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They were confident that Apostle Joseph Ayodele Babalola ministry will
thwart horribly when the demonic astrologers behold his glorious star in sky
radiating mightily even before he was born. This envious act prompted
them to reprogram against his glorious ministry life and calling. They
intended to frustrate and cause him to work contrary against the perfect will
of God for his life.
In their research they discover that, this barrier was broken by God in the
land of Africa, in Nigeria. The Devil immediately commanded them to go
and verify. Who is that person that cause's this problem?
But the report made me afraid. Because they came back with a report
of a man, who’s I made judgment for, in the kingdom of darkness,
when I was in California. That man name is called Apostle Ayodele
Babalola. The founder of the church called C.A.C (Christ Apostolic
Church)
Not that she didn't want to repent, but even though she repents, God
will not accept her, because she is a demon re-incarnate. So, if you
knew about that church story very well, you will knew that am not
lying. So, we program so many things about that church, but I thank
God, God help that man, called Apostle Ayodele Babalola to
overcome the power of this woman. Even though, this woman
disturbs this him. But still, he make Heaven. All glory be to God.
And I pray that the Hand of God will come upon that church and destroy
everything that still remain, every plantation of the devil planted in that
church and the church shall live and grow to the glory of the Lord in Jesus
Name. So, as i was saying. It was the case of this man that comes out.
They say it was this man who was the cause, which brings the barrier that
made the number of people to make Heaven like that. And argument
started how a single man can break such barrier. It’s so strong, or is it, the
message that is so powerful or the anointing. And the Astrologer's now told
us, isn’t the message or anointing. He gives order in the church, that
the entire member should not wear earring and they must not use
jewelries at all.
1 Corinthians 2:8 "Which none of the princes of this world knew: for
had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of
glory” The devil saw Jesus Christ preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom of
God, teaching the Word of God, healing the sick, casting out demons, and
working miracles. Little did the devil know that those Acts of Jesus Christ
were peanuts, they were not the main reason why He came.
And when the devil greatly troubled John Wesley and Apostle Joseph
Ayodele Babalola by their wives, they loved Jesus Christ, trusted in the
Almighty God, and put their heart, mind, and energy to the Service of
Jehovah our Father. We are going to see many things about the life and
ministry of Apostle Joseph Ayodele Babalola.
They all laughed at him and told him, ‘Sir, you have prayed for three
days. We left you most of the time and have been going about our
normal duties. Today is not Sunday but Wednesday. You have been
standing on your feet praying for three days.’”
He could spend time on the mountain for many days with absolute fasting
of neither water nor food (In fact, there was a time when he did 51 days
marathon absolute fasting of no food or drink). In effect, it seems that
Apostle Joseph Babalola was never hungry while fasting, having been fed
supernaturally by the angel who accompanied Jesus Christ to visit him at
the start of his ministry, on the seventh day of his initial God-commanded
seven days’ fasting of no food no water. He had special grace for long dry
fasting.
The man of God could also read and devour the Bible with his time and
energy. The Book of Psalm pleased him a lot: he cherished it. But the
devil did not know that the apostle’s main call, ministry, authority, and
power that he carried was not just to preach, teach, and work healing and
miracles; but his greatest call was to pray out the Will, Plan, and Mind of
God for the Work of God in Nigeria and the world.
And stupidly, the devil himself helped God and the man of God by driving
him away from the comfort zone of a loving, caring, and obedient wife. This
started many hidden generators inside the man of God, which made him to
spend the rest of his life in total consecration, separation, and service to
our Lord Jesus Christ and His Church.
Somebody may say, “But he died at the age of 55 years” And I say,
“Our Lord Jesus Christ died at the Age of about 33 years.” So, which
of them lived longer? The purpose and fact is that he fulfilled his
ministry. And in his own words: “The prayers I have prayed are
enough to be rising up men and women to evangelize the nation until
the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.”
Also, he spoke of his death ahead of time, knew when he was about to die,
and asked his ministers (with him) to pray to God to forgive him however he
might have sinned/misbehaved in the course of his ministry; and later he
gave up the ghost and was ushered in to the Kingdom of Heaven.
He prayed with two of his ministers, said the grace and uttered these
words: “I THANK GOD BECAUSE THE WAY IS NOW OPEN.”
Later before he died, the apostle cried in a thunderous voice, “In the Name
of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,” and breathed heavily three
times. When his attendant shouted, as people opened the door, a great
wind blew violently on them all.
The room and everything in it vibrated visibly but no wall cracked. As men
of God prayed for him, God revealed to one of them, in a vision, the state of
Apostle Babalola in glory. He saw a welcome service being conducted for
Apostle Babalola by the host of Heaven with very wonderful Heavenly
choristers.
After his death, Apostle Babalola’s body lied in state for seven days before
the final burial. And though the corpse was not embalmed, it remained
prefect, without undergoing decay throughout the period of lying in state.
Praise the Lord Jesus Christ.
While persecutions and rejection can make some people stronger and
more spiritual and effective, comfort and acceptance can make some
others less effective, unfruitful, and carnal. There are different kinds and
levels of witchcraft operations against the ministers of the Gospel.
Speaking of the seed which fell into a good ground, the Bible says,
“…which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold,
some sixty, some thirty” (Matt. 13:23).
While some ministers receive their own witchcraft attack in the form of
persecutions, confrontations, and tribulations, many others receive their
own in the form of comfort, goodness, prosperity, and being well-spoken of.
The devil would be happy to make you the president of your country if he
knows that God ordained you to be an international evangelist, because he
would have gained thereby.
It is our responsibility to ask the Holy Spirit to help us to know the kind and
area of attack that the kingdom of darkness has programmed against us.
Know about this kind of subtle attack: If the devil sees that he would not
stop you from obeying the Call of God on your life, and also notices that
persecution can make you stronger, wiser, and bolder, he can create an
atmosphere of comfort zone around you, so that you do not meet up with
the full potential of your call.
She would not talk back at you; she would obey you always; and she would
give you no headache. Also, the friend which the devil uses against you in
the area of subtle comfort-attack will follow you to church. He/she may
even be your prayer-partner. Yes, she will encourage you and pray with
you when you have harsh experiences. But she (if she is a conscious agent
of darkness) will know where and how to manipulate you in order to keep
you at a low-level of bearing good fruit in your area of calling.
“The blinds were made to see, the dumb spoke, the cripple worked, the
demon-possessed and lunatics were instantaneously delivered, the lepers
were made whole, the dead were raised back to life, women who carried
four to five years of protracted pregnancies were delivered of their burdens.
A lot of wicked people who went to test the Power of God in Apostle
Babalola’s crusades were confounded by the Presence of God;
sometimes they fell down as they were arrested by the Spirit of God,
confessed their devilish assignments, and surrendered their charms
for burning at the crusade grounds.
“Oba Akinyele, the Olubadan of Ibadan told the story of how Babalola,
as his guest, was given a room to pass the night before the outbreak
of the 1930 revival. He said he could not sleep that night as it appeared
there were voices of thousands of thunders or mighty waves of ocean in
the room where Babalola prayed all night, even though no one outside his
house could hear it.
He said from that moment he knew that this young man (Babalola) was
going to do something which would shake the whole world. “Apostle
Babalola narrated his experience while lying down and praying on the
mountain at Odo-Owa one fateful night. He noticed an animal crawling over
his legs for over two minutes like drawing long rope.
The spot where Apostle Babalola kneed and prayed during his battle with
Satan is marked by his shadow till today. When Apostle Babalola was alive,
he prayed ceaselessly on the mountains for Nigeria and the entire
world. “Apostle Babalola travailed for long hours in intercessory
supplication with fasting. He habitually poured out his soul to God
alone on the prayer mountain.
It is on record that he fasted for forty days and nights without eating food
and drinking water…. This fasting, according to him, took place after the
Lord appeared to him during his preparation for his public ministry. On
many occasions, he embarked on forty days’ fasting, apart from the
forty days’ Lenten fasting he almost institutionalized.
Great spiritual power was released upon him during that period, as that
unction was essential to lay a solid foundation for the Gospel and the work
ahead of him. “Apostle Babalola said the reservoir of prayer he had
prayed was enough to be raising up men and women to evangelize
the nation till the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
He can be compared to Martin Luther, for standing out for God in his
generation. Apostle Ayo can be compared to John Wesley, whose stated
desire was “to be on full stretch for God.” He can be compared to
Iranaeus for upholding the canon of Truth.
The Revival attracted peoples and nations. …it was God at work in the
greatest revival waves in the history of Christianity in the world, that
touched and transformed millions of lives, peoples, and communities.”
This singular action of arousing the church from the stupor of dead
formalism to practical evangelism of the heathen is one of his greatest
legacies and shows the Aladura as following in the footsteps of Early
Methodism.
“To make Christianity real and dynamic to old farmers, juju priests, and
borderline nominal Christians of Catholic and Protestant varieties was one
of the major contributions of Babalola. Christ became so real in the
imagination and consciousness of people that they threw away their idols,
graven images, and potent cultist objects.
Having found the real substance they threw away their vanities, for the
shadows no longer held any appeal. His originality lays not so much in the
discovery or rediscovery of divine healing and of other Truths, but in the
fearless and public proclamation and application of these Truths.
“By telling whole communities and towns to surrender their idols, charms,
and fetishes to rely on God alone, by asking masses of people and entire
town to do away with all medicine, herbs, and roots, both local and foreign,
to take Christ as their Healer − something which the mission church and
even C&S had not been able to do.