The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has made a striking revelation, predicting the exact circumstances under which he believes he will die — on a Sunday, after church service and a meal of pounded yam.
Speaking on the fourth day of the church’s ongoing International Convention, themed “The Overcomers,” Pastor Adeboye told the congregation that he foresees his death occurring quietly and without illness, immediately following worship and one of his favourite meals.
“I will die on a Sunday after attending service, eat my beloved pounded yam, and then pass on without any sickness,” he declared.
The 82-year-old cleric said this was not the first time he shared the vision, having initially revealed it two years ago. However, he reiterated it to comfort believers and affirm that death, for Christians, need not be filled with fear or suffering.
He emphasized that his anticipated departure would be a testament to the peace and rest promised in Christ, not a result of prolonged illness or distress.
Delivering a sermon titled “Possess Your Possessions,” Adeboye urged believers to actively lay hold of their divine inheritance, explaining that even promises already given by God often require spiritual resistance to fully manifest.
“In many cases, you may have to fight for things that are already yours,” he said, pointing to healing, prosperity, fruitfulness, and long life as blessings that must be defended against spiritual opposition.
Quoting John 10:10, he stressed: “Long life is yours, but the devil wants to kill you with all he has. You must fight to live.”
Addressing financial well-being, Pastor Adeboye dismissed the belief that Christians must choose between holiness and prosperity.
“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. If you choose to remain poor, you will remain poor. Yet if you prosper, they criticise you. If you die poor, they ask, ‘Where is your God?’”
Encouraging perseverance in the face of challenges such as barrenness, he cited the biblical stories of Rachel and Hannah. Using the account of Jacob wrestling with the angel, Adeboye reminded the congregation that believers must not tolerate spiritual oppression.
“It is what we tolerate that disturbs us. Stop tolerating sickness, poverty, barrenness, or premature death. Fight to possess your possessions. Christ’s sacrifice made it possible,” he concluded.
The revered cleric’s bold prophecy about his own passing has since stirred conversation among his followers and beyond, highlighting his unwavering faith in a peaceful end rooted in divine assurance.
