Primate Elijah Ayodele of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church has bared his mind on what prophecies and predictions are all about.
The famous seer while addressing Nigerians on the true meaning of prophecy and why they are important in the world today, said;
“There is a different between prophecy and prediction, anyone can predict, but prophesy is a gift from God, it can go in different ways. There can be prophecies on any aspect of life, God can speak to you about anything.”
“God spoke to Prophet Hezekiah to speak on dried bones, God spoke to Prophet Samuel to pick who will lead Israel even when the people misbehaved and wanted their own choice, just like we have it now in Nigeria, we only wanted change, we didn’t ask from God on who He wants for us and we can all see the result.”
“I want to say that it is not a must you believe in prophecies but our lives are more spiritual than physical and that is the essence of prophecy. God has given some people power to foresee either through dreams, hearing, visions. Whatever you see manifest in the physical has happened in the spiritual realm.”
“Before the birth of Jesus Christ, it has been prophesied in the book of Isaiah that a king will be born and He will have authority on his church, several people spoke about His coming. Prophecy has changed lives, the situation we are in this world has been prophesied, including Covid-19 virus that struck the world.”
“God is not someone who gives prophecies without solution and that is why I always ask us to pray whenever I give these warnings, I do my own prayers, God wants me to say it to the world and that is what I do.”
“Joshua was one of those whom God spoke to through dreams, God spoke to Jacob through dream, we have several prophets in the bible.”
“I am saying this because you need a prophet in your life, I have seen many irregularities that makes prophets not to talk in one voice, everyone wants to be a Prophet of his own, but there are several prophets in the world who speak the heart of God. A prophet will tell you about impending dangers and how to avert them in the Lord, it could just be to take a step, it could be to sing to the Lord.’’
“God speaks to those he has chosen as His prophets, Nigerians have berated God, world leaders have berated God, individuals have berated God and that is why we are facing what we are facing now globally.
“God can use anyone but there are people who are prophet of note, integrity and pedigree. Also, there are differences between Prophets, Bishops, Pastors and Apostles.’’
“We have many prophets that when they speak, it comes to pass, Joshua Iginla is a prophet, Primate Olabayo is a prophet, Apostle Johnson Suleman, Omotosho Tope Joseph, Ositelu, these are prophets of note that I can remember, they speak the heart of the Lord to the people, they are true prophets of God.”
“We have prophet in churches, we have in Celestial, Pentecostal, CAC, others, they speak in tongue and prophesy, you don’t need to blaspheme the Holy Spirit by opposing the prophet.”
“Prophecies are to guide against dangers, things to come, that is the essence. Some people go in trance, even the traditional worshippers, some use water, some use crystal ball, they have medium where they can see but there are people who hear directly from God, these are the prophets I am talking about, we also have Prophetesses.’’