WORLD POWERS

(See also Empires; Nations; powers by name)

changes foretold: it-2 165; gm 125-130; w88 2/1 22

comparison of Daniel and Revelation: w12 6/15 7-18

chart “Eight Kings Revealed”: w12 6/15 12-13

chart “World Powers of Daniel’s Prophecy”: dp 139

demon princes: w11 9/1 8; dp 204-205

development: w97 11/1 14-15

end of: dp 144-145; w88 5/15 26; w88 6/15 5

first Aryan power: it-1 568; it-2 612

illustrations and maps “World Powers Foretold by Daniel”: nwt 1780-1781

Jehovah maneuvers:

preparations for Messiah: si 175

list of world powers: w22.05 9-10; re 252; w86 2/1 5

first, Egypt: w12 6/15 9; g 11/10 15-17; si 294; w88 2/1 23-27

second, Assyria: it-1 200-205, 954-958; w12 6/15 9; g 12/10 26-28; gl 22; w88 2/15 24-28

third, Babylon: it-1 238-239; it-2 321-326; w12 6/15 9-10; g 1/11 10-13; gl 22-23; w88 3/1 28-31

fourth, Medo-Persia: it-1 566-568; it-2 327, 611-617; w12 6/15 10; g 2/11 16-18; gl 24-25; si 296; w88 3/15 26-29

fifth, Greece: it-2 333-334; w12 6/15 10-11; g 3/11 17-20; gl 26-27; w88 4/15 22-25

sixth, Rome: w12 6/15 11, 14-15; g 4/11 10-13; re 252-253; w88 5/1 26-29

seventh, Anglo-American: w22.05 10; nwt 1780; w12 6/15 14-18; w12 9/15 6-7; g 5/11 15-17; g 8/07 27; re 190-191, 193-194, 253; w88 5/15 24-26; w88 12/15 19-20; w86 2/1 5-6

map: nwt 1781

meaning of term: w22.05 9; w86 2/1 5

symbolized by—

beast from sea (Re 13): ijwbq article 73; w12 6/15 8-11, 14-18

beasts from sea (Da 7): dp 129-145

Nebuchadnezzar’s dream image (Da 2): mrt article 125; w22.07 4-5; it-1 1186-1187; lfb 144-145; w12 6/15 9-11, 15-16, 19; w12 9/15 6-7; g 5/11 15-17; dp 46-62; g90 11/22 17-20; w86 11/15 5-7

ram, goat, and small horn (Da 8): w12 6/15 10-11; la 13-14; dp 165-179

‘seven heads, mountains, kings’ (Re 17:9, 10): w22.05 9; it-1 271; re 251-253

when sixth was succeeded by seventh: nwt 1780; w12 6/15 15, 19; w88 5/15 24-25

why Bible speaks of seven plus “eighth king” (Re 17:10, 11): w12 6/15 8; re 187-188; g90 11/22 18; w88 2/1 22