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
that is 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 that challenges would arise in the last days which would make many
‘abandon their faith’, Ebola being one of 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 that he is touted to be among Africa’s most influential
individuals.
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