Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua of The
Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) declared in his church service
on Sunday 17th August 2014 that the killer disease Ebola currently
ravaging West Africa is from ‘the pit of hell’.
According to Joshua, who led his congregation
in prayer for the nations and individuals affected, time was up for the
‘strange ailment’ and life would soon return to normal for the affected
countries.
“The so called strange ailment coming from
three nations – Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia… satan is the
manufacturer, the source,” Joshua defiantly declared to the faithful.
“Begin to capture the covenant of that
strange sickness,” the cleric then enjoined the congregation. “Command
that strange ailment to come out and go to the pit of hell, in the name
of Jesus Christ!”
“Because of Christ, people of Liberia, Sierra
Leona, Guinea, you are released,” Joshua bellowed, accompanied by the
vibrant congregants in a service allegedly viewed by millions worldwide
through Joshua’s Christian television station Emmanuel TV.
The controversial pastor boldly declared that
God had spoken to him to pray for the nations affected by Ebola as its
reign of fear was close to closure.
The pastor, cited to be one of Africa’s most
influential individuals, decried the toll Ebola had taken on society,
especially in the areas of kinship and kindness.
“People are no longer their brother’s keepers
because of this strange disease,” he lamented, adding that if someone
publicly collapsed from any form of sickness, people would likely
abandon the invalid as opposed to lending a helping hand.
“Once satan takes love out of people, he has
taken life. Satan is not happy that we are one; he is against oneness.
He knows when we are not one, we can be defeated,” he fumed.
“The weapon satan is afraid of is love,” Joshua continued. “Satan can fight anything but he cannot fight love.”
The cleric then cited a poignant question
asked by Jesus in Luke 18:8: “When the Son of Man comes, will he find
faith on the earth?”
He added that the prayer Jesus offered for
His followers’ faith not to fail indicated challenges would arise in the
last days which would make many ‘abandon their faith’, Ebola being one
such challenge.
Joshua made headlines this week in local and
international media for sending 4,000 bottles of ‘Anointing Water’ to
the Ebola stricken nation of Sierra Leone on the request of the
government, alongside $50,000 in humanitarian aid.
Last week, Joshua had to debunk a rumour
attributed to him that went viral in Nigeria claiming that bathing in
salt water would prevent the disease. With over 1.2million followers on
Facebook and 90,000 YouTube subscribers, it is easy to understand why
Joshua is touted to be among Africa’s most influential individuals
currently.
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