RULERS

(See also Governments; individual rulers by name)

Christendom: kj 295-298, 304-305

discussion: w75 241-243; w73 165-169; ad 1422-1423

godly:

Israel (ancient): w78 1/15 13; kj 294-296; w62 70-71; w60 459; w59 183, 233-234; pa 83, 88; yw 90; nh 122-124; ki 119

requirements for a world ruler: w78 1/15 14-15

Solomon’s comment on when foolishness exists among: w77 699

worldly: ts 153-154

adulation: w60 549; g57 12/8 7; w56 10-11, 753; w53 241; w52 51-52; w51 389, 656-657; g51 7/22 24; g36 5/20 519; lt-1-30 294-295

attempt to invoke God’s wisdom: w85 12/15 26

danger of unchecked power: w76 626; w75 241-242

drink from the “cup of the wine of rage” (Jer 25:15): w79 9/15 21-29

failure: w78 1/15 13-14; w75 241-243; w72 611-619; dn 3-4

given witness: yb86 79; yb85 91-92; w83 4/1 15; g82 2/22 27; yb81 66-67, 84, 90-91, 93-94, 242-243; w79 9/15 12-13; yb79 48; yb78 255-256; w60 283, 626-628; w59 141-144, 599-600; jp 110-111; w58 656-660; yw 212-213, 338-339; w56 470-472; w55 365-366; w41 108; w39 76; w34 89-90, 327; jh 90-91

honor due: uw 164; bw 66-68; g77 7/22 28; ad 1393; w68 351-352; w62 663-664, 718-719

opposition to God’s Kingdom: w85 2/1 12; sl 253-254; w62 69; w60 626-627; sw 23; w59 141-144, 599-600; w58 656-660, 732; w56 470-472; w53 433-434; nh 245-246; rm 291-301; w46 310-316; na46 32-62; w41 108

prayers for: w83 2/1 10; w79 11/15 26; g78 2/22 27-28; w64 563; g62 6/8 7; w59 751; w58 505; w56 365; w54 727; ms53 285; g53 6/22 25-26; w52 377-380; w43 379-380; w33 137

Satan’s control: w62 71; jp 110-111; w56 9-11; w53 581-583; nh 208; w52 263; w51 657; w41 108; g36 1/1 216-217

spiritism: g80 12/8 6; g79 7/22 9; go 17; w56 118; w55 528-532; dh 12-19; g40 7/10 20-22; g32 4/13 426

subjection to: uw 164; w80 5/15 4-5; bw 62-69; yb75 238; ad 1560-1561; kj 326; w62 649-651, 656-666, 681-695, 709-723

wealth: g38 8/24 19-20