Embattled founder and General Overseer of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations prophet T.B Joshua proclaimed that he saw a vision 3 weeks earlier of the catastrophe that struck his church when a six-storey guesthouse belonging to his ministry collapsed on September 12, 2014 leaving not less than 115 people dead.
The clergyman via a Facebook page owned by his church castigated critics he described as “satanic agents” and being “used by Satan” to question his call to service and the authenticity of his relationship with God.
“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,” the pastor explained.
“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.
Several statements posted on SCOAN’s Facebook page lashed at the so called critics.
The prophet explained that the deceased from the accident were all “martyrs of faith” and died in the pursuit of what they believed in.
He urged members of his church who believe in God to show love to the families of the deceased and cater for their physical and spiritual needs.
“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,” he proclaimed.