Revelation 9 - Lake Erie Bible Church

Chapter 9
THE REVELATION TO JOHN
C. The leopard de-emphasizes blocking because it is an inherently slow action: you
have to see the attack coming, move quickly enough to intercept the attack, and
then actually deflect the strike, all in a very short period of time.
D. The leopard devotes itself to all out attack, forcing the defender to devote all his
attention to blocking rather than counter-attacking.
E. The leopard knows that eventually one or more of its attacks will get through the
opponent’s defense simply by overloading it with relentless aggression.
F. The leopard seen by Daniel had on its back four wings of a bird, indicating an
even greater ability to move rapidly.
G. The animal had four heads, pointing to a four-fold political division in the third
empire of the last days.
H. Heads are used like mountains in prophetic language to refer to political
kingdoms or nations.
I. While the lion conjures up the thought of kingly royalty, such as you might find in
the monarchy of Great Britain, the leopard conjures up the thoughts of an exotic
and speedy predator.
J. This animal corresponds to the wind from the East and is used to teach the great
military threat from the communist orient.
K. The four wings indicate that the oriental block of nations will be able to mobilize
and attack much faster than men can imagine.
L. The four heads portray the four specific groups that will consolidate power under
the communist Chinese and could very possibly include Korea, and two other
southeast Asian nations.
M. China, North Vietnam, Laos, and North Korea are already fully committed to
communism, and thus share a common ideology and government.
55. Current events indicate that China alone would be able to field an army of this size,
something about which Chairman Mao boasted as early as the 1960’s.
56. The latest information we have on China (from the year 2000) indicates that the
military manpower that is available (males age 15-49) is estimated to be 363,050,980;
further, those actually fit for military service is estimated to be 199,178,361.
57. As the Asia Times online has noted (atimes.com), “After the break-up of the Soviet
Union in 1991, with the Russia-South Korea and China-South Korea rapprochement,
the long economic depression of North Korea and the increase in the level of Chinese
aid, China is again steadily strengthening its influence over Korean affairs. Kim
Jong-il's secret visit to China just days before the summit with his Southern
counterpart Kim Dae-jung and his tour-visit to China in January 2001 are widely
regarded as the clear proof of China's influence.”
58. Further, China has been in the process of consolidating its relationship with all the
nations of Southeast Asia by signing four new long-term cooperation agreements with
Myanmar (Burma), Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore.
59. China also reinforced bilateral relations by exchanging high-level delegations with
Singapore, the Philippines, and Myanmar, and several regional states joined with
China to celebrate milestone anniversaries marking the establishment of diplomatic
relations.
60. China also reinforced its ideological relations with Vietnam and Laos, its military ties
with Thailand, and reportedly increased its military support for Myanmar.
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P-T Ken Reed
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