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Makandiwa threatens Chiwenga?
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UNITED Family International Church (UFIC) founder Emmanuel Makandiwa has hit back at Jesus Revelation Ministries leader Talent Chiwenga after he questioned why prophets failed to foresee the helicopter crash that killed businessman Wicknell Chivayo and four other people.
Chivayo, his wife Lucy Muteke and three other occupants died when their helicopter crashed at a farm near Marondera on September 30.
Chiwenga had challenged prophets to explain why they had not foreseen the tragedy and warned Chivayo against travelling, with his criticism drawing particular attention to Makandiwa because of his close relationship with the late businessman.
Chivayo had reportedly gifted Makandiwa and his wife three expensive vehicles, donated US$1 million towards UFIC's church construction project and shared dinner with the preacher five days before the fatal crash.
Responding to questions about whether he had foreseen the accident, Makandiwa said he had never claimed to possess the ability to see everything prophetically.
"As for the question of whether I saw the accident prophetically before time or not, as some may wonder, that to me was rendered unimportant when I stated in time past my inability to see everything," he said.
"I reiterate that I have never seen everything, I don't see everything, and I won't see everything. Only God does."
During a recent church service, Makandiwa intensified his response, accusing Chiwenga of hypocrisy and questioning his right to criticise other prophets in light of his own experience.
In June 2019, Chiwenga was seriously injured in a road accident near Masvingo that claimed the lives of his wife and two other people travelling with him.
Referring to the incident, Makandiwa asked: "You had your husband in the car. It was you driving. Where was your God?"
Makandiwa repeatedly referred to Chiwenga as a woman and described his late wife as his "husband" in remarks that appeared intended to ridicule the preacher.
He also made a personal allegation against Chiwenga without providing evidence to substantiate it.
Makandiwa maintained that being a prophet did not mean he could foresee every death or that he and his family were immune to tragedy.
"Some of us are smart enough to know that those issues should not be touched," he said.
"I can lose my family at any time. But no one is ever going to question me, ‘Why didn't you see that?' I've told you I don't see everything."
He concluded his remarks with what appeared to be a warning directed at Chiwenga, suggesting that he was prepared to confront him physically.
"Some of us, we are not just prophets; we are men. We are men," he said.
The exchange has intensified public debate over prophetic claims, accountability among religious leaders and the expectations placed on prominent preachers following major tragedies.
Chivayo, his wife Lucy Muteke and three other occupants died when their helicopter crashed at a farm near Marondera on September 30.
Chiwenga had challenged prophets to explain why they had not foreseen the tragedy and warned Chivayo against travelling, with his criticism drawing particular attention to Makandiwa because of his close relationship with the late businessman.
Chivayo had reportedly gifted Makandiwa and his wife three expensive vehicles, donated US$1 million towards UFIC's church construction project and shared dinner with the preacher five days before the fatal crash.
Responding to questions about whether he had foreseen the accident, Makandiwa said he had never claimed to possess the ability to see everything prophetically.
"As for the question of whether I saw the accident prophetically before time or not, as some may wonder, that to me was rendered unimportant when I stated in time past my inability to see everything," he said.
"I reiterate that I have never seen everything, I don't see everything, and I won't see everything. Only God does."
During a recent church service, Makandiwa intensified his response, accusing Chiwenga of hypocrisy and questioning his right to criticise other prophets in light of his own experience.
In June 2019, Chiwenga was seriously injured in a road accident near Masvingo that claimed the lives of his wife and two other people travelling with him.
Makandiwa repeatedly referred to Chiwenga as a woman and described his late wife as his "husband" in remarks that appeared intended to ridicule the preacher.
He also made a personal allegation against Chiwenga without providing evidence to substantiate it.
Makandiwa maintained that being a prophet did not mean he could foresee every death or that he and his family were immune to tragedy.
"Some of us are smart enough to know that those issues should not be touched," he said.
"I can lose my family at any time. But no one is ever going to question me, ‘Why didn't you see that?' I've told you I don't see everything."
He concluded his remarks with what appeared to be a warning directed at Chiwenga, suggesting that he was prepared to confront him physically.
"Some of us, we are not just prophets; we are men. We are men," he said.
The exchange has intensified public debate over prophetic claims, accountability among religious leaders and the expectations placed on prominent preachers following major tragedies.
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