NATIONS
(See also Gentiles; Governments; New Nation)
Abraham a ‘father of nations’ (Ge 17:5, 6): it-2 473
“a great nation” to be produced (Ge 12:2): w23.08 24; wp17.3 14; g 5/12 15-16
accountable to Jehovah: w96 9/15 12-13
‘a drop, film of dust’ (Isa 40:15): ip-1 408
after Thousand Year Reign (Re 20:8): it-2 474; rr 232-233; re 291-292
all to have opportunity for blessing (Ge 22:18): w09 4/1 12; w00 9/1 20-22; w98 2/1 12, 14-15; ct 121-122, 124; wi 15, 18
“anguish of” (Lu 21:25): w94 2/15 20
Babylon the Great destroyed by: ijwbq article 115; w22.05 11; w19.10 14-15; rr 168-169; kr 223; w12 6/15 17-18; w12 9/15 4-5; re 256-258; w89 5/15 5-6
‘broken as potter’s vessel,’ “clay vessels” (Ps 2:9; Re 2:27): w04 7/15 19
Christian view of one’s own: w89 1/1 22-23; w87 9/15 19-20
classified economically: g05 11/8 3
come to Jehovah’s woman (Isa 60): kr 91-92; w02 7/1 11; ip-2 304, 306, 308-314; w00 1/1 12
discussion: it-2 472-474
gathered to Armageddon (Re 16:14, 16): re 230-233
go up to Jehovah’s mountain (Isa 2:2-4; Mic 4:1-3): it-2 1081-1082; w07 11/1 24-25; w03 8/15 17; wt 6-7; w01 2/15 25-27; ip-1 37-48; w89 5/1 14
Greek word: it-2 472
happy nation: it-1 1033
Hebrew word: it-2 472
ignore prayers for peace: g87 6/8 7-8
Israel a nation: it-1 1228-1229; w14 11/15 20
Israel chosen from: w87 5/1 5-6; w86 4/15 6; tp 59-63
Israel’s attackers: it-1 951
instigation: it-2 26
Jehovah’s judgment of: it-2 165, 794
Israel’s neighbors: it-1 945; it-2 490; gl 10-11
Israel’s relatives:
genealogies: it-1 908
Jehovah foretells disappearance or persistence: w08 1/1 22-23
Jehovah impartial toward: w10 3/15 24; w07 7/1 4-5; g05 12/8 14-15
Jehovah’s controversy with (Jer 25): w94 3/1 17-23
Jehovah’s judgment of: re 212-215, 283-286; w94 3/1 20-23; wi 18; si 127-128; w86 4/15 13-20
Amos’ prophecy (Am 1:3–2:3): w07 10/1 13; w04 11/15 15-17
Ezekiel’s prophecies (Eze 25-32): rr 71-72, 74-78, 80-81
Isaiah’s prophecy (Isa 14:24–19:25): mwb25.11 16; ip-1 189-207
Joel’s prophecy (Joe 3:4-19): w07 10/1 13
Zechariah’s prophecy (Zec 12): w07 12/15 22-25
Jehovah’s purpose: w92 4/15 7-8
Jehovah’s treatment of: it-2 473; tp 60-61
Jehovah’s use of, to punish Israel:
motive of nations wrong: it-2 794
wrong conclusions drawn: it-1 54
Jehovah’s view of: it-2 473
Jehovah to make nations know him (Eze): rr 77, 81; w12 9/1 21
Jehovah to “shake all the nations” (Hag 2:6, 7, 21, 22): w21.09 14-19; w07 12/1 9; w06 4/15 24; w06 5/15 31; w97 1/1 11, 22; w92 5/1 15; si 168
Jerusalem trampled by (Lu 21:24): it-1 132-133; rs 96
Jesus “a light of the nations” (Isa 42:6): w09 1/15 23-24; ip-2 37-38, 40-41; w93 1/15 10-11
Jesus inherits (Ps 2:8): w04 7/15 18-19
Jesus “preached about among nations” (1Ti 3:16): w90 1/15 13-14
laws of:
reflecting conscience, God’s image: it-2 223-224
why many are good: it-2 474-475
“little nation” (Da 11:23): dp 238
making “disciples of people of all” (Mt 28:19): w04 7/1 10-13
massed against Jehovah (Ps 2): w04 7/15 15-20; w04 8/1 4-5; w90 7/1 27-28
meaning of term: it-2 472
“nation of the dead” from war and political violence: g89 1/22 29
new, in 20th century: g99 12/8 6; g87 5/22 13-14
not backed by God: w86 4/15 11-12
origin: it-2 472-473
Japheth: it-1 1255
table of nations (Ge 10): it-1 329, 907; it-2 472-473
power struggle between blocs:
Daniel’s prophecy about (Da 11, 12): g87 1/8 10; w86 10/15 3-7
relationship to terrorism: g87 1/8 9-10, 13
“precious things of” (Hag 2:7): w21.09 14-19; re 107; w00 1/15 14-19; w92 5/1 15; w89 6/1 31; w88 5/15 17
cause of ‘coming in’ to Jehovah’s house: w06 5/15 31
first fulfillment: w21.09 15; w97 1/1 9
modern fulfillment: w11 1/1 21; w07 2/1 23-24; w06 4/15 24; w00 1/15 16-19; ip-1 43; w99 7/15 11; w97 1/1 11, 22
separation of “sheep” and “goats” (Mt 25): ijwbq article 115; it-1 1183-1184; w15 3/15 26; w15 7/15 17-18; kr 226, 228; w13 7/15 6-7; w97 7/1 30-31; w95 10/15 18-28; w87 3/1 29
shaking of all the nations (Hag 2:7, 21): w21.09 15-16; w21.12 15
spiritual nation: it-2 473-474; w14 11/15 23-24; w10 3/15 24; w95 7/1 11-13, 18-19
birth on a newborn “land” (Isa 66:8): re 183-184; ip-2 397-400; w95 1/1 11; w95 7/1 20-21; w87 9/1 23-24
land: w95 7/1 20-25
“righteous nation” (Isa 26:2): w95 1/1 10-11, 16
“small one a mighty nation” (Isa 60:22): w02 7/1 19; ip-2 320
“town of the tyrannical nations” (Isa 25:3): w01 3/1 14-15; ip-1 271-272; w88 1/15 11-12
trade war: g87 8/22 2-9
tribute received, paid: it-2 1128
UNDP (United Nations Development Program):
freedom index of nations: g93 2/8 31
‘walk by means of light from New Jerusalem’ (Re 21:24): re 310
world’s poorest nations: g98 6/8 7; g95 9/8 29
world’s richest nations: g95 9/8 29