I would be much more interested in his prophecies than his lack of bathing habits, or his sleeping arrangements with his wife. What are his prophesies that he is never wrong on and are they of any use to the rest of mankind?
wealthy families in old England used to hire recluses to live in caves or something
I agree. Regarding his prophecies, I went to his church's website to check them out. They are listed, though curiously, there are none listed from the 2014 and 2013. Most are from 2010-2012. Examining his prophecies, the majority are not of a spiritual nature. So and so will get elected. So and so will lose his job. The economy is going to get worse and corruption is going to get worse. The World Cup winner this year will be ... “Motor accident will claim some Nigerian citizens”. “Many notable Nigerians will die in the year 2010.” “As revealed to me by the spirit of the highest God, the United States President BarraMajor Al-Mustapha, Danbaba, Lt Gen. Bamaiyi, Col Jubril Bala and CSP Rabo Lawal will be released very soon if they do not die in custody before that time." As revealed to me by the spirit of the highest God, the United States President Barrack Obama should pray fervently to avert catastrophe". Frankly, the man's prophecies sound a lot like the psychic, Jean Dixon's. Remember her? I don't know if she is still around or not, but they used to publish her predictions every year in the paper. Her prophecies were mostly things that anyone could come up with, just like this pastor's. Saying that corruption will get worse in a country like Nigeria that is the Chicago of Africa is a no-brainer. You don't need a word from God to tell you that.
I don't know what is in this man's heart. Looking at his church website and looking at the “What we believe” section, the doctrines were pretty standard Pentecostal beliefs. From my own anecdotal experiences with Pentecostal and Charismatic folks, I know that a lot of them believe they have the gift of prophecy and claim they are constantly getting messages from God. “God told me ...... The Lord told me ...... God told me to tell you......” Frankly, I learned to take what they claimed to be as prophecies with extra-large boulders of salt. I believe that they were sincere, but deluded, taking the thoughts that popped into their heads as divine revelation. As for me, I will stick with what I know to be the Word of God, the Bible. I don't need to know who will win the World Cup!