The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has again spoken about a vision he claims reveals how he will pass away — quietly, on a Sunday, after church service and a meal of pounded yam.
Speaking during the fourth day of the church’s ongoing International Convention themed “The Overcomers”, the revered cleric said he does not believe death must be preceded by prolonged sickness, adding that his own departure would be sudden and painless.
“I will die on a Sunday after attending service, eat my beloved pounded yam, and then pass on without any sickness,” Adeboye said.
The octogenarian preacher explained that he first mentioned this vision two years ago but was repeating it to assure believers that “for those in Christ, death can be peaceful.”
Delivering a sermon titled “Possess Your Possessions”, Adeboye urged Christians to take active steps in claiming their spiritual inheritance.
Drawing from the biblical account of the Israelites entering the Promised Land, he reminded the congregation that blessings often have to be contended for.
“In many cases, you may have to fight for things that are already yours,” he said, listing healing, prosperity, fruitfulness, and long life as areas where Christians must resist spiritual opposition.
Quoting John 10:10, the RCCG leader stressed that Jesus had already paid the price for believers’ well-being, but that “the thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy.”
“Long life is yours, but the devil wants to kill you with all he has. You must fight to live,” he declared.
On financial prosperity Adeboye challenged the notion that wealth and holiness cannot coexist.
“The One who owns the earth and its fullness, and owns all the silver and gold, paid a terrible price so that you wouldn’t be poor. If you choose to remain poor, you will remain poor. Yet if you prosper, they criticise you. If you die poor, they ask, ‘Where is your God?’”
Citing the examples of Rachel and Hannah in the Bible, he encouraged those facing barrenness or other challenges to persevere in prayer.
He also used the story of Jacob wrestling with an angel to stress that believers should not tolerate oppression of any kind.
“It is what we tolerate that disturbs us. Stop tolerating sickness, poverty, barrenness, or premature death. Fight to possess your possessions. Christ’s sacrifice made it possible,” he concluded.