The Caribbean Chessboard: Why China and the U.S. Are Battling Over Venezuela

Cause Before Symptom - With Your Host James Carner

In this prophetic deep-dive, we uncover the hidden war unfolding off the coast of Venezuela — not a declared battle, but a shadow conflict between two global empires: China and the United States. Beneath the narrative of drug interdictions and collapsing socialism lies the real story — one of oil, ports, surveillance, and global alignment.

Venezuela, once the richest nation in South America, now serves as a critical outpost for China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Through oil-backed loans, digital surveillance infrastructure, and trade manipulation, Beijing has turned Venezuela into a satellite state — a refueling station for empire. In response, the U.S. has deployed warships, authorized CIA strikes, and reactivated the Monroe Doctrine in a last-ditch attempt to stop the dragon from coiling around its southern flank.

But this war isn’t just about geography. It’s about prophecy. Revelation 13 speaks of a beast system that controls commerce and demands loyalty. The surveillance state now rising in Venezuela — with Chinese-built digital ID systems and biometric control — is a prototype for the global grid of the Antichrist. The oil is the offering. The people are the price.

This scroll exposes how the eagle and the dragon are not fighting for Venezuela’s freedom — they are fighting for control of the gateway to the Western Hemisphere. Yet in the midst of this chaos, a greater Kingdom stands, unshaken and unseen, calling the remnant to discern, resist, and endure.