Kobojunkie:
Again, I already explained to you how your churches have nothing to do with the gatherings suggested in the teachings of even Jesus Christ.

Kingstanding:
. Why would thunder strike the masquerade in the first instance? The masquerader was he not Human? Listen Jesus did not come to Earth to killed and destroyed ok. Jesus came to this world to reconciled the relationship and fellowship between God and man. In the book of Act when those people that persecuted Apostle Stephen were stonning him till gave up the ghost he prayed to God not to use their offences to judge them and pleded to God to forgive them their sin and that is characteristics of a faithful Christian. The judgement is the Lord. Who tells you that those people and the masquerader can not be useful to God later? Don't let us judge so that we won't be judged. Shalom.

hupernikao:
And then the thunder Sir? Is it part of the miss-promises you see in the Bible.

You are driven by hatred. It's really affecting you Sir. And can never be godly.

Danzakidakura:
social clubs are far better then your mosque which terrorists incubator, a dean of killings and shading innocent bloods. I will rather stay in a social clubs than your mosque where humans are killed.
Hope you know they are planning to kill Abduljabbar the Kano preacher.

studentofTruth:

What's the point in castigating Masquerades because you believe it's linked to juju (ancestors) while the Jesus you worship is a foreign juju (a Jewish ancestor) — by your own definition of juju?

What made you think that your foreign juju is better?

Psalmistproject:

What happens when darkness approach light? Are you saying the light will off? If yes what physical or spiritual law supports that?
Or are you judging the church is void of light?

Imagine going to a remote part of the world to preach to traditionalists and they choose to attend to your audience putting on all manner cultural artifacts, what will you do? Tell them how to dress? Or about the love of christ. Remember they believe and accord due reverence to God almighty but you are not there to tell them about amadioha (God of all) but about the love of his son and the laws of his son.
If the missionaries that brought Christianity to your ancestors came without respect for culture, love, tolerance, accommodation and wisdom you would have been one of the ignoramus.
So now we feel we know more than the people that propagated the gospel to the gentiles how good are we faring? We are so divided across religious and cultural lines that the word christianity is a mere clique for timid bigots.

Please endeavor to do some physical and spiritual enquires before jumping into judgements, if not, as they say on nairaland, IT WILL END IN PREMIUM TEARS!!!!

Omoslim26:

Masquerade is a cult of it's own kind, the ones you see in your village are not just alone,so let's say the church fought with those masquerade,that's like inviting a bigger problem,like I said if the masquerade that was beating is from Ogbaku, you should be expecting the others from as far as Nsokpo to the heart of Owerri,they will attack or even burn down the church �.
The best is let them do their madness for a while give them some money and they will leave,after all no be everytime them dey come out.

Kendollar696:

The reason thunder didn't strike him is because of the sacrifice of our LORD JESUS CHRIST. But one thing is sure, after dead, you'll know where you were dancing to. HEAVEN or HELL.. matt 15:6b ye have made the commandment of God of non effect because of your TRADITION. HE THAT HAS EARS LET HIM HEAR...

ikdaddy01:
Na these same masquerades too.
These are culture based not spiritual.

Kobojunkie:
So, these kind are like spiderman and Father Christmas or those college students wey dey dress like were go beg for money annually?

Kobojunkie:
1. Well, your churches are not of God so it would be silly of me to even ask why inthe world a church would attempt to fight a masquerade to begin with. If they turn terrorists on the business, then I say they be dealt with as terrorists should be dealt with.

2. Give terrorists money? Isn't that like saying criminals off? How has that worked out as a whole for anyone in Nigeria?

Kobojunkie:
Did John really tell you in his dream to get away from Babylon the great?

Omoslim26:

Who are you referring to as terrorist?
Watin carry terrorist enter this matter�

highoctane:

The last apostle John was a prophetic vessel of the almighty God Jehovah, he was a humble messenger.
Could you please read the Bible Book of Revelation Chapter 1:1-3.
Though God may choose any means to interact with his servants before in many ways, including dream Hebrews 1:1-2, emphatically (verse 2) Jesus Christ did became his last spokesman

Kobojunkie:
You insist that some of the masquerades belonged to Cults/gangs that could potentially burn down businesses (churches) in situation where there is unresolved conflict, did you not? Any group that would resorts to such levels of violence and disregard for private property is a terrorist group, is it not?

Omoslim26:

Well your opinion though.
When I say cult it's more of a cultural thing,like the Yorubas have the Awo cult.

Kobojunkie:
I don't see what any of this has to do with my question about John's dream.

highoctane:

You choose not to read the Bible of Apocalypse Chapter 1:1-3, Remember the trampling of the nations and their ascendency to power was reveal to Daniel through dream he vocalized it , it came to pass.
John may have received the instruction from God through dreams for honest truth seeking people to flee from Babylon the Great, the world empire of false religion lurking place of demons and unclean spirit.
The Apocalypse Chapter 18: 1-24.
One day no longer than necessary, misleading voices of priests and pastors, etc will never be heard.
Open your Bible and read that Chapter and verses.
You will be well aware or if you have been taking notes, you have observed that pastors and priest rarely quote from 5he Bible book of Apocalypse or Revelation.

Kobojunkie:
See. .... your churches are nothing but social clubs . Those of your who think that they are sanctioned by God are thoroughly deceived.. why thunder no strike the masquerade down?

bajosky:

The Bible says clearly "by their fruits you shall know them "Hence to correct your notion of the Church being a social club but a house of prayer as divinely ordained.

Kobojunkie:
1. The Church that belongs to Jesus Christ is built by Him. Your churches however are built by the hands of men and so they are nothing but social clubs/businesses even, marketed to you in the name of God. There is nothing Holy or of light about them - the very foundations of your churches are laid on the doctrines and traditions of men, that which Jesus Christ declared an abomination to God Almighty.

2. Your very gatherings therein are against the commandments of Jesus Christ .ie. you sin every time you gather since you do so under the commandments of men and not God Himself.

3. Your Mogs are liars that Jesus Christ warned you against following. They establish themselves as teachers, masters over you were God has sanctioned no human to doing this and they feed you a diet of regular lies to deceive you away from the Truth of God with ..

....i can go on but my point is do not delude yourselves believing that your churches are of God. .

Psalmistproject:

I don't understand what you are driving at. But my church is of two categories:
Individual member
Group member
As an individual member of Christ, I relate to God on an individual base which is the principal relationship.
As a member together with other members, I identify myself as a fellow labourer with other individual bodies to maximize the resultant outcome of my work with God. Even Jesus needed people too to fulfill his calling.

Now know this, there is a good reason why God has allowed so many bodies of Christ to operate the way they are operating. You can judge or condemn them but you can't be wiser than the game master (Jehovah). Remember the story of the 7 churches with their 7 spirits in revelation.

Focus on your lane if you are guaranteed of eternal. If everyone cluster at your track, even you may not make it in the end.
Preach the love of God found in grace through christ and not people or church.

Emrixx:


Mumu I'm an Anglican and you should now by now it's not a new generational church
Roman Catholic Church is idolatry or should i say modernised shrine
From worshiping images to burning of incense and the rest make una rest e

Kobojunkie:
I am sorry but you are deceived by your obsession with your "Bible of Apocalypse".

God never called your Pastors and Priests to begin with. He told you right since the time of Ezekiel & Jeremiah that no longer will men teach their neighbors of Him - Jeremiah 31 vs 34 - insisting that He alone will be Teacher to those who belong to Him. He also fired all His Old Covenant Shepherds, declaring that He alone will Shepherd His own flock - Ezekiel 34 vs 9 - 16 & John 10 vs 7 - 16. God sent His Law , Jesus Christ to proclaim to you that in His Kingdom, He alone is ;

* (spiritual)Father
* Shepherd
* Rabbi/Leader/Authority
* Master/Head
*Teacher
* Helper
* Guide

And this over each and every one who belongs to Him. - Matthew 23 vs 6 - 10 & Matthew 20 vs 24 - 28. God openly declared it a sin, an abomination, for any man to occupy any of the above roles over anyone who belongs to Him. He even went as far as to state that those who belong to Him are those who obey His teachings and commandments, the Truth of God.

Jesus Christ outright tagged all those who will refuse to obey Him false teachers and false prophets, disavowing them every chance He got, warning His followers never to be decieved by such and their doctrines of evil - Matthew 15 vs 1 - 14

Yet, here you are telling me tales of how there was a time when these same false teachers and prophets that Jesus Christ condemned over 2000 years ago, the ones you call your Mogs , told you the Truth of God, and how they will eventually be no more because you read of it in a book of dreams? Are you kidding me?

highoctane:

Are you shying away from reading the startling book of Apocalypses? I don't have obsession about it rather it is a HDTV about the things that are taking place now, Lets take a brief reading of the Apocalypses or the bible book of Revelation chapter 6 verses 3 ......
Would you humbly love to understand these verses? Get Away From Babylon The Great, the rotten mother of spiritual harlot, a lurking places of demons and unclean spirit.

Kobojunkie:
I am sorry but you are deceived by your obsession with your "Bible of Apocalypse".

God never called your Pastors and Priests to begin with. He told you right since the time of Ezekiel & Jeremiah that no longer will men teach their neighbors of Him - Jeremiah 31 vs 34 - insisting that He alone will be Teacher to those who belong to Him. He also fired all His Old Covenant Shepherds, declaring that He alone will Shepherd His own flock - Ezekiel 34 vs 9 - 16 & John 10 vs 7 - 16. God sent His Law , Jesus Christ to proclaim to you that in His Kingdom, He alone is ;

* (spiritual)Father
* Shepherd
* Rabbi/Leader/Authority
* Master/Head
*Teacher
* Helper
* Guide

And this over each and every one who belongs to Him. - Matthew 23 vs 6 - 10 & Matthew 20 vs 24 - 28. God openly declared it a sin, an abomination, for any man to occupy any of the above roles over anyone who belongs to Him. He even went as far as to state that those who belong to Him are those who obey His teachings and commandments, the Truth of God.

Jesus Christ outright tagged all those who will refuse to obey Him false teachers and false prophets, disavowing them every chance He got, warning His followers never to be decieved by such and their doctrines of evil - Matthew 15 vs 1 - 14

Yet, here you are telling me tales of how there was a time when these same false teachers and prophets that Jesus Christ condemned over 2000 years ago, the ones you call your Mogs , told you the Truth of God, and how they will eventually be no more because you read of it in a book of dreams? Are you kidding me?

Kobojunkie:
In recorded history, there were people like you who also believed back in the 1600s that what you read there was taking place live in their own time. There have been many many groups who are recorded to have believed the very same since then even up till now. :-/

The book of Apocalypses was written about the year 98CE to fortify and strengthen the faith of early Christians the Seven Congregations of Christ
in Asia Minor,I quote here [b]Revelation chapter 1: 1 A revelation* by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place. And he sent his angel and presented it in signs through him to his slave John, 2 who bore witness to the word God gave and to the witness Jesus Christ gave, yes, to all the things he saw. 3 Happy is the one who reads aloud and those who hear the words of this prophecy and who observe the things written in it, for the appointed time is near.
4 John to the seven congregations that are in the province of Asia, and also verse 11 effectively served its purpose then and it does today, one need to separate true worship of God with cocktail of Animism, Demonism etc., you can as well read the Apocalypses Chapter 2

Do you know what the lesson is from all of that? It is that you never read your delusions into another man's dreams and then pull an "interpretation" thus.

You are busy looking for signs in another man's dreams while you ignore the Truth of God that is right in front of you, have been for 1000's of years too.