Eight Kings Revealed
Taken together, the Bible books of Daniel and Revelation not only identify eight kings, or human rulerships, but also show the sequence in which they would appear. We can decipher those prophecies, as we understand the very first prophecy recorded in the Bible.
Throughout history, Satan has organized his seed into various political movements or kingdoms. (Luke 4:5, 6) However, only a relatively few human kingdoms have exerted a major influence on God’s people, whether the nation of Israel or the congregation of anointed Christians. The visions of Daniel and John describe a total of only eight such great powers.
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PROPHECIES PROPHECIES
IN DANIEL IN REVELATION
1. Egypt
2. Assyria
3. Babylon
4. Medo-
Persia
5. Greece
6. Rome
7. Britain and
the U.S.A.a
8. League of Nations
and United Nationsb
GOD’S PEOPLE
2000 B.C.E.
Abraham
1500
Nation of Israel
1000
Daniel 500
B.C.E./C.E.
John
Israel of God 500
1000
1500
2000 C.E.
[Footnotes]
a During the time of the end, both kings exist. See w12-E 6/15 page 19.
b During the time of the end, both kings exist. See w12-E 6/15 page 19.
[Pictures]
The immense image (Dan. 2:31-45)
Four beasts out of the sea (Dan. 7:3-8, 17, 25)
The ram and the goat (Dan., chap. 8)
The seven-headed wild beast (Rev. 13:1-10, 16-18)
The two-horned beast promotes the making of an image of the wild beast (Rev. 13:11-15)
[Credit Lines]
Photo credits: Egypt and Rome: Photograph taken by courtesy of the British Museum; Medo-Persia: Musée du Louvre, Paris