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For Nation Shall Rise Against Nation
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. Mark 13:8.
Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: Luke 21:10.
The English word: Nation is from the Greek word: ἔθνος – ethnos. This word indicates, at the very end of this age, different races of people will rise up against or above one another. The Greek definition is from: www.biblos.com
ethnos: a race, a nation, plural; the nations (as distinct from Israel.)
Original
Word: ἔθνος, ους, τό
Transliteration: ethnos
Phonetic Spelling: (eth'-nos)
Short Definition: a race, people, the Gentiles
Definition: a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.
1484 éthnos (from ethō, "forming a custom, culture") – properly, people joined by practicing similar customs or common culture; nation(s), usually referring to unbelieving Gentiles (non-Jews).