By Freedom Dube
A number of videos showing series of prophecies made by several prophets and prophetess have been a point of discussion and reference about the mysterious virus that has shook the whole world.
The Zimbabwe’s Sunday mail paper has been ridiculed for reporting a story about United Family International Church (UFIC) leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa foretelling the consequences of coronavirus pandemic.
Prophet Makandiwa made the initial prophecy in three consecutive years; 2015, 2016 and 2017 during his church services at the City Sports Centre in Harare emphasising the seriousness of the strange disease.
In the United States of America, Pastor Hank Kunneman of Lord of Hosts Church was castigated for saying that God is sparing the United States from the coronavirus due to President Trump’s leadership.
Writing in his twitter blog questioning the Sunday Mail, Alex Magaisa (@Wamagaisa) said “How much was paid for this? Some are busy reporting scientific efforts to find a vaccine; our biggest weekly is reporting prophecies. To what end?’’
APA Zimbabwe (@APAZimbabwe), added “Can government put a stop to this mindless nonsense. Can state media stop amplifying “demonic” causes over medical-science? We are facing a crisis. It does not help when corrective measures are compromised with this kind of messaging from state media.’’
Gorerehwiza (@vengaikanyimo20) was of different point of view, “If a prophet says something as a prophecy, he always says “let’s pray “, that is the only solution, praying before it comes, but we “learned people” don’t want to listen to that, we want an acceptable solution like antibiotics, antiviral.’’
Coronavirus, known as Covid-19, broke out in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has spread across 186 countries killing about 12 000 people while infecting over 200 000 worldwide, in Zimbabwe only two people have tested positive.
Dr Masimba Mavaza, writing in his blog said, “COVID-19 is a new illness that can affect human lungs and airways. It’s caused by a virus called coronavirus. It is called corona because it is shaped like a crown. The bacteria causing the virus cannot be seen by our naked eyes. The world has been confused. The big super powers with all their inflated ego have failed to understand the virus. For the first time in our life time, the world has been attacked by a very minute unseen virus. This virus knows no boundaries it does not respect any one. It attacks from the pope to the thief in prison from a president to the minister of health in England.’’
However in the spiritual world, a different perspective is relayed. “It’s a demonic spirit which has gone on a rampage,” said Prophet Makandiwa. He warned that the new disease was going to be more lethal than HIV/Aids and cancer.
As such, Trinity Church Cedar Hill from Texas United States of America Pastor Cindy Jacobs, called for a national day of prayer to end the Coronavirus. “After seeking wisdom and prophetic counsel from prophets across the nation and world, it’s going to take the whole church to cry out together for the mercy and healing power of God.’’
Pastor Joseph Prince, on 16 Feb 2020 screened an excerpt from a sermon he preached on 19 August 2018 in which he prophesied a new strain of flu-like virus that was to come. He also shared how God has already released a new “strain” of healing among His people. “The coronavirus is not from God but from the devil, who comes to steal, kill, and destroy.’’
His sermon excerpt says; God’s people, need not to worry during these dangerous and uncertain times because God is always ahead of the devil. “instead of allowing fear to dictate our every move, let’s continue to place our entire trust in the Lord and claim His powerful promises of protection,’’ said Joseph Prince.
Prophet TB Joshua held a prayer against coronavirus (see Video Source: https://youtu.be/Wqtx_bSgHJw). In his service in early March 2020 TB Joshua prophesied that God has started to clean the virus and it will disappear the way it came by March 27. “CORONAVIRUS IS BEING WASHED OUT BY THE RAIN OF GOD! GOOD BYE CORONAVIRUS,’’ he said.
“Thousands if not millions or billions are going to die; so don’t say it wasn’t public. We need to keep praying because they cannot cure it. Our learned people will cry and they will ask God to help them. It will be painful. I am saying it so that we pray against it,” said Prophet Makandiwa.
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