Blog to discuss the book "The Apocalypse - Letter by Letter: A Literary Analysis of the Book of Revelation" and current events that point to the events described therein.
The headline is about China's military arsenal but that's only part of the worry...
China's military buildup is unprecedented in history when you consider that they have no current enemies. Who are they building up for? Their ties with historical enemy Russia have never been stronger. The US is their number one consumer. We're funding their economy to the tune of a massive trade deficit.
The logical conclusion reached by most analysts is that this is about Taiwan. Taiwan is indeed an economic jewel and China considers it to be a rogue province of their country. The UN and the US have largely already sold Taiwan off by not recognizing them as an independent country. Yet the US policy to defend Taiwan, more likely due to lucrative defense sales deals than any moral reason, keeps Taiwan in a suspense between two superpowers.
China's aggressive posture is concerning in many ways. Is there a larger strategy at play here?
In recent months, China has been in the news for dumping huge amounts of defective, indeed poisonous products on the US market. Toys with lead paint, safety concerns and even chemical reactions have been recalled on a daily basis. In another case, pets, mostly dogs, were poisoned with pet food processed in China. If China wanted to attack the US with chemical warfare, the stream of goods that come in daily with little or no inspection or oversight seems like a stealth way to do it. They could so weaken the country that a military attack may never even be necessary. At the least, the distraction it could cause may weaken US resolve to defend foreign interest around the globe.
In Apocalypse - Letter by Letter, a massive "army" of 200 million is depicted. China with its 2 billion strong population would surely comprise a significant part of such an army.
Another twist to this scenario is the author's contention that Islam will also make up a part of the empire of the beast. China has been supplying Iran and Syria with nuclear technology through its proxy North Korea. Is that purely an economic move or is there something more sinister going on?
China is rising in strength as a world economic and military power. This bears watching in regards to biblical prophecy.
