Bob Barney
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kawasaki P-1 patrol aircraft fires flares during an International Fleet Review commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force at Sagami Bay on November 6, 2022, off Yokosuka, Japan.
The Plain Truth for years, has been informing our readers of who’s who in today’s news as it relates to Bible prophecy. Even though knowledge of such things is not required for salvation, God expects us to be aware of “the signs of the times”. To that end, we have made this our mission; to help everyone understand how God’s Hand is behind today’s news whilst keeping in mind that not all news we read or listen to has a Biblical meaning and/or explanation.
When we read about the four major forces in the world, we should open our minds and realize that God has already told us long ago what will happen.
Remember, the future to us, is merely history to God!
The powers I speak of are the end times superpowers, the Spiritual power of God, and God’s prophets, especially the Two Witnesses.
Let me break this down. There are three major “powers” in the End Times:
1) The King of the North, which is a revised Holy Roman Empire,
2) The King of the South, which is a United States of Islam, and
3) A Great power from the north and east, mainly including China, Russia, and Japan.
Consequently, America, Great Britain (the Commonwealth), and most of the Israelite western Europe, will be under control by an Antichrist of the King of the North. When I speak of the Israelites, history tells us that the ancient “lost” tribes of Israel were not actually lost! After they were taken into captivity by Assyria they eventually migrated into Europe. They were referred to by several names such as the Saxons, Goths, Germans, Jutes, Alani (Alans) and others. These groups of people continued to migrate over time and eventually formed the countries we know today as the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, just to name a few.
Back in 1945 when Japan surrendered, General Douglas MacArthur understood the militaristic nature of the Japanese. In the Bible, the oriental race was and are the decedents of Japheth, Noah’s son. One of Japheth’s sons, Javan, are today the people of Japan; and notice how close to English it is. In Isaiah, chapter 66 we read the people of Javan (Japan) live on a coastal island, which Japan in fact does today. They are also called merchants (like cars, tv’s etc.). Daniel implies that Japan will be allies of the King of the North and maybe will be a part of a future EU! Daniel 8:21 says: “And the young he-goat, the hairy one, is the king of Javan; and the great horn that is between its eyes is the first king;” (Source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Names/Javan). During WWII, Japan, not China, was aligned with Hitler and Mussolini!
MacArthur, while writing the constitution of Japan, outlawed their nation to never have an army, navy, or air force because he realized that if the Japanese were to arm themselves and have a military, they would become a militaristic country again as they were in the 1930’s and 40’s.
American officials for years have understood this about Japan. It is why we have left behind millions of soldiers in Japan over the past 60 years. Then, and of course foolishly, American polices with China have rendered us impotent! China is the great threat to the Pacific basin! The Japanese have been left in the line of fire.
A Type 12 surface-to-ship missile launcher unit is displayed for military service members from 18 countries on the sidelines of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2022, at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Camp Kisarazu on June 16, 2022.
The result will be a disaster for America, Great Britain and the Commonwealth, as well as China. China has been very stupid when it comes to allowing North Korea to shoot rockets over Japan and the threatening of Taiwan as well as the entire region. We predicted 15 years ago that the Bible would be spot on in that Japan would rearm, become a superpower, and that it would eventually be the aggressor against China and American Interest.
Today we read in a CNN piece that this is happening right now before our eyes. In the article: “Japan Approves Long-Range Weapons to Counter Growing Threats from Rivals”, the author states:
‘Japan on Friday unveiled a new national security plan that signals the country’s biggest military buildup since World War II, doubling defense spending and veering from its pacifist constitution in the face of growing threats from regional rivals.
In an early evening televised address in Tokyo, Prime Minister Fumio Kishidasaid the government had approved three security documents – the National Security Strategy (NSS), the National Defense Strategy, and the Defense Force Development Plan – to bolster Japan’s defense capabilities amid an increasingly unstable security environment.
The new measures include provisions that would enable Japan to possess “counterstrike capabilities,” the ability to directly attack another country’s territory in the event of an emergency and under specific circumstances, Kishida said.
The Prime Minister earlier in December instructed his defense and finance ministers to secure funds to increase Japan’s defense budget to 2% of current GDP in 2027, according to Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada.
In taking the new defense initiatives, Japan is bending the interpretation of its post-World War II constitution, which put constraints on its Self-Defense Forces in that they can only be used for what their name implies, defending the Japanese homeland.
But Tokyo is facing its most hostile security situation in decades. With its defense overhaul, Japan describes one of those rivals – China – as its “biggest strategic challenge,” public broadcaster NHK reported Friday.
Long-time rival China has been growing its naval and air forces in areas near Japan while claiming the Senkaku Islands, an uninhabited Japanese-controlled chain in the East China Sea, as its sovereign territory.
Chinese ships have been making frequent forays near the islands, which it calls the Diaoyus, while Japan scrambles warplanes almost daily in response to Chinese planes nearing its airspace’.
(You can read the entire article Here: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/16/asia/japan-defense-strategy-intl-hnk-ml/index.html)
Friends, keep an eye on world events, especially those occurring in the middle east, and Europe, (especially Italy and Germany), as well as the Islamic nations and the Far East. Keep an eye also on God’s people that follow the Bible and stand up against the lawless ones and those who practice evil, as it says in Ezekiel 9:4 that we are to get a “mark” from God. This is a mark given to those who detest evil and specifically refuse to accept Satan’s deceptive “wokeness” and liberalistic ideology. Always keep in mind: Global Warming and Climate Change are Satan inspired hoax’s, just as the Theory of Evolution is. Modern science, especially in the field of medicine, is a scam. And don’t ever forget that it is our leaders who are killing us with deadly vaccines and Big Pharma medicines that have been created to control us. THIS IS ALL PURE EVIL.
And lest I forget, thee most important Power of all, the fourth Power ~ the power of God! This is the Superpower that WILL WIN!
So, my charge to you is to get on board, prepare yourselves, and keep watching world events.