Chris Okotie, founder of the Household of God Church, has
rejected the guidelines issued by the Lagos state government for the reopening
of worship centres.
The Lagos state government, on Thursday, announced that
religious activities will resume in two weeks.
While Muslims will return to mosques on June 19, Christian
worship would begin on June 21.
Some guidelines were also announced by the state government
to facilitate the reopening of worship centres and to curb the spread of
COVID-19.
They include the compulsory use of face masks; restriction
of people below the age of 15 and above 65 years from services, while
gatherings should not exceed one hour.
But in a statement, Okotie rejected the guidelines, saying
the “fulfilment of the Bible prophecy” against the church is already being
played out and that rearranging the church’s mode of worship is “to deny God
the divine prerogative of congregational adoration”
Citing how Dagon, the god of the Philistines, was destroyed
in the Bible, he said the coronavirus will be annihilated in like manner.
He, however, said while hia church awaits the defeat of the
virus, its doors will remain closed until “these profanation and secularization
have been pulverized by the Emperor of heaven.”
“Beloved, yesterday, the abomination of desolation took a
giant step towards standing in the holy place. Fulfillment of bible prophecy is
being accelerated by the forces of Janes and Jambres,” he said.
“To reorder temple worship is to deny God the divine
prerogative of congregational adoration and the holy genuflects of the saints
in light. Let no man’s heart be troubled by the vengeance of satanic
antagonism.
“Dagon the god of the philistines fell in obeisance before
the Ark of God. Coronavirus, the god of Secular Humanism will be decapitated in
like manner.
“Our doors will remain closed until these profanation and
secularization have been pulverized by the Emperor of heaven. Unto him shall
the gathering of the people be. To thy tents O Israel.”
The clergyman had earlier criticised the proposed guidelines
offered by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to the federal government,
saying they were “unbiblical”.
According to CAN, the guidelines, in accordance with the
government’s efforts to tackle the COVID-19, would determine the operations of
churches when they reopen.
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