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Religion / Re: How An Amputee's Body Part Could Be Restored. by ocnovakmichael(m): 7:56pm On Apr 19
May be that is not an intelligent response, but an intelligent man says he's not had a miracle ever in his life and all you intelligentsias agree.

Miracle is the divine intervention in the course of life. His birth was a function of divine intervention yes or no?

Think about that!
Religion / Re: How An Amputee's Body Part Could Be Restored. by ocnovakmichael(m): 2:21pm On Apr 17
LordReed:


No.


You're a bald head liar. Then how did you come to this world? The probability of you coming to earth is contingent upon improbable conditions. You could have come as a girl.
Why did you demonstrate, in writing, your ignorance without thinking?


Think about that!
Religion / Re: How An Amputee's Body Part Could Be Restored. by ocnovakmichael(m): 5:40pm On Apr 16
LordReed:


It supposedly took your god less than a day to make a human being but it requires this long turanchi to grow just a limb. Its been several weeks since you and I last interacted, how many amputees limbs has your god regrown in that time? Zero! No amount of long posts will change that.

Lordreed, have you ever had a miracle in your life, YES or NO?
Religion / Re: How An Amputee's Body Part Could Be Restored. by ocnovakmichael(m): 5:39pm On Apr 16
jaephoenix:

U guys have been saying 'With god all things are possible' and have been showing us all sorts of fake miracles. When asked for verification, u ask us to go verify ourselves. When we tell you we can't find evidence of healing, u call us liars.
Now u guys cant show us miracles of regrowing of limbs. Why? Its impossible to fake. There's 3 orthopedic hospitals in Nigeria, plus many orthopedic wards in hundreds of tertiary health institutions, all of them are filled with amputees of all kinds. Infact u can't find them on the roadsides. As a physician, I have never witnessed one miracle or heard one that happened. U find sick people/amputees in hospitals, the people u see on tv are actors. If truly healings happen, hospitals would be out of fashion. But guess what, even churches run clinics during church hours. Sick people go there to get cured, no pastors praying for them. Yes, churches now run outpatient clinics.
So what kinda faith r u talking about? Jesus said in the babble that even faith of a mustard seed is enough. That is the tiniest bit of faith! For an amputee to even show up in church for healing is more than enough faith, but guess what, no healing. All we hear is its spiritual healing, and other bullshit. When would you guys get tired of this?


The faintest idea that there's fake miracles imply the real still exists.
Religion / Re: How An Amputee's Body Part Could Be Restored. by ocnovakmichael(m): 2:42pm On Apr 14
Namaster:
"That is, first, the amputee must be willing to receive a miracle: because God cannot do anything without your will."

Rubbish!

When Lazarus was brought back from the dead, was he willing? Was his consent necessary?

Starting with an excuse so that you can shift the blame when your miracles INEVITABLY fail.

If a radio station is broadcasting Free to Air, one cannot phone the radio station complaining one cannot receive the signal where one is. All one needs to do is to enhance one's antenna to receive the signal.

Think about that!
Religion / Re: How An Amputee's Body Part Could Be Restored. by ocnovakmichael(m): 2:37pm On Apr 14
Namaster:
"That is, first, the amputee must be willing to receive a miracle: because God cannot do anything without your will."

Rubbish!

When Lazarus was brought back from the dead, was he willing? Was his consent necessary?

Starting with an excuse so that you can shift the blame when your miracles INEVITABLY fail.

Hmm that is deep
Religion / How An Amputee's Body Part Could Be Restored. by ocnovakmichael(m): 2:27pm On Apr 14
Let me start by saying, God is the greatest surgeon. Even Adam, the first man, testified of God's surgical ability when he said, "... This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man." (Genesis 2:23).

This article was born out of a demand from one of my readers when he commented on a topic I wrote on "Strange Powers Resident in the Church."

One of my readers with the pseudonym LordReed, in his comment, said: "Use this so called power to give an amputee their limb back."

1 Corinthians 12:7-10
7. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit,
9. To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10. To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues.


What an amputee needs is the working of miracles.
However, let me start by establishing that with God, nothing is impossible. And the same power and authority resident in Christ Jesus is in the church, as the corporate anointing.
The Bible teaches that, "Do you not know and understand that you [the church] are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells [permanently] in you [collectively and individually]?" (1 Corinthians 3:16)
The church has the experiential power through the manifestation of the Spirit to restore an amputees' limb. However, the amputee must meet two annex conditions. That is, first, the amputee must be willing to receive a miracle: because God cannot do anything without your will. "If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land" (Isaiah 1:19). Also, still emphasizing on the will, the Lord Jesus asked, the man who had an infirmity for thirty-eight years, the question: "... Wilt thou be made whole?" (John 5:6). Second, the amputee must be in a place where working of miracles is preached: because it is in that atmosphere that God will confirm His word. The Bible says, "But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;" (Titus 1:3). And in Mark's gospel the Bible says: "And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen" (Mark 16:20).

You see, in Jesus' day, when the people heard he was in a certain place, they carried the lame, the weak, the diseased to him to be healed because it is in that place that the Spirit is in manifestation. The power of God is present everywhere and in every church, so to speak. Yet, there're certain ministries where certain types of manifestation is prevalent.
I want you to understand here that the atmosphere, where the Spirit of God is in manifestation, is very important. Scripture says, "And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. And behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and lay him before him" (Luke 5:17-18).

In the text above did you notice the phrase, "The power of the Lord was present to heal them," and also "Men brought in a bed a man"?
Working of miracles is given as the Spirit wills but it is more prevalent in ministries that exercise themselves therein. Men have to bring in a sicker of miracle into that atmosphere to be healed and/or to receive a miracle.
Jesus' question to that man, who had an infirmity thirty and eight years show that sometimes your outer conditions wants to be healed but your inner convictions says otherwise. In the end, one who needs healing or a miracle, should by every means, look for a living church where the manifestation of the Spirit is preached: for it is in that atmosphere that one could receive one's healing or miracle.


Do not hoard knowledge, propagate it!

Jesus is Lord!
Religion / Re: The Secret Court: How To Enter And Obtain Favour With The Judge by ocnovakmichael(m): 1:38pm On Apr 14
A man once read along these lines, and he approached the court of heaven on behalf of his son, who at the time was leaving contrary to the faith which they profess as Christians.

I knelt down in his room and read the word of God aloud: reminding God of the finish work of Jesus Christ and the redemptive power in his blood.
He said to the devil, that Christ hath counseled the record of debt and accusations on the head of his son:
Colossians 2:14-15
[14]Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
[15]And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it."


He pleased the blood of Jesus over his son and broke the power of the devil. The next couple of days, his son gave his life to Christ and is currently a minister of the gospel, preaching the good tidings of the common salvation which has appeared to all men of every race.

The blood of Jesus is the victory in the secret court.
Religion / Re: Who Taught Bobrisky, James Brown, Macmilan, DragQueens,And Others What They Know by ocnovakmichael(m): 4:02pm On Apr 11
Jokerman:
Of course..

It's the Devil and his fellow fallen angels along with marine spirits and their ilks...

They will all have their part in the Lake of Fire at the last day


It is not the will of God that these little ones perish. Let us pray that God will send somebody that will preach the word of God to them that they may be saved: for salvation is in the word of God. You see, men are saved by hearing words, the words of God; and every man has some one that they listen to.

Matthew 9:37-38
37. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
38. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.

Acts 11:14
14. Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved
Religion / Re: Who Taught Bobrisky, James Brown, Macmilan, DragQueens,And Others What They Know by ocnovakmichael(m): 1:30am On Apr 11
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Religion / Re: The Ancient Prophet In Eden's Garden by ocnovakmichael(m): 1:28am On Apr 11
IAmHim1:
you have the truth in your hands now. whatever you choose to do with it is up to you

What is truth?
Religion / Re: The Ancient Prophet In Eden's Garden by ocnovakmichael(m): 6:23pm On Apr 09
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Religion / Re: The Ancient Prophet In Eden's Garden by ocnovakmichael(m): 11:17am On Apr 09
IAmHim1:
The blood of Jesus is not real..Jesus came to teach babout love but was LITERALLY killed by the people he came to teach. Then they covered it up after killing God son and said he came to shed his blood for you. Biggest lie


The blood of Jesus is just an excuse to make you keep sinning since you Know You will ALWAYS be able to ask for forgiveness. Just like how muslims use 72 virgins to commit all manner of atrocities on their fellow man

SIT DOWN AND THINK. SEE THIS TRUTH YOURSELF


Your pastor will never tell you this...

wanna know why


That will be the end of your tithe and offering to their lies

think people. think foryourself

You speak of things you don't know about. But I speak of things I have seen, things I've heard, and things my own bare hands have handled.
Have you been to the realm of the spirit ever in your life. Have you seen things that your mouth could not open to speak before men because they will think you're crazy. Have you seen or heard angels sing?

I want to know your experience.
Religion / Re: The Ancient Prophet In Eden's Garden by ocnovakmichael(m): 8:12am On Apr 09
This is for those who don't know Adam was a prophet
Religion / The Ancient Prophet In Eden's Garden by ocnovakmichael(m): 12:53am On Apr 09
Was there a prophet in Eden's Garden?

Hosea 12:10
10. I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied vision, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.


Hebrews 1:1-2
1. God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets
2. Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds.


From time immemorial, God by His Spirit, spoke to our fathers through the ministry of the prophets by vision, similitudes, proverbs, dreams, angels, and in divers manners. However, in this article I will focus my attention on the ministry of the prophets.
In the garden of Eden, there was a prophet. And this prophet prophesied the death of Christ even before Cain and Abel were born. The question is how did I know this, and who was this prophet?

Hebrew 12:1
1. Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.


That text just got through telling us that we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses. You see, we are compassed about by so great a cloud of saints and angels. Just because we don't see them doesn't mean they are not present. At every moment in a man's life he is surrounded by beings and creatures beyond the visible spectrum. For instance, when the king of Syria sent a host of chariots and horses to fetch Elisha the prophet, his servant was afraid by reason of the army of Syria which compassed the city. Nevertheless, Elisha prayed God to open the eyes of his servant that he may see; and God opened his eyes and he saw horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha and on the mountain.
You see, those horses and chariots were there present, yet the young man could not see them because his eyes weren't open to see into the realm of the spirit.
In Mark's gospel, there's an account of Elijah and Moses talking with Jesus; and the apostles Peter, James, and John saw them. You see, all through the gospels, at every moment, cloud of witnesses and angels minister unto the Lord Jesus, yet no one saw them. But on this particular day, the eyes of the apostles were opened to see into the realm of the spirit.
Also, in the book of Revelation there's an account of a saint, who is among the cloud of witnesses, talking with John.
Revelation 19:10
10. And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy


These cloud of witnesses are around us, testifying constantly of the testimony of Jesus. They testify of what they've seen and heard. Consider for instance, John the apostle, a witness of the life of Jesus Christ, in his epistle says, "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the word of life" (1John 1:1)

What am I getting to? I got to know about the prophet in Eden's garden who prophesied of the coming and death of Jesus before even Cain and Abel were born by revelation through the cloud of witnesses.
I was meditating on scriptures when suddenly, in my spirit, I heard these words, "I prophesied the coming and death of the saviour, Jesus Christ, before Cain and Abel were ever born." The voice continued, "In the beginning, I said, 'Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh'"

The moment I heard that last statement, I instantly knew who was talking with me. I knew I was talking with the prophet Adam.
Adam was the prophet in Eden's garden. He prophesied in types and shadow of the coming and death of Jesus Christ.
The Bible teaches that those things which happened in the Old Testament and was prophesied about were written as example unto us in this dispensation
1 Corinthians 10:11
11. Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.


Let us analyze Adam's prophecy:
Genesis 2:24
24. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh

#. That text says, two shall be one flesh. Therefore, the father and mother as two are one Spirit, referring to God the Father. #. A man shall leave his father and his mother: the man in that text is Jesus Christ, abandoning the glory he had with the Father. # The man shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh. The church is the bride of Christ, and as such, has become one body and one spirit in Christ.

The following scriptures corroborates Adam's prophecy, which was a type and shadow, an example of things to come, "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh"

Philippians 2:7
7. But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men.


Mathew 19:5
5. And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh.


Ephesians 5:30
30. For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.


1 Corinthians 6: 17
17. But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.


Revelation 21:2 &9
2. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

9. And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.


The above texts speaks of Jesus Christ abandoning the glory he had with the father for his bride, the church. That through his death and resurrection would become one body and one spirit with the church.
Adam prophesied, "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh."

Do not hoard knowledge, propagate it!


Jesus is Lord!
Religion / Re: Who Taught Bobrisky, James Brown, Macmilan, DragQueens,And Others What They Know by ocnovakmichael(m): 8:20pm On Apr 08
Allthelight:
They do what they do because they are in the pay role of the devil.

If an individual identify as a female why go about posting it on social media...

The devil pays them well but they don't they are slaves to him

You're not far from the truth.
Religion / Re: Who Taught Bobrisky, James Brown, Macmilan, DragQueens,And Others What They Know by ocnovakmichael(m): 7:16am On Apr 08
MrBrownJay1:


the problem here is that you are mixing their GENDER with their SEXUALITY. thats where you are failing in this issue. there has been homos since biblical days and this has nothing to do with their gender; there has been crossdressers since biblical days and this has nothing to do with their gender; there has been men fukcing donkeys since biblical days and this has nothing to do with their gender... this is their SEXUALITY, and that in no way changes the fact that there is only TWO gender on earth (male/female)

If you say so, no problems.
Religion / Re: Who Taught Bobrisky, James Brown, Macmilan, DragQueens,And Others What They Know by ocnovakmichael(m): 6:56pm On Apr 07
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Religion / Re: I No Longer Have The Interest Of Going To Church Every Sunday, Any Help? by ocnovakmichael(m): 3:31pm On Apr 07
Let me tell you why. You see, dogs love bones. Yet when you chain a dog and put that piece of bone beyond the dog's reach, it would try to reach the bone but the chain will yank it back. The dog would attempt over again and at a pint it would give up.
Now when you take the chain off that dog, it would not bulge because the dog has been conditioned to think the chain is around it neck.
What am I getting to? You've lost affinity for the things of God because the church you attend don't feed you the revelation in God's word. And as such, you're a dog with a religious chain as a yoke around your neck. This chain yanks you back anytime you attempt to fellowship with God.
Religion / Re: Who Taught Bobrisky, James Brown, Macmilan, DragQueens,And Others What They Know by ocnovakmichael(m): 7:22am On Apr 07
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Religion / Re: Who Taught Bobrisky, James Brown, Macmilan, DragQueens,And Others What They Know by ocnovakmichael(m): 2:00am On Apr 07
MrBrownJay1:


i dont care about what the bible say, i am just telling you what BIOLOGY says. being a homo/transgender/bisexual or any other yeye sexual orientation is NOT a gender, thats just sexual orientation. GENDER is your sexual organ, that comes in only two form (unless deformed) MALE and FEMALE

If you don't care about what the Bible says, why should I care what biology say?
I don't get it. You said gender is male and female, which is exactly what the Bible says, " Male and female created he them." I don't understand what's the confusion here.
When a man says he wants to be identified as a woman then he is a transgender; and that is not in line with creation. What if a dog says it wants to be identified as a pig, wouldn't that sound ludicrous? In basic natural principle, it is male and female, anything outside these two genders is an orientation from the pit of hell.
Religion / Re: Who Taught Bobrisky, James Brown, Macmilan, DragQueens,And Others What They Know by ocnovakmichael(m): 1:36am On Apr 07
MrBrownJay1:


GENDER is your sexual organ (and there is only two different gender)
SEXUALITY is your sexual orientation (and there is 100s... hetero, gay, bisexual, unicorn or whatever you desire)

people are either born MALE or born FEMALE...and although some are born with defect (aka two genders), you cant wake up one day and decide that you are a FEMALE when your sexual organ is MALE. you can believe (in your head) that you are different but that does NOT change what you are genetically.

I just got through saying, in the Bible God creature man male and female. My question to you is this: are you corroborating the truth in the Bible or you want me to think you're smart?
Religion / Re: Who Taught Bobrisky, James Brown, Macmilan, DragQueens,And Others What They Know by ocnovakmichael(m): 9:58pm On Apr 06
Thanks a ton
Religion / Re: Who Taught Bobrisky, James Brown, Macmilan, DragQueens,And Others What They Know by ocnovakmichael(m): 9:52pm On Apr 06
If I get you correctly, you said your sexuality has nothing to do with your gender, right?

Might I ask you, what is sexuality and what is gender?
Religion / Who Taught Bobrisky, James Brown, Macmilan, DragQueens,And Others What They Know by ocnovakmichael(m): 9:20pm On Apr 06
The teacher behind the lifestyle of Nigerian crossdressers, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, James Brown, Drag Queens and others:

Before I delve right into the matter I would like to begin from the root cause of the subject under discussion. You see, In our world today, we have several genders: male identifying as female, women identifying as men, while others identifying as "they," "them" etc. This gender maladjustments in our world today is the product of a society bankrupt of basic natural principles and the fear of the LORD. However, from the beginning it was not so.
When God created the world, the Bible says, male and female created he them. "Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created" (Genesis 5:2). The genders are male and female only; not male, female, they, them, those, others.
Now the question is: who is the teacher behind this movement of crossdressers and transgenders?
In the book of beginnings there is an interesting story to be much observed.
Genesis 3:7-11
7. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
8. And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
9. And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, where art thou?
10. And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.
11. And he said, who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof i commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?


I remember reading along these lines and I pondered and ask in my spirit, why was the LORD God asking Adam the question: "who told thee that thou wast naked?" And I was like don't God know that nobody told them that they were naked? But on a second thought, I had to meditate carefully on that question. God doesn't just ask random question without bearing. You see, the idea of God asking Adam the question, "who told thee that thou wast naked," imply that somebody somewhere told Adam and Eve that they're both naked.
Now if I ask you the question, "Who told you that you're Olamide?" because a man is born tabula-rasa, meaning man is born empty of any built-in mental content, so that all knowledge comes external. So the only way you could know that you're Olamide is from external, people around you.
Now in that text above, the Lord God asked Adam the question: "who told thee that thou wast naked?" When I read this line, I decided to research and read in context. I found something interesting in verse 7. "And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons."

Notice the word "they knew." The word knew is the same Hebrew word translated teach or to be taught. In other words, Adam and Eve were taught by an external being that they were both naked; and the moment they begin listening to this teacher, they became a slave, engrossed, and enraptured by the words of this teacher.
Paul the apostle says it best in his epistle to the saints at Rome.
Romans 6:16
16. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?


Notice there are two masters or should I say teachers in the above text:"... To whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey... whether of Sin or Obedience" Sin and Obedience or should I say, the devil or God are the two teachers. This was why the LORD God was asking Adam the question, "who told thee that thou wast naked?" because He knew an external being had told them they were both naked.

You see, the same teacher who told Adam that he was naked, was the same who told the Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, AKA Bobrisky, that he is no longer a man but a woman. It is the self same teacher that told the Nigerian crossdresser James Brown, that he is not a man but a woman. It is also the same teacher that told some men and women that they're "they," "them," "those" etc.
This teacher could turn a man into a woman by his doctrines. He could tell a strong man that he's sick in the body, and the moment the man listens to his words and accept it as true, the man will suddenly become sick. This is why the Bible says, "... Let the weak say, I am strong" (Joel 3:10). And let the weak say, "... The LORD is the strength of my life..." (Psalm 27:1)
However, you could debunk the devil's teachings by meditating on what God says in the Bible. Let the word of God be your teacher and anchorage.


Do not hoard knowledge, propagate it!


Jesus is Lord!!

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Religion / These Times In Nigeria Were Foretold, Yet Many Heed Not by ocnovakmichael(m): 12:02am On Mar 25
Wednesday April 19th 2023, I was inside a bus heading to my place of work. I decided to open my Bible to Act chapter 11. And I read the first through the twenty sixth verses. When I got to the twenty seventh verse, the Lord began to show me things to come as it concern our nation Nigeria.
Prior to this time, the Lord had been dealing with me to deliver part of this revelation but I held back my voice because I had not received the full message; and beside people might read meaning into it. However, when the Lord revealed the full message unto me, I said to myself, it is time!

This message is not to scare you, rather it is to prepare the body of Christ, and anyone who care to listen, for what is about to come upon our nation, Nigeria.

God does nothing without revealing it, first, to his prophets (Amos 3:7).
A prophet is one who speak, through the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, things to come; things to edify the church; and things to prepare the church or an individual.
In Act 21:10-14, the prophet Agabus, speaking by inspiration of the Spirit, said to Paul and company: "Thus saith the Holy Ghost, so shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles."
Agabus' prophecy was to prepare Paul ahead for what he would suffer at the hands of the Jews in Jerusalem. It was not to scare or deter Paul.

What am I getting to? Without much ado, I will go right into what the Lord shared with me concerning things to come.

Proverbs 29:2
2. When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice, but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.


Scripture describes two kinds of people in authority, and the consequence of each people when they bear rule. The first of the two kinds is "The righteous." The second is "The Wicked" or the unrighteous, or ungodly."
Righteousness is not a nature to be grasp or attained, it is a gift given by God to those who accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour.
Romans 5:17
17. For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.

The Hebrew word "Wicked" is the same word that is translated Ungodly. Ungodliness is a nature that is devoid of the God kind of life.

Now let us consider the singular forms of the two kinds of nature.
The Righteous:
A righteous man is one who is in Christ Jesus.
2 Corinthians 5:17;21
17. Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
21. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.


The Wicked (ungodly)
An ungodly man is one who does not have the nature of God.
Psalm 1:1
1. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, not sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

The question is: what is the scope of all the above in relation to Nigeria?

According to Isaac Newton, 'To every action, there is an equal and opposite corresponding reaction.' Physical laws and their cosequences are real. But more real are spiritual laws. There is a spiritual law called "The law of territoriality." This law has it that in every territory where there is a leader, the spiritual nature of the leader governs the atmosphere of the territory. Put somewhat differently, the belief and spirit behind the leader influences the socio-economic landscape the territory.

In the outgoing dispensation of Nigeria's political sphere, this nation has seen a non-Christian bear rule over the citizens. The outgoing dispensation is pretty much better because the Vice-President is one who is in Christ; and as such, the land is preserved from being eclipsed by total darkness. I said the land is preserved because Scripture called the righteous ones the salt of the earth. Salt has preservation capacity.

Nonetheless, in the in-coming dispensation, this nation will eclipsed in total darkness because they that bear rule has no salt in them: they are non-righteous. And our beginning text emphasized thus, ...When the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

It goes without saying that Proverbs 29:2 is either the truth or false. The text says, when the wicked, the non-righteous, the ungodly, beareth rule, the people mourn. The President elect and his Vice are non-righteous. Now this does not mean they don't have some level of goodness in them. What I mean is that both the president and his Vice are not in Christ. And it is in Christ Jesus that we are Justified and made righteous. Thus according to Scriptures being made righteous is not in ourselves or in our goodness. Our righteousness is in Christ. And since the President elect and his Vice are not in Christ, they are non-righteous.

Having said that, it's imperative that we understand the consequence of a non-righteous in power.
In first Chronicles the twelfth chapter, the thirty second verse, the children of Issachar had understanding of times, to know what Israel ought to do. But how did they understood the times? Like Daniel, they understood by books, the Scriptures.

Now let us look into the books and understand the times upon and ahead of us.

Acts 11:27-28
27. And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
28. And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.

Agabus prophesied that there will be great famine, hunger, and unrest throughout the world: it came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.

Friend, Nigeria is on the precipice of encroaching the days of Claudius Caesar. And history will repeat itself with uncanny variations. How do we know this? Scripture says, the LORD GOD speaks through similitudes. "I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets" (Hosea 12:10).

The Lord, by similitudes, showed me that we are encroaching the days of Claudius Caesar. He gave me parallels of the in-coming dispensation to that of Claudius Caesar. And I strongly believe that Agabus' Prophecy would re-emerge in the said dispensation.Now let us compare the following parallels:

1. Claudius Caesar was the fourth Roman emperor.
Without counting the late President Musa Yar'Adua, the new President elect will be the fourth democratically elected president of Nigeria since 1999.

2. Claudius Caesar own family ridiculed his physical ailments
Aside the late Presdient Musa Yar'Adua, the new President elect's health is the most ridiculed among his own people and the nation at large.

3. Claudius Caesar became emperor relatively late in life.
The new president elect landed in the highest political office in Nigeria relatively late in life.

4. A Cabal of Praetorian Guard installed Claudius Caesar as emperor.
In the Roman Republic, Praetorian Guard were escort of high-rank political officials and were bodyguards for the senior officials in the military.
Oddly enough, we all know the rolls of the so called "Elite" and "Area Boys" in the just concluded 2023 presidential election.

5. Claudius Caesar completed the Roman annexation of Britain.
There is already a clandestine annexation of the systems of Lagos in 7 States in Nigeria: Three States from the West, and two States each from the North East and North West.

I have said it before, but it bears repeating here. This message is not to scare you, rather to prepare you for what is about to come.
Like in the days of Claudius Caesar, in the in-coming dispensation, many, particularly in the body of Christ, will mourn. There will be grave food scarcity, the inflation rate will hit 29 percent. And many youths will be out of school; and many more unemployed. Men hearts shall fail them for fear. The socio-economic sphere shall take a turn for the worse.

But there is hope!
So I say to you, save as much as you can. Be wise in your investment: ask God before venturing. Give more in this season. And meditate more in the word of God, and pray at any slightest chance you have.

When you see all these things happening, do not be dismayed, rather look up and rejoice for your salvation is near.

Luke 21: 25-26;28
25. And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
26. Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
28. And when these things begins to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

As I have said before, so say I again, when these things begins to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads in joy: for the Lord has said, I will not leave you nor forsake you


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Religion / Re: The Secret Court: How To Enter And Obtain Favour With The Judge by ocnovakmichael(m): 11:14pm On Mar 24
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No man enters the secret court at will: because of the constitutional powers governing the court house. The only time a man could enter into the court is when a petition of some sort has been served that the court has jurisdiction over. The adjudicator then listens to the plea of the plaintiff and the plea of the defendant. Both at every opportunity, bring up legal precedence to corroborate their claims. And at the final hearing, the adjudicator pronounces the verdict in accordance with the law.

Nevertheless, in the long run, it is the prerogative of the adjudicator, who could commit type 1 error, rejecting the plea of the plaintiff when it is in fact true, or type 2 error, accepting the plea of the defendant when it is in fact wrong. The judge has the ultimate jurisdiction over any petition served.

Now what am I getting to? The Bible teaches that God stand in the congregation of the mighty, he judges among the gods (Psalm 82:1). God is the adjudicator. And before Him, legal precedence according to the law are brought forward to either convict one or acquit one.
Zachariah 3:1-4
1. And he showed me, Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
2. And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan, even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
3. Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.
4. And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.


Now notice in that text, there are five salient characters in the courtroom, the Judge, which is God, the angel of the LORD, which is the Lord Jesus Christ, the plaintiff or accuser, which is Satan, the accused, which is Joshua the high priest, and those that stood around the courtroom, which are the angels.
That text imply that Satan was bringing legal precedence against Joshua because it says, Satan stood at his right hand to resist him. But the LORD in his advocacy capacity rebuked Satan saying, Joshua is a brand plucked out of the fire; and that He, the LORD, has caused Joshua's iniquity to pass from him and will cloth him with a new raiment.
That text was both speaking to and prophesying of the redemptive and advocacy power of the blood of the Jesus Christ, which could wash away sins, and acquit an accused in the court of heaven.
Hebrews 12:24
24. And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

The blood of Jesus speaks and mediate for our favour before the Judge, God.

It is only through the blood of the Lamb that we could come into the court of heaven, into the presence of God, and obtain favour from God. Let me paint the picture on a frame from the Old Testament, of the power of the blood of the Lamb in bringing us at close range with the Judge, God, who stand in the congregation of the mighty and judges among the gods.

Exodus 24:1-11
1. And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.
2. And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.
3. And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do.
4. And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel
5. And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD.

6. And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar
7. And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient.
8. And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.
9. Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:

10. And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness
11. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.


Now I want you to notice in the beginning part of that text that, God invited Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel to come up and worship, but only Moses should approach Him while the rest should worship afar off.
Nonetheless, in the 8th verse, after that Moses had sprinkled the blood on the people, the Bible says that Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up and saw the God of Israel and He laid not His hand on them; and they did eat and drink.

Those elders obtained favour in the sight of God after the blood was sprinkled upon them: and they saw God. Friend, we could enter into the holiest by pleading the blood of Jesus, the blood which speaketh better things than the blood of Abel.
Hebrews 10:19
19. Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus
20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh.


It is indeed by the blood the elders obtained favour to come into the presence of the Almighty God: and they saw God. It was by the blood Joshua the high priest was acquitted when Satan stood at his right hand to resist him in the court of heaven. We too that have been bought by the blood of the Lamb could ascend into the throne of God and petition our case in the court of heaven by pleading the blood of Jesus Christ.
The good news is: like the elders of Israel who were invited into the presence of God, God himself has also invited us.
Hebrew 4:16
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Notice that text says, let us come boldly. We could come boldly unto the court of heaven by pleading the blood of Jesus Christ. It is the blood that mediate on our behalf, presenting legal precedence before God for our favour, and against our accuser, Satan, who stand to resist us like he resisted Joshua the high priest and Job the servant of God.

Based on a true story: there was a dear sister who in comatose went up to the gate of heaven; and as she was approaching, Satan was there to resist her because, though she lived a good life and served the Lord, but she had ought, unforgiveness, against a sister while she was yet living on the earth.
When she approached the court of heaven, the Lord Jesus stood before her and asked her, do you have ought against anyone? And immediately she flashed back to a sister on the earth. However, in that instant she decide to forgive the sister, and the Lord Jesus told her to plead his blood seven times, which she deed; and the Lord approached the Father and they spoke.
After a while, the Lord approached the woman and told her, you have to go back to the earth; and in that instant her spirit came back to her body lying in the hospital.

That woman obtained mercy and found grace in the sight of God, who gave her another chance at life to remediate that which could have cost her the kingdom of heaven. It was by the blood she petitioned her case before the court of heaven and found favour just like the nobles of Israel found favour in the sight of God by the blood which was sprinkled on them.

You too could ascend into the court of heaven today and petition your case by pleading the blood of Jesus Christ, in whom you have been made nigh unto God.
Ephesians 2:13
But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.



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Religion / How to Live a Sickness Free Life � by ocnovakmichael(m): 6:13am On Mar 05
Sunday the 3 of March 2024, the Lord inspired me to teach some students at the university of Ilorin how to live a sickness free life.
Trudging over the landscape of that institution, I asked some students is it possible to live on this earth without sickness? The answers I got was as expected: No!.
Nevertheless, I countered in the affirmative, yes! It is possible to live without sickness. Not necessarily because I said so, but because God himself says it is possible.

Now let me share with you what the Lord led me to teach those few students.

Exodus 15:26
[26]And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.


When God says , "... I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians This does not mean God is the author of sickness. You see, the translators of this text left that line of sentence in the causative sense instead of in the permissive sense.
God does not put sickness on people. Rather, he permit the devil to exercise sickness upon those that have sinned.
The Bible teaches that those things which happened unto the children of Israel are example unto us in this dispensation.
1 Corinthians 10:11
[11]Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.


In our beginning text, Egypt is a type of the world, the unbelievers. While Israel is a type of a born again child of God, a believer.
God says, he will not permit any of those sicknesses that befell the Egyptians, the unbelievers, to come upon you. Why? Because, like the children of Israel, you keep his commandment.
Now notice that text says, "for I am the LORD that healeth thee."
The question is: who is this LORD that healeth thee?
John in his epistle told us who the LORD is that healeth us.
1 John 4:8
[8]He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Scripture says the LORD God is love. Now if we replace the LORD with Love in the subordinate clause in the Book of Exodus chapter fifteen we'll arrive at:
"For I am the LOVE that healeth thee."

Friend, Love is the healer of all diseases. And when we walk in the commandment of love, God himself says, He will not permit sickness to come upon us.
Now it is either God is sure of what He says or He's not. But glory be to God, the Bible says, "... Let God be true, and every man a liar." I'd rather be a liar than to refute God's words on living sickness free.
Love is the healer; and love never fails. Now someone might ask, how do one walk in love in this wicked world? You see, the Bible teaches that the love of God is shared abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost.
If you have the Spirit of God in you, then you have the love of God in your heart, all that is necessary is for you to act in love: because Love, like faith, is an act.

Friend, this is a call for us to prove the word of God on living sickness free. The Bible says, Prove all things; hold fast that which is good (1 Thessalonians 5:21). God command us to prove his word. And to do this all you have to do is walk and act in love.
Remember, love is the LORD that healeth thee.


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