Nero knew that people thought he was responsible. Sohe looked around for a scapegoat and found one inthe Christians. The Christians had often said that thisworld must end so that a better, purer world mighttake its place. Of course, you and I know that theymeant Heaven. But because people tend not to listenvery carefully, soon they were saying: ‘The Christianswant the world to end because they hate mankind. An
extraordinary accusation, don‘t think? - P107