When God speaks, the wise listen. Arguably, the leading prophetic voice in Nigeria to date is Prophet T.B. Joshua. Interestingly, though sleeping in the Lord, his Prophetic messages are still potent.
In a throwback video released online and obtained from the BOLD MISSION page, the Prophet has already given a sure prophetic warning concerning the current political situation in Nigeria. In the trending video, the clergy whose transition to glory clocked one on Sunday, June 5th, 2022 predicted there will be a leadership tussle regarding who will be the Presidential candidate of the ruling party, APC
He also gave a Prophetic message for the Opposition party, PDP. Except….
This is a message for Nigeria. There will be a leadership tussle on who will lead and who will be the Presidential candidate in the APC and this will affect APC as a Political Party. They should be vigilant. Many are not part of them but they are with them. I repeat again. They should be vigilant. Many are not part of them but they are with them. That is, many are with them in flesh but not with them in spirit. They should be vigilant. It’s a culture, when they hear this, work on it and pray about it. At last, the PDP will pay any price to unite. They will pay any price to unite. I don’t know the price that they will pay but this is what God showed me. That is about PDP.
This area is concerning me and concerning you and is very sensitive. Listen to that: Many of the key leaders of political parties will go down. What will happen will result in the correction of the corruption situation in Nigeria. Many corrupt leaders will go down. The beginner is not the owner but the finisher!
The Nigeria Senate on Tuesday held a minute silence in honour of the memory of Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN).
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, also sent a condolence message to the family of the Prophet who went to meet with the Lord on Saturday the 5th of June.
Coming under Order 43 of the Senate Rules, the Deputy Leader, Senator Ajayi Boroffice, drew the attention of his colleagues to the call to glory of Prophet T. B. Joshua.
He said: “I bring to the attention of the Senate, with heavy heart, the death of Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, prominent philanthropist and founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) on June 5, 2021 at the age of 57;
“The Late Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua was born on June 13, 1963 in Arigidi Akoko, Ondo North Senatorial District, Ondo State;
“He received his early education at St. Stephen’s Anglican Primary School in Arigidi Akoko, Nigeria, between 1971 and 1977;
“The late Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua was a man of humble beginning who rose to build the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), a ministry renowned for charity; with membership from across Nigeria, Africa, Latin America and other parts of the world.”
Senator Boroffice eulogized Prophet T. B. Joshua saying, “He epitomised the true Nigerian spirit, he was religious tolerant, welcoming to all ethnic inclinations and believed in the unity of Nigeria;
“The late Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua was an illustrious son of Ondo State who contributed his quota to the advancement of Ondo State, sponsored electrification projects in communities, installed transformers and largely provided succor to the needy in the society;
“The late Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua was renowned for his humanitarian services in key areas like community support, scholarships, disaster relief, education, sports and support for migrants and deportees;
“For many years, late Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua sponsored feeding programmes for widows, orphans, physically challenged and less privileged people without discriminations;
“His commitment to peace and stability of this country was quite mind-boggling as he committed huge resources to live changing rehabilitation programmes for former Niger Delta militants;
“He was a major promoter of sports development in Nigeria, established the Emmanuel Soccer Academy and my People FC for the purpose of helping young talented footballers and some of the young footballers have made Nigeria proud in international competitions;
“He was a great ambassador of Nigeria as he sponsored a combined team of medical personnel and humanitarian workers to Haiti aftermath of the Haiti earthquake in 2010;
“Furthermore, late Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua extended humanitarian aid to Ecuador and rebuilt school in Ecuador after the Ecuador earthquake in 2016;
“The late Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua significantly promoted tourism in Nigeria as thousands of religious tourists from Africa and other continents fly into Nigeria to attend his church’s weekly services;
“He was a consummate and compassionate Nigerian who supported community development in great measures and paid his dues in Nation building;
“In recognition of his altruistic contributions to National development, the Federal Government of Nigeria honoured late Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua with Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) in 2008;
“His death is great loss to Ondo North Senatorial District in particular and Ondo State and Nigeria in general;
“Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua lived a selfless and impactful life, and left a legacy of service and sacrifice.”
In his remarks, the Senate President said, “Let me condole the family of T. B. Joshua, and also say that our country and Nigerian Leaders across all levels need prayers.
“We need the intervention of God while we continue to do our work and perform our functions and duties.
“The prayers from everyone will be very important and we continue to ask for that because this nation and the people believe in God, and we believe that God can help us in anyway that is possible to overcome the numerous challenges our country is passing through.”
The ongoing Emmanuel TV Partners’ Meeting, organized and run by the Bishop of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, (SCOAN), Prophet TB Joshua, is soul rewarding and deepening our faith stronger in Christ Jesus. Prophet TB Joshua is spearing no cost at all, using his energy and putting all his workers and resources on the line to ensuring that his partners in the gospel of Jesus Christ are adequately built up. He is building them up to face and overcome the trials of life, the storming winds that may blow, and making their faith strong enough to withstand them. It must have been at a very huge cost to the prophet and his Church. Our hearts are overflowing with gratitude, appreciation and thanks to the prophet and the entire church. The prophet has taught us to live our lives giving no room for hatred, anger, bitterness, jealousy, or envy and sharing what we have received. This is not the natural way of living, it comes out of living in faith. In (Colossians 3:1) we read, “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience”.
As a tree needs deep roots to withstand the storms and droughts, so do we need to be deeply rooted in faith in Jesus Christ. The Bible teaches us that faith in Christ can sustain and protect us through any trial; this is reechoed again and again in SCOAN using teaching and testimonies. By the grace of God, we are ready to develop a faith that withstands any storm and leads us to bear fruit for Jesus and living a life that glorifies God. All SCOAN attempts is to grow partners that are deeply rooted in faith and have a faith that can conquer anything.
In (Colossians 2:6-7) we read, “Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude”. In SCOAN we have received Christ Jesus (Colossians 2:6), and where a life of faith begins. We have also learned and have been instructed (Colossians 2:7) to make God’s word a standard for life in our living and allowing God to show us His way and reform us into His image. We shall not follow the Way of the World (Psalm 1:1) but live to bear fruit for the Kingdom (Jeremiah 17:8). The ultimate goal of a deep-rooted faith is to bear fruit for the Kingdom and bring glory to God with our lives.
It is always our fervent prayer that “God who began a good work in Prophet TB Joshua will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus”, (Philippians 1:6). Meanwhile, on behalf of every partner, our hearts are overflowing with gratitude, appreciation and thanks to Prophet TB Joshua and the entire SCOAN team. Emmanuel
Prof. R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
At Pentecost, all the nations gathered together. They heard and understood the Gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed in their respective native languages. It is always a great opportunity to experience and understand the Holy Ghost Person and His role in our everyday lives as Christians. Jesus had commanded His disciples to wait at Jerusalem for the promise of the Father and that they would be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence, (Acts 1:4-5).
When the day of Pentecost fully came, they were all with one accord in one place. Suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. They were all filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. There were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of “Every Nation Under Heaven”, (Acts 2: 1-10).
The biggest miracle happening at the Synagogue Church of All Nations, (SCOAN), headed by its founder and Bishop, Prophet TB Joshua, is seeing someone receiving Jesus as their Saviour and witnessing a life transformation immediately. Personal salvation in Jesus Christ is the only miracle that has eternal value. At every meeting held by SCOAN, many lives are transformed from darkness to light, from waywardness to living straight in Christ Jesus. We also always witness instant signs and miracles that point people to Jesus Christ that loves them and truly setting captives free. People receiving healing instantly, others delivered from demonic powers and different types of affliction or from addiction to vices and ruinous ways of living. Their immediate uninfluenced confessions and testimonies are enough proofs of the power and presence of the Holy Ghost.
The impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life globally and unprecedented challenges to personal and public health, food systems, unemployment and national productivities. The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is incalculable. As part of its contribution to facing up to the challenges of the pandemic SCOAN organized a novel programme tagged, “Distance not a Barrier to the Move of God”. Thousands of people have already benefitted from it because they believe. In continuation to further arrest the pandemic and its negative consequences Prophet TB Joshua introduced an “Advanced New Anointing Water” and distributing it across the globe. Nigeria is benefitting from this every weekend where Prophet TB Joshua brings Emmanuel TV partners to his very “Beautiful Prayer Mountain”. It is hoped that each partner will become Christ’s evangelist to their neighbourhoods across Nigeria. Freely we have received and freely we should also give. Whilst you keep watching Emmanuel.TV we also hope you will keep praying for Prophet TB Joshua and all men and women of God all over the world. It is then that we can experience the tongues, the healing, deliverance of the Holy Ghost and have personal testimonies. Emmanuel.
Prof. R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
At Pentecost, all the nations gathered together. They heard and understood the Gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed in their respective native languages. It is always a great opportunity to experience and understand the Holy Ghost Person and His role in our everyday lives as Christians. Jesus had commanded His disciples to wait at Jerusalem for the promise of the Father and that they would be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence, (Acts 1:4-5).
When the day of Pentecost fully came, they were all with one accord in one place. Suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. They were all filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. There were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of “Every Nation Under Heaven”, (Acts 2: 1-10).
The biggest miracle happening at the Synagogue Church of All Nations, (SCOAN), headed by its founder and Bishop, Prophet TB Joshua, is seeing someone receiving Jesus as their Saviour and witnessing a life transformation immediately. Personal salvation in Jesus Christ is the only miracle that has eternal value. At every meeting held by SCOAN, many lives are transformed from darkness to light, from waywardness to living straight in Christ Jesus. We also always witness instant signs and miracles that point people to Jesus Christ that loves them and truly setting captives free. People receiving healing instantly, others delivered from demonic powers and different types of affliction or from addiction to vices and ruinous ways of living. Their immediate uninfluenced confessions and testimonies are enough proofs of the power and presence of the Holy Ghost.
The impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life globally and unprecedented challenges to personal and public health, food systems, unemployment and national productivities. The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is incalculable. As part of its contribution to facing up to the challenges of the pandemic SCOAN organized a novel programme tagged, “Distance not a Barrier to the Move of God”. Thousands of people have already benefitted from it because they believe. In continuation to further arrest the pandemic and its negative consequences Prophet TB Joshua introduced an “Advanced New Anointing Water” and distributing it across the globe. Nigeria is benefitting from this every weekend where Prophet TB Joshua brings Emmanuel TV partners to his very “Beautiful Prayer Mountain”. It is hoped that each partner will become Christ’s evangelist to their neighbourhoods across Nigeria. Freely we have received and freely we should also give. Whilst you keep watching Emmanuel.TV we also hope you will keep praying for Prophet TB Joshua and all men and women of God all over the world. It is then that we can experience the tongues, the healing, deliverance of the Holy Ghost and have personal testimonies. Emmanuel.
Prof. R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Isaiah 43:1 “But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!”
What does it mean to belong to God? Once Christ purchases us, we become aliens here on earth and there is a barrier between us and everything here on earth. This barrier is not a physical one but a still small voice in your heart directing you, guiding you. This is the voice of your conscience. We don’t measure our life by our situation but by the movement of our heart. What is your heart choosing right now?
In every situation, in every moment, a Christian must choose to do what is right even though it is contrary to what he naturally wants to do. When you belong to Jesus, you would not say what He would not want to hear, you would not go where He would not be welcomed. Are you going where love, obedience and humility would be welcomed because you are not yours but God’s own?
PRAYER: Help me oh Lord to turn away from that which has the power to turn me away from You, in Jesus’ name!
Happy Easter! We are Christians because of the finished work of Jesus Christ on the Cross. In other words, we are Christians not because of what we do but because of what Christ has done.
Isaiah 53:5-6 – “But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
Easter reminds us of what Christ did for us: At Calvary Jesus defeated the devil and it is His victory that gives us victory. Jesus paid the ultimate price for the redemption of mankind by dying a painful death, a shameful death to set us free from sin and its penalty.
This is what He has done for us; what have we done for Him?
How do we live a life of appreciation?
It’s not just enough to profess Christianity, but we must run our Christian life well – a straight race. We are supposed to be among those who shall reign with Him by being with Him when the goings are good and when the goings are tough as well. By His suffering on the Cross of Calvary, there is fullness of grace and assurance of security for all believers here on earth and even beyond the grave. Therefore, when we are restrained from doing what we would, we should do what we can in His service because Jesus Christ is our refuge, our strength, our Saviour, our redeemer- a very present help in trouble.
In one of his short, but very deep teachings, Prophet TB Joshua of SCOAN, Lagos Nigeria said, “What you give may attract people but the manner you give it may attract God”. In other words, if our giving only attracts people, making the world our friends then we are enemies of God (James 4:4) but if it attracts God we are children of God. So our daily ordinary giving is a test of being dead or alive in Christ, a test of whether Jesus is still dead in us or has risen. Jesus is about all the possibilities within us, all the peace and godly living, and all the eternal life. We also read in Daniel chapter 1 how the King of Babylon tried to change everything about Daniel and his friends, including their names, their food, their devotion to their God. But Daniel knew how to follow his guide Jesus whose Spirit was living in him. Jesus has to rise in each of us before we can stop going astray and live right.
Apostle Paul in Romans Chapter 8 emphasizes being alive in Christ Jesus. He says, “Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit”, (kindly read verses 5-6). The mind of the flesh is death but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace. We are controlled by the Spirit if we have the Spirit of Christ living in us. Furthermore, the Spirit of God who raised Jesus from the dead, that is living in us, will also give life to our mortal bodies. The whole essence is that Jesus, existing in every mortal soul, has to rise in each soul to give life, otherwise that body is dead. It’s not about being a good man or a good woman. Have you risen with Christ?
The existing world situation is evil, corrupt, unjust, uneven, fearful, but Jesus in you should rise and join His army to fight this evil. It’s not about being a good person. Jesus has not been considered a good man but He is the Righteousness and the Integrity of God. He comes to oppose the existing darkness, to eradicate the establishment of injustice and evil world. He comes to show the Way, the Truth, the Life. He is the Way, the Life and the Truth. One of Pilate’s many insights questions posed to Jesus is, “What is Truth?”, (John 18:38). Yet He was still crucified. We need to know the Truth to be set free from sin power over us. Therefore Jesus has to rise within you so that whether you turn to the right or the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it”, (Isaiah 30:21). Emmanuel
Prof. R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
This Lent and Easter period most congregations will recount over again how Jesus was delivered to Pilate for a trial. It was the feast of the Passover and the custom of the Jews was to release a prisoner of whomsoever they desired. Here Pilate was faced with a decision that would change the course of all Biblical history. Would he release Barabbas or Jesus? In our daily actions or inactions are we releasing the Barabbas in the society but chaining and hanging the Messiah? The people demanded the release of Barabbas and the death of Jesus. But note that Pilate was a man trained and commissioned by Rome to act as an impartial judge. If there were a dispute and a decision was to be made, he was the man. In cases like these, he was the judge, prosecutor, and defence attorney. And as such, he was trained to ask the appropriate questions that would find the truth. During this trial
Pilate asked an eternal question, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” (Matthew 27:21).
Concerning Jesus that was brought before him, Pilate knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him, (Matthew 27:18). Pilate announced to the chief priests and the crowd, “I find no basis for a charge against this man”, (Luke 23:4). Pilate was well trained and his great questions were sufficient to support the claim that he was well trained. His best question that day was “What shall I do with Jesus?” It seemed that not even Pilate had an adequate answer. He knew that Jesus was innocent yet he abdicated his responsibility. Hence Pilate asked an excellent question but refused to answer it himself. He simply washed his hands of the matter possibly saying to himself, “I’ll make sure He’s crucified to please the mob crowd but it’s not my fault. I don’t want to do anything with this Jesus.” Unfortunately, nobody can be neutral on the decision of accepting or rejecting Jesus. But your response has eternal consequences.
Therefore this Easter season offers a great opportunity to decide for Jesus and not with the crowd or the Jewish leaders urging the people to ask for the release of “a base criminal named Barabbas”. The religious leaders were only after self-righteousness, desiring to keep their offices and remaining celebrities. Hence although the crowd heard Pilate’s question they only became an irrational mob scene crying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him.”
We thank God for His calling and anointing on Prophet TB Joshua of SCOAN, Lagos Nigeria. Many of the cases we see daily on Emmanuel TV are similar to the beggar that held on to Peter and John at Solomon’s Colonnade. All the people were astonished and came running to Peter and John after the man was healed. When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Men of Israel, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our power or godliness we had made this man walk? The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus”. These apostles took a positive decision on Jesus and hence they were able to do great exploits in the name of Jesus. Peter said, “By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has given this complete healing to him, as you can all see” (Acts 3:11-16).
We urge you to respond positively with complete obedience to the question of “What Shall I Do with Jesus, Who is also called the Messiah?” Whilst Pilate’s response was inadequate the Jewish leaders, people who had the Old Testament as reference and record concerning the prophesied Messiah were irresponsible to have rejected Jesus. Also, the mob’s response, urged by the same religious leaders, was cruel and irrational. The whole business of Prophet TB Joshua, the SCOAN, Emmanuel TV, all his other ministries, is to build our faith on this Jesus also called the Messiah, to save our souls from eternal damnation. Jesus died in the place of Barabbas, and Barabbas we all are. The biggest decision everyone will ever make in their life is whether or not they will accept Jesus as their Saviour. Emmanuel
Prof. R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
The story of the encounter of the Israelites and the Egyptians recorded in Exodus Chapter 14 is very illuminating. Certainly as Emmanuel.TV, the SCOAN family and her Bishop, Prophet TB Joshua, consider moving forward to accomplishing God’s commands, it would be encouraging for them to see what Moses went through at the Red Sea; the multiple obstacles arrayed against him, his faith and his audacity. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt (representing the pursuing unnumbered adversaries) would have concluded in their calculations that the children of Israel (God’s people all over the world) would be entangled in the land, that the wilderness and the Red Sea would have shut them in. Naturally, Moses faced a landslide humiliating defeat but spiritually Moses’ faith and his walking with God, and depending on God grew.
Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, he pursued his perceived enemies to the bottom of the deep Red Sea; he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them with him. In the end, the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground and the waters became a protecting wall unto them on their right hand and their left. They went through in the company of the angel of God (verse 19) and kept by God’s high hand. On the other hand, the host of the pursuing Egyptians was troubled, the sea returned to its full strength when the morning appeared and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians amid the sea. There was a brief moment whilst in the middle of the sea when it appeared that the enemies recognized their mistakes and offering belated repentance. In (verse 25) the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians”. Several others made belated repentance in the Bible but repentance had no effect. Notable are the five virgins representing Christians without oil, no faith, just some pleasant characteristics; by the time they realize they needed oil in their lamps, it might be too late. Today is the day of salvation. Or Haman in the days of Queen Esther, (Esther 6:12-13). Eventually, Haman hasted to his house mourning and having his head covered because he was opposing the people of God. Even Haman’s wife had to warn him saying, “If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him”. Anyone fighting against God’s anointed may find himself directly fighting against God. When John the Baptist said in (Matthew 3:8) that we should, “Produce fruit in keeping with repentance”, our repentance should be evident by our continuous living and immediately.
As Emmanuel TV advances in years, increasing its services to all mankind, building peoples’ faith and trust in God, we ought to be praying and working along for its optimal service. We are delighted to report even at this stage that a large proportion of the entire global population of about 8 billion people has heard about Jesus either through Prophet TB Joshua crusades, SCOAN, or Emmanuel TV; many of them are turning to Jesus Christ for salvation. For now, the one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their hard work, (1 Corinthians 3:8). Emmanuel.
Prof. R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
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