A Growing Eastern Alliance

For decades, South Korea and Japan have been closely aligned with the United States in ideological opposition to China. For its part, China has traditionally supported North Korea, the enemy of South Korea. However, key global allegiances are realigning before our eyes—in line with prophetic conditions this Work has warned about for decades.

Last week in Tokyo, leaders from China, Japan, and South Korea met to discuss common economic and security issues and growing global uncertainty (Reuters, March 22, 2025). The Japanese foreign minister commented, “I believe we may truly be at a turning point in history.” The leaders agreed to hold a summit later in the year. They also discussed the powerful impact their three nations could have on geopolitics if they work together. And China expressed the desire to increase the membership of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership—a 15-nation free-trade agreement that includes these countries.

Bible prophecy foretells an unprecedented military powerhouse originating from a region east of Jerusalem and the Euphrates River at the end of the age. This group of “kings from the east” will eventually enter the Middle East and gather at Armageddon with the rest of “the kings of the earth and of the whole world” (Revelation 16:12–16) to travel together to Jerusalem and confront the returning Messiah. As we watch the realignment of economically and militarily powerful nations in Asia, these pivotal Bible prophecies should be kept in mind. To learn more about the future of the Asian nations, be sure to read Revelation: The Mystery Unveiled.