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Romans Have No King Save God

"The third incident took place at the festival of the Lupercalia, on 15 February 44 BC. Mark Antony, who had been elected co-consul with Caesar, climbed onto the Rostra and placed a diadem on Caesar's head, saying "The People give this to you through me". While a few members of the crowd applauded, most responded with silence. Caesar removed the diadem from his head; Antony again placed it on him, only to get the same response from the crowd. Finally, Caesar put it aside to use as a sacrifice to Jupiter Optimus Maximus. Caesar said, "Jupiter alone of the Romans is king", which received an enthusiastic response from the crowd. At the time, many believed that Caesar's rejection of the diadem was a way for him to see if there was enough support for him to become king, and despised him for it." [1] [2]

The Romans hated the title of rex or king bestowed on a human ruler, an opposition which originated from the rape of Lucretia, by Sextus Tarquinius, who was the second son of the Roman King at the time, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus. [3] [6]

Yet in this we see the opposite with the Israelites, when in 1 Samuel 8:5, they say to Samuel:

"Make us a king, to judge us, as all nations have."

and it is said that,

"the word was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, that they should say: Give us a king to judge us.".

The LORD then said to Samuel:

"Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to thee. For they have not rejected thee, but me, that I should not reign over them."

The rejection of God as their only King by the Israelites, culminates in the famous verse from John, chapter 19 verse 15:

"The chief priests answered: We have no king but Caesar."

In their unfaithfulness, the Israelites, in proclaiming Caesar (Tiberius) as their only king, contradict the words of Caesar himself and that of the Romans, who look to their supreme god as their only king.

Etymologically, the name Jupiter, comes from Proto-Italic, *djous *patēr, meaning "sky father", and in turn from the Proto-Indo-European, *Dyḗus ph₂tḗr, meaning "father daylight". Deus, is the Latin word for "god" or "deity". Latin deus and dīvus ('divine') are in turn descended from Proto-Indo-European *deiwos, "celestial" or "shining", from the same root as *Dyēus. Through this, we can say, from an etymological standpoint, that the Romans believed in only one King, Jupiter, or, Deus Pater, and in english, God the Father. [7] [8]

Matthew 21:43

"Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and shall be given to a nation yielding the fruits thereof."

DEO OPTIMO MAXIMO

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