Williams Kayode
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, says he knows how and when he will die and it will be on a Sunday after eating pounded yam.
The 82-year-old cleric shared the revelation again on the fourth day of RCCG’s International Convention, themed The Overcomers, holding at the Redemption Camp in Ogun State.
“I will die on a Sunday after attending service, eat my beloved pounded yam, and then pass on without any sickness,” he said during a sermon titled Possess Your Possessions.
Adeboye first made the statement two years ago but told the congregation he was repeating it to remind Christians that death can be peaceful for those who truly follow Christ.
According to him, “It doesn’t have to be sickness that kills a believer. It can be peaceful, sudden and sweet.”
He urged Christians to fight for their spiritual inheritance and not assume everything would come without resistance.
“In many cases, you may have to fight for things that are already yours,” he said, using the example of the Israelites taking over the Promised Land in the Bible.
He listed healing, fruitfulness, prosperity and long life as blessings Christians must actively claim in prayer and faith.
“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, referencing John 10:10. “Long life is yours, but the devil wants to kill you with all he has. You must fight to live.”
On the issue of wealth, Adeboye dismissed criticism against wealthy Christians, calling it a double standard.
“If you make it as a Christian, they criticise you. If you die poor, they say, ‘Where’s your God?’” he said.
He warned that poverty is not a virtue and that it dishonours the sacrifice Christ made.
“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 declared.
Quoting stories of biblical women like Rachel and Hannah who overcame barrenness, he told the audience not to accept spiritual oppression as fate.
“It is what we tolerate that disturbs us,” he said. “Stop tolerating sickness, poverty, barrenness or premature death. Fight to possess your possessions. It’s your spiritual duty, made possible by Christ’s sacrifice.”