Sadat's Bold Gamble Prophesied? - Garner Ted Armstrong - January 1978

Garner Ted Armstrong

Anwar Sad at is making history. Could he also unknowingly be fulfilling Bible prophecy? In his dramatic visit to Israel in mid November, which included face-to-face meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Begin and an address before the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), the President of Egypt launched a bold new bid for peace in the Middle East. It was a journey Sadat knew he absolutely had to undertake, regardless of the odds. It is known that he was convinced that another war was imminent, with catastrophic results for his country almost a certainty given Israel's clear military superiority. Intelligence reports at his disposal showed that a "Round Five" of the Middle East war would be different this time; that another stalemate was out of the question; that unlike 1973, the government now in power in Israel would likely pay no heed to American and Russian calls for a cease-fire but would order their generals to march straight into Cairo itself. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library