Nero was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68. He captured Christians dipped them in oil, and then set on fire in his garden at night as a source of light. A generation after the death of Christ, Christianity had reached Rome in the form of an obscure offshoot of Judaism popular among the citys poor and destitute. Members of this religious sect spoke of the coming of a new kingdom and a new king. These views provoked suspicion among the Jewish authorities who rejected the group and fear among the Roman authorities who perceived these sentiments as a threat to the Empire. In 1203, Pope Innocent III published a decree in France thatbegan the extermination of what the Pope called heresy. This marked the start of the Inquisition as a distinctive Papalinstitution. Acts 20:28-30(ASV) Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood. 29 I know that after my departing grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock; 30 and from among your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. youtu.be/biH0PDMo23E
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