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TB JOSHUA’S ALARMING 2016 PREDICTIONS
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Controversial
Nigerian ‘Prophet’ T.B. Joshua has released a list of bleak predictions for the
New Year 2016, particularly directed towards the continent of Africa.
Known for his unconventional
antics, Joshua shunned protocol by cancelling his yearly ‘crossover service’,
opting rather to address followers live on Christian television network
Emmanuel TV from an undisclosed location.
“There
will be large scale scarcity, shortage of food,” Joshua, who is the Pastor
of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) based in Lagos, Nigeria, began.
“As
a state, country, continent, we have to go back to the farm to arrest, to alleviate
the forthcoming situation,” he emphasised in the ‘prophecy’ which was later
posted on the ministry’s official Facebook page.
“I
encourage the governments of all nations to invest in agriculture and to grant
loans to deserving citizens to augment this effort,” he went on.
Joshua, who was recently
named one of the world’s most famous prophets by an American ranking website, spoke
scathingly about Africa, citing the continent’s inability to manage its teeming
resources as its major bane. “The
continent of Africa – how much have we disappointed God,” he soberly noted.
“Africa
is supposed to be the breadbasket of the world. We are supposed to produce a
large quantum of food for the world. This is our natural resource base. Food
should be our primary export to other continents, food in exchange for technology,”
he
continued.
Moving on to the political
scene, the cleric called on African leaders to “quickly arrest the political situation.”
He stated that the frequency
of terrorist attacks in the continent would increase. “More African countries will be under siege by terrorists because of
pros and cons in choosing leaders. Mishandling of electoral processes will
create a conducive atmosphere for terrorists.”
Joshua continued that people
will stop investing in politics because of “limited
resources and challenges”, adding that this would pave the way for those
with genuine intentions to run for political office.
“When
you are genuinely called to do the job, you will do it because of your love for
it and not because of money,” he stated.
“This
year, do what you love. There’s money in love. Money in love brings peace and tranquillity,”
he
further admonished.
Joshua’s prediction closed
with a prayer for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. “He has good intentions but a king’s intentions cannot be carried out
properly without the support of the subjects. He needs your support to lead us
out of the valley,” the cleric stated.
“The
president will do everything to reject revaluation of the naira – which is a
good idea from a good leader. But there will be overwhelming pressure which he
will not be able to resist. Nigerians, support and pray for your leader. The
future is crying for help,” he vividly described.
Despite the worrisome nature
of his predictions, Joshua termed 2016 ‘The Year Of Reward’, stating that
believers would be strengthened in the midst of their struggles.
“Start
your year on your knees,” he advised, adding it was an ‘instruction from God’
for believers to begin and end their days in heartfelt prayer.
"What
you were destined to become, this is the year to become it because this is the
year of reward,” the cleric declared while on his knees in a location surrounded by
trees and water.
"The
voice of weeping, sorrow, setback and sickness shall be silenced, in the name
of Jesus Christ,” he further prayed.
A day earlier on Wednesday
30th December 2015, Joshua posted a sermon about the dangers of
offence on YouTube, a topic he further addressed in the live broadcast.
“Just because you were mistreated,
persecuted, lied against, cheated or wrongly accused, as a believer, you do not
have permission or the right to hold on to offence,” he counselled.
“Two wrongs do not make a right,” he declared, calling on people to ‘let go of offence’.
“When you retain an offence in
your heart, you filter everything through it,” he said, explaining that although
offence was unavoidable, the response of people to it was what really counted.
Joshua counts several
African leaders among his followers, including the newly elected President of
Tanzania John Magufuli who has been unanimously lauded for the positive strides
the East African nation has taken since the start of his presidency.
His television station
Emmanuel TV was added to the DSTV bouquet in November 2015, bringing the
Nigerian cleric to an even wider audience across Africa.
According to an announcement
on Facebook, Joshua is set to return to ministration at The SCOAN after a
lengthy seven month absence this Sunday 4th January 2016.
Ihechukwu Njoku is a freelance Nigerian journalist
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