China is a great red dragon, a communist beast power of vast population and increasingly formidable econonmic, military, and political strength. It is not yet a superpower, but it is fast growing to that level. America and China are on a collision course--there can be no other way to describe what is happening (if your eyes are open!), though at present we are engaged in a tremendous, one-sided trade relationship, with our nation funding or "feeding" the great red dragon.

Will China turn on us and devour us, as dragons proverbially are known to do to the unwary? Right now China is keenly observing us, identifying every chink in our national armor while stealing our nuclear technology or buying it outright from our soul-selling companies--just as our other mortal enemies, Iran, North Korea, and the Al Qaeda terrorist network are doing--all the while sharing information and perhaps lethal weapons of mass destruction.

China is not an innocent bystander, just a trade partner like any other we have. China is calculatingly, meticulously gathering necessary strength, training, bases, weapons, and the whole array of technological, military, and electronic means to destroy us when the moment is ready to strike us. China's universities are constantly used as bases to hack, penetrate, infect our data systems and glean secrets from our top military web sites. China is strenuously seeking space flight and satellite technology, so that she can deal with us in space as well.

Will she use what all she has gained from us against us, when she decides she is strong enough to crush us? The attack is coming. The only wild card is the Christian church in China--nestled in the dragon's breast, though not willingly accepted there (if you know anything about the tremendous persecution that is on-going in China). Will that vibrant, persecuted, suffering church now reaching upwards of 80 million Christian believers by one expert's estimate be able to turn the Great Red Dragon of Communist China from carrying out its deadly plan for us? We shall soon see!

Note: This prophecy was given my family by my aunt and uncle who were deacon and deaconess (true, Holy Spirit led, Biblical offices, not the sort that are generally appointed in churches) at the "sheepshed" church in Eden Prairie where this word was given sometime in 1973. The church started as a Bible study in the home of my aunt and uncle's, as a reward for their obedience and faithfulness in following the Spirit of God despite the persecution of others, including a pastor, in their own church after they refused to enter into an ungodly church merger. The new home church expanded mightily, as the Word came forth in powerful Bible preaching and teaching, and new ministers full of power and grace were raised up in their midst. The church had to be moved from their home, it grew so big, and from then on, as a mother church, it established over twenty other churches in the U.S. My aunt and uncle have since gone on to the Lord and received their great rewards, but their legacy is enduring, as it is now spread across the world in yet more vibrant new churches, missionaries, and missions.