The Archives Devotional Magazine June 2015 | Page 16

c. 70 A.D.
The Gospel of Mark is
written. The same year,
Josephus records the
fall of Jerusalem.

68 A.D.
Nero commits suicide, a not
uncommon practice in Rome for
those in disgrace; they considered it
a more honorable death than
execution or exile.

79 A.D.

Mount Vesuvius erupts, destroying
Pompeii, Stabiae, and Herculaneum
and killing an estimated 20,000
people. This was recorded in a letter
from Pliny the Younger to Tacitus.

80 A.D.

The Colosseum is completed; the funding for this
project came from the looting of the Temple in
Jerusalem when the city fell.

Read the scripture
First pray, then read. This week's
reading is Matthew 7-9.

Think about the text
What is the passage about? What
does it tell me about God the Father,
Jesus, the Holy Spirit? What does it
teach about life? Is there a
command? Example? Promise?
Warning? Error to avoid? What is the
main thi