While visiting China, Napoleon Bonaparte made a very prophetic statement, “When China awakens it will shake the world.” Napoleon was correct in his assessment as China for the past century has been a player in the international arena.
Snubbed by world powers during the post World War I peace negotiations this country became isolated from the west , began its internal progress, and the rest is history. The awakened China has risen from obscurity to be a dominant political, military, financial, and cultural phenomenon and truly fits into the fulfillment of Bible prophecy.
However, Napoleon only saw part of the Asian awakening and there are other nations that have shaken the world in their awakenings. Both North and South Korea in the past 50 years have truly been like China, demonstrating military might, financial influence, and a profound influence on culture worldwide.
Japan rose out of the ashes of nuclear disaster to take its place among the leading nations of the world and has been able to stay at the forefront. Napoleon was essentially correct about China,also nations such as the Philippines and Indonesia with its threat of Islamic influence certainly are on the horizon of world influence.
While it is true Napoleon saw a portion of prophetic reality, the history of the Pacific Rim and prophetic fulfillment are running on a parallel course and as time marches on the accuracy of God’s word continues to be verified and one area to watch is definitely Asia!
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