Thursday, August 13, 2020

Global SITREP C3-20: Rumors of Peace - The Abraham Accord

Abraham Accord Signing Ceremony

UPDATE 24 September 2020:  How many folks posting articles and commentary on the internet have actually read the text of the Abraham Accords? Eschatology Today is wondering about this after surfing various websites to see what others have had to say about it, and being left with the distinct impression that the answer to this question is - not many. 

First and foremost it has been noticed that the "Abraham Accords" most certainly are a "Peace Agreement." The Accords are [a] "Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization" between the State of Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain according to the 15 September 2020 document published by the White House.

One of the key provisions of the Accords reads: "Recognizing that the Arab and Jewish peoples are descendants of a common ancestor, Abraham, and inspired, in that spirit, to foster in the Middle East a reality in which Muslims, Jews, Christians and peoples of all faiths, denominations, beliefs and nationalities live in, and are committed to, a spirit of coexistence, mutual understanding and mutual respect..."  The Accords also invoke the "Treaties of Peace" between Israel, Egypt and Jordan as being integral to the greater goal of advancing a "comprehensive Middle East peace, stability and prosperity." 

Again, are these conditions the Abraham Accords declare somehow different from what the prophet Ezekiel foretold in chapters 38 and 39 would exist at the time of the Gog of Magog military confederation's attempt to conquer and pillage the land of Israel? Of course they are and therein lies the prophetic importance of the Abraham Accords in establishing those conditions. How so few will even consider, much less teach, this most important and impending eschatological truth is stunning. 

Here's a fact: since Israel declared itself an independent nation 72 years ago there has been an Arab-Israeli conflict. The UAE and Bahrain are Arab Muslim countries and had been in varying levels of conflict with Israel as members of the Arab League. A key institution of the Arab League has been its Joint Defense Council. The Arab League was opposed to the UN Partition Plan of 1947 and created both the All-Palestine Government and the terrorist PLO to operate within Israel. Peace treaties such as the Abraham Accords were as inevitable a necessity as Gabriel's prophecy to Daniel about a "covenant among many" is to the fulfillment of God-breathed prophecy.

The Abraham Accords also seeks to "develop and launch" among the signatory parties a "Strategic Agenda for the Middle East" in a partnership with the United States of America and other nations as yet un-named. It should be apparent and if not demands that we recall the alliance between Israel, Greece and Cyprus that has been in place for a few years now. In other words, the Abraham Accords do not exist in a geopolitical vacuum; the parties committed themselves in obligations that far exceed the text of this soon to expand "covenant among many." 

Moreover, eighty percent of Israel's population (both Jew and Arab citizens) have expressed that they are in favor of the Abraham Accords. This is monumental in its scope, unprecedented even, and cannot be dismissed as something of lesser importance than what it really is.

17 September 2020: This morning the Gatestone Institute published a decidedly secular article by Khaled Abu Toameh. 

First, by way of introduction, Mr. Abu Toameh is an Arab Muslim journalist who has covered Palestinian issues for at least 3 decades. He studied at Hebrew University and early on in his career worked for a PLO newspaper. Most recently he is known to be the "eyes and ears" for foreign journalists in Judea/Samaria and Gaza; he writes for the Jerusalem Post and is also a producer and consultant for NBC News. 

With these credentials today's article took many observers by surprise, including yours truly. It was not what I expected it to be, the title notwithstanding: "Arabs: Israel Is Not Our Enemy." So, in reading just the opening five bullet quotes from Saudi and Emirates media sources you may understand why Eschatology Today views this article confirming what is written in the 14 September update to this SITREP regarding the coming final fulfillment of the Psalm 83 scenario. One could, if the sources were not known beforehand, assess these bullet items were written by a handful of conservative American writers.

A consistent theme emerges in Abu Toameh report, and it echoes part of the enemies list Ezekiel 38. The Arabs of the Gulf and Peninsula, except for Yemen, view Iran and Turkey as their primary enemies; they view Israel as their natural ally against these enemies. I suggest reading the embedded link, and to whet your appetite I include this quote from Saudi Arabian writer Mohammed al-Sheikh:

"Israel is an advanced and superior country in all fields, and by creating a space for peaceful cooperation with it, we believe that we will benefit from its progress and superiority." 

This puts some keen perspective upon Ezekiel 38:13, don't you think? I do.

14 September 2020: In the past month we've kept pace with current events of interest through items posted in the comments section of this SITREP. It has taken an entire month to discern what The Abraham Accord is and what it is not, what it replaces and what it doesn't, and what it may mean prophetically. 

The first thing to note is the the Oslo Accords (I and II) are dead; those accords died a few years ago. The Oslo I and II accords were supposed to result in a five-year plan (1995-2000) towards a final peace agreement between just two parties, Israel and the "Palestinian Authority" (PA). Accordingly, the Oslo I and II Accords never had a chance in becoming the prophetic "covenant among many."

The PA, or "Palestinian National Authority" as some refer to it, was created to take the place of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). In effect this was just a semantic name change because Israel could not make real peace with an avowed terrorist group (Fatah) dedicated to its destruction, even though Fatah remained as the political power broker, and Yasser Arafat disavowed with empty words the purpose of the PLO and accepted Israel's right to exist. 

The question is often asked, "What's in a name?" Now you know. The PLO and Fatah are the current Palestinian Authority. Not much has changed, but one has to look under the veneer to see that fact. This is not a difficult task either if one looks at the PA's statements in the months since the Abraham Accord was announced and Israel's full annexation of Judea and Samaria began to move forward. The terrorist Fatah/PLO is still there as it has always been. Only the soon-to-be literal and final fulfillment of Psalm 83 (which is inclusive of Isaiah 11:12-14 and Ezekiel 28:24-26) will permanently change this status quo.

The Abraham Accord is new, it is a singular accord that is aimed toward having many nations as participants, as guarantors of the peace it intends to create. The UAE and Bahrain are just the first among the many. However, the Abraham Accord also has a fatal flaw - it divides portions of the Covenant land of Israel. However, the aforementioned prophetic fulfillments are that which Eschatology Today believes will summarily eliminate this flaw. We believe these fulfillments will occur as a direct result of the Isaiah 17 prophecy coming to pass. Syria is not a part of the Psalm 83 war and that is a critical point to remember.

Again and for reference, the Psalm 83 prophecy involves, from north to south, Lebanon, Jordan, the PA, the terrorist enclave of Gaza and a remnant Shia militia from Iraq. That's it. The Abraham Accord will remain, but Lebanon, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority along with the Gaza terrorists will be historical footnotes. Looking just a little further forward, these events prepare or "set the stage" the coming fulfillment of Ezekiel 38/39 and the literal creation of the conditions enumerated in Ezekiel 38:10-17. What we cannot know is when in all of this the Harpazo will occur. But occur it will; nothing can stop it.

13 August 2020: United States of America President Donald John Trump made the stunning announcement this morning that the his administration was instrumental in bringing about a peace treaty between Israel and the UAE (United Arab Emirates). The treaty is being referred to as the "Abraham Accord." The Abraham Accord will normalize full diplomatic relations between Israel and the UAE, a reciprocal exchange of ambassadors, embassies and full diplomatic staff for each. Israel will also forgo any further annexation of territory in Judea and Samaria.

Folks who have been reading Eschatology Today for thee past 11 years may recall that a staple here has been the reference to Daniel 9:27 and "covenant among many" as being tied to a covenant among "Abrahamic Religions." This is precisely what we have in this "Abraham Accord" between the three principle nations that are a party to it - Jewish, Islamic and Christian nations. No doubt that is with the name of this accord was so selected. Needless to say, hearing the first reference to this peace treaty as the "Abraham Accord" nearly caused my heart to skip a beat; the hair on the back of my neck did stand on end with goosebumps the full length of my forearms. It was truly a stunner.

I expect, based upon what many are now openly saying, the Abraham Accord will expand to include many other Islamic and Christian nations. I also expect that Iran and its many proxies will do anything and everything in their power to preempt this peace deal. 

37 comments:

  1. Come Lord Jesus!

    Seems to me that agreements will be "confirmed."

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    1. Yes. And in the O.T. times a confirmation of a covenant could be as simple as an oath or affirmation of it.

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  2. 2 questions/comments

    1) I have always understood that the covenant to be confirmed in Daniel 9 verse 27 would be the mosaic covenant. Am I right in that or am I wrong?

    2) Many are saying that this deal with trump is gonna involve isreal giving up more land and will not Bode well for the United States. Is that true or is that fictitious all rumors?

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  3. hartdawg,

    1. Daniel 9:27 says nothing about a Mosaic Covenant; it says only that he (the Antichrist) "shall confirm a covenant (peace treaty) with many for one week." We have discussed this many times here. Most recently on SITREP A6-20 which is all about the Trump Peace Plan.

    2. I'm not paying any attention to what others are saying; I only pay attention to what Scripture says and what is happening in front of our eyes.

    However, that said, in SITREP A6-20 I did address the land issue, and what i wrote there is this:

    "From the purely Biblical perspective, this (the Trump Vision) is a plan to divide the land given in the Land Covenant established by God to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Israel); it ignores the inheritance of these lands as a possession to the Twelve Tribes of Israel. As such Eschatology Today believes this plan has no chance of success, nor is it, as described by the angel Gabriel to the prophet Daniel, the covenant among many."

    There is a caveat to this, as yet unstated on Eschatology Today. The caveat is that the Covenant Land of Israel does not yet exist. The present State of Israel exists in disbelief and has not yet fully taken possession of the covenant lands which are to be divided among the tribes. That covenant land extends from all of Lebanon, to southern Syria, to western Jordan, to all of Gaza, Judea and Samaria and the northern part of the Sinai peninsula.

    Israel will not possess these lands until after the literal fulfillment of Psalm 83, Isaiah 11:12-14, Ezekiel 28:24-26 and all of Joshua 13.


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    1. A question for anyone reading here to answer. I know that you know the answer, so please do so to educate an anonymous individual who does not know the answer. Thank you in advance for helping!

      Why is the "covenant among many" only for one shavuwa (seven years) duration?

      Or put another way, why is the covenant for just seven years?

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    2. The first 69 weeks have been fulfilled and to quote the book of Daniel on the LAST WEEK

      "To finish the transgression,
      To make an end of sins,
      To make reconciliation for iniquity,
      To bring in everlasting righteousness,
      To seal up vision and prophecy,
      And to anoint the Most Holy"

      Finished.

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    3. Jmoll,

      Perfect!

      70 shavuwa (weeks of years), 69 of which have taken place, leaving just one to complete the full 70.

      But this covenant is broken by the one who confirmed it in mid-week, and therefore its duration is only 3.5 years.

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  4. Also, as expected, there are those who have immediately engaged themselves in false teaching; who are grossly premature in identifying U.S. President Donald John Trump as being the Antichrist due to this enlarging 'Abraham Accord' between Israel and Arab nations.

    Should the Spirit-filled bride of Christ not know and recognize who the ten kings (horns) are today if Trump is THE LITTLE HORN (the eleventh) who comes up among them!?

    Who are the TEN TOES!?

    Maybe some are now realizing why Eschatology Today has spent a good amount of time studying this very prophetic subject?

    I hope so because of its critical prophetic importance!

    The false teachers are completely ignoring the sum total of the Lord's Prophetic word given by the Angel Gabriel to the prophet. Daniel.

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  5. So, news is that Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi are moving apace to normalization of relations with Israel.

    Also is the consensus that Iran and/or proxies will launch attacks to derail the normalization process, including at attacks in the UAE, Bahrain and Saudi homelands. And they'll use HAMAS and Hezbollah and other proxies in Syria in direct action against Israel.

    There are also indications that Syria with Russian support may attempt to seize oil fields east of the Euphrates River held by US and Syrian Kurdish forces. They believe Trump may be distracted. Big mistake.

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  6. Baptistmama,

    Yes, Google is diametrically opposed to ANY and ALL of the views expressed on Eschatology Today Blogspot.

    Been aware of this fact for a long time now, years actually. Nevertheless, for a different result, run a Google search again with: "Eschatology Today Blogspot"

    As always, day by day it's all in the Lord's hands.

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  7. Sean, I thought the name “Abraham Accord “ was significant. Someone has debunked that thought by saying that almost all of agreements, accords, treaties,etc. in the Middle East have the name Abraham in them somewhere. I have tried to research that claim but have been unable to verify it. Could you give me any insight into this? Thank you, Robin.

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  8. Robin,

    The title "Abraham Accord" is what President Trump decided to call the Israel-UAE agreement. It has not been used before, not with Egypt or with Jordan, so this name is unique to Trump as the originator of it.

    And it's not really a "peace treaty" because Israel and the UAE have never fought a war.

    If we search the web for reports on this we find that ALL globalist concerns, organizations and media outlets are tripping all over each other in heaping praise on President Trump for this "historic" achievement. The globalists and Deep State praising President Trump??!!

    Yes, that's right, praising him, ALL of them! Because it's something they've dreamed of bringing about for a long time, as noted in this SITREP. Trump stole their thunder.

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  9. Lebanese president Michel Aoun has issued a proclamation that Lebanon become a secular state.

    No way Iran and Hezbollah will allow this to happen. They'll do anything to preempt it, including war with Israel.

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  10. Hey Sean
    You were so right. I am very stunned to see how many arab countries are signing on to this Abraham accord and some bringing their embassies to Jerusalem.
    The Psalm 83 crowd must be boiling inside at this turn of events.

    I'm daily watching the night sky just waiting to see a door open up.:)

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  11. More than a couple Middle East leaders are waiting on the outcome of the US election... what use would the Abraham Accord be without a Trump re-election?

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  12. Zep 2 talks about the Lord's Wrath falling.... So since Zep 2 is part of Ps 83 then there will be Zero Christians in any of the areas it falls. I feel the the Zero Christians is due to a Snatching Out of them.

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    1. Zephaniah 2 may or may not be directly related to Psalm 83 as it also has a general 70th Week flavor to it. It could also be related, in part, to Isaiah 17 where Israel (Ashkelon spacifically) suffers greatly. We'll have to watch how this develops.

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  13. Jer 49 talks about Lord's Wrath falling on Elam. Not sure where this is in the time line but really seems that it is before Ezek 38.

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    1. I'll tentatively link Jer. 49:34-39 to something being made public in the last 24 hours.

      According to US Intel Iran is believed to be planning the assassination of the US Ambassador to South Africa, a female American Jew who is quite close to President Trump. The assassination would be in revenge for the assassination of Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

      Iran may guesstimate it can get away with the plot because President Trump is in the midst of an election. That would be a fatal mistake for the Iranian regime.

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  14. Sean,
    According to aljezeera, the Abrahamic accord has written into it allowing prayer by other religions on the temple complex in Jerusalem. I couldn't find a confirming news site but I thought I'd throw it out there.
    It could be just a ploy to get the muslims all riled up.
    Do you have any info on this?
    If true, it's another step for the Jews toward building their temple.


    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/israel-normalisation-partition-al-aqsa-mosque-analysts-200913185257276.html

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    1. jmoll,

      Yes, I absolutely do have more on this. The MEFORUM site published a very similar report yesterday.

      As the author wrote in this secular report, not knowing how correct the statement is, "we are now living in unprecedented times."

      There will be the a day soon when the Emirates and Bahraini leaders are visiting Temple Mount soon at the invitation of Netanyahu. Abbas may also be invited to join the group. While there on the Mount they will pray for peace as fraternal cousins.

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  15. History will be made at Noon today on the White House' South Lawn as the Abraham Accord is signed.

    “We’ve worked on this for many years. This is a massive turning point in the history of Israel, as well as the history of the Middle East. It will have a huge and positive impact on all Israelis. I promise you, from what I see here, that more countries are on the way.” - PM Benjamin Netanyahu

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    1. The inked signatures on the Abraham Accord were barely dry when a barrage of rockets from Gaza began hitting southern Israel. Injures and damage reported, harsh IDF response expected momentarily.

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  16. I can agree that Jer 49 time frame is a bit cloudy...

    Two of the "Ps 83" areas are mentioned in Jer 49 along with the terrible judgement of "no one shall remain". And it sure sounds like it is the Lord Himself that does the judgement.

    Edom= Southern Jordan... (Psalms 83:6)-- > Jer 49:18 ..no one shall remain
    Amalek= the Sinai....... (Psalms 83:7)-- > Jer 49:18 ..no one shall dwell in it.

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  17. A number of comments, mostly my own, were eliminated to make room for additional more recent comments yet to be made. This SITREP will continue for a while longer.

    There is chatter of an additional seven to nine countries joining the Abraham Accord soon. Morocco, Sudan and Saudi among them. Iran is on firm notice once again to mind its P's and Q's.

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  18. Sean, re: your 9/17 update, it seems that this Abraham Accord is the Sheba and Dedan coalition building up who eventually query Gog of his intentions against Israel.

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    1. Randall,

      I've used a Scripture-based methodology to determine with certainty what modern-day nationalities constitute the very ancient Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and their young lions.

      That methodology has been the key for more than a decade to knowing in advance that some future pact like The Abraham Accord would fulfill Daniel 9's "covenant among many" and "Ezekiel 38:13. These two God-breathed scriptures of over 2500 years ago are referencing the same grouping of nations.

      It is also the lens by which we can extend an accurate view into the future.

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  19. This is breaking news:

    Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) plans to assassinate President Donald Trump, an ally of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei wrote on Sunday.

    The assassination threat comes as Iran’s influence in the Middle East appears at its lowest level in decades, with the Arab Persian Gulf states of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) working with Trump to normalize relations with Israel, Iran’s hated enemy.

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    1. URL to the above:

      https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/09/21/irans-revolutionary-guards-aim-to-assassinate-trump-khamenei-ally-warns-n948659

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  20. Sean:
    I haven't commented for awhile. So looking at IRGC bold claim to assassinate President Trump somewhat possible. Also believe God's plan for him to win and Lord willing be president 4 more years. He has survived more than more presidents would ever tolerate.
    And through Trump-promoting “intercessory” prayer Christians believe that may well be God's Plan.

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  21. The UAE is already talking about a palestinian state on the '67 borders and an east Jerusalem capitol...

    Ken B

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  22. Israel and Bahrain established formal diplomatic relations today in Manama signing ceremony.

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  23. Heads Up: The over-arching prophetic war Eschatology Today refers to as "the Psalm 83 War" is soon to be launched.

    Fatah, in coordination with their "brothers" in HAMAS, PIJ, PFLP-GC and other factions, as well as Hezbollah, will present a united political and warfighting front against Israel in the very near future.

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    1. These enemies say they will sacrifice their children in the coming war.

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    2. Palestinian Authority: "Arab peace makers are “enemies of the Islamic society,” “worms ‎exposed by the sun."

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  24. Rocket fire from Gaza today is being responded to at this time by a massive barrage of air strikes by the IAF.

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  25. The CCP has warned the population of Shenzhen to prepare for an emergency declaration.

    No hint of what type of emergency was mentioned.

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