I Saw The Synagogue Tragedy Coming - TB Joshua

The founder of the Synagogue Church of all
Nations, Prophet Temitope Joshua, has claimed
that he saw a vision of the incident that killed at
least 115 persons in the church guesthouse.
The victims, mainly South Africans, died when a
six-storey guesthouse belonging to the church
caved in on September 12.
The embattled clergyman, who said he knew
something tragic was to befall his ministry,
noted that he prepared his parishioners on how
to handle the tragedy.
In a statement posted on the SCOAN’s official
Facebook page, TB Joshua warned his critics
against accusing him of failing to foresee the
disaster that befell his ministry.
“For those who are outside the Lord, they would
not know. When you are outside God, you will
not know what I am talking. When you are
outside the light, you cannot understand what I
am talking.
“For the three weeks before the incident, if you
heard my message and sat down, you would
know I was giving you a vision and prophetic
word on how to handle the situation at hand.
Trials and tests are for our belief. I go by the
directives of God,” TB Joshua claimed.
Accusing his critics of being “used by Satan,” the
televangelist said they were just out to “disturb”
the faith of his local and international members
with “negative words.”
According to him, all the “Satanic agents”
criticising him over the circumstances
surrounding the incident, would soon “suffer for
it.”
Since none of his critics is unable to help him
raise the victims from death, TB Joshua argued
that they should stop rubbishing his ministry or
risk paying dearly for it.
Those who could not stop what happened
(building collapse), he said, should be “careful of
their tongues” as “anybody can go for it.
“I have been on this journey for 27 years. Do you
think God can close His eyes and rubbish
everything here? They are asking God to bring
more evidence of whether He is the one who
called me. Warn everyone to be very careful.
This issue at hand is a delicate issue.
“People are using this to gain money and friends.
This is a warning. Whatever people want to write
let them write; they will be the ones to read it. I
said our God would get back to them. He has
started somewhere. He is coming. If your brother
is involved, unless he can resurrect the people
who died, he will join them. If you can resurrect
the people who died, you can go free.
“The servants, the people who sent them; the
people who heard the stories all around and
those who want to use it for themselves and to
disturb my spirit, you may likely join them. Be
careful. To be forewarned is to be forearmed. Let
us be very careful with our tongues,” he warned.
Urging those questioning his calling not to sway
his followers, he added that they should extend
love and affection to the victims and relations of
those involved in the tragedy.
The prophet insisted that the 115 victims were
martyrs, adding that their relations would see
the continuation of the work of God “they died
and suffered for.
“Your responsibility is to the victims and the
relations of the victims and martyrs of faith. If
you say you are born again, wherever the victims
and their relations are, wherever the relations of
the martyrs of faith are, look for them. Let them
know you are praying for them. What you eat; let
them eat it.
“What you wear; let them wear. What you have
on your table, let them have it on their tables,
too. Share what you have with them – your love,
prayer, affection and strength. Share it with them
at this time. This is what we call ‘born again’ –
my pain is your pain. Your joy is my joy.
“The multitude of people who claim to be with
T.B. Joshua in prayer – if the same people turn
to the families of the victims and martyrs of
faith, don’t you think life would be better for
them than before? Join them; look for them, as
many other things they are doing now,” TB
Joshua added.