500 Years, 1000 Years, 500 Years, and Now
It was in 476 that the Western Roman Empire went to ruin. And, it was in 1492 that Columbus reached America.
Roughly speaking in the early 500 years since the emergence of Christ Jesus, Christianity spread in the Roman Empire till the the Western Roman Empire vanished. And it has been these 500 years that Christianity prevailed in America to date. And for 1000 years roughly between 500 and 1500, Christianity got a foothold in Europe around the Vatican, which is also called the Middle Ages.
Today, the nation where Christian activities are most prominent is the US. And, sometimes the US is compared to the Roman Empire for its super-power in military, economy, technology, etc. So, in terms of Christianity history, the Roman Empire and the United States are the key players.
However, there was no outwardly outstanding change in the Roman Empire before and after it adopted Christianity as its state religion in 392 or it officially endorsed Christianity in 313. Lives of Romans did not look changed much after Christianity was widely accepted in the Roman society. However, 100 year after the Empire adopted Christianity as its state religion, it went to ruin, although other European tribes who came to occupy the old Roman territories also adopted Christianity.
It is apparent that some components of Christianity contributed to the fall of the Empire.
On the other hand, the US has been mostly developed and cultivated by Christian Europeans who fled Europe under the strong influence of the Vatican. Europe has the Vatican, but the US has also freedom of Christianity. This must be a design by God in the human history. By viewing these 2000 years in this way, we might be able to understood meaning of the history in these 2000 years.
Before the start of the Christian Era, Judaism had been the only player in terms of religion given by true God. And, Christ Jesus, the Son of God, appeared among Jewish people. But, now 2000 years after the Christian Era, Islam has come to appear as another important factor. It is unlikely that Islam will supersede the Vatican or American Christianity. But Islam must influence the future of the Vatican and the Christian US.
We are now at the changing moment of the history or on the cusp of the religious trend.
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Mar 10:12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.