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Makandiwa's judgement night anxiety grips Zimbabwe
04 Apr 2012 at 23:47hrs | Views
ZIMBABWEANS from all walks of life eagerly await Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa's all-night prayer dubbed "Judgment Night" as the countdown to tomorrow night's event continues.
So high is the excitement within the United Family International Church as well as fear and anxiety among those wondering what this is all about.
The event has become talk of the town in homes, while many vehicles, commuter omnibuses and billboards are advertising it.
People are reportedly flocking to Harare from various parts of the country in preparation for the event slated for the 65-000-seater National Sports Stadium.
In his sermons in the run up to the event, Prophet Makandiwa has been promising fireworks, insisting the enemy will be dealt with ruthlessly.
He has also noted the excitement and in some instances the fear that the event has generated.
Prophet Makandiwa last week said: "Judgment Night has already created its own atmosphere."
Noting the panic and fear that has gripped some sections of society, he said, "some people don't understand where we are taking it from despite that we have given them the scripture. There is a scripture there, Exodus chapter 12. That was a judgment night".
"During that night an angel of death shall be moving. I don't know why some people are afraid because I tried to even mention the names of our enemies, ndikati poverty, ndikati sickness but some people are still afraid.
"I don't know, uri poverty here iwe? Uri chirwere here iwe?" he asked rhetorically.
He further noted that it was the nature of the Passover, biblically, that some things had to die before the Israelites were freed by Pharaoh and in the case of Judgment Night, he had even explained which enemies of the people of God were dying before morning.
Some Zimbabweans, who have increasingly become prayerful, said they are looking up to God to set them free from diseases, poverty and other afflictions that haunt them.
Tendai Chuma, of Harare said: "For some of us the stage is set . . . we have the regalia . . . we have our Bibles, the prophet will be there, so we are ready to explode in joy and worship."
Mrs Ellen Tumbare of Beitbridge is already in Harare for the event.
"I came in a week ago to visit relatives and I was supposed to have gone back two days ago but when I saw billboards and stickers on cars about judgment night, I told myself I have to be here for this event."
Last year's UFIC all-night prayer, held around the same time, reportedly attracted about 70 000 people.
A powerful public address system imported from Italy, believed to be the only one of its kind in Africa, is already being set at the venue while as of yesterday, departments within UFIC that include ushering, logistics and sound were doing final touches in anticipation of the day.
So high is the excitement within the United Family International Church as well as fear and anxiety among those wondering what this is all about.
The event has become talk of the town in homes, while many vehicles, commuter omnibuses and billboards are advertising it.
People are reportedly flocking to Harare from various parts of the country in preparation for the event slated for the 65-000-seater National Sports Stadium.
In his sermons in the run up to the event, Prophet Makandiwa has been promising fireworks, insisting the enemy will be dealt with ruthlessly.
He has also noted the excitement and in some instances the fear that the event has generated.
Prophet Makandiwa last week said: "Judgment Night has already created its own atmosphere."
Noting the panic and fear that has gripped some sections of society, he said, "some people don't understand where we are taking it from despite that we have given them the scripture. There is a scripture there, Exodus chapter 12. That was a judgment night".
"During that night an angel of death shall be moving. I don't know why some people are afraid because I tried to even mention the names of our enemies, ndikati poverty, ndikati sickness but some people are still afraid.
"I don't know, uri poverty here iwe? Uri chirwere here iwe?" he asked rhetorically.
He further noted that it was the nature of the Passover, biblically, that some things had to die before the Israelites were freed by Pharaoh and in the case of Judgment Night, he had even explained which enemies of the people of God were dying before morning.
Some Zimbabweans, who have increasingly become prayerful, said they are looking up to God to set them free from diseases, poverty and other afflictions that haunt them.
Tendai Chuma, of Harare said: "For some of us the stage is set . . . we have the regalia . . . we have our Bibles, the prophet will be there, so we are ready to explode in joy and worship."
Mrs Ellen Tumbare of Beitbridge is already in Harare for the event.
"I came in a week ago to visit relatives and I was supposed to have gone back two days ago but when I saw billboards and stickers on cars about judgment night, I told myself I have to be here for this event."
Last year's UFIC all-night prayer, held around the same time, reportedly attracted about 70 000 people.
A powerful public address system imported from Italy, believed to be the only one of its kind in Africa, is already being set at the venue while as of yesterday, departments within UFIC that include ushering, logistics and sound were doing final touches in anticipation of the day.
Source - TH
