Seven months after leaving office, former US ambassador David Friedman has established a new institute with the aim of expanding and scaling the Abraham Accords he helped broker last year among Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, Kosovo and Morocco.
In June, I wrote an article about the Biden Administration deciding to expand the Abraham Accords which were brokered by the Trump administration in 2020. In the article I also brought to our attention the fact that we’re seeing more players seeking to expand on this initiative as well.
In April there was a piece of legislation known as the “Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021” designed to “encourage, strengthen, and expand the Abraham Accords for a period of five years” while in May we learned that Jared Kushner who had a significant role in this process launched a peace institute to advance the Abraham Accords.
Now we can add David Friedman’s newly launched “Friedman Center for Peace through Strength” institute into the equation. It seems pretty clear to me that the Abraham Accords won’t be going away anytime soon as it’s still being heralded and seeing ongoing benefits up till today.
Now the question is why should we care about the Abraham Accords and these ongoing efforts to further expand it? I firmly believe that agreements like this may likely be setting the stage for the Daniel 9:27 covenant to be made.
This covenant will be confirmed for a “week” or 7 years which will kick off the tribulation period. Along with Daniel 9:27, we’re also seeing the increased set up for the Ezekiel 38-39 war. What we’re seeing with the accords is an increased call for peace in the Middle East as well as Israel reaping economic benefits. In Ezekiel 38 we’re informed of Israel’s state of being when several nations including modern day Russia, Iran, and Turkey come against it.
After many days you will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword and gathered from many people on the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate; they were brought out of the nations, and now all of them dwell safely. You will ascend, coming like a storm, covering the land like a cloud, you and all your troops and many peoples with you. Thus says the Lord God: ‘On that day it shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan: You will say, I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will go to a peaceful people, who dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates— to take plunder and to take booty, to stretch out your hand against the waste places that are again inhabited, and against a people gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell in the midst of the land. Sheba, Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish, and all their young lions will say to you, Have you come to take plunder? Have you gathered your army to take booty, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’ (Ezekiel 38:8-13)
Ezekiel 38:8 and Ezekiel 38:11 shows us that Israel will be dwelling “safely” when this invasion occurs against it and that the people there are “peaceful”. The next important piece to this is why exactly are the nations coming against Israel? “To take plunder and to take booty” (Ezekiel 38:12). For this to occur we must infer that at this time Israel must also be a prosperous nation.
For other nations to want to come against it for material gain of some kind, it presupposes an Israel that has something valuable to take in the first place. Interestingly, these peace agreements are being hailed as bringing about a more prosperous and safe Middle East, and of course Israel would be a part of this prosperity and safety.
Lastly, we see a few nations protesting this invasion. Included is Sheba and Dedan, or modern day Saudi Arabia who is currently on friendly terms with Israel and is also expected to sign an agreement with Israel in the future.
For nations to protest against an invasion of Israel, they would have to be on good terms which is what we’re seeing amongst Saudi Arabia and Israel and other Arab nations. Ultimately, as we see the set up for the future fulfillment of bible prophecies being set up right before our eyes concerning events that occur in close proximity to the tribulation, it should tell us that our redemption draws ever so near.
David Friedman launches ‘Friedman Center’ to advance peace made by Abraham Accords
The Jerusalem Post: Called “The Friedman Center for Peace through Strength,” the nonprofit institution said that it will work from its offices in Florida and Jerusalem to build on existing accomplishments and advance peace and prosperity throughout the Middle East. The Friedman Center will hold its kickoff event on October 11 at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem.
The event – a gala dinner – will feature the world premiere of The Abraham Accords, a five-part documentary on the normalization deals, co-produced by Friedman and the TBN Network. The full documentary will air on TBN in the late fall. “Since leaving office, I felt it important to preserve the legacy and advance the message of the Abraham Accords through the voices of those responsible for this extraordinary achievement,” Friedman said this week.
“Partnering with the exceptional skills and reach of TBN, I believe that we have created a documentary film that will inspire other nations and other leaders to embrace this path to peace. I am so happy to unveil this film in Jerusalem as we launch our Center.”
The Friedman Center event is co-sponsored and co-chaired by Larry Mizel, chairman of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and a founder of The Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, and Sylvan Adams, an Israeli-Canadian businessman and philanthropist known for bringing large scale sports and cultural events to Israel.
The dinner will be attended by government officials and business leaders from the US, Israel and the Arab world. Confirmed attendees include former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and former US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin. At the dinner, Pompeo will receive The Friedman Center’s inaugural “Peace through Strength” award. Pompeo, Mnuchin and Friedman also will be featured speakers at the 10th annual Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference, to be held at the Museum of Tolerance the following day, October 12. The Friedman Center is co-sponsoring that conference. Read More
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- David Friedman launches ‘Friedman Center’ to advance peace made by Abraham Accords (September 2nd, 2021) – The Jerusalem Post