New Light:
King of North really is Russia.
The "head" of the beast that is slaughtered at Revelation 13 is The Soviet Union that was disolved in 1991
The two horned beast at end of Revelation 13 is Russia as the head that had its death blow healed. It appeared at first as a nice democratic lamb but is speaking like the authoritarian dragon.
Babylon the Great - is not false religion but rather the richest entity on earth - The USA.
The beast that was but is not is another description of the beast that appeared to have a death blow and revived. It is not the United Nations/League of Nations/World Court Hague.
The governments that are symbolized by the ten horns that "never" received a kingdom are the newly formed nations that used to be part of the Soviet Union. Belarus will unite with Russia to form a new entity that will give Putin the opportunity to continue ruling after his term expires in 2008. That leaves the remaining 10 nations of the CIS that Russia will convince to ally themselves with Russia in a new confederacy.
Putin is the "stern-faced king of Daniel 8. He is a "master of deception" (former head of FSB (New KGB). Putin became powerful but not by his own power. He was appointed by Yeltsin having never pursued politics. He is the king that brings many to ruin during a "freedom from care".
The anti-christ is not a class of people but an actual person - Putin.
The "witness work" is done. It has primarily been a witness to the 1/3 of the world that will be the center of the great tribulation. (Only a third of the vegetation is burned up, 1/3 of the waters turn to blood.)
Since the USA is Bablon the Great - Jehovah's Witnesses will sell all their possesions - pool their money and move their blood card carying members to South America/Mexico.
This will occur after they see the "disgusting thing" (Nuclear Weapons) destroy New York City. It will be a Russian bomb. The Russians will blame it on the terrorists. Their purpose will be to solidify their position in their former territory of the Soviet Union. They are tired of Rose, Orange, and other color revolutions. Exploding a bomb in New York will distract the USA from their adventures around the world.
There will be a couple of years during which USA will become suspicious that the Bomb was placed by the Russians. During that interval JW's will realize they have to leave. JW's will be able to continue to print the Watchtower because they were guided to move the printing out of Brooklyn Hts. The Russians will act preemptively to destroy the USA because of the retaliatory stance the USA will take. The Russians will never admit to having exploded the bomb in NYC. They will justify their final all out attack on the USA out of fear for their own survival. The whole world will wonder in admiration when the revived beast dominates the world.
The three horns that Putin "humiliates" is Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova. Russia has humiliated them by raising the price of natural gas. Europe won't say much about Russia anymore for fear that the gas they need from Russia will be cut off. Russia makes an example of Georgia, Ukraine & Moldova. Those countries recently formed an alliance called GUM to work together to move their countries towards Europe and the West. They will be disappointed when they see that the US and Europe don't have the will to help them. (Daniel 7:24)
The destruction of Babylon/USA starts the great tribulation. USA JW's will have taken refuge via the world wide brotherhood. Their brothers south of the Border will take them all in. They will prophesy in sack cloth during this period of distress. The whole world will get to know that these people survived the destruction of Babylon the Great. They will have demonstrated to the whole world the power of love and brotherhood. Many will join JW's when they see this unfold. The countries that have hardly been witnessed to will behold the spectacle and believe.
Putin will be angered at the idea people survived his destruction of the USA. He will become afraid that the world could convert to this wacky relgion. He knows the power of religious movements. He will put himself forward as the savior of man. After all didn't he rid the earth of the scourge of American Hegemony. He will force all nations to either exterminate JW's or he will call fire from heaven (nuclear weapons) to destroy cities in the uncooperative countries.
At that point God will intervene. He will destroy Putin and his armies.
"But as for the rest of the beasts their rulerships were taken away and there was a lengthening in life given to them for a time and a season" Dan. 7:12
Not all countries will be destroyed. They will continue to keep order as theocratic rule is gradually instituted earthwide. "And the kingdom and the rulership and the grandeur of the kingdoms under all the heavens were given to the people who are the holy ones of the Supreme One. Their kingdom is an indefinitely lasting kingdom, and all the rulerships will serve and obey them." For rulerships to serve and obey the holy ones there will have to be such structures that continue to exist.
The resurrection that takes place during the 1000 years following the great tribulation will include those who die during the great tribulation and the battle of armageddon. The only entities to receive the second death are the wild beast and false prophet. Those who died will have to prove loyal to the new government or else they too will receive the sedond death which if final.
"So brothers as always we have a lot to look forward to in the near future" (how many times have you heard that in the concluding comments at assemblies)
