Islam was created by Jehovah –Prophet Akindele

Akindele

Prophet Noah Honour Akindele, JP, is a revered man of God. Also known as Kiniun Jesu, he was trained at the Christ Apostolic Church Evangelical Prophet Training College and also attended Blessed Bible College, then worked for CAC as an evangelist and prophet before he was ordained a pastor in CAC Worldwide and later founded Upper Room Ministry, his own church affiliated to CAC, in 2001. He spoke with OSEYIZA OOGBODO BLOG about the Lenten season and especially about the rumours consistently making the rounds that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of Nigeria has plans to islamise the country.

Can you tell us the significance of the Lenten season to Christians, Christianity and the world?

Its significance is that our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified and this gave us the time to have the Lenten period because His crucifixion came up after the Lenten, after He had His forty days and forty nights’ prayer. Then, the Lenten signifies to a Christian that we’re really in Christ, that we really accepted Him and recognize Him that He came to this world for us. So the Lenten shows us that we have passion for His coming and we’re expecting Him again according to His word that He’s coming back. And the Lenten makes us come closer to Him in the spirit once in a year for that forty days and forty nights. Then it gives us mercy and blessings, especially in the spirit. And it strengthens our spiritual life with Him, God.

So when did Lenten 2019 start, when’s it gonna end and do people actually know it’s going on?

We’ve started for about three weeks now (as at March 27, 2019), this is the third week, and it’s going to end in April, we’re still in March now, so it’ll end in the month of April on the 18^th or 19^th. People probably may not show as if they know the Lenten’s going on, but they know. It’s because of our economy, the way things are, and the fact that we just finished voting in our general elections, that’s why maybe some people might feel the Lenten isn’t effectively on or that people aren’t observing it, but Christians are observing it, in fact, everybody know it’s going on presently, and all over the world. By the grace of God, on the 18^th of April, because we will have Easter Sunday on the 21^st of April, Good Friday on the 19^th, so we’ll finish our Lenten, as I said earlier, on the 18^th of April stroke the 19^th.

Does Lenten 2019 have any significance for Nigeria in particular?

Yes it does, because as we’re in the Lenten, we’re praying for the country, praying for everybody, and the inspiration of the Lenten, of the prayer of the people of God of this time is also holding our country, for it to be well, for God to take control of things and for His inspiration to come upon our leaders. And it’s even working, the prayer of the saints, especially through this time of Lenten. Our prayers that we’re begging God, that there shouldn’t be war, and God should guide our leaders through, give them the spirit to do well, and that He should suppress all the people the devil may use to scatter the country, and we know that our prayers are being answered.

Some people claim President Muhammadu Buhari has plans to islamise Nigeria. Do you agree with them?

I don’t agree with them because this country cannot be islamised. No, no, no, no, no, noooooooooo. Nobody has that mind, I’m sure of that. Our leaders don’t have it, I’m sure about that, and the spirit of God hasn’t even told me anything like that, that our country is going to be islamised. The country’s for both Islam and Christianity, which we all know that. And Nigeria’s a country that God has chosen to be His own, so nothing like islamising the country. I’m not sure of that.

Some people say Islam is overtaking Christianity. For instance, in the UK, they say there are more mosques now than churches, and its remaining churches are even closing down. They say Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world now. So do you think Islam is actually overtaking Christianity, and if so, what can Christianity do about it?

Well, I don’t think that Islam is overtaking Christianity, but if it is, according to what people are saying, then let us agree that it’s the Word of God coming to fulfillment concerning it, because Islam came up through a child that came out from Abraham, so if they say Islam is overtaking Christianity, well, I’m not sure, but if it’s so, that’s God’s will, it’s all well and good. Then secondly, what do I think the Christians should do? Maybe they should check themselves in their character, because people don’t read the Bible, and people will read you as a Christian, so if Islam is overtaking Christianity in all those areas, it means the Christians there are not doing according to the Word of God. People aren’t seeing God in them. Not only prayer, prayer, things of this world, but some things that matter most should be doing the Will of God. When you’re practicing a certain religion, you must follow what that religion is saying, what it’s preaching. So it’s possible for some things to happen, but I’m not sure, but I know that the same God that created heaven and earth is the One that established both Christianity and Islam. They’re both from one God called Jehovah.