On another note I realized that if Ron’s Chinese opposition Army of 400 million is to take the field I would rather think that it would be whittled down a bit by the time it arrived in the Middle East… Logistics for the USSR in 1945 supported an armed service of 34,000,000 – 6,000,000 KIA = 28,000,000 and did so admerably if somewhat draconian measures where taken. Now take that number and times it by 14.28 and you get a simply staggering number of starved and famished stragglers on the road from Peking to Israel. Battle nothing, the road trip will kill ya!
Me thinks China is quickly running out of time to build up rations form way stations and sharpen bamboo spears (outfitting 400 million with fire arms is right out of the question).
I think Ron needs to have a heart to heart with the Chinese Government to get them cracking as they only have 3.4 Million currently under arms.
On the return trip from his Chinese discusions Ron could stop in Berlin and explain to the future Beasts that they also are way behind schedule for a military / political buildup.
Ah the life of the wayward Prophet, so much to do… so little time…
As the coined phrase goes, “Tick-Tock”.

I also get the feeling, that if Ron does have to do some jail time, he will decide not to use his witness powers.

And we can all bet, that he will have good reason for NOT doing so!!

Oh yeah, not to mention he also has the power to shut up the heavens, so that there will be no rain during the 1260 days of his prophecy.

Since he has had all these powers for almost a year now, come December, and seeing how he ran away from the great opportunity that his god provided him with at Idea City, and seeing how he has not used any of these powers yet, and that he still won’t use them even if he has to go to jail, and seeing how the Sixth Thunder is still at the microscopic level on the decibel meter, even though the thunders are a “matter of his own choosing”as he has said;

well, after almost a year on the job now, I would think that Ron’s god isn’t too happy with Ron’s job performance as the End-Time Witness.