We knew the talks were coming. Today's news, nevertheless, still caught me by surprise. Evidently, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas have finally sat down to talk peace Read about it here  I  Here  I  And here. The full nature of the talks are still sketchy. That they even happened, however, may speak volumes.

Today we also learned the UN Security Council was finally successful passing a Resolution imposing sanctions on Iran Read about it here. What brought the so-called "P Five" nations -- the US, Britain, France, Russia and China -- together on the Iranian issue is still sketchy. That it happened, however, may also speak volumes.

It's a mistake to see the events now unfolding as unconnected. It took something to bring together Olmert and Abbas and something too the P Five. Today's buzzword on Middle East peace is "comprehensive." Being in insurance, I know what the word means. In insurance it means combining many different coverages into one, comprehensive policy. And, that's exactly what the international community is trying to do -- combine all the different problems that are perceived to be preventing peace in the Middle East into one, comprehensive peace plan.

If you recall, only a few days ago British Prime Minister Tony Blair was in the very same residence in Jerusalem meeting with Prime Minister Olmert. In the press conference that followed Olmert said Blair had put forward some new initiatives -- things Olmert said he couldn't talk about. Also, if you recall, just a few days earlier, Abbas surprised everybody by suddenly deciding to confront Hamas by calling for new Palestinian elections.

On his trip to revive the Middle East peace process, Israel was not the only place that Blair visited. Blair also visited Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, Gaza and the United Arab Emirates. And, if you recall, earlier the same month, at a joint press conference with President George Bush, it was announced that Blair and Bush had agreed to a new approached in Iraq, and that Blair would be carrying the new plan to the Middle East.

Yes, I know what comprehensive means. But, in the auto insurance policies that I sold, there's something that a comprehensive policy doesn't cover. And, according to my understanding of Bible prophecy, that's the coverage that may soon be needed.

That coverage is called "collision."