What are the odds that Bishop Mar Mari’s attack was state-funded terrorism as an excuse to remove the beloved bishop politely because they have tried so many times to drag him to court, accusing him of false accusations, and they did not succeed? Bishop Mar Mari is a great Christian shield that is a thorn in their side, and only demonic hatred would be so cold and cruel against a man who gives so much of himself.
Apparently, the perpetrator was a fifteen-year-old Muslim boy who was not a regular attendee at the church and who said, “I did this because the bishop insulted the prophet Muhammad.” Please note that the bishop never insulted Muhammad, and he always spoke out of love and respect. He always used to repeat that Jesus Christ is the true Lord. So, was it a question of faith? Will this attack be an excuse to fuel another yet divide-and-conquer strategy—in this case, between Muslims and Christians?
However, in the Daily Mail we read the usual cliche’: “The suspect was ‘known to police’.” Why? What has he done in the past? Why are these ‘known to police’ cases allowed to roam free in society?
But Bishop Mar Mari was an outspoken critic of the war in the Gaza strip.
Let us see what he had to say about the war in Gaza:
“I’ve been to the Gaza strip in one of our pilgrims that we go to Israel every time. I’ve been to one of them, to one of those pilgrims in the Gaza strip. The bus driver: sorry I have to stop, I have to mention this – I have to mention this, the Lord loves everyone, ok? Humanity are very harsh. The bus driver was a Palestinian Muslim. With all love and respect I’m saying this. The bus driver was a Palestinian Muslim. The tour guide was a Palestinian Muslim from the Gaza strip. But he hasn’t been to the Gaza strip for the past five years at the time. When I said to them ‘We are going tomorrow because there was a holy site which happens to be in the Gaza strip’. Which holy site was it? You read that in the holy gospel of Luke when those two men were walking back to their village and the Lord catches up to them. And He says, ‘What are you guys talking about?’ They said ‘You look like you are a stranger. You don’t know it is Jesus, this mighty prophet. Look what happened to him. He said I am the Messiah. I’m this. But He was crucified. He died and they buried him. So we are going back to our own life once again. It looks like it was all a lie’. So, as they come into the house the sun is going down. The Lord said ‘I’m going further’ and they begged Him to stay with them. That house has been turned into a church now. It is in the Gaza strip. Emmaus. The place is called Emmaus.
So, I said to them ‘We’re going to the Gaza strip.’ They said, ‘Bishop, please, this is um, they’ll kill us.’ I said, ‘I don’t care. We have the Lord Jesus. Whatever the Lord wants, but I’m going.’ They said, ‘Bishop, please. We’re Palestinian Muslims. We are scared to go in there.’ And by the way, it is surrounded by a 15 metre concrete wall and there is a gate and there is the Israeli army here. The moment we go through the gate, we are on our own. No one will come to our rescue if something goes wrong. No one. No Israeli. No Australian embassy. Nothing. Nothing. We were on our own. Till now I think about it, I say, ‘If it was up to me, just me, I would have gone, I don’t care. But I had 55 people on the bus’. But I took the risk, in Jesus’ mighty name. So, we went. We crossed the gate. The gate is shut. We’re in Gaza strip. Hamas is there. I don’t know if they knew. Maybe we would have kicked, gone with the wind. Anyway, I just want to say this.
We drove. The bus driver lost his way because he hadn’t been there for a long time. He lost his way and we came to a dead-end road. And I saw the houses on the side of the road all full of holes because of the wars throughout all those years. The houses were, you can’t live in them. But they were full of people living in them. Destroyed the houses. As he was thinking how to go back and navigate again, I saw a little, maybe a three-year-old girl who came out of one of the houses. She stood in front of the door. I am looking from inside the bus onto that girl. I waved at her. She waved at me. I said, good. I said ‘Bus driver, open the door.’ He said, ‘Bishop, it was scary enough to come in here. You want me to let you out of the bus?’ He said, ‘Do you know what will happen once you leave this bus? This whole town will come running at you. I will close the door and I will drive away. I can’t help you.’ I said, ‘Open the door.’ He said, ‘I’m not taking the risk.’ I said, ‘We pay you. You do as I say. Open the door. I want to say hello to this little girl.’ Palestinian Muslim girl, my sweetheart. Yeah, I don’t care. This is a little angel. Stop killing little angels. He opened the door eventually. I went out of the bus and said ‘close the door.’ He closed it. I called her. I spoke Arabic. I said ‘habibi taeal alaa huna,’ come here, my darling, my sweetheart. She came. I had an Australian flag. Just a piece of stick and a little plastic flag on top of it. I didn’t have anything. I gave her that. It was as if I gave her the whole world. The first time ever someone giving a gift to this little angel. She was overwhelmed with joy. She did not know what to do. She started jumping. And then her grandma came out.
And as I was talking to them, I turn around. The whole town is running at me. [laughter] In the hundreds. Men. And the way they were running, I said ‘Allah ‘akbar.’ [laughter]. I said ‘My name is Osama Bin Laden. I’ll blow you up man.’ The bus driver, ‘Bishop, get in the bus.’ I said, ‘Go brother. I’m not moving. Let them chop me. What are they going to do? I don’t care. I’m staying here.’ They came in a blink of an eye, running and literally running fast like the gazelle. They surrounded the whole bus and me in hundreds. And they started saying, ‘Nobody asks about us.’Nobody cares about us. Nobody knows how we live. We are struggling here. Please, please, please, help us.’ I went into the bus, collected some money, gave whatever we could give, and then they started saying, ‘God bless you. God be with you. Thank you so much for coming and visiting us. Please tell everyone the way we live in here. We are starving to death’. And they were. There are a lot of Palestinians but nothing to do with what is happening there. They just want to live in peace. And I’m sure on the Israeli side as well. I’m sure. Because I’ve met Jewish people – absolutely beautiful. Very respectful. Beautiful people. Absolutely beautiful. From both sides. Absolutely beautiful.
I pray they come both to the Lord Jesus. They will find their comfort, their peace, at last.”
What can the reasons be for Bishop Mar Mari’s attack in the church?
Speaking about Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel’s attack, NSW Premier Chris Minns stated that “police have declared the incident a terror attack.”
What are the odds that Bishop Mar Mari’s attack was state-funded terrorism since he was an outspoken critic of the war in Gaza?
What are the odds that Bishop Mar Mari’s attack was state-funded terrorism as an excuse to remove the beloved bishop politely because they have tried so many times to drag him to court, accusing him of false accusations, and they did not succeed? Bishop Mar Mari is a great Christian shield that is a thorn in their side, and only demonic hatred would be so cold and cruel against a man who gives so much of himself.
Apparently, the perpetrator was a fifteen-year-old Muslim boy who was not a regular attendee at the church and who said, “I did this because the bishop insulted the prophet Muhammad.” Please note that the bishop never insulted Muhammad, and he always spoke out of love and respect. He always used to repeat that Jesus Christ is the true Lord. So, was it a question of faith? Will this attack be an excuse to fuel another yet divide-and-conquer strategy—in this case, between Muslims and Christians?
However, in the Daily Mail we read the usual cliche’: “The suspect was ‘known to police’.” Why? What has he done in the past? Why are these ‘known to police’ cases allowed to roam free in society?
But Bishop Mar Mari was an outspoken critic of the war in the Gaza strip.
Let us see what he had to say about the war in Gaza:
“I’ve been to the Gaza strip in one of our pilgrims that we go to Israel every time. I’ve been to one of them, to one of those pilgrims in the Gaza strip. The bus driver: sorry I have to stop, I have to mention this – I have to mention this, the Lord loves everyone, ok? Humanity are very harsh. The bus driver was a Palestinian Muslim. With all love and respect I’m saying this. The bus driver was a Palestinian Muslim. The tour guide was a Palestinian Muslim from the Gaza strip. But he hasn’t been to the Gaza strip for the past five years at the time. When I said to them ‘We are going tomorrow because there was a holy site which happens to be in the Gaza strip’. Which holy site was it? You read that in the holy gospel of Luke when those two men were walking back to their village and the Lord catches up to them. And He says, ‘What are you guys talking about?’ They said ‘You look like you are a stranger. You don’t know it is Jesus, this mighty prophet. Look what happened to him. He said I am the Messiah. I’m this. But He was crucified. He died and they buried him. So we are going back to our own life once again. It looks like it was all a lie’. So, as they come into the house the sun is going down. The Lord said ‘I’m going further’ and they begged Him to stay with them. That house has been turned into a church now. It is in the Gaza strip. Emmaus. The place is called Emmaus.
So, I said to them ‘We’re going to the Gaza strip.’ They said, ‘Bishop, please, this is um, they’ll kill us.’ I said, ‘I don’t care. We have the Lord Jesus. Whatever the Lord wants, but I’m going.’ They said, ‘Bishop, please. We’re Palestinian Muslims. We are scared to go in there.’ And by the way, it is surrounded by a 15 metre concrete wall and there is a gate and there is the Israeli army here. The moment we go through the gate, we are on our own. No one will come to our rescue if something goes wrong. No one. No Israeli. No Australian embassy. Nothing. Nothing. We were on our own. Till now I think about it, I say, ‘If it was up to me, just me, I would have gone, I don’t care. But I had 55 people on the bus’. But I took the risk, in Jesus’ mighty name. So, we went. We crossed the gate. The gate is shut. We’re in Gaza strip. Hamas is there. I don’t know if they knew. Maybe we would have kicked, gone with the wind. Anyway, I just want to say this.
We drove. The bus driver lost his way because he hadn’t been there for a long time. He lost his way and we came to a dead-end road. And I saw the houses on the side of the road all full of holes because of the wars throughout all those years. The houses were, you can’t live in them. But they were full of people living in them. Destroyed the houses. As he was thinking how to go back and navigate again, I saw a little, maybe a three-year-old girl who came out of one of the houses. She stood in front of the door. I am looking from inside the bus onto that girl. I waved at her. She waved at me. I said, good. I said ‘Bus driver, open the door.’ He said, ‘Bishop, it was scary enough to come in here. You want me to let you out of the bus?’ He said, ‘Do you know what will happen once you leave this bus? This whole town will come running at you. I will close the door and I will drive away. I can’t help you.’ I said, ‘Open the door.’ He said, ‘I’m not taking the risk.’ I said, ‘We pay you. You do as I say. Open the door. I want to say hello to this little girl.’ Palestinian Muslim girl, my sweetheart. Yeah, I don’t care. This is a little angel. Stop killing little angels. He opened the door eventually. I went out of the bus and said ‘close the door.’ He closed it. I called her. I spoke Arabic. I said ‘habibi taeal alaa huna,’ come here, my darling, my sweetheart. She came. I had an Australian flag. Just a piece of stick and a little plastic flag on top of it. I didn’t have anything. I gave her that. It was as if I gave her the whole world. The first time ever someone giving a gift to this little angel. She was overwhelmed with joy. She did not know what to do. She started jumping. And then her grandma came out.
And as I was talking to them, I turn around. The whole town is running at me. [laughter] In the hundreds. Men. And the way they were running, I said ‘Allah ‘akbar.’ [laughter]. I said ‘My name is Osama Bin Laden. I’ll blow you up man.’ The bus driver, ‘Bishop, get in the bus.’ I said, ‘Go brother. I’m not moving. Let them chop me. What are they going to do? I don’t care. I’m staying here.’ They came in a blink of an eye, running and literally running fast like the gazelle. They surrounded the whole bus and me in hundreds. And they started saying, ‘Nobody asks about us.’Nobody cares about us. Nobody knows how we live. We are struggling here. Please, please, please, help us.’ I went into the bus, collected some money, gave whatever we could give, and then they started saying, ‘God bless you. God be with you. Thank you so much for coming and visiting us. Please tell everyone the way we live in here. We are starving to death’. And they were. There are a lot of Palestinians but nothing to do with what is happening there. They just want to live in peace. And I’m sure on the Israeli side as well. I’m sure. Because I’ve met Jewish people – absolutely beautiful. Very respectful. Beautiful people. Absolutely beautiful. From both sides. Absolutely beautiful.
I pray they come both to the Lord Jesus. They will find their comfort, their peace, at last.”
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