# Mar Mari Emmanuel: 7 Biblical Prophecies for 2026

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, speaking from Sydney, Australia, during a Friday evening sermon at St. Chum Bar Sabay and St. Mary’s Cathedral, delivered a powerful message on biblical prophecies, focusing on the Book of Revelation.

Addressing both his in-person congregation and online viewers, he explored Revelation 9:9-12, framing it within the context of modern times and warning of dire events he associates with the “end of times” in 2026.

**1. Technology as a Destructive Force**: Bishop Mar Mari interprets the locusts in Revelation 9 as symbolic of modern technology. Describing their iron breastplates and lion-like teeth, he warns that technology—beautiful and attractive like a man’s face or woman’s hair—is ultimately destructive.

He predicts that by 2026, humanity’s reliance on devices and virtual reality will lead to societal collapse, eroding human connection and innocence.

**2. Rapid Global Spread of Technology**: The sound of the locusts’ wings, likened to chariots in battle, signifies the rapid global spread of technology.

Bishop Mar Mari asserts that by 2026, this spread will intensify, engulfing the world in addiction and control, as seen with smartphones and social media since the mid-20th century.

**3. Satanic Influence Through Intellect**: Identifying Satan as the “angel of the bottomless pit” named Abaddon (Hebrew for extermination) and Apollyon (Greek for ignorance), he claims Satan uses technology to infiltrate human thought. By 2026, this influence will peak, deceiving masses into rejecting Christ and embracing false wisdom.

**4. Suffering for Rejecting Christ**: The locusts’ power to harm for five months—representing Christ’s five wounds—targets those without God’s seal. Bishop Mar Mari prophesies that by 2026, those rejecting Jesus will face intensified spiritual and physical suffering as a taste of Christ’s pain on the cross.

**5. Nuclear War and Global Catastrophe**: He foresees a nuclear World War III by 2026, rendering concerns like climate change or viruses irrelevant. Nuclear weapons, a product of human pride in technology, will cause unprecedented destruction, turning even Antarctica into a boiling inferno.

**6. Two More Woes Post-Vaccine**: Referencing Revelation’s “one woe passed” and “two more woes” to come, Bishop Mar Mari suggests the COVID-19 vaccine was an initial woe, not the mark of the beast but part of a broader control system. He predicts further woes by 2026, possibly climate change agendas or other global crises, orchestrated by satanic forces.

**7. Call to Return to Christ Amid Chaos**: Above all, he urges a return to Jesus Christ as the only salvation. By 2026, amidst technological addiction, war, and deception, only love for Christ—not religious duty—will save humanity from Satan’s schemes. He emphasizes Christianity as a relationship, not rules, rooted in divine love.

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel’s sermon intertwines biblical exegesis with contemporary critique, warning that 2026 will mark a critical juncture in the end times, urging all to seek Christ before it’s too late.