The video shows the would-be hooded assassin leaping from his seat at the front of the congregation and pulling out a large knife as he runs up to the priest, Pedro Pablo Martin. But he stops in his tracks as he comes within inches of the priest - who reacts to the assault with the words: "There is power in the name of Jesus".
As the religious man repeats the same phrase over and over again in the same monotone voice, the mystery assailant takes his hood down before appearing to lose his bearings and falling to the floor as if the grip of a greater force. Other worshippers rushed to disarm him and stand over him, recriminating him for his actions and repeating the words of their vicar as the knifeman appears to suffer convulsions on the floor.
The temple where the incident happened - the Pentecostal IPUC Bosa in the Colombian capital Bogota - wasted no time in posting a video of the drama recorded on cameras inside the church on its website.
The footage was uploaded with the caption: “Hooded man attacks a priest but he is overcome by the power of the Holy One’s name."
Church officials claimed the mystery assailant had also approached the priest and whispered in his ear he was there to kill him before being ordered to sit down and listen to the service.
A spokesman for the church said: “We have a powerful God and his name is Jesus Christ. There is power in the name of Jesus.”
A witness, who declined to be named, described the event as a “miracle”. But critics dubbed the video a montage and accused the church of putting on a show to gain followers.
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