1 February 1960 · p.88 · par. 2 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“When World War I began in 1914, the ruling power of the revived German Empire was found fulfilling the role of the “king of the north,” whereas the Anglo-American dual world power was fulfilling the opposite role of the “king of the south.””
A contemporaneous statement of the identification of Daniel's “king of the north” with Germany.
Provenance and verification note for The Watchtower, Part 31—“Your Will Be Done on Earth”
Confidence note. Document opened on wol.jw.org on 19 September 2026; the wording was read in full and the page number taken from the library's own page markers.
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID.src-chg-d-w-1960-0201-king-north-germany
May 2020 · pp.13-14 · pars. 4, 8-9 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“Note why we can say that today the king of the north is Russia and its allies. … when Nazi Germany filled the role of the king of the north, particularly during the second world war … After World War II when the Soviet Union took on the role of the king of the north … in 2018 the Governing Body identified Russia and its allies as the king of the north.”
The study article sets out the organisation's own sequence of identifications — Germany, then the Soviet Union, then, from 2018, Russia and its allies — and ties the latest assignment to the 2017 ban on the organisation in Russia.
Provenance and verification note for The Watchtower (Study Edition), Who Is “the King of the North” Today?
Confidence note. Document opened on wol.jw.org on 19 September 2026; the wording was read in full and the page number taken from the library's own page markers.
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID.src-chg-d-w-2020-05-king-north-russia
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