One more thought to share that’s been on my mind...
(This is relevant regardless of the various eschatological views.)
1. I find no significant role in scripture regarding the United States. There is Israel, “Babylon”, the revived Roman Empire (Europe, with 10 nations in particular), Gog (a reconstituted Soviet Union ?), and massive armies of the kings of the east (China?, India?), but not much to support a role for the West. Maybe, and it might be a stretch, America might be represented by the two eagle wings that come in support of Israel against the antichrist. Other than that it is as if America does not exist.
2. Current Russian oligarchs are openly discussing the justification and inevitability of a first-strike, nuclear attack on The West.
3. Here is the approximate landmass of “The West”
* Western Europe: Approximately 3.9 million square miles.
* Northern America: Approximately 9.5 million square miles.
* Australasia: Approximately 3.1 million square miles.
In total, the land mass of these regions adds up to approximately 16.5 million square miles.
* The total landmass of planet Earth is 57.1 million square miles.
* This means “The West” makes up about 28.9% of the Earth’s landmass.
4. The fourth sign/seal/horse of the apocalypse comes on a “fourth part” (i.e. 25%) of the earth.
Revelation 6:7-8 NKJV
When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth.
5. Although I’m in no way asserting that such a scenario is the meaning of this passage, it seems as if America ceasing to exist as a world power is a real possibility in the light of Bible prophecy. And regardless of prophecy, it seems to me that our “cup of iniquity” is full or very nearly so. The future of our once-great nation seems pretty bleak to me.
As you’ve collected quite a few examples of “signs of the times” and studied their relationship with Bible prophecy, perhaps you have some insights into this.
1. The revived Roman empire is after the end of the Julian-Claudian dynasty. Gog is more in what is now Turkey. There is no reference to China in the Bible and only a part of India is mentioned.
2. It is only Medvedev making these statements and he is the recognized mad-dog of Putin, making wild statements to scare Putin’s enemies, but giving Putin plausible deniability
3. Your landmass of the west includes Guatemala and Mexico?? and “Western Europe” is not 3.9 million square miles. it is only 0.9 million square miles. The 3.9 million sq miles is all of “Europe” which includes European Russia.