countries that are revealed in the Book of Revelation are these locations in Bible prophecy China does China have a role in The Book of Revelation China has more than 1.4 billion people making it the second largest country in the world by population just after India this means China makes up 17.4% of all the people on Earth the country s an area as big as five time zones and shares land borders with 14 other countries many wonder if this vast and vital country is mentioned in Revelation with strong newspaper headlines like China the next superpower it's
easy to think that this nation might be a big part of the Bible now the answer is no if you are looking for direct and explicit reference the Bible does not explicitly mention China however there is a people in the Book of Revelation that many believe refers to China and this is the king of the East we find these Kings of the east in Revelation chapter 16 then the sixth Angel poured out his bowl on the Great River the Euphrates and its water was dried up so that the way would be prepared for the coming
of the king's from the East and the sixth Angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates and the water thereof was dried up that the way of the kings of the East might be prepared and I saw three loathsome Spirits like frogs leaping from the mouth of the Dragon Satan and from the mouth of the Beast Antichrist dictator and from the mouth of the false prophet for they are actually the spirits of demons performing miraculous signs and they go out to the kings of the entire inhabited Earth to gather them together for the
war of the great day of God the almighty behold I am coming like a thief blessed is he who stays awake and who keeps his clothes that is stay spiritually ready for the Lord's return so that he will not be naked spiritually unprepared and men will not see his shame and they demons gathered the Kings and armies of the world together at the place which in Hebrew is called har mageddon Armageddon Revelation 16: 12-6 the Bible says that the Euphrates river will dry up one day to make way for a king during the 7-year tribulation
there are three main sets of disasters the Seven Seals trumpets and Bows we can find comfort in knowing that these things won't get worse than what's already described in these chapters in Revelation we read about seals trumpets Bulls lampstands the dragon and stars the seals trumpets and blls are different disasters the Bold judgments come at the very end of the tribulation and they are so severe that if they went on everyone on Earth would be destroyed mark 13: 19 through 20 for those days will be such a time of tribulation as has not occurred since
the beginning of the creation which God created until now and never will again and if the Lord had not shortened to those days no life would have been saved but for the sake of the elect whom he chose he shortened the days who is the king of the East this drying up isn't just a big event but looks like God plans it as part of what will lead to Armageddon the term the kings of the east in Revelation 16:12 has been debated extensively throughout Christian history The Book of Revelation uses many symbols and it's prophecies
can be hard to understand leading to different interpretations the phrase the kings of the East has been looked at from many different perspectives including these the seven bold judgments or the tribulation period's last and most intense judgments they will be the worst punishments the world has ever faced you can find details about these seven blls in Revelation 16: 1-2 1 named the seven bows of God's Wrath human wickedness has reached its highest point during The antichrist's Reign this causes God's anger against sin to be poured out the seventh trumpet signals the start of these seven
Bowl judgments in the sixth Bowl the rever Euphrates is affected the sixth bold judgment the next to last judgment during the tri ation is when the Euphrates River dries up Revelation 16:12 then the sixth Angel poured out his bowl on the Great River the Euphrates and its water was dried up so that the way would be prepared for the coming of the Kings from the East massive armies from the East including countries like China India and Japan could quickly move west once the Euphrates River dried up and became a road there are many ideas and
guesses about which countries these armies might be some people wonder why armies from the East move west some think it's because of a global leader called the Antichrist who lives in Europe in the end these armies will fight against God next the kings of the earth will come together to the place called Armageddon in Hebrew we can see that the drying up of the Euphrates river is linked to a big war this big battle takes place at a place called Armageddon har megiddo so what exactly is the battle of Armageddon China's growing influence and Military
capabilities have indeed made it a significant player on the global stage China's rise and actions in various regions have led many to speculate about its potential role inure future geopolitical scenarios including end times prophecies is this the only suspicion that people have well no some people believe that a battle in Revelation is about China in the end times they refer to Revelation 9:16 which talks about an army of 200 million and some Reports say China could have a big army like that but there are issues with this idea first revelation chter 9 doesn't mention an
army from the East it talks about a demonic Army that destroys a third of humanity the horses They Ride aren't real horses also the battle in Revelation 9 happens after the sixth trumpet judgment while the battle in Revelation chap 16 with the kings of the East comes after the sixth B judgment likely about 3 and 1/2 years later in the end many nations including China will try to conquer others but their main struggle will be against God the tribulation will be a time of great conflict and disasters but remember as Psalm 2: 2-6 says God
is in control of everything the kings of the Earth take the stand and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and his Anointed The davidic King The Messiah the Christ saying let us break apart their Divine bands of restraint and Cast Away their cords of control from us he who sits enthroned in the heavens laughs at their Rebellion The Sovereign Lord scoffs at them and in Supreme contempt he mocks them then then he will speak to them in his profound anger and terrify them with his displeasure saying yet as for me I have anointed
and firmly installed my king upon Zion my Holy Mountain Psalm 2: 2-6 China is kidum Isaiah 23:1 talks about the land of kidum so which country today does this prophecy point to the name kidum can mean both the island of Cyprus and the nation of China the people who first lived in Cyprus and gave it that name were the ancestors of the Chinese the Jewish historian Josephus tells us that some of japheth's descendants like the families of Gomer tubul and TOA first lived in southern Europe then they moved East into Asia one of these families
called kidum originally lived west of Mesopotamia before moving to the Far East many people think that Isaiah 23: 1-3 shows that kidum which we now call China will be a key player in the world's economy along with Europe the Bible says that this partnership might shut out the nations of Israel it's not surprising that China will be a major part of this economic team with Europe because China is the biggest exporter in the world today soon these two trading groups will control the global economy number three