Jabulani Sibanda says miracle prophets are evil

WAR veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda has blasted "educated evangelists" accusing them of misleading people through "ungodly prophecies" and teachings which he said were inspired by the devil.

He slamed them for their study of human philosophy.

Addressing church and traditional leaders, business people and Zanu-PF supporters at Mubaira growth point in Mhondoro, Mashonaland West Province, Sibanda said the influx of false prophets signified the end of the world.

"They are not guided by God's wisdom," Sibanda said. "The Bible warns us of false prophets who will move mountains. We should not be mesmerised before they move the mountains."

Sibanda's attack could be seen as targeting a new crop of prophets, among them preacher and Spirit Embassy Ministries founder Uebert Angel. Angel recently claimed he holds a finance degree from Salford University, United Kingdom, when his "miracle money" stoked debate.

But the war veterans leader said God's Word did not need degrees, but wisdom "from above".

"They claim they are educated. They say 'I have so and so degrees'. They use their understanding of human philosophy to preach and make false prophesies. These prophecies do not come from God, but from Satan."

Sibanda is on a whirlwind tour of provinces under an operation code named Budiranai Pachena ' meeting community leaders as he drums up support for President Robert Mugabe and Zanu-PF ahead of general elections expected later this year.

In his four-hour address dominated by Bible references, Sibanda openly told church leaders to flush out Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC-T card-holding members from their denominations while chiefs and headmen were told to chase away MDC-T supporters from their communities.

But MDC-T spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora said if there was anyone who needed God more than anyone else, it was Sibanda and his Zanu-PF party.

"Zanu-PF is using the Word of God in vain because its hands are dripping with blood of innocent civilians they murdered in past elections. Jabulani Sibanda should seek God's forgiveness," Mwonzora said.

Zanu-PF has turned to churches for support as elections draw near.

Sibanda said MDC-T was satanic and advocated for alien practices such as homosexuality. He said: "Holding an MDC-T party card is tantamount to holding a brick to build Sodom and Gomorrah.

"I am surprised that you allow MDC-T party card holders in your churches. Since when has Satan worshipped God?" Sibanda asked church leaders, adding churches have become a haven of sin because they had been invaded by Satan in the form of the MDC-T. The meeting was attended by chiefs Chivero, Ziruvi, Mashayamombe and Ngezi, among others, and their headmen, most of whom had reportedly been ordered to attend the meeting.