Religion
Meet pastors who prophesied ‘Nigeria’s 2023 election will not hold’
Prophecy is a divinely inspired prediction and instruction. Prophets are special beings in possession of spiritual gifts to communicate with heavenly bodies and predict future events before they happen. God uses prophets to communicate his commandments and give guidance.
There are several instances in the scriptures where prophets predict accurately and converse with God for direction and instruction.
However, several modern pastors have abused the power of prophecy. The problem of false prophets that occurred during the period of Paul, Barnabas has not disappeared, it is still occurring in the early Christian communities.
Recently, we published a report titled; ‘2023 Nigeria election: One God, one poll, nine prophecies and three winners’. In this report, pastors who claimed God spoke to them about winners of 2023 presidential election were highlighted.
It is a tradition for Nigerian pastors and prophets to predict election outcomes. Sometimes, they predict future events to demonstrate to their throngs of followers that they possess some sort of supernatural ability or able to discern God’s genuine will.
While some pastors claimed that God told them about outcome of elections and winners of presidential election, some prophets prophecised that there would not be election in 2023.
As the electoral body, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announces presidential results across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), this reporter decided to compile a list of Nigeria pastors who prophecised that there would not be any election in 2023.
Apostle Paul Okikijesu
Apostle Paul Okikijesu of the Christ Apostolic Miracle Ministry prophesied that there will be no election in Nigeria in 2023 if the politicians refuse to change their ways.
According to him, presidential aspirants must stop shedding blood of the innocent.
According to his words; “Thus says the Lord: If the politicians refuse to change, there won’t be any Election in 2023,” Apostle Paul Okikijesu stated.
He continued; “If the politicians continue with bloodshed and continue to honour the darkness more than I the Lord; then no election will take place in Nigeria in 2023. No election will take place in 2023 if the presidential aspirants refuse to stop bloodshed.
“Thus says the Lord: No Election will take place; if the presidential aspirants refuse to stop bloodshed, if they refuse to cater for the poor and honour the religious advisers. If they refuse to cease seeking the lives of others, and stop seeking the downfall of each other; because these activities will increase from June 2021 until January 2022.
“Thus says the Lord: There will be no Election in 2023, if the presidential aspirants do not stop taking a swipe at one another. If they continue to investigate each other, in order to ruin one another’s reputation; because these activities will lead to various mysterious events that will not make the Election take place,” Apostle Paul Okikijesu stated.
Prophet Coming of the Lord
Ahead of the 2023 general election, a cleric of The Last Day Church of God called on Nigerians to pray against revolution in the country.
He particularly called on Christians and ministers of God to go into fervent prayers, noting that he sees a revolution and not election in 2023.
The cleric, known as Prophet Coming of the Lord, gave the revelation yesterday while speaking to journalists at his residence in Otokutu near Warri, Delta State, saying the lord revealed so many things in an encounter on his recent sojourn to a prayer mountain, stressing that the 2023 election will be tough.
He emphasised on the need for genuine Christians to embark on serious prayers to avert a revolution that will be worse than the #EndSARS protest, adding that many people will die as a result of “that mother of revolution that will come before, during or immediately after the 2023 elections.
“Nigerians, I am not seeing any election taking place, I am seeing a revolution not election. This revolution, the Lord said it would start like crisis and snowballed into war. They will burn police stations, and it will look like the continuation of #EndSARS protest. And this will be more than that protest. Vehicle will not move for more than one month.”
The cleric stated that the revolution would be ignited by Nigerian youths in response to the economic situation in the country, adding that they will begin the revolution to foist on Nigerians their preference.
The clergyman was quick to warn the youths not to push the country into crisis that may end up claiming the lives of many promising youths, adding that if they want a change, it was only proper for them to pursue it in a manner that will not endanger the lives of other Nigerian citizens.
“They will kill policemen, soldiers and other security agents. Many youth corpers will die. We should prepare as Nigerians must pray against this not to happen and pray for peace. And the Lord said I should warn Nigerian youths to sit down as He is the one that will give power to whom He desires to give. That no one can give power except him,” he said.
Apostle Dr. J.O Afolabi Okoto-Jesu
The founder of joyous miracle gospel church and ministry, Apostle Dr. J.O Afolabi popularly known as Okoto-Jesu declared that God told him that proposed 2023 election will not hold in Nigeria.
This was made known by the general oversea while dishing out prophecies for year 2023 to his church members during Iyanu-Ayo Okoto-Jesu World Outreach Sunday Service which was aired on social media platform.
‘Our dearest people in the entire universe. It is God’s word. That’s how I was shown by God. It changeth not. There won’t be election in 2023, he stressed.
Religion
Mixed reactions trail ‘Jesus Christ is not God’ banner displayed at Lekki central mosque
Netizens across social media platforms have begun to condemn a banner about Jesus Christ displayed at the gate of the Lekki Central Mosque in Lagos State.
The inscription on the banner which went viral on Wednesday read, “Jesus Christ is not God. He is a Prophet and Messenger of God!”
However, reactions have trailed the message, with some arguing that the motive behind it was blasphemy.
Some others, however, maintained that the message has been affirmed by pastors many times.
A Nigerian actress, Wumi Tuase, took to her X and expressed displeasure saying, “I don’t like to get into religious conversations but I found it very weird that Lekki Central Mosque has this in front of their gate.”
A user who tweeted with the handle #Fisayo Ojabodu wrote, “You don’t see the banner is disrespectful to other people’s religion. And is propagating foolish agenda.”
One user who identified with the handle #Adesuwa noted that this action is nothing but blasphemy.
Another user who identified as #FS Yusuf tweeted, “Christianity is actually a religion of peace.
“In the last two decades, my family church has been set on fire by Muslim extremists for ridiculous reasons such as religious extremism and Buhari losing his 2011 election.
“This is the reality for hundreds of churches and also innocent individuals accused of blasphemy. If this write-up was done by a Christian organisation, we won’t be here typing. Until we learn to uphold tolerance, we can’t make progress as a pluralistic society.”
One Silva Bella on X said, “It’s not about Christianity is a religion of peace or not … Jesus is not God. I have read the Bible a lot of time and it obvious but I can’t still get why people call Jesus God. He’s the son which means God is the father.”
“Jesus is God, Jesus is your King and Jesus will pass judgment on all. For judgment will only be fair through him that has walked in your flesh and felt your pain,” GeradTheGreat opined.
“We are so peaceful, and we will remain peaceful, we don’t fight for our God, He fights for himself,” Joycccc wrote on Meta.
Another user on X, Expope said, “The late Deborah they set on fire has not done up to this before they all joined hands to terminate her life.”
On X, another user identified as #ChristTheLighhouse opined, “We as Christians accept criticism, backlash, rejection, and even insults. Our Lord and saviour whom we believe and serve received more up to the point of death! He prayed for unbelievers and his persecutors and killers.
“The gospel of repentance and conversation into Christianity and acceptance of Jesus as ones personal Lord and Saviour is never by force, war, coercion or propaganda…it’s by the gentle acts of the Holy Spirit of God.That is the game changer. It’s a personal experience. Ask Saul (later Paul) of Tarsus!”
On the contrary, one Muhammad Shaikhan said, “The beauty of this drama between Christians and Muslims is that everyone of us knows that God is one. God is always a God. We can’t substitute God with anybody. The argument is all about the teaching of Jesus and that of Prophet Muhammad, Peace be upon them. So I don’t vex.”
Abdul’fattah Muhdl’awwal said, “Jesus himself never said he is God.
“You and the likes are the ones calling him God. Hence the quote in that banner is the fact and not blasphemous.”
One Olawale on Meta said, “The message on the banner is true.”
Religion
Tobi Adegboyega debunks anti-gay allegations, says persecution politically motivated
Tobi Adegboyega, the founder of the SPAC Nation church in the United Kingdom (UK), says his current travails are politically motivated.
The Nigerian pastor, who is at the centre of a UK deportation saga, said the persecution started after a member of parliament (MP) from his district alleged that he was advocating against the gay community.
In an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Adegboyega said the MP reported the church’s activities to the police.
He said the police could not investigate the allegations against him and the church because they were “all nonsensical”.
“You can’t claim that our proof is inflated without telling us why. The UK Metropolitan Police gathered charities in the UK and asked them to go to SPAC Nation. I wrote solutions for the home office,” he said.
“Truths must be backed with facts. For 10 years, we have been persecuted without one single move.
“Allegations without indictment, so why shouldn’t we suspect biases?
“We have a situation where people believed I was supporting certain political parties because one person believed that my agenda was to go against the gay community, and from that day, we have been to reconciliation meetings.
“The person wrote that my evangelical zeal was to make sure that the gay community in that area does not survive.
“He took dossiers of evidence against the church to the sacred ground of the parliament and submitted it to the internal affairs minister, who submitted it to the police, and the police came back to say that they couldn’t even investigate one thing because it was all nonsensical.
“The person is an MP, and the same person is sitting behind these things, making sure that he is not defeated.
“If there is any honour left in his system, what such men should do is apologise unless you’re saying the police authority of Great Britain is inept, which would be quite unfortunate.”
Adegboyega dismissed the deportation case against him, stressing that the focus should be on the contribution of his church to the safety and businesses of people in the UK.
“The country cannot deny it. There is no prime minister who can deny the result of the work we have done. When the metropolitan police came to the church, that was about three years ago; they sat down, and they came to learn,” he said.
“It is our result of how many lives have been saved, how many knives we have taken off the street, and how many businesses we created for this economy.
“We had a few hours of the tribunal, and in the tribunal, I was given a few hours to talk about the SPAC Nation, and we defended the honour of the SPAC Nation.”
Religion
Renowned Islamic scholar, Muyideen Bello, is dead
The Muslim community has been thrown into mourning following the passing of one of its most revered figures, Alhaji Muyideen Bello.
Born in 1940 in Ibadan, Alhaji Bello was widely respected for his profound teachings and unwavering dedication to Islamic scholarship.
The announcement of his demise was made by another prominent Islamic scholar, Alfa Aribidesi of At-Tawdeeh Islamic Da’awah on Friday morning.
Corroborating the news of the demise, popular cleric and follower of the late Bello, who is also an Islamic singer, Alhaji Basit Olarenwaju popularly known as Aponle Anabi also shared the image of the 84 year old scholar with tearful emojis on his official Facebook page on Friday.
While details surrounding his death remain unclear, his passing marks the end of an era for a man who spent decades shaping the lives of countless individuals with his wisdom, guidance, and spiritual leadership.
Multiple reports from local media in Oyo State have also reported the demise of the revered cleric.
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