Prophecies have become a religious trend of late. Almost every person in the church, prayer camp, or leading the prayer group on the park behind our homes calls themselves a pastor, prophet, or as they say, ‘man of God’. They prophesy on everything including politics, sports, and other human issues. Much worrying is the spate of failures of these prophecies believed to be coming from God, the all-knowing. In fact, failed prophecies have bred fresh mockery on religion and the ‘supposed’ voice of the Lord.
A CASE OF FALSE PROPHECY
A recent example of failed prophecy is that of prophet Badu Kobi. He is the Founder and General Overseer of the Glorious Wave Church International. Prophet Badu Kobi has had two failed prophecies within three days during the COPA America and Euro 2020. The ‘Man of God’ failed to predict right the winners of Copa America 2021 and the Euro 2020. Argentina and Italy won against his predictions of Brazil and England, respectively .
These failed prophecies of Prophet Badu Kobi are icings on several failed prophecies of his. Other pastors and prophets too face similar fate. In addition to the failed prophecies are the vain interpretations and bossy (mis)demeanor the prophets take. They behave like a sage in stage, behaving as if they know it all. Some even behave as if they know more than God. This phenomenon has raised a couple of questions among Ghanaian social media users.
SOCIAL MEDIA RANTS
Commentary is rife on social media on who might be wrong in these brouhaha of failed prophecies. Some section of the public asserts that these people parading as the mouthpiece of God are Liars. They express that the prophets do not represent God or His ideology, message or mission in any way. Others also express that God himself might be confused. To the latter club of claimants, they believe God might be confused in choosing his people nowadays. They believe the confusion has led to the selection of wrong people for his Ministry on earth recently. There is another school of commenters that even posit that God actually misses the message and give the wrong ones.
MOCKERY ON GOD
The recent failed prophecies have also given groups like atheists and agnostics the opportunity to drive home their campaign that there is even no God hanging somewhere, let alone worry about man. To them, man in his quest to control his fellow man, invented a God and attached a religion. To them, again, those parading as ‘Men of God’ are nothing short of hungry conmen who are finding every means to fill their empty bellies. Atheists and agnostics have, therefore, been making mockery of God.
THE WORRYING PHENOMENON
One worrying spectacle is the rate in which the congregation of these pastors swell even in the face of failed prophecies. Their churches have been full during every worship and prayer time, including weekdays. Does this portray a dumb population that has failed to see wrong from right about the religion they are consuming? Does it also show that the ‘sheep’ do not know whether they are led to doom. In addition, is it a nonchalant congregation which does not care about the message but their salvation which they think only comes from their being associated with a church, and especially a prophet. Finally, is it a sheer disregard for ‘sense’ or ‘reasoning’ on the part of the congregation?
Another thing that baffles my mind in this whole thing is how the Christian Council of Ghana has been super quiet on such issues. A whole oversight body looking on unconcerned is a threat to national security. Imagine people are hallucinating in the name of prophecies; then Christian Council has failed while others are led astray. But, I cannot blame the Christian Council so much because it is also another topic to look at!
