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Nigerian Raised From The Dead by OLAADEGBU(m): 11:51am On Oct 23, 2008
Raised from the Dead
"Officially Died for 42 hrs
& experienced Heaven & Hell "
   
Daniel, a pastor in Nigeria, died in a car accident and was taken to heaven and hell by two large angels.  This testimony is important because it highlights the importance of forgiveness.  Had God not given him mercy, Daniel would have had to stay in hell because he did not forgive his wife prior to death.   
by David Servant: www.freecdtracts.com/testimony/daniel_ekechukwu.htm

See corroborating evidence here (follow up investigation):

http://shepherdserve.org/special_reports/daniel3.htm
   
  Raised from the Dead
by Daniel Ekechukwu

http://www.FreeCDTracts.com/testimony/Daniel_Ekechukwu.htm

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Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by MrCrackles(m): 11:52am On Oct 23, 2008
Ouch my eye's hurt!!!
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by mazaje(m): 11:56am On Oct 23, 2008
No be small thing ohh. . . . with all this nonsense been bandied around people are still wondering why nigeria is still in the sorry state it is? obasanjo recntly said thet people should leave the power(NEPA) problems in the hand of god. . . now here is some one climing to have risen from the dead. . . how long was the guy dead? tow days, three, ten, 1 month?
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by spikedcylinder: 1:12pm On Oct 23, 2008
Raised from the dead? Sure! cheesy


Call me a cynic. cheesy
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by huxley(m): 1:34pm On Oct 23, 2008
Didn't quite get it - How long had he been dead? A week, a month, or a year? If he had been dead months or years, could he still have been raised?
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by AKO1(m): 8:26pm On Oct 23, 2008
I have the tape of this story, quite intriguing.
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by Maykelly(f): 12:18pm On Oct 24, 2008
OLAADEGBU:

Raised from the Dead
"Officially Died for 42 hrs
& experienced Heaven & Hell "

   
Daniel, a pastor in Nigeria, died in a car accident and was taken to heaven and hell by two large angels.  This testimony is important because it highlights the importance of forgiveness.  Had God not given him mercy, Daniel would have had to stay in hell because he did not forgive his wife prior to death.   

by David Servant

Pastor Ekechukwu was from a city called Onitsha (Nigeria), where he was the pastor of Power Chapel Evangelical Church.  Nigerian pastor Daniel Ekechukwu physically died in the late evening of Friday, November 30th, 2001, was dead for at least 42 hours, visited heaven and hell during the time of his physical death, and was raised from the dead between 3:50 P.M. and 5:15 P.M. on Sunday, December 2nd, 2001 in the basement of the Grace of God Mission, located in Onitsha, Nigeria. Although some of what happened to pastor Ekechukwu is certainly extra-biblical, none of it is unbiblical.  Indeed, neither the story of pastor Ekechukwu’s resurrection nor the story of your salvation is found in the Bible, making them both extra-biblical, but neither should be discounted on that basis!

The Account

On Thursday, December 29th, 2001, Pastor Daniel Ekechukwu and his wife, Nneka, had a misunderstanding that degenerated into an argument that resulted in her slapping him.  He was greatly offended by this incident, to the point of not acknowledging her greeting the next morning, which was, according to what pastor Daniel said to me, an attempt on her part to begin to reconcile. Pastor Daniel admitted that throughout the day of November 30th, he angrily thought about how he would put his wife in her place when he returned home.  He would not, however, make it home that Friday.

As he was driving home that evening, the brakes on his 20-year old Mercedes 230E failed as he was heading down a steep hill, and his car crashed into a concrete pillar that was built to prevent cars from going over a steep embankment.  He was not wearing a seat belt (few Nigerians do), and his chest hit very forcibly against the steering wheel and its knob, apparently doing damage to his internal organs, as he was soon vomiting up blood and having difficulty breathing (not to mention that he soon lost all signs of life).  Daniel was not able to remove himself from his car, but frantic on-lookers pulled him out.  One bystander volunteered her car while another bystander offered to drive him to St. Charles Borromeo Hospital, not far away on the outskirts of Onitsha.  Within minutes of their arrival at the hospital, a doctor began administering emergency treatment, but Daniel knew his body was not responding to it.  He began praying the prayer of a man who knows he is going to die, asking God to forgive him of all his sins so that he would be ready to stand before the Lord.  He also sent for his wife, Nneka, with whom he had refused to speak when he left his home earlier that day. She fainted upon hearing the news of her husband’s accident and condition, but when revived was taken by a Christian neighbor to the hospital.  Daniel’s friend, Ede Samuel (whom I interviewed at length) was with her and essentially witnessed everything that transpired over the next three days. Upon seeing Daniel in critical condition when she arrived at St. Charles Borromeo hospital, Daniel’s wife burst into tears, begging her husband not to die and leave her.  The doctor admitted that there was nothing he could do to save Daniel’s life (keep in mind this was a Third World hospital), and so Daniel requested that he be transferred by ambulance to Umezuruike Hospital at Owerri, where his family doctor practiced.  The Umezuruike hospital was 80 km away.  His wife arranged for the ambulance, and it was on the way to Umezuruike Hospital that Daniel died.  Daniel was lying in the back of the ambulance while his wife was in the front passenger seat.  He began to feel that he was not going to survive, and so he called for his wife to come to him.  He began to say goodbye, give her instructions about certain church and personal documents, and admonished her to take care of their son and his church.  She began sobbing greatly and amidst her tears strongly rebuked him for such negative statements.  He was a man of God and should have faith, and not be speaking of dying!  As she was speaking, Daniel saw two large angels (they were so large that he later wondered how they fit inside the ambulance---one was as big as the ambulance) who were completely white (even the pupils of their eyes).  Daniel tried to speak to the angels, but one held his finger to his lips, motioning for his silence.  The angels lifted him on either side, and Daniel realized that there were now two of himself.  The angels were holding him under each arm of his spirit man (which was perfectly whole), while his broken body was lying below.  Once they left the ambulance, Daniel became oblivious to the natural world.  When the ambulance arrived at Umezurike Hospital with Daniel’s body, it was now late at night (Friday, November 30th), and Daniel’s family doctor was not there.  A member of the medical staff, however, examined his body and sadly told Nneka that her husband was dead and there was nothing that could be done.  So they drove to the Federal Medical Center in Owerri, but found no doctor there either.  Finally they drove to the Eunice Clinic, and there Daniel was confirmed to be dead by Doctor Josse Annebunwa.  There was no breathing, no heartbeat or pulse, and Daniel’s pupils were fixed.  The doctor said that there was nothing he could do.  A death certificate was issued at 11:30 P.M., November 30, 2001.

They then drove Daniel’s corpse to his father’s house in a nearby village, and naturally Daniel’s father and other family members were heartbroken at the sight of Daniel’s dead body, weeping profusely.  Daniel’s father instructed them to take his body to Ikeduru General Hospital Mortuary, not far away.  They arrived there around 1:00 A.M. on Saturday morning.  The resident mortician, Mr. Barlington Manu, received the corpse.  The primitive Nigerian mortuary where Daniel’s body was taken had no cold storage facilities, and so the mortician injected embalming chemicals between Daniel ’s fingers and into his feet.  The full embalming would be administered in the morning.  With the help of a staff member he laid Daniel’s body on a mortuary slab between two other corpses.


Above is the Ledger where Mr. Manu enters important information concerning every corpse that is brought to his mortuary. It contained hundreds of entries. Daniel Ekechukwu’s name is listed there, and the date his corpse was received was recorded as November 30, 2001.  The date recorded that the corpse was taken by the relatives was December 2, 2001. 

The next morning, when the mortician attempted to cut Daniel’s inner thigh in order to insert a tube by which he could inject more embalming fluid, he experienced a strange shock that pushed him away from the corpse.  This did not surprise him, as he had experienced similar forces before and attributed them to occult powers (such things are widely practiced in Africa and highly respected by most African pastors whom I know).  After a second attempt and a second shock, he concluded that Daniel must have been a member of a powerful secret society.  He assumed, however, that after some occult sacrifices and incantations the powers in the corpse would subside, and he could then complete his work. (This mortician, of course, was not a Christian, but converted after Daniel’s resurrection.)  Incidentally, Daniel said that people could smell the embalming chemicals coming out of his body for two weeks after his resurrection.  They would hug him and hold their noses!  Around 2:00 A.M.  Saturday morning, the mortician, who lived next to the mortuary, was disturbed by songs of worship coming from inside his mortuary, which stopped as soon as he approached the mortuary doorway.  Upon searching for the music’s source in his mortuary, he noticed light emanating from the face of Daniel’s corpse.  This completely unnerved him.  Later on Saturday, he again attempted to cut Daniel’s inner thigh in order to insert an injection tube, and met with the same resistance as before. That night the sounds of worship again emanated from the mortuary.(Don’t assume that Daniel’s body would have been buried the day after his death.  Nigerians often bury their dead weeks after death has taken place.)  All of this so disturbed the mortician that he located Daniel’s father to inform him of what had been happening and to request that he remove Daniel’s corpse from his mortuary. Just before the mortician’s arrival, Daniel’s wife experienced a dream in which she saw the face of her husband, and he was asking her why they had left him in the mortuary.  He stated that he was not dead and that she should take him to Onitsha where German evangelist Reinhard Bonnke was preaching.  She determined to do so, even though her family thought she was out of her mind.  It was now Saturday evening, and Daniel had been dead for 24 hours.  The family finally yielded, but purchased a casket and brought funeral clothing for the mortician to dress Daniel. The mortician, however, had to cut the clothing in order to clothe Daniel because his body was as stiff as a board. An ambulance was hired on Sunday morning, December 2nd, and the casket that contained Daniel’s body was taken to Grace of God Mission (a large church) in Onitsha, about 1½ hours away, where evangelist Reinhard Bonnke was preaching at an afternoon church dedication service.  They arrived at the church around 1:00 P.M.  The church grounds were being protected by swarms of federal and state security guards for the sake of Reinhard Bonnke, who has received many death threats, and who is hated by Muslims all over Africa. (Not to mention the fact that the World Trade Center had been destroyed by Muslim hijackers just weeks before.)  For this reason, the security guards would not allow the casket to be brought onto church grounds, thinking it might actually contain explosives. Daniel’s wife loudly pleaded with them, and opened the casket to show them her dead husband, which resulted in their mocking and even flogging her because of her persistence.  She caused such a disturbance that the senior pastor was notified, and his son instructed that Daniel’s wife be permitted to bring his body to the church without the casket, and that it be placed in the basement. Daniel’s body was laid there on two tables pushed together in a Sunday School room.  Some believers gathered around Daniel’s body and prayed while Reinhard Bonnke, who knew nothing of the dead body in the basement, preached and prayed.  Eventually, it was noticed that Daniel’s corpse twitched, and then irregular breathing started. (By this time, Reinhard Bonnke had left the premises entirely.) The attendant believers began praying fervently, and because his body was stiff and cold, they began massaging his neck, arms and legs. When those in the sanctuary got word that a dead man below was coming back to life, the basement room was soon jammed with people. Suddenly Daniel sneezed and arose with a jump.  It was somewhere between 3:50 and 5:15 PM on Sunday afternoon.  Daniel had died Friday night around 10:00 PM.  He slowly became fully coherent over the next few hours. 

Do you doubt this account?  A report on the web site of Christ of all Nations declares: Here are some hard facts that won’t go away.  For two days Daniel did not breathe, his heart had stopped beating. It was in a hot climate, not suspended animation in an ice chamber.  He had been injected with a harsh chemical to keep back mortification.  As a corpse he was carted around for hours, pulled about, and lay in an airless narrow coffin for hours.  He should have had severe brain damage, but he is alive now without any ill effects.  This is no unsupported claim of bringing someone to life privately, as in a house.  Here was a public event, an open demonstration of revival from death.  If anyone has to be named, it is Nneka.  Her incurable faith alone prevented Daniel’s burial simply to bring him where she was convinced God could bring him back to life.  She regarded Reinhard Bonnke as a man of God and that in the atmosphere of faith where he ministered this miracle was possible.  The faith of Nneka dictated the whole event and her faith was honored.  By whom? Who honored her faith? If not God, who else? I would add to this defense that if the incident was a hoax, I doubt that pastor Ekechukwa would have invented the story of what happened to him when he was escorted to hell, which I will relate next. Pastor Daniel’s message is now one of repentance to the church, to prepare the church to stand before Jesus, and many have indeed repented after hearing his testimony.  If his story is all a hoax, the result of this hoax is real holiness.  Finally, the ministry of Reinhard Bonnke certainly needs no promotional hoax, as His Nigerian crusades are already attended by millions.  He in fact states that he had nothing to do with the miracle, and wasn’t aware of the dead body in the basement of the church where he was preaching.  As amazing as the story of his death and resurrection is, what pastor Daniel experienced after his death is even more amazing.  To him, what he experienced between his death and resurrection could have taken only fifteen minutes, even though he was physically dead for almost two days.  After he was lifted from his body by the two angels in the ambulance, he soon found himself momentarily alone, but soon joined by a different angel.  Daniel stated that if he was confused about something that he saw or experienced, or if he had a question in his mind, this angel immediately gave him the answer.  This angel first told him that they were going to Paradise.  There was no time expended in getting anywhere the angel took him. As soon as the angel said they were going to Paradise, they were there. Daniel stood with the angel and watched a multitude of worshipping people who were dressed in sparkling white garments. He immediately thought they were angels, but the escorting angel told him that they were human beings who, "while they lived on earth, served God and had their faith focused on Christ Jesus and lived righteously." These people were all ageless and raceless. That is, none appeared to be young or middle-aged or elderly, and none had any racial distinctives in their appearance. All were focused on a very bright light, and all worshipped in perfect unison. They would all lift their hands at once and bow at once "as if a sort of electronic device was activating them." (This same phenomena was described to my wife by an elderly Haitian pastor who died for a short time, but was sent back to earth to finish his work.) Daniel did notice one man who looked elderly among the multitude, and the thought occurred to him that perhaps that man was God, but the escorting angel immediately corrected him. The man was father Abraham. Daniel longed to join the worshippers, but the angel told him that there were other things Daniel needed to see. He told Daniel they would next go to see Jesus’ promise to His followers, the mansion He had prepared for those whom "He would find righteous on the last day." Immediately they were there. Daniel said there is no earthly way to describe what he saw. The mansion had no apparent end to its height or width. It continually moved, and each room also revolved in some manner. It was made of something that was transparent like glass, and the floors appear to be made of light. Daniel didn’t see anybody in the great mansion, but heard beautiful singing. Wondering where the music was coming from, the angel immediately pointed him to the many flowers around the mansion. When Daniel looked at them more closely, they were moving and swaying and singing praise to God! The angel told Daniel, "The mansion is ready but the saints of God are not. Jesus is being delayed because Christians in the church are not ready yet." (This is entirely scriptural; see 2 Peter 3:12.)

Next the angel took Daniel to hell, and they stood at the gate. When the angel lifted his hand and let it fall again, the gate opened, and Daniel could immediately hear the awful sounds of people screaming and weeping, but everything in hell was in total blackness. Then a bright light shone from the angel, and Daniel could see many groups of people in anguish. He told me of three specific groups that went through endless cycles of torment, forever reaping in hell what they had sown on earth. One group consisted of people who would eat their own flesh and then vomit it out onto the ground, at which time the vomit would fly back onto their bodies and turn back into flesh that they would eat again. The angel told Daniel these people were those who had eaten human flesh as an occult practice. Another group, who had stolen land from others while on earth, endlessly dug rock-hard ground with their bare hands. Another group, former fornicators and adulterers, endlessly mutilated their sexual organs, which after being destroyed, would be regenerated only to be mutilated again. As I heard Daniel relate this scene, I couldn’t help but thinking of how many times scripture declares that God will repay every person according to his or her deeds, and also promises that everyone will reap precisely what they have sown. I remembered the story Jesus told of Lazarus and the rich man. In the afterlife, their roles were exactly reversed. The rich man longed for a drip of water from Lazarus just as Lazarus had previously longed for a crumb from the rich man’s table. Pastor Daniel also saw the former military dictator of Nigeria. He saw a Christian who had dabbled in occult practices and fallen away from the Lord, and a pastor who had embezzled money from his own church and also lied about it. The former pastor pleaded that he would return the money if Daniel could help him escape hell. Although there were different kinds of tortures, all of the people in hell writhed in agony under an unseen force that would wrench them repeatedly. All of them were shouting, wailing and gnashing their teeth. Pastor Daniel told me that if every Christian could see what he saw, there would be no need to preach the gospel, as every Christian would become the gospel. The most surprising thing is what happened next. The escorting angel told pastor Daniel, "If your record is to be called here, you will in no doubt be thrown into hell." Pastor Daniel immediately defended himself saying, "I am a man of God! I serve Him with all my heart!" But a Bible immediately appeared in the angel’s hand, and it was opened to Matthew 5 where Jesus warned that if one calls his brother a fool he is guilty enough to go into the hell of fire (see Matt. 5:21-22). Pastor Daniel knew he was guilty for the angry words spoken to his wife. The angel also reminded him that Jesus promised that God will not forgive our sins if we do not forgive others (see Matt. 6:14-15) because we will reap what we have sown. Only those who are merciful will obtain mercy (Matt 5:7). The angel told Daniel that the prayers he prayed as he was dying in the hospital were of no effect, because he refused to forgive his wife even when she attempted to reconcile on the morning of his fatal accident. Pastor Daniel wept at this revelation, but the angel told him not to cry, because God was going to send him back to the earth to grant the rich man’s request (see Luke 16:27-30). A man would come back from the dead and warn people of hell. The angel said that Daniel’s resurrection would serve as a sign and be the last warning for this generation. Finally, pastor Daniel was led to the top of a mountain, at which there was a large hole full of darkness. There the escorting angel handed Daniel to a man standing there whom he didn't recognize at first, but soon realized it was German evangelist Reinhard Bonnke. The angel told Daniel that man would help him spread the gospel of salvation. Both Daniel and Rev. Bonnke fell into the hole, and that is when pastor Daniel jumped up from the table where he lay at the Grace of God mission. He was back in his body after having been dead for at least 42 hours, almost two full days. As you may imagine, pastor Daniel greatly emphasizes in his preaching the need to forgive those who have wronged us, lest anyone suffer the fate he almost suffered. How important it is that we obey Jesus’ commandments regarding forgiveness and walking in love toward each other, as well as all the rest of His commandments. It is indeed time for the church to repent and "pursue peace with all men, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord" (Heb. 12:14). Do not listen to false teachers who say that holiness is not essential to ultimately gain eternal life. Jesus warned that only those who do the will of His Father will enter the kingdom of heaven (see Matt. 7:11). Do not listen to teachers who say that if you are once saved you are guaranteed that you will always be saved. Jesus warned His closest disciples (see Matt. 24:1-3) of the possibility of their not being ready when He returned and being cast into hell (see Matt. 24:42-25:46). Keep in mind that pastor Ekechukwu did not stand condemned just because of his one sin of unforgiveness. There were other sins he was confessing in the hospital as he was dying, but his unforgiveness annulled his prayers in which he was asking for forgiveness. If we expect God to forgive us, we must forgive others. That is what Jesus said. Are you ready to stand before Jesus, sincere and blameless?

See corroborating evidence here (follow up investigation):

http://shepherdserve.org/special_reports/daniel3.htm
   
  Raised from the Dead
by Daniel Ekechukwu

http://www.FreeCDTracts.com/testimony/Daniel_Ekechukwu.htm


TRUE LIFE STORY WITH EVIDENCE.

I have heard, Seen and believe. God is the SAME yesterday Today and Forever.
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by OLAADEGBU(m): 12:24pm On Oct 24, 2008
Luke 16:27-31

"Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead
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@A_K_O and May kelly,

Abraham was spot on when he foresaw that some people would not be persuaded though someone rose from the dead.  Considering the kind of responses on this thread shows that the Bible is fresher than tomorrow's newspaper.
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by Nimshi: 4:33pm On Oct 24, 2008
A_K_O:

I have the tape of this story, quite intriguing.

That's nothing; I've got the DVD grin

Meanwhile: it's very easy to test out the power of this miracle. I say let's go to the mortuary at Ikeja General hospital, and let's pick out about 5 well-appointed remains, and let the wonderful pastors get to work. You'd think there'll be pastors who'd take this up.
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Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by OLAADEGBU(m): 2:33pm On Nov 08, 2008
Nimshi:

That's nothing; I've got the DVD grin

Meanwhile: it's very easy to test out the power of this miracle. I say let's go to the mortuary at Ikeja General hospital, and let's pick out about 5 well-appointed remains, and let the wonderful pastors get to work. You'd think there'll be pastors who'd take this up.
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This is not a show of power but of the mercy of God. It is a rare privilege that we have the story of a person who experienced life after death and came back to tell the story. Wise people would learn from the experience of others but fools would want to experience the consequence and find it impossible to learn from. Abraham rightly said that they have the prophets in the world to preach to them that even if one raises up from the dead they would not believe.

This is an opportunity for you skeptics to learn and act fast when you still have the mercy of God at hand, you can carry out your research on the testimony of Daniel Ekechukwu, go to the locations stated and find out for yourself, believe and repent for tomorrow may be too late.
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by ayinba1(f): 5:44pm On Nov 08, 2008
olaadegbu sets us back a million years, he should be banned! grin
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by Nimshi: 6:24pm On Nov 08, 2008
OLAADEGBU:

This is not a show of power but of the mercy of God. It is a rare privilege that we have the story of a person who experienced life after death and came back to tell the story. Wise people would learn from the experience of others but fools would want to experience the consequence and find it impossible to learn from. Abraham rightly said that they have the prophets in the world to preach to them that even if one raises up from the dead they would not believe.

This is an opportunity for you skeptics to learn and act fast when you still have the mercy of God at hand, you can carry out your research on the testimony of Daniel Ekechukwu, go to the locations stated and find out for yourself, believe and repent for tomorrow may be too late.

Haha.

Have you ever wondered why these fantastic miracles occure in obscure places?

Dude, lots of corpses in mortuaries; why should anyone believe Mr. Ekechukwu? Why should anyone start going to places is some villages under siege to find these out? Anyone believing this story is gullible. If the pastor could raise up five corpses of faithful men at the Ikeja mortuary, then the skptics may begin to reconsider grin

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Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by Okijajuju1(m): 6:44pm On Nov 08, 2008
Ladies and Gentlemen

Welcome to the 21st century church hustle also known as (Back from the dead).

I have heard this shit too many times that it is simply bullshit. Their has been cases abroad were people were pronounced dead meanwhile they werent. There is a clinical explanation for this phenomenon (dont ask me, I aint a doctor).
Anybody who lives in port-harcourt must have heard of a particular lady called Mummy B. Hycinth. This lady apparently came back from the dead after who knows how long. After her resurection, she became a big time christian businesswoman pastor.
Now if you wanna impress me, let grab our finest pastors, talking bout the Oyedepos, Kumuyis, Bakares, Oyakhilomes, Joshuas, Kings and take them to a morgue, and pick out ten John/Jane Does and lets see how many they can ressurect. Mercies of God my ass. Do you know how many Nigerians are pronounced dead wrongfully in Nigeria daily?? I'm sorry for you if you fall into a coma in Nigeria, cos you'll be pronounced dead immediately.

If you wanna impress me, pray for someone to fly.
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by Gamine(f): 6:54pm On Nov 08, 2008
Rotflmao


grin grin grin
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by OLAADEGBU(m): 7:59pm On Nov 08, 2008
The responses here proves to me that the scriptures are fresher than tomorrow's newspapers.  Before my eyes I can see how Luke 16:27-31 is being fulfilled on NL

If anyone of you makes hell your abode I will like to assure you that there will be no mercy there.  Your best chance to miss hell is to believe the gospel preached by the children of God based on the scriptures because the greatest miracle that can happen to you is the salvation of your souls, yes, it is greater than if one is to be raised from the dead.  God's mercy is available to you if you will repent and be converted, it is no laughing matter in hell.
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by mazaje(m): 8:10pm On Nov 08, 2008
when will people get it that when you die you cease to exist? what and where is hell?
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by 190: 9:16pm On Nov 08, 2008
Okija Juju may God have mercy on ur sorry a$$
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by Nobody: 10:44pm On Nov 08, 2008
with the kind of health care system in this country doctors will look at you straight in the eyes and proclaim you dead, not even in a coma, okija help me tell them, why? it, s already in dvd and tapes, pastor daniel is smiling to the bank, wonderful new life.
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by Nobody: 10:57pm On Nov 08, 2008
your soul now has a body that will be mutilated and it will regenerate again, common u guys stop trying to preach with fear, find another method, i thought the soul is spiritual not physical, nice try though.
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by Okijajuju1(m): 12:50pm On Nov 09, 2008
190:

Okija Juju may God have mercy on ur sorry a$$

Its you who needs mercy using the word ass. Trust me when I tell you that according to your bible, hell will be burning at more than 190oF you dumb ignorant Bleep.

I wasted my time reading the damn link and found out that the fraudstar cum Pastor was not even embalmed. Since he was in some remote village where I can bet my bottom dollar that their first aid center hospital only has a stethoscope and a thermometer, He might as well have been pronounced dead prematurely. Did anybody check for brain activity?? No. So how then did they come to the conclusion that he was dead?? Ask the freaking ushers doctor who pronounced him dead, cos trust me when I say, Dead people dont come back to life except as zombies (and this is only in movies or those who practice voodooism).

Go watch House, E.R and other medical series and see the processes they take before pronouncing someone dead.

And whats with this new fad of dead returnees becoming pastors upon their apparent resurection??

Like I said before, lets go to the morgue, get a cadave that has been embalmed and shit, and give the pastors 1 year to pray them back to life. If they can then I will start believing in God, Aliens, Easter bunny and the Tooth fairy. angry angry angry
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by Gamine(f): 1:10pm On Nov 09, 2008
Mehn, You better believe in Aliens lipsrsealed

Them be Watching us



Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by Okijajuju1(m): 1:16pm On Nov 09, 2008
Gamine:

Mehn, You better believe in Aliens :-x

Them be Watching us



OMG!! shocked
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by MrCrackles(m): 1:16pm On Nov 09, 2008
ewooo shocked
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by OLAADEGBU(m): 4:56pm On Nov 09, 2008
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead
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Luke 16:19-31

Jesus being God gave a vivid account of what took place in hell at a point in eternity. If you draw your attention to the last paragraph highlighted you will find out that Abraham was right when he said that people will not be persuaded even if one rose from the dead. So my advice to you is to believe the gospel and be converted.

Jesus pointed out that the requirement for escaping eternal perdition is repentance. Every individual is expected to take the steps that lead to genuine conversion experience. Repentance is the complete turning away from sin and exercising faith towards the Saviour, Jesus Christ. Steps to repentance are simple but the you must be sincere in prayer to God. You must first acknowledge your sinfulness and depravity, and your need of salvation (Psalm 32:5). Then confess your personal sins to God and ask for forgiveness (Psalms 38:18; 1 John 1:9). After which you will then forsake and turn from those sins completely (Proverbs 28:13; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Job.34:31,32). And finally, invite Jesus Christ into your heart as your Saviour and Lord (Romans 10:9,10; John 1:12).

Then you will begin to enjoy the benefits of heaven here on earth as you will experience heaven come down and the glory of God fills your soul. The Holy Spirit imparts His righteousness, peace and joy in your life. Just as an ambassador to a country enjoys the benefit of the country he represents you will begin to enjoy all the spiritual blessings in heavenly places and with all that pertain to life and godliness until you go back to meet your maker - in heaven.
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by SirJohn(m): 6:56am On Nov 11, 2008
I think you all should read this, its quite revealing. a lot of times we make judgement based on a one-sided information.

http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/bonnke2.html
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by OLAADEGBU(m): 12:38pm On Nov 11, 2008
It is amazing how some "christians" are gifted in the ministry of a censorious and suspicious spirit instead of a discerning one.  The Pharisees during Jesus' earthly ministry surely excelled in this kind of ministry, following Jesus to checkout the mistakes or faults that they expect to happen to the extent that they would chastise or rebuke anyone that believed that Jesus Christ was of God because He healed on a Sabbath day, calling Him a false prophet.

It is not surprising that a so called ministry would be set up and accuse Reinhard bonnke as a false prophet who is looking for accreditation because he affirmed the testimony of Daniel Ekechukwu who claimed that he rose from the dead.
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by Bastage: 1:31pm On Nov 11, 2008
Now Nigerian doctors don't know the difference between death and a coma? sad
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by OLAADEGBU(m): 3:53am On Nov 23, 2008
df2006:

your soul now has a body that will be mutilated and it will regenerate again, common u guys stop trying to preach with fear, find another method, i thought the soul is spiritual not physical, nice try though.

You are a tripartite being which is, you are a spirit being, you have a soul and you live in a body. When death occurs you are separated from your body, just as a glove is separated from the hand and you are left with the real you.
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by ladeeh09: 4:36pm On Jan 17, 2009
sorry to say absolute bull. angry
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by bindex(m): 7:48pm On Jan 17, 2009
A Tale of Lies, Deceit, and Fraud.

On March 6th I was in the southern Nigeria City of Onitsha to investigate the 21st century resurrection story. I arrived in Onitsha by 9:00 a.m., Nigerian time. I went straight to the Church of God Mission International, a gigantic cathedral located along Nkisi Road.

When I arrived at the church, none of the pastors was around. I was asked to wait. About two hours later I met one of the ministers who introduced himself as Pastor Barth. He refused to discuss the matter of the supposed resurrection with me. Instead, he advised me to wait until the pastor in charge arrived.

Two hours later I was ushered into an office where Pastor Barth and the minister in charge of relations, Pastor Paul, were seated. I informed them of my mission. Pastor Paul said that the story is true, and that the whole episode was recorded on videotape. I wanted to purchase the tape, but they said that the people in charge were not around!

I then asked to see and meet with the modern-day Lazarus, Pastor Daniel Ekechukwu. Pastor Paul gave me directions to his home at Osuma Lane, along Awka Road in Onitsha. Before leaving, however, Pastor Paul brought me what he said was the photo of Daniel when he was in the mortuary. I asked him to give me a copy of the photo, but he refused, saying that it was the only copy they had!

I mounted a motorbike and left for Osuma Lane. Upon arriving there I inquired as to where I could find the house of the man that was resurrected from the dead. In very little time I was directed to the place. Pastor Daniel Ekechukwu was not at home, however. The family members said that he had gone to Lagos so that the charismatic evangelist Reinhard Bonnke could take him abroad.

In any case, they received me very well. They invited me into their living room and narrated the whole story again. They showed me several photos of Daniel when he was in the mortuary, on his supposed day of resurrection, and so forth. After much pleading and persuasion, they gave me the photo with Daniel in the mortuary.

Before I left the house, I called the younger brother of Daniel, Mr. Kingsley Ekechukwu, whom was reportedly involved in the auto crash that had injured Daniel. I asked him to tell me exactly what happened. Kingsley told me that after the auto crash, Daniel had been taken to Charles Borromeo Hospital—a popular clinic in Onitsha. While there, Daniel had complained of “spiritual attacks,” and requested that he be transferred to a private clinic in Owerri, which is about 80 kilometers from Onitsha.

On their way to Owerri that Friday, Kingsley said, Daniel stopped breathing. Upon their arrival at the clinic, the doctor advised them to take Daniel’s body to the hospital. His body was deposited in a local mortuary on that same day. Kingsley informed me that on Saturday night, Daniel’s wife, Nneka, had a dream and was instructed to take Daniel’s body to the Rev. Bonnke, who was then visiting Onitsha for prayers. Kingsley said that he had had a similar dream.

The following Sunday they had gone to collect Daniel’s body. At the mortuary, Kingsley said the mortician was complaining that Daniel had been disturbing him and had not allowed him to sleep for two days. The mortician had related that on the night that Daniel’s body had been deposited in the morgue, he heard people singing. When he went to investigate, however, the singing stopped.

Kingsley further stated that on Saturday night something pushed him and caused him to hit his head on the wall as he attempted to embalm Daniel’s body. For this reason, he did not embalm Daniel’s corpse. According to Kingsley, they transported Daniel’s body to Bonnke’s meeting in Onitsha that Sunday. There, Daniel was revived during a prayer session. To confirm what he had said earlier, I asked Kingsley if Daniel’s body had been injected with embalming fluid. He answered, “no!”
Personally, I do not believe that Daniel Ekechukwu ever died. First, Kingsley confirmed that Daniel’s body had not been injected with embalming fluid. According to medical experts I interviewed, however, a corpse should have a strong odor and the abdomen should be swollen after three days if it is not embalmed. Judging from the photo of Daniel when he was said to have been at the mortuary, and according to the testimony of his brother, this was not the case..

Second, it is unlikely that any doctor certified Daniel’s death at Owerri. Third, it is hard to believe the actions that supposedly transpired after Daniel’s request to be transferred. It all sounds like a mishmash of lies and fantasies.



Background Information and Comments

It must be noted that in Nigeria today, much supposedly transpires through faith healing and miracles. Nigerians have a voracious appetite for religious and supernatural nonsense. Pastors will especially go to any length—ritual killings, murder, and sacrifice—to prove their calling, power, and mandate. Many Nigerian pastors claim that they can cure HIV/AIDS and other incurable diseases. People take part in arranged confessions. HIV patients, after prayer sessions, alter their medical reports to reflect that they are negative. Those who claim to be possessed by demons wiggle and throw themselves on the ground during religious revivals. Holy mountains and adoration grounds are springing up daily. Nigerians troop to these places to hear messages from God through the mouths of people of questionable mental health. There is much dishonesty, fraud, and deception in the land.

The case of Daniel Ekechukwu, however, is an unprecedented one. None of the Nigerian religious maniacs has gone to the extent of claiming to have risen—or to have been raised—from the dead. That is just a pathetic symptom of the extent to which Nigerians have fallen in terms of religious madness, gullibility, and simplemindedness. After all, common sense tells us that no one comes back from the dead, the folktales of Jesus and Lazarus notwithstanding.

Some Nigerians are wondering why an evangelist of the caliber of Reinhard Bonnke would decide to associate himself with this dubious and fraudulent story. Why would Bonnke, who calls himself a man of God, go so far as to lie to the world by claiming that Daniel Ekechukwu was injected with embalming fluid? Moreover, if the Rev. Bonnke thinks he has the power to resurrect people from the dead, why did he not revive the hundreds of Christians that were massacred in Kano in 1991 following his visit to that city? Why did he not bring back to life several Nigerians who were trampled to death during his crusades in Benin and Abeokuta?

One thing is certain. All efforts must be made to promote skepticism, rationalism, and free thought in Nigeria. Nigerians—like other Africans—need more science, reason, and free inquiry. We welcome assistance from Western members of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), and other interested organizations.


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http://www.secularhumanism.org/library/aah/igwe_11_3.htm
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by Carlosein(m): 9:05pm On Jan 17, 2009
oga poster, this is evidence of your confusion.

first i don't have any reason to believe this guy actually was resurrected (or died in the first place), but supposing he did,
you come here and tell me he was forgiven by God AFTER he died shocked. man get real. isn't that what the catholics call purgatory?
Re: Nigerian Raised From The Dead by OLAADEGBU(m): 9:51pm On Jan 17, 2009
The reason why the Word of God tags you as unbelievers is because you do not believe His Word. It is your choice where you will end up, but don't blame God that He did not warn you before hand. This is what the Bible says about hell, you can either believe it or disbelieve, doubt or deny it, the choice is yours.

There are three words translated “Hell” in Scripture:
Gehenna (Greek): The place of punishment (Matthew 5:22,29; 10:28; and James 3:6)
Hades (Greek): The abode of the dead (Matthew 11:23; 16:18; Luke 16:23; Acts 2:27)
Sheol (Hebrew): The grave (Psalm 9:17; 16:10)

There are those who accept that Hell is a place of punishment, but believe that the punishment is to be annihilated—to cease conscious existence. They can’t conceive that the punishment of the wicked will be conscious and eternal. If they are correct, then a man like Adolph Hitler, who was responsible for the deaths of millions, is being “punished” merely with eternal sleep. His fate is simply to return to the non-existent state he was in before he was born, where he doesn’t even know that he is being punished.

However, Scripture paints a different story.  The rich man who found himself in Hell (Luke 16:19-31) was conscious.  He was able to feel pain, to thirst, and to experience remorse.  He wasn’t asleep in the grave; he was in a place of "torment." If Hell is a place of knowing nothing or a reference to the grave into which we go at death, Jesus’ statements about Hell make no sense.  He said that if your hand, foot, or eye causes you to sin, it would be better to remove it than to "go into Hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched" (Mark 9:43-48).

The Bible refers to the fate of the unsaved with such fearful words as the following:

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[li]"Everlasting punishment" (Matthew 25:46) [/li]
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[li]"Weeping and gnashing of teeth" (Matthew 24:51) [/li]
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[li]"Fire unquenchable" (Luke 3:17) [/li]
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[li]"Indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish" (Romans 2:8,9) [/li]
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[li]"Everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord" (2 Thessalonians 1:9)[/li]
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[li]"Eternal fire, the blackness of darkness for ever" (Jude 1:7,13) [/li]
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Revelation 14:10,11 tells us the final, eternal destiny of the sinner: "He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone, the smoke of their torment ascended up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day or night."

http://www.av1611.org/hell.html

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