A Coming “Post-Western” Age?

“The world is ‘on the brink’ of a ‘post-Western age’, a leading German think tank has warned” (EU Observer, February 14, 2017). The Munich Security Conference (MSC) report suggested that the age we may now be entering is “one in which non-Western actors are shaping international affairs”—a reference to nations such as China, Russia, and Turkey (ibid.). The MSC spokesman also observed “that if U.S. president Donald Trump made good on his promise to pursue ‘a more unilateralist, maybe even nationalistic foreign policy’ it could spell the end of the post-WWII era of Western solidarity” and that a deal between President Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin concerning the Ukraine “could also mean the end of a rules-based international order....” According to the report, “This could signal a new era of great powers determining the fate of smaller ones” (ibid.).

Bible prophecies have long foretold that three primary powers will dominate the world stage at the end of the age just before the return of Jesus Christ. The Bible refers to the “king of the north” ultimately led by Germany, the “king of the south” comprised of Arab-Muslim states, and “kings from the east” likely including Russia, China, and other eastern nations (Daniel 2:40-44; 11:40-45). Absent from this end-time scenario are the Western powers of the U.S., Britain and other Israelite-descended nations. The current ideas about a coming “post-Western age” are certainly in keeping with these ancient Bible prophecies. For more information about this timely topic, listen to or read The United States and Great Britain in Prophecy.