Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide and Senior Pastor of Faith Tabernacle, has condemned the recent bandit attack on a Christian church in Kwara State, asserting that Nigeria will never become an Islamic nation.
Speaking during a service on Sunday, November 23, Oyedepo expressed deep concern over the persistent attacks on worshippers and communities, describing the rising violence as “unacceptable” and “a direct assault on innocent lives.”
He stated, “The Church of Christ in Nigeria is indestructible. The gates of hell cannot prevail against it. Nigeria will never become an Islamic state. Never, never, never. The battle is raging. The Islamic jihadists are running. But we belong to a higher realm of authority.
“Five people were shot dead in a church last week. Thirty-five abductees can’t tell where they are. And they are demanding a hundred million from a village setting. Every perpetrator of these killings and their sponsors come under a curse today.
“You pick someone and say, you should bring 700 million. My God, who are you? Everyone behind it, in the name of the Lord Jesus, within the next seven days, they are smelling. They are stinking. It’s done. Let’s come away to our spiritual responsibility and break the arm of the devil from tormenting the lives of the innocent.”
Bishop Oyedepo lamented that kidnappings have become “big-time business,” with criminals extorting huge ransoms from vulnerable communities. He called on church members and Christians nationwide to engage in seven days of intensive prayer beginning at midnight as a spiritual response to the worsening insecurity.
“When this church prays, God hears. All who are baptised in the Holy Ghost will join me in praying extensively in the spirit. By so doing, we are sending angels on a run. There will be catastrophes. There will be catastrophes. There shall be catastrophes. In the camp of the wicked, there shall be catastrophes,” he added.
Watch a video of his address below: