God told me about emergence of Coronavirus before now, says Pastor Adeboye

The General Overseer of Redeem Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye on Sunday said, God had earlier revealed to him about the emergence of coronavirus, hence, his earlier call for , a 50-day fast in January.

Penpushing reports that, the renowned clergyman made this known while addressing congregations globally  via a live broadcast, emphasized that in the revelation, God told him earlier in the year  that the world would experience a ‘compulsory holiday’,

The cleric however, expressed confidence and optimism that the ravaging coronavirus will soon be subside and fizzled out, adding that, “I have heard one prophet say the coronavirus will soon die. And I said ‘amen’.

‘You know prophets are greater than pastors. I heard another prophet say the world will experience rain for seven days and (it) will wash the plague away. I said ‘amen’. But I am speaking with you my children. The coronavirus will certainly subside after God has removed the plague but to say it will die, let me speak in local parlance, ‘na lie’ (it is a lie),” he said.

Penpushing further reports that, Adeboye said the outbreak was God’s way of calling the attention of the whole world to godly living, irrespective of class or social standing and to show that He is still in control of human affairs.

The General Overseer said this is because the ‘compulsory holiday’ now affected both the low and high class citizens as most nations across the world have now locked down their communities and closed their borders.

Penpushing also reports that, the clergyman also disagreed with those that argue that Satan was the source of all evil and not God, reminding them of the story of Job in the Bible, ‘even Satan could not touch Job with any ailment or tragedy until God gave him express permission. The coronavirus plague is God’s way of telling the world, He is still in control. It will certainly subside and go away ‘for a while’ and the world will recover,” he said.

The General  overseer  in exhortation spoke  copiously from Psalm 91, 121, Isaiah 25 and a few other scriptures, urging  Christians not to fret but to depend on God for protection in this trying time, stressing that  for those, who put their trust in God for their protection and provision, no plague is permitted to come near them.

“He that dwells in the secret place of the almighty must abide under the shadow of the almighty. The conditions is for you to ‘dwell’ and ‘abide’ so you can enjoy the scriptural blessings God has promised in this end time,” Adeboye said.