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General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has revealed that God once warned him that his first son would die if he ever left the church, News360 Nigeria reports.

The respected cleric made this disclosure during the June Holy Ghost Service held in the early hours of Saturday, June 7, at the Redemption City in Ogun State.

Themed “Destined for Greatness (Part 2),” the service centred on the importance of spiritual direction and the dangers of straying from God’s plan.

Reflecting on a sermon earlier delivered by his son, Pastor Leke Adeboye, Pastor Adeboye expressed concern over what he described as a rising culture of church-hopping among young Christians.

He lamented how many believers now move from one denomination to another, constantly identifying as first-time visitors in various churches. Drawing from his personal experience, the RCCG leader recounted how God instructed him to remain in RCCG at a time when other popular ministries were gaining prominence.

“When I got born again, there were three major ministries that were making waves, and they were very good. There were different temptations to go from one to another,” he said.

“But God said to me, ‘Son, I brought you here. This is where you will stay. The day you leave this denomination, your firstborn will die.’”

Adeboye revealed that at the time of this divine warning, RCCG was still largely unknown and operated from a modest building in Ebute-Metta, Lagos. Despite being a university lecturer then, he obeyed God’s instruction to serve under a leader without formal education.

“I was a lecturer at the university. My father in the Lord didn’t go to secondary school, not even primary,” he said. “But God said this is where you will stay.”

The revered pastor urged Christians, especially the younger generation, to seek divine direction regarding where to serve and remain steadfast there. “Discover where God wants you to stay, and stay there,” he advised.

Clarifying his message, Pastor Adeboye stressed that his statement was not an attempt to elevate RCCG above other denominations but a personal testimony on the importance of spiritual obedience.

“I am not saying we are better than any other denomination,” he concluded.

https://news360ng.com/god-told-me-my-first-child-would-die-if-i-dump-rccg-pastor-adeboye-reveals/

The Adeboye’s family need to get this man off the podium. Old age is already setting-in.

CoronaVirusPro:
The Adeboye’s family need to get this man off the podium. Old age is already setting-in.

Why do you folks say this nonsense all of the time? Will his stepping down from the podium change the fact that RCCG celebrates him and his brand lies(lies he has been feeding the RCCG crowd for well other 40 years) or something?

These people still don't understand the God they serve.

Is God in the business of killing people's first son all to make them continue serving him?

They are crazy fellows with stupid followers. So don't blame them when they are blasphemous

paxonel:
These people still don't understand the God they serve.

Is God in the business of killing people's first son all to make them continue serving him?

paxonel:
These people still don't understand the God they serve.

Is God in the business of killing people's first son all to make them continue serving him?

Actually they do understand understand God and everything inside the bible but the love of money, greed and power has shifted their mind and focus away from what is actually right and that is why they read and interpret the word of God in a selfish way that only suits their agenda...

Larryfest:
✓ Actually they do understand understand God and everything inside the bible but the love of money, greed and power has shifted their mind and focus away from what is actually right and that is why they read and interpret the word of God in a selfish way that only suits their agenda...

Nonsense! 🙄🙄🙄🙄

They understand absolutely nothing of what is written in that book. There goals has always been to amass wealth and power using all the lies they can conjure up claiming they are all tied to that book and they have droves of ignorant beings like you to delude with their lies.

Only in Nigeria you hear things like this, not the white people that brought religion to Nigeria me

Una Weldon o.

So that means if he Adeboye dies, God will also take his son along. How can God take your son, when he can simply raise a stone in your place to praise him. Mr Adeboye you aren't indispensable and moreover God already killed your first son even while at it. So what's with all of this right now?

Is this man okay? He needs to be checked. He is codely trying to threaten not to leave

Dementia is real.

He will still die one day

Newsgeek24:

https://news360ng.com/god-told-me-my-first-child-would-die-if-i-dump-rccg-pastor-adeboye-reveals/

una with dis una "God". Na WA ooo.

This man has been exposed to be a faI'se pro'phet

Funny god you guys worship

If he's not threatening to throw people in hell fire he is threatening to kill

Out of the billions of problems in the world, starving children, poverty, diseases, accident and disaster none of them concern your God to lend a helping hand but he is more concern about killing your child if you leave rccg, sound like a devil to me not god.

Yinmu

Really

God has never spoken to this man since he was born.

omoredia:
Is this man okay? He needs to be checked. He is codely trying to threaten not to leave

Hmmm 🤔

This man is fast becoming irrelevant.

And not the day u APC?

When other ministries are getting prominent. So despite they are serving same God, they still see and envy some ministries of being prominent than theres

Anything to dupe the gullible

Anyword that is not in line with the truth of scripture is not from God

Kobojunkie:
Why do you folks say this nonsense all of the time? Will his stepping down from the podium change the fact that RCCG celebrates him and his many lies or something?

if not for the nairaland spam bot, I for give you better reply

Peakdesign23:
Dementia is real.

I disagree with the theology of his statement but your response is unnecessary. People age, people can get dementia or whatever. This is something that attracts understanding and comion.

You also have no proof that this dementia. I am not sure it is civil to label people in public in this way.

Kobojunkie:
Why do you folks say this nonsense all of the time? Will his stepping down from the podium change the fact that RCCG celebrates him and his many lies or something?

Your arguments no dey ever get direction!

You start on one side of the argument, and end on another side. No specific direction or line of argument.

Negroid001:
This man is fast becoming irrelevant.

no let him diehard catch you o

DJ YK mule

BreconHills:


I disagree with the theology of his statement but your response is unnecessary. People age, people can get dementia or whatever. This is something that attracts understanding and comion.

You also have no proof that this dementia. I am not sure it is civil to label people in public in this way.

dementia is super real