06/06/21
DANIELS G.O
PRESS RELEASE
PROPHET T.B. JOSHUA HAS LEFT US.THERE IS TIME FOR EVERYTHING.
The pastor of Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Prophet TB Joshua has died at the age of 57.
This was announced in a statement titled, ‘Prophet TB Joshua –June 12th 1963 to June 5th 2021,’ issued on the verified Facebook page of his ministries on Sunday.
The cause of his death was not revealed. However, the statement said the clergyman spent his last moment on earth in the service of God.
“On Saturday 5th June 2021,
Prophet TB Joshua spoke during the Emmanuel TV Partners Meeting:
“Time for everything – time to come here for prayer and time to return home after the service.”
“God has taken His servant Prophet TB Joshua home – as it should be by divine will. His last moments on earth were spent in the service of God. This is what he was born for, lived for and died for.
“As Prophet TB Joshua says, “The greatest way to use life is to spend it on something that will outlive it”.
“Prophet TB Joshua leaves a legacy of service and sacrifice to God’s Kingdom that is living for generations yet unborn.
Synagogue Churchgoers mourn T.B Joshua’s death. On Sunday morning.
“The Synagogue Church Of All Nations and Emmanuel TV Family appreciate your love, prayers and concern at this time and request a time of privacy for the family.
“Here are Prophet TB Joshua’s last words: “Watch and pray.”
“One life for Christ is all we have; one life for Christ is so dear,”
He founded the Synagogue Church in 1987. The church which has its headquarters in Lagos State accommodates over 15,000 worshippers per gathering.
The church currently has branches in Ghana, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Greece.
Joshua is one of the richest and philanthropic pastors in Nigeria. He was estimated to worth over $15m in 2011, by Forbes.
The cleric remained controversial for several years for his inexplicable powers to heal all sorts of incurable diseases, including HIV/AIDS and cancer.
Members and sympathisers at the Synagogue Church on Sunday in Lagos are busy talking about
Joshua’s healing powers, which had attracted thousands of people from all over the world to Nigeria.
However, Joshua cannot be said to be in the good books of some top Nigerian Pastors.
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria had warned its members to distance themselves from him.
The Synagogue, after Prophet TB Joshua’s death had many
sympathisers at the Church in Lagos.
Joshua owned Emmanuel TV, a Christian television network, and is close friends with some world leaders.
YouTube had recently suspended Joshua over allegations of hate speech and for conducting prayers to “cure” gay people.
May the good Lord comfort and console His church.
It’s well.
Pastor Emmanuel Ibekwe.