Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has once again shared his personal vision of how he believes he will pass away peacefully, on a Sunday, after attending church and enjoying his favourite meal, pounded yam.
Speaking on the fourth day of the church’s ongoing International Convention, themed “The Overcomers,”Adeboye noted that death doesn’t always come through prolonged illness and expressed confidence that his own transition 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,” he declared.
The cleric recalled that he first shared this vision two years ago and was repeating it to reassure believers that death, for those in Christ, can indeed be peaceful.
While delivering a sermon titled “Possess Your Possessions,” Adeboye encouraged Christians to boldly claim what rightfully belongs to them in Christ. He emphasized that spiritual blessings often require determination and spiritual warfare.
“Your greatest friend, Jesus Christ, paid a great price to purchase your healing. Yet there is a thief who comes to steal, kill, and destroy,” he said, citing John 10:10. “Long life is yours, but the devil wants to kill you with all he has. You must fight to live.”
On prosperity, Adeboye declared:
“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. As long as you want to remain poor, you will remain poor.”
He criticised the double standard faced by successful Christians:
“If you make it as a Christian, they criticise you. If you die poor, they say, ‘Where’s your God?’”
Referencing biblical figures like Rachel and Hannah, who overcame barrenness through persistent prayer, he urged believers to reject all forms of spiritual oppression.
Concluding his message, Adeboye referenced the story of Jacob wrestling with an angel as a powerful call to spiritual perseverance, urging believers to persist in prayer and faith until they receive their breakthrough.
“It is what we tolerate that disturbs us. Stop tolerating sickness, poverty, barrenness, or premature death. Fight to possess your possessions, it’s your spiritual duty, made possible by Christ’s sacrifice.”