Why Rome Was Important

God created the world to work in time and space. He worked out a plan for our salvation that would be played out through time. Our Lord wanted to demonstrate His character and goodness through promises, prophecies, lessons, and a growing relationship with us, which we have seen in the past. He also wanted to give us hope. The hope of a future with Him by contrast with the an old covenant(our old ways) and His new covenant through His Son who we put our future and hope into. Since the beginning of creation when Adam and Eve fell into sin, we have needed to work our way to salvation. But God had a plan, and that plan was to look to the cross. The people under the old covenant were looking forward to the cross for salvation and needed to do some things to get there. But now, under the new covenant, we are looking back at the cross, and towards the future building up His Kingdom that we will share with Christ.

People from all over the world were passing through Judea. Egyptians from the West, Romans and Greeks from the North and from the province of Asia (Turkey), Ammonites and Moabites from the East, and Ethiopians from the South. People from all directions were passing through Judea. The Roman road systems linked the nations to Judea unlike any time before.

Once the Roman Empire built roads through Israel, the time was perfect for the Son of God to come. These roads made it possible for the Gospel to be spread much easier and quicker. There was(and is) freedom for all nations and the Gospel could be preached throughout the world. Israel(Judea) needed a Saviour after the tyranny under the Roman Empire. Not to say that Jesus came to free them from Roman rule, but to set free all the captives of the earth, and give them eternal life. If it was not for God to allow the Roman Empire to take control of the middle-east and most of Europe, the Gospel wouldn't have been spread so easily by the Apostles. Thanks to the Roman road systems and bridges that made it possible. Not to mention the Ethiopian as well spread it throughout Africa.

The Roman Empire had a lust for blood. It was in their entertainment. They threw people to the lions and made slaves and gladiators fight to the death in the arenas. Crucifixion was introduced only by the Romans in that time. Read Isaiah 53 and you'll see this is exactly the way the Messiah was described to be killed. There is no better picture in words of that form of brutal punishment from any other time than through a crucifixion and the Roman justice system which made this possible.

I need to point out that this is as far as I have understood why Jesus came at that time and no other before. The modern age was coming and it was perfect timing.