Prophet Magaya's sermon on 'Vapostori demons' - Pt 2

This the second part of the sermon delivered recently by Prophet Walter Magaya on marine spirits.

How and why non-Bible believing white garment churches belong to the marine kingdom.

It is of great importance to note that marine spirits belong to the devil's dark kingdom. At the same time all problems come from the devil and his dark kingdom, therefore, there is no way one can visit such places of darkness and expect a solution to their problems because darkness cannot push away another form of darkness neither can light and darkness stay together (2 Cor v 6:14).

First of all the "prophet" goes out to the rivers, lakes, coasts or beaches of oceans, mountains and caves to acquire the supernatural powers usually of the mermaid spirit (mweya wenjuzu) before they start their own church while others are groomed within an existing church (masowe) to become a "prophet".

Let me draw a comparison of what you have seen but failed to notice with regards to these white garment non-Bible believing churches (masowe). Most of them could be frightening but true:

Please note that 80 percent of these churches do not use the Bible and for those who use it they do so for deceptive purposes - using the Bible does not mean believing in the Bible, do not be fooled!

The marine kingdom is all about water such that the environment of these shrines (masowe) resembles a marine kingdom. In most cases there are planted reeds, water lilies and other water-related plants on the "altar" (kirawa).

The plants are regularly watered to maintain a marine environment.

On both sides of the "altar" (kirawa) are large water-filled day calabashes (makate) with some small ones by the sides while some water filled clay-pots will be containing water pebbles which are given to congregants (vashandirwi) as part of their "mantles" (miteuro).

The main water-calabashes (makate) contain water taken from lakes, oceans and deep water pools (madziva) depending on the geographical distance the shrine is from the main water source to symbolise the marine kingdom.

The members put on white long garments (magemenzi) which is also a characteristic feature of the marine cloth.

As one enters the shrines, whether visitor (mushandirwi) or member, you have to remove your shoes, socks, jewellery, mobile phone, money and leave them outside the shrines (masowe) just as you cannot enter into a river or lake putting on your shoes or with jewellery and other valuables in your pockets. Men have to pull up their long trousers above their knees before entering the shrine (masowe) just as you would do when crossing an actual river or water place.

Lest you forget, the moment you step on the premises or shrines (masowe) your initiation into the marine kingdom starts taking place and the more times you visit or use their "mantles" (miteuro) means the deeper and stronger you drown into the marine kingdom.

In addition do not forget that marine means aquatic or is water-related.

As the congregants are seated during their church services they are spiritually seated in water, no wonder they can manage to spend the whole day seated in the scorching sun and when the rains fall they are pounded as they remain seated because spiritually there is no difference - they are already in water.

When one is within the shrines you are not allowed to run no matter how late or in a hurry you could be, else the elders (vedare) or youths (vasondos) will-reprimand you or sack you out of the shrine (masowe) - how can you run in water?

Remember everything must depict the water (marine) environment.

Worse still the central place of the shrine where all will be gathered is called the crater/hole/pit (pagwanza) - that is the hub which links with the main marine kingdom to that shrine where all the "prophetic" and 'healing' sessions take place.

The members and visitors undergo regular visits to the waterfalls (mapopoma) for baptism to cleanse them of "bad spirits" but unknown to the followers they will be further dedicated and initiated into the marine kingdom.

Each one undergoing the cleansing, "baptism", ceremony must bring their coins or bank notes which are thrown in the waterfall, lake or river as sacrifices to the marine spirits and they are told it is a way to increase their financial worth.

As for the bank notes, it is torn apart into two before the other half is thrown into the water whilst you are told to keep the remaining half in your wallet - another evil way of spiritually tearing your wealth apart into destruction and sending your wealth to the marine kingdom - meaning whatever you shall work for will go to the warehouses of the marine kingdom.

Some individuals are requested to bring cereals such as rice, rapoko or sorghum as sacrifices to boost their wealth and agricultural produce yet they are actually giving their wealth away to the warehouses of the marine kingdom too. As each one leaves the waterfalls (mapopoma) after "baptism" (kunyikwa mumvura) they must not dry themselves up but let the water flow naturally off their clothes until they dry up, another symbolism of the natural water-flows.

Back to the shrine (masowe) members and visitors (vashandirwi) are poured a minimum of three clay-pots (makate) of water per session as a way to heal the sick or cleanse them of evil spirits and after the watering session one is given stones or water pebbles (matombo emumvura - miteuro) to further use when bathing at home. They have to bring them back after three days and the cycle repeats over and over - another way to place you under the continuous control of marine or water spirits. Some are given pegs (hoko), clay-pots (makate) or clay-plates (mbiya) to place underground within their homes for "protection".

In addition, one has to move with a stone or stick/peg (hoko) in his pocket for "protection" yet the same person is continually tormented physically, economically and spiritually. Some are given clay plates (mbiya) filled with water to keep at home while others are asked to buy white cloth. I heard one who had to throw away his stick (hoko) in the prison cells because he realised it had failed to protect him from arrest.

The moment one starts frequenting the shrines and use the water and pebbles (miteuro) they start having marine-related dreams - swimming in big lakes, rivers and even oceans. Others find themselves seated on top of rocks in the middle of long-stretching lakes during their dreams - a common sight of mermaids.

To show the deceptive powers of the leviathan spirit of the marine kingdom, followers who encounter such dreams are told by the "prophets" that these are very good dreams - dreams of better lives to come in the near future yet it is a sure sign that you are blinded under the control of marine spirits and nothing will work out for you.

Just as I pointed out above that marine spirits belong to the dark kingdom and being of darkness it has no power to cast out other evil spirits - their evil ways are further exposed when one of their members manifests with an evil spirit, it is welcomed and transformed into a "useful spirit" which has prophetic powers (zvanzi mweya wetsvina unochenurwa kuita wechiporofita).

To be continued