Domitian????

How do Domitian do to christians?Why did he despise Christians? Religion was a special concern of Domitian, and he vigorously strove to breathe life again into the ancient Roman faith; he built temples and established ceremonies and even tried to enforce morality by law. This zeal for religion may explain the hostility of the Christian writers, for though he was not a persecutor of Christians, he was an ardent propagator of paganism. http://www.answers.com/topic/domitian How did this persecution affect the early church? Why does the church always appear to benefit from persecution? Worshipping numerous gods, they did not much object to accepting one more. With the Christians it was very different, and the scattered churches of Asia, where the matter first became acute, now witnessed the disappointment of their cherished hope of freedom to worship in own way. The Jews and Christians refused to adore the godhead of Domitian. Domitian executed some Christians for refusing to offer sacrifice before his image; according to tradition these included his nephew Flavius Clemens. http://latter-rain.com/eccle/domit.htm What are some Biblical examples of early church persecution? http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/history/persecution.htm 以下的網址有更多的相關資料: 加油 http://www.answers.com/early%20church%20persecution