Leader of the Synagogue Church of all Nations, Prophet Temitope
Joshua, has claimed that he foresaw the tragedy, which befell his
ministry few weeks back.
Recall that a six-storey building belonging to the church collapsed and trapped over 115 persons to death.
In
a statement posted on the SCOAN’s official Facebook page, TB Joshua
warned his critics against accusing him of failing to foresee the
disaster that befell his ministry.
According
to him, “For those who are outside the Lord, they would not know. When
you are outside God, you will not know what I am talking. When you are
outside the light, you cannot understand what I am talking.
“For
the three weeks before the incident, if you heard my message and sat
down, you would know I was giving you a vision and prophetic word on how
to handle the situation at hand. Trials and tests are for our belief. I
go by the directives of God”, TB Joshua claimed.
Since none of
his critics was unable to help him raise the victims from death, TB
Joshua argued that they should stop rubbishing his ministry or risk
paying dearly for it.
Those who could not stop what happened
(building collapse), he said, should be “careful of their tongues” as
“anybody can go for it.
“I
have been on this journey for 27 years. Do you think God can close His
eyes and rubbish everything here? They are asking God to bring more
evidence of whether He is the one who called me. Warn everyone to be
very careful. This issue at hand is a delicate issue.
“People are
using this to gain money and friends. This is a warning. Whatever people
want to write, let them write; they will be the ones to read it. I said
our God would get back to them. He has started somewhere. He is coming.
If your brother is involved, unless he can resurrect the people who
died, he will join them. If you can resurrect the people who died, you
can go free.
“The servants, the people who sent them, the people
who heard the stories all around and those who want to use it for
themselves and to disturb my spirit, you may likely join them. Be
careful. To be forewarned is to be forearmed. Let us be very careful
with our tongues”, he warned.
Urging those questioning his calling
not to sway his followers, he added that they should extend love and
affection to the victims and relations of those involved in the tragedy.
The
prophet insisted that the 115 victims were martyrs, adding that their
relations would see the continuation of the work of God “they died and
suffered for.
“Your responsibility is to the victims and the
relations of the victims and martyrs of faith. If you say you are born
again, wherever the victims and their relations are, wherever the
relations of the martyrs of faith are, look for them. Let them know you
are praying for them. What you eat; let them eat it.
“What you
wear; let them wear. What you have on your table, let them have it on
their tables, too. Share what you have with them – your love, prayer,
affection and strength. Share it with them at this time. This is what we
call ‘born again’ – my pain is your pain. Your joy is my joy.
“The
multitude of people who claim to be with T.B. Joshua in prayer – if the
same people turn to the families of the victims and martyrs of faith,
don’t you think life would be better for them than before? Join them;
look for them”, TB Joshua added.
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