy Roman Empire was a successor state to the empire founded in 800 by Charlemagne, who revived                 the title of Roman Emperor in the West.”

                The New Columbia Encyclopedia. William H. Harris and Judith S. Levey, eds. Columbia University Press, New York and London, 1975, p. 1259.

            ● “[At first, the Holy Roman Empire] had become known as the Roman Empire--it acquired the ‘Holy’ prefix in                 1254... the Holy Roman Empire was the dominant power in Europe for most of the Middle Ages.

                A Short History Of The World, Alex Woolf, Metro Books, New York, NY, 2008, p.108.

            ● “The very name of the Holy Roman Empire recalled the unity which ancient Rome gave to the classical world                 fifteen centuries earlier.”

                An Atlas Of World History, Gerald A. Danzer, Borders Group, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, 2000, p. 67-68.

            ● “1000 AD—The Byzantine and Holy Roman empires are at their peak.

                Atlas Of World History, John Haywood, Fall River Press, N.Y., 2009, Timeline 3.02.

1957—2015 The UNIFICATION OF EUROPE (West Roman Empire)

            ● “The European Economic Community is created. 

            ● “The European Union expands to 28 nations & moves toward political and economic union.

                Atlas Of World History, John Haywood, Fall River Press, N.Y., 2009, p. 6.05 & Timeline 6.05.

3. In the EAST, the Roman Empire CONTINUED as the Eastern Roman, or Byzantine Empire for a FULL 1000 YEARS after the Western Empire broke apart. REVIVING today in the form of the “CLAY”-dominated Nations of the Muslim Middle East, the Eastern Roman Empire has been given a WAKEUP CALL with the formation of the MEDITERRANEAN UNION —modeled after, and driven by none other than The EUROPEAN UNION.

Note below the perpetuation of the EASTERN Roman Empire in the historical record by the underlined notations.

293—1453 AD The EASTERN ROMAN (Byzantine) EMPIRE

             ● “The Byzantine Empire was the direct political heir of Rome.”

                World History To 1648,  Harper-Collins College Outline Series, p.149

            ● “Throughout their history the Byzantines described themselves as Romans, and saw their empire as the                 continuation, without break, of the Roman Empire.”

                Philip’s Atlas of World History. Patrick K. O’Brien, Gen. Ed. Octopus Publishing Group, London, 1999. p. 66.

            ● “...the Byzantines continued to think of themselves as Romans, until the final fall of their empire...in 1453.”

                Atlas Of World History, John Haywood, Fall River Press, N.Y., 2009, p. 3.15.

            ● “[Roman emperor Constantine] named his capital [at Byzantium] New Rome.”

                The Mainstream of Civilization to 1715. Joseph R. Strayer and Hans W. Gatzke. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., New York, 1979, p. 109.

            ● “... the Roman empire became an eastern, Greek-speaking state--normally known...as Byzantium.”

                 Compact History Of The World, Geoffrey Parker, ed., Barnes & Noble Books, 2001, p. 48.

            ● “Constantinople [Byzantine Empire] after 340 CE became the major seat of the Roman Empire.”

                An Atlas Of World History, Gerald A. Danzer, Borders Group, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, 2000, p. 39.

1453—1918 AD The OTTOMAN EMPIRE

            ● “the Ottomans had changed from a nomadic horde to the heirs of the most ancient surviving empire                 [Byzantium] of Europe.”

                 The New Columbia Encyclopedia. William H. Harris & Judith S. Levey, eds. Columbia University Press, New York and London, 1975, p. 2031.

            ● “[The Ottoman’s] achievement was to reunite the [Byzantine] empire under a single sovereign.”

                Random House Encyclopedia. James Mitchell, ed. Random House, New York, 1983, p. 1108.

1920—2015 AD The “BREAKOUT” NATIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST

            ● “[At the end of WWI the] Ottoman Empire was divided up by the British and French into mandates and                 protectorates [Syria, Iraq, Transjordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt], with Turkey emerging as an independent                 successor state [to the Ottoman Empire].”

                An Atlas Of World History, Gerald A. Danzer, Borders Group, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, 2000, p. 115.

            ● “Turkey [today has] special status as a member of NATO [western alliance] and a bridgehead to Europe.”

                An Atlas Of World History, Gerald A. Danzer, Borders Group, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, 2000, p. 124.

These “breakout” nations are identified with the 6 eastern “heads” (kingdoms) on the “beast” of Revelation (see The Assyrian Connection, Prescott Press, Lafayette, LA, 1993)

The Iron & the Clay—Clash of Civilizations

4. The Revived Roman Empire is symbolized in Daniel 2:41-43 as a mixture of IRON & CLAY cultures which exist at the End Time in a comingled, but unmixable relationship.

    The Roman Empire was the “IRON.” The “CLAY” is introduced into the Iron Empire, but cannot mix, or cleave, remaining divided from the IRON. (Dan. 2:43) This inability to intermix & assimilate signifies a Clash of Civilizations (“seed of men”, Dan. 2:43). The people & culture of Roman Heritage, and the people and culture of Muslim Heritage, though mixed & mingled together, cannot form a true mixture together. They remain divided by fundamental & irreconcilable world view differences. History and current events amply testify to that situation in both Europe and the Mid East.

RIGHT: Muslim “No-Go Zones,”

where Sharia-law neighborhoods

exists in Europe, actually zoned &

are isolated within some cities.

Daniel 2's "Iron & Clay" of unmixable

(non-compatible) cultures

is superimposed on the actual

European "protest" sign to

highlight the emerging prophetic

fulfillment of Daniel 2:41-43.

The Iron (Roman)—Clay (Muslim)

“Mix” Through History

The Roman Empire “IRON-CLAY Mix”

Through History—Reemerging TODAY

ROMAN EMPIRE SUSPENDED within EURO-MIDEAST NATIONS

(but still existing) UNTIL THE END TIME

This Un-mixable admixture of disparate cultures is written in the world's historical record, but was first recorded in the prophecies of the Book Of Daniel.

RIGHT: This Chart illustrates the history of not only the Eastern-CLAY invasion into IRON-Europe during the Middle Ages & the Modern Era, but also the Western-IRON intrusions into the Eastern-CLAY countries.

Historically, up until TODAY, it is all part of the

            ROMAN

                            EMPIRE

                                        ‘REVIVING’

CHART ABOVE—in the EAST, BOTH IRON & CLAY INTO MID EAST

—The Arabs [Muslims] ...seized Syria, Palestine, Egypt and Libya from the Byzantine Empire.

A Short History Of The World, Alex Woolf, Metro Books, New York, NY, 2008, p.118. 

— In 1453, the Ottomans  [Muslims] captured Constantinople and thus ended the Byzantine Empire.

A Short History Of The World, Alex Woolf, Metro Books, New York, NY, 2008, p. 125.

—By 1900, the Ottoman empire had become "the sick man of Europe," an invalid state financially under Western control; the only reason it was not totally in Western hands was because the Europeans could not decide how to divide it up

Essentials Of World History, Revised Ed., Jean Reeder Smith & Lacey Baldwin Smith, Barron’s Educ Series, Inc., Woodbury, NY, 1980, p. 23. 

—Napoleon’s 1797 invasion of Egypt was another forewarning of European ambitions to take over the Ottoman lands... Britain...[introduced[ Western-style changes in education, finance, government and the military.

A Short History Of The World, Alex Woolf, Metro Books, New York, NY, 2008, p. 214. 

—As dictator-president, [Mustafa] Kemal aimed to make Turkey a progressive, Westernized nation. The caliphate and the Moslem religious orders were abolished...Sunday became the legal day of rest. The Western calendar, the Latin alphabet...[was] adopted.

Oxford Visualized World History,  Philip Dorf, Oxford Book Co., New York, 1958,   p. 278.

—The Treaty of Versailles, drawn up in 1919, created a series of new nations but much of this process can also be viewed as the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire...The old Ottoman Empire was divided up by the British and French into mandates and protectorates, with Turkey emerging as an independent successor state...” An Atlas Of World History, Gerald A. Danzer, Borders Group, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, 2000, p.114-15.

—British occupations, protectorates, mandates, Egypt, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan

French mandate, Syria... at the breakup of the Ottoman Empire through WW 2.

—Europeans and European influence come to the Middle East [1800s-WWII]...Western influence began to penetrate Egypt...Britain...ruled Egypt in all but name until 1914, when it took over total control...Persia was one of the first Middle Eastern countries to become a pawn of the Western powers.

Essentials Of World History, Revised Ed., Jean Reeder Smith & Lacey Baldwin Smith, Barron’s Ed Series, Inc., Woodbury, NY, 1980, p.26-29. 

—Turkey [became] a modern, westward-looking country...Islam was disestablished as the state religion; Islamic law was replaced by a new code based on European models...

Eastern countries to become a pawn of the Western powers.

Essentials Of World History, Revised Ed., Jean Reeder Smith & Lacey Baldwin Smith, Barron’s Ed Series, Inc., Woodbury, NY, 1980, p.26-29.