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BREAKING: I'm leaving Nigeria, and relocating to another country - TB Joshua
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/05/breaking-im-leaving-nigeria-and.html

In a bombshell announcement that shocked congregants and viewers of Emmanuel TV alike, Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua declared his intentions to leave Nigeria and relocate his ministry to the nation of Israel.



Speaking to a rapt multi-national audience at his church service on Sunday 30th April 2017, Joshua disclosed that he had just returned from the ‘Holy Land’ after holding meetings with three prominent Israeli mayors of Jerusalem, Tiberias and the Jordan Valley.

According to the cleric, they offered both land and facilities in an area around the biblical site of the Sea of Galilee for the Nigerian Pastor to organise meetings for international pilgrims.

“This is where my Father in Heaven came from – it’s non-negotiable,” Joshua explained, adding it was not a decision he undertook lightly.

“It’s the best place for you to meet Prophet T.B. Joshua. After your healing, blessing and deliverance, you can move around all the spiritual monuments which will establish your faith,” he further clarified.

Joshua said his decision to leave was not connected to the “persecution” he endured during his ministry.

However, he hoped the move would help people to “appreciate” what his ministry had been contributing to both the local economy and Nigeria’s international image.

“This is the most persecuted ministry in the world. Who are the people persecuting the ministry? My people, Africa,” Joshua bluntly stated, adding that this ‘treatment’ had led him into a life of virtual isolation.

“That is why I choose to live a lonely life. If you want to see me, come to this church. I don’t go out. It has not been easy – because I don’t know who is a friend or who is an enemy. If you learn T.B. Joshua is not around, I am in a revival. I live in the church here. I don’t have a house outside.”

“Anytime you pray, remember Africa in prayer,” the cleric solemnly continued to an audience which included over 3,000 foreign nationals who flew into Nigeria to attend the church service.

“Many heroes and great people have been chased out of Africa. There are many geniuses in the Western world who are originally from Africa.”

The cleric pointed to the example of heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua who was allegedly turned down by Nigerian sporting authorities when he wanted to represent the country.

“What happened to me from the beginning of my ministry is enough to chase me out of this country - but I am still in your midst. Upon the persecution and hatred – I decided to follow the path of love. You show hatred; I show love. When I go for a revival, you will see the stadium full but I am not carried away by that. I leave where I’m celebrated to live where I’m persecuted.”

The cleric then advised congregants: “Where you are not celebrated is the best place to stay, to get strength. When you are in the midst of a battle, you are building yourself. That is why I decided to stay where I am not celebrated here in Nigeria. When the grace of God is amid challenges, it gets stronger.”

According to the cleric, the invitation to Israel came due to the growing popularity of Joshua’s television channel Emmanuel TV, which is especially known on YouTube.

“Your life can preach a better sermon than your mouth,” he exhorted the congregation, stating that the Israeli officials had observed his ministry from afar before inviting him.

No timeframe for the move was specified in the service and it was not clear whether activities in The SCOAN's Ikotun-Egbe base would cease entirely.

Joshua concluded by counselling people: “Don’t destroy your relationships beyond repair because the person who fights you today can be your saviour tomorrow.”

The shock announcement will come as a blow to Nigeria’s religious tourism industry.

Statistics from the Nigerian Immigration Services revealed that six out of every ten travelers to Nigeria go to The SCOAN, with countless local businesses and hotels in the area relying on the church activities for their sustenance.

Stylz69:
Good riddance ...: bye!!!

LolaO:
People like this are the problem of Nigeria

But then you can't blame him

Bathuayi:
What is dis 1 saying.He paid contractors to build and they were incompetent.Dt won't happen in Europe.Who told u he evades taxes. The Israelis saw his deliverance practices b4 they invited him over. It's because of pple like u pple dt pple like him leave d country.#Bad-mouthed #BadBelle.pls get ur facts right b4 posting Rum online

Lifestone:
TBJ should be very careful not to go to jail in Israel. A lot of things he gets away with in Nigeria would have put him permanently in prison in Israel, the building collapse where hundreds died is an example. They don't joke with taxes also and some of his deliverance practices may be frowned at in such a civilised world.

Sydney17:
dont say what u don't know! Nigeria visa is one of the hardest to obtain in the world! You people must stop this self destructing attitude

Lifestone:
TBJ should be very careful not to go to jail in Israel. A lot of things he gets away with in Nigeria would have put him permanently in prison in Israel, the building collapse where hundreds died is an example. They don't joke with taxes also and some of his deliverance practices may be frowned at in such a civilised world.

Amberon:
Lmao... He is everything your entire generation is not. Accounting for 60% of Nigeria's tourism. What have you done with your life besides hating?

Stylz69:

How unfortunate! I've noticed you now run along and go back to sucking the mammary glands of the woman who brought such an unfortunate being into this world.

Lifestone:
TBJ should be very careful not to go to jail in Israel. A lot of things he gets away with in Nigeria would have put him permanently in prison in Israel, the building collapse where hundreds died is an example. They don't joke with taxes also and some of his deliverance practices may be frowned at in such a civilised world.

Amberon:
If you had any sense you'd know amberon is feminine but alas you're daft. TB J is still everything you are not.

Wiseandtrue:
Yeah Right! Nigerians also tolerates what other countries would not. Not because of religion but because of our believe belief in the ALMIGHTY.

Good luck to you!

Zizicardo:
very good idea

Sydney17:
It's a shame! Majority of those criticizing this perfect gentle man don't even know him! They rely on newspaper stories written by a reporter using his or her own personal view to change mind set of the gullible ones! They rely on beer parlour gossips! They rely on what their pastors told them despite the fact that it's obvious other pastors are jealous of this man! Here's a man that doesn't own a private jet or any crazy bill paying university, here's a man that doesn't have a house of his own aside sleeping in the church or the prayer mountain, here's a man that doesn't drive any flamboyant car or SUV like his peers! The only sin he's committing from our own perspective is because he's healing the sick, the only sin he's committing is because he's helping the needy, the widows! The elderly! The disabled and of course he's casting out demons in the name of our Christ Jesus! If this man worship idols and do all these goods and our special Men of God with big grammers worship God, then something is wrong somewhere! Don't just join the bad wagon to crucify and condem someone u don't know! As a xtian u have the right to pray to God to show u who someone rather than ranting just because of what u heard or read! May The Lord help nigeria if we miss this man!

Category1:
I can't wally understood why discrok are misfortune be the best, prophet TB josh acumen the aoral combust and occasionally are being adhered .

jericco1:
Toh, he wants to relocate? Let him