According to Mr. Joshua, who, on Sunday, led
his congregation in prayer for the nations and individuals affected by
the disease, time was up for the ‘strange ailment’ and life would soon
return to normal for the affected countries.
“The so called strange ailment coming from
three nations – Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia… satan is the
manufacturer, the source,” Joshua defiantly declared to the faithful.
“Begin to capture the covenant of that
strange sickness,” the cleric then enjoined the congregation. “Command
that strange ailment to come out and go to the pit of hell, in the name
of Jesus Christ!”
“Because of Christ, people of Liberia, Sierra
Leona, Guinea, you are released,” Mr. Joshua said, accompanied by the
vibrant congregants in a service believed to have been viewed by
millions worldwide through Joshua’s Christian television station
Emmanuel TV.
The controversial pastor boldly declared that
God had spoken to him to pray for the nations affected by Ebola as its
reign of fear was close to closure.
The pastor, cited to be one of Africa’s most
influential individuals, decried the toll Ebola had taken on society,
especially in the areas of kinship and kindness.
“People are no longer their brother’s keepers
because of this strange disease,” he lamented, adding that if someone
publicly collapsed from any form of sickness, people would likely
abandon the invalid as opposed to lending a helping hand.
“Once satan takes love out of people, he has
taken life. Satan is not happy that we are one; he is against oneness.
He knows when we are not one, we can be defeated,” he fumed.
“The weapon satan is afraid of is love,” Mr. Joshua continued. “Satan can fight anything but he cannot fight love.”
The cleric then cited a poignant question
asked by Jesus in Luke 18:8: “When the Son of Man comes, will he find
faith on the earth?”
He added that the prayer Jesus offered for
His followers’ faith not to fail indicated challenges would arise in the
last days which would make many ‘abandon their faith’, Ebola being one
of such challenges.
Mr. Joshua made headlines this week in local
and international media for sending 4,000 bottles of ‘Anointing Water’
to the Ebola-stricken nation of Sierra Leone on the request of the
government, alongside $50,000 in humanitarian aid.
Last week, Mr. Joshua debunked a rumour
attributed to him that went viral in Nigeria claiming that bathing in
salt water could prevent the disease.
With over 1.2million followers on Facebook and 90,000 YouTube subscribers, the preacher has a huge social media following.
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