Here’s a WLee quote from his Life Study of Revelation covering Rev. 9. It’s interesting to me because, though dated, he links the end times to China. Today China and the US are … whatever they are. His comments though don’t really imply an adversarial relationship, between “us and them” as clearly exists today.
Quote:
II. TWO HUNDRED MILLION CAVALRY TROOPS
Verse 16 says, “And the number of the cavalry troops was two hundred million. I heard their number.” In order to kill the third part of men, the four angels will use two hundred million cavalry troops. The number of these horsemen is nearly that of the total population of the United States. The two hundred million horsemen will come from the rising of the sun (16:12), that is, from the east. The place on earth that produces the most horses is Mongolia. The Western world has invented so many modern methods of transportation, but these cavalry from the east will not use them. Instead, they will use horses. …
….I have been saved for more than fifty years. During the years since 1918 I have spent much time observing the world situation and studying the prophecies in the Bible. I can testify that no time has been closer to the fulfillment of the New Testament prophecy than today. Today’s world news is focused on the Middle East. Much of the daily news concerning the Middle East matches what is spoken in the Bible. This means that the Lord is keeping His word and that prophecies are now being fulfilled. Undoubtedly, we are very close to the time of the sixth seal, the main aspect of which is the great earthquake.
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So, of course, we are closer now than then, and as of today, China seems to be a bigger player than the Middle East. Then there’s the massive earthquake in Turkey. There are no conclusions, other than “we’re closer today” and IMHO, something is going on. I can’t imagine the 200M horsemen…
Nell