The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry,
Pastor William Kumuyi, has refused to recognise the controversial
videos of a ‘prophetess’ and others who claimed to have died, gone to
heaven and came back to narrate their extra-terrestrial experience.
In the controversial
videos being sold all
over Nigeria, two women and a boy claimed they died, went to heaven and
came back to narrate what they said God showed them.
One of such CDs is that of a Sierra Leonean woman, simply called Sister
Linda Ngaujah. Linda said she died and was shown happenings in heaven
and hell and that many of the members of a large church on the Lagos-
Ibadan expressway are on their way to hell and that the founder of a
leading church in Lagos should repent as he allegedly acquired his powers
from the devil, saying that a Bishop of another large congregation and his
members are not even recognised in heaven.
The ‘prophetess’ added that women who used rubber and wool to plait their
hair will go to hell as it is a sin and that the only way for people to be
prepared for heaven is to go back to the old Deeper Life Bible Church’s
method of dressing.
The video CDs released by Linda is causing serious controversy in the church
of God as some women in Deeper Life, who plait rubber hair have vowed
never to do so again as they want to get to heaven.
Some female worshippers have even shaved their hair in one Christian
Assembly in Ikorodu, saying that they don’t want to have anything to do
with attachment as they want to get to heaven.
Another person who claimed to have gone to heaven said she saw the late
wife of Kumuyi, Biodun, in heaven and narrated her encounter there.
Other CDs were released by Margaret Amure from Church of God Mission,
who also claimed to have gone to heaven and another 10-year old boy from
Edo, named Samuel.
P.M.NEWS Nigeria reports that on Sunday during the church service, Pastor
Kumuyi reacted to this development warned members of his church not to
have anything to do with such CDs as these are the last days where many
people would come up with different things to deceive the church of God.
Pastor Kumuyi urged members of the church not to waste their money on
such CDs, saying that the church should not rely on purported CDs of
people who claimed to have gone to heaven to come back to produce CDs
to sell to people narrating their encounter.
He referred to Linda’s CD which said people need to dress like Deeper Life
to get to heaven, saying that “if you dress like Deeper Life without salvation
and sanctification, will you get to heaven? These are the last days.”
The man of God emphasized that dressing like Deeper Life would not take
anybody to heaven but that righteousness and holiness of heart are the
keys to getting to the kingdom of God and warned members to desist from
watching such CDs.
Pastor Kumuyi further said that one of the people who claimed to have
gone to heaven said they saw Mummy Kumuyi in the kingdom of God,
saying that he did not need such CD to know that his wife was in heaven
and that the word of God has told us the criteria for getting to His kingdom.
According to him, such people were merely deceiving the people, saying that
when Apostle Paul was translated to heaven and came back, he did not
produce CDs about what he saw in heaven and began to sell them.
“When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, Lazarus did not go about telling
people that this was what he saw in heaven. We should rest on the word of
God to tell us what we need to know about heaven and how to get there.
How do you know that they have actually gone to heaven? These are the last
days. Don’t waste your money on buying these CDs,” he stated.