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The Divine Ministry Encounter Of Apostle Ayo Babalola Of

Christ Apostolic Church

Apostle Babalola said the prayers he had prayed are enough to be


raising up men and women to evangelize the nation until the Second
Coming of Jesus Christ. However, if the kingdom of darkness ever
believes they were victorious over the ministry life of Apostle Joseph
Ayodele Babalola of Christ Apostolic Church in Nigeria, then their
foolishness and stupidity must have increased.

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.

However, this demonic assignment was forwarded to sister Funmilayo


Adebayo who was the chief judge in kingdom of darkness during those era.
Eventually she reprogrammed against the marital life of Apostle Joseph
Ayodele Babalola and soul-ties him with a demonic reincarnate woman as
a wife, in which he later got married during his ministry exploit.

Confession By Evangelist Olufumilayo Adebayo.


During our report meeting in the kingdom of darkness, when we sent
the astrologer’s to go and made a research, in order to know, what
cause the problem and reason why 8 souls were able to make heaven
at that particular year.

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)

Apostle Ayodele Babalola


That was the man I made judgment for, in our Kingdom that time and I told
you that, the judgment I made for that man is that, I program demon and re-
incarnate demon as human being. And I made him to marry that wife. And
truly, physically on earth, am sorry to say, those people that are member of
that church, knows the story of that church very well. They knew the very
woman that man married didn't repent until she dies.

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.

The above confession was culled from evangelist Olufumilayo


Adebayo, 990 years in kingdom of darkness confession; The woman
who spent 990 years in the kingdom of darkness and her demonic
manipulation against Apostle Ayo Babalola.

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.

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The Acts of Jesus Christ staggered Satan’s mentality, and he said, “Before
this Son of God takes over the world from me, let me kill Him.” And it
was not until he killed the Lord Jesus Christ that he realized that He had to
die to redeem the world; and this was the main reason why He came – to
die for the world and shed His Blood for the salvation of mankind.

The devil thought that by greatly troubling Apostle Joseph Ayodele


Babalola with his wife, then the man would be frustrated and not fulfill his
ministry. But we can only be frustrated if we do not put the Word of God
first in our lives, keep our focus on the Lord Jesus Christ, and follow the
Leading and Guidance of the Holy Spirit of the Living God.

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.

The Prayer Exploit of Apostle Joseph Ayodele Babalola


Apostle Babalola said the prayers he had prayed are enough to be
raising up men and women to evangelize the nation until the Second
Coming of Jesus Christ. However, the intent of this post is not to glorify
man: God alone deserves all the praise, glory, and honor.
Also, our Ultimate Model is the Lord Jesus Christ; and the Bible is our
standard. But, there are many good things that we can learn from the life
and ministry of this man of God, who has long gone to glory in Heaven,
as we follow God and His Holy Spirit in our individual ministries and areas
of call.

Apostle Joseph Ayodele Babalola prayer ministry exploit was quite


remarkable; for example, could pray for three days nonstop. After tarrying
before the Lord in prayers, Apostle Babalola was once commanded
by God to cut three leaves from a tree and put them on a rock before
him; and God asked him to pray until the sweat from his body moved
the leaves forward; and he carried out the task.

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According to a report, “…that was how he continued praying until he


had prayed for seventy-two hours. He started praying around 9:00
p.m. on Sunday and by the time he said a closing “In Jesus’ Name I
pray”, it was Wednesday evening. The surprising thing is that, by the
time the apostle finished praying, he apologized for prolonging the evening
prayer a little longer and then told them to go and sleep.

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.

READ ALSO; The Death Of Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola.

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.

He will be satisfied to have you produce twenty-fold fruit in comfort, if he


knows that persecution can make you to bear sixty-fold or eighty-fold
fruit. And this kind of witchcraft attack can come from wives,
husbands, friends, colleagues, and associates. Do you know that a
caring, obedient, and loving wife (with or without her own knowledge) can
be used by the devil to make you get relaxed and never reach your full
potential in God’s Service?

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.

And if he/she is not a conscious wizard/witch (because some people are


mysteriously manipulated and used as blind witches), the devil knows the
area that he/she will be used to weaken, reduce, corrupt, and pollute you.

Furthermore, a colleague or an associate (with or without his/her conscious


knowledge) can be programmed against you, to give you prosperity,
success, and breakthrough in order to keep your full focus and dedication
away from your spiritual duties, commitment, and consecration. And by
this, even while serving God, you will never reach your full potential in your
area of calling.

Whereas prosperity, success, and breakthrough are good things, some


Christians and ministers actually allowed their wellbeing to destroy
them. Have you never observed that many Believers were more
committed to the Things of God when they were not rich and wealthy?
This is one reason why some ‘great’ and advanced nations, like
America and Britain, have forgotten and despised God and His Word
in their prosperity and advancement.
The ministry Exploit Of Apostle Joseph Ayodele Babalola
According to Kayode Darda, “Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola’s call to the
ministry was miraculous, and his mission was full of the supernatural. He
was endued with power from on High in order to manifest the greatness of
God’s Power over every contending force he faced in his thirty years of
active service. God picked and anointed Joseph Ayo Babalola.

Apostle Babalola said the prayers he had prayed are enough to be


raising up men and women to evangelize the nation until the Second
Coming of Jesus Christ. God selected him as a workman selects his tool,
chosen to accomplish a Divine work. He had the Stamp of Deity upon his
ministry. Signs and wonders accompanied his ministrations.

“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.

He entered forbidden forests, silenced demons that demanded worship,


emptied hospitals and healing homes by the Healing Power of the Lord
Jesus from sicknesses and diseases such as epilepsy, rheumatism, ulcer,
pile, dropsy, impotency, goiter, elephantiasis, hernia, cancer and
innumerable ‘incurable’ and ‘terminal’ diseases.

“His demonstrations of the Power of God in power encounters over


evil forces were overwhelming. Apostle Joseph Ayodele Babalola had
series of face to face encounter with the powers of darkness. He was
so clothed with the Power of the Holy Ghost that anywhere he found evil
powers, agents of darkness, witches and wizards, powerful idols, and
terrible demonic charms, he stood up to demonstrate the supremacy of the
Power of God over them. In many power encounters with witch doctors and
other demonic priests, God always glorified Himself through His Servant,
Apostle Babalola.

“He led hundreds of thousands of people to accept Jesus Christ as their


Lord and Saviour. The Word of God preached by His Servant, Apostle
Babalola, was backed with God’s Authority. The hearers, at the revival
meetings, surrendered their charms and idols. Others ransacked their
homes and farms and brought to the revival grounds those things the Lord
forbids. There were no dubious assets of certain modern evangelists with
their charming, trained voices, glamorous clothes, impressive advertising,
and entertaining music.

Apostle Babalola preaching in crusade during 1930s


The only resource of Apostle Babalola was the Power of the Holy
Spirit. The Spirit of God worked so mightily, that virtually, the entire…
became baptized in a holy flame of supernatural influence. His revival
grounds were charged with God’s Presence.

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.

“According to a close associate and some of his disciples: ‘Apostle


Babalola used to pray on his knees for a complete day nonstop; prayers for
God’s Goodness for all the people around him and for the salvation of the
world.’ ‘He could thank God for what some people might see as little and
continue in thanksgiving for three hours.’ ‘He used to engage us in three
hours of nonstop prayers for particular requests, and such were truly
achieved.’

Papa used to divide us into seven groups to pray at seven intervals to


achieve victory against any satanic contention.’ Apostle Babalola said the
prayers he had prayed are enough to be raising up men and women to
evangelize the nation until the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Many
Servants of God used to dread his evening family devotion prayer: they
knew he could pray for three hours nonstop and thereby tie them down in
prayer for many hours.

“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.

He suspected it could be a snake, but the Holy Spirit instructed him


not to open his eyes; and he obeyed, until the snake completely
crawled over his legs. The Lord told Apostle Babalola that the snake
was not ordinary; it was an evil spirit trying to tempt him, but God told
him that the snake had dried up.

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.

He undertook other series of fasting, ranging from seven days, fourteen


days, and twenty-one days respectively. Wednesdays and Fridays were
his regular fasting days for spiritual renewal.
He said he was not hungry or thirsty when he embarked on that forty
days’ marathon dry fast, because Jesus stood by him throughout the
days and the nights.

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.

The Secrets Of His Power Included:

1. Divine encounter; prayerfulness.


2. The Seal of the Holy Ghost.
3. Obedience and devotion to his call.
4. The crucified life.
5. Faith in God.
6. Perseverance.
7. Scriptural preacher.
8. Servant hood.
9. Sanctified vessel.
10. The love mark.
11. Fasted life.
12. Spirit-endorsed.
13. He walked with God.
14. He knew God.
15. Endowment with God’s Manifold Grace.
16. Clothed with the garment of praise.
17. Zealousness.
18. Meekness and humility; and
19. The Stamp of Deity

“HE OUTSERVED, OUTLOVED, OUTFASTED, AND OUTPRAYED US


ALL. He can be compared to Saint Dominic, for his apostolic zeal. He
can be compared to Saint Francis of Assisi, for his Love of Christ and
for his detachment from the world.

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.

He can be compared to Smith Wigglesworth for his boldness and faith in


the Living God. He was God’s Servant, who was raised to mightily declare
the Greatness of God in this dispensation of grace.
“The 1930 revival was not confined by region lines, economic class
systems, educational distinctions, social status, denominational
preferences, or national boundaries.

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.”

The Divine Ministry revival Of Apostle Joseph Ayodele Babalola


According to a paper presented to an international religious conference on
the origins of Christ Apostolic Church, the first Pentecostal churches in
Nigeria and Ghana jointly organized by The Centre for World Christianity
(CWC) of The New York Theological Seminary (NYTS), Joseph Ayo
Babalola University (JABU), Ikeji Arakeji, Osun State, Nigeria, and The
Institute for Diasporan and African Culture (TIDAC), held at Joseph Ayo
Babalola University, 6th-8th August, 2012.

The legacies of Apostle Ayodele Babalola include:


(1) Firstly, by accepting the call and offering himself as a vessel in
God’s Hands, he released vital spiritual forces into the church and
society of his days. The Great Revival of which he was the principal
instrument leaped denominational boundaries and frontiers and gave new
impetus to Christian religion.

Several mission records in the archives affirm that Babalola was a


benefactor of even the Mission churches and by his style of prophetic
revivalism impacted the churches and brought a new spirit in the Church.
Both the Anglican, Methodist, and even Baptist churches awakened anew
to evangelism as a challenge in the wake of Babalola’s revival.

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.

(2) By rejecting Western interpretation of Christianity, he, in alliance


with others, gave birth to a more practical, more result-oriented
Christianity that is more culture-friendly and satisfying; yet without
compromising any of the ethical bearings or spiritual principles of historic
Christianity.

By his prescription of Divine healing and reliance on God alone for


problems without any human means, he drew on the finest sources of
apostolic Christianity, sources as old as Christianity itself, thereby ensuring
the enthronement of true Christianity.

(3) By his consecration and total submission to God he released


spiritual power to the church and the world thereby inaugurating a
new era in the realm of evangelism. In effect, Christian witness moves
from the traditional literary-catechumen activities to power-evangelism,
power-healing, and spiritual warfare.

(4) By instituting sanitary laws and hygiene standards for masses of


people, by consecrating and sanctifying the sources and springs of
water for whole towns and poor African communities against
pollutions and other health hazards, by establishing many schools for
the education of poor children.
By personally taking up the responsibilities of widows, poor, fatherless and
setting up training institution for many, by teaching farmers to give to God
their first fruits in order to ensure regular rainfall and bountiful harvests in
accordance with Mosaic Covenant, by teaching villagers to build goodly
and durable houses with molded blocks and burnt bricks instead of mud.

By encouraging villagers to pay their taxes regularly and promptly


thereby inducing better social relations between the government and
the governed, Babalola established himself, both then and for all time, as
not only a revivalist but also a social reformer and crusader, public
benefactor, and intellectual, patriotic, and Christian revolutionary.

(5) By introducing the use of indigenous language, idioms and songs,


by employing other harmless African styles such as drumming,
clapping, singing and dancing, by using native dress in his
ministration as against costly vestments and robes, he took Christianity
from the realm of the classical Western-trained professionals to the realm
of the generality and the layman.

The Christianity introduced by the western missionaries and practiced in


Nigeria before the Revival was incomplete religion. It failed to emphasize
enough spirituality in a spiritually-alive culture. It seems to be something
which begins and ends in church buildings, made up of hymns, read or
recited prayers, lessons…. It does not seem to be something that is
efficacious for them in every area of their lives and under all circumstances.

There were certain emotional depths in Nigerians which the prefabricated,


imported liturgies did not reach; there were spiritual undernourishment and
spiritual hunger, because the hungry sheep of God looked up to the Church
for food, and were being fed, to a great extent, on stuffs which were alien to
their constitution.
“But the Great Revival of Babalola, and other prophet movements before it,
freed Nigerians from this aberration. For once it occurred to many
Nigerians that Christianity was not really a white man’s religion ‘and
that you can be Africans and Christians at the same time; to call the
Name of God in an atmosphere of spontaneous joy and cheerfulness;
and to pray as Africans naturally would pray.’

“The real contribution of Joseph Babalola then, is in the practical


demonstration of the essence of Christianity. His contribution was not in
theology. He really did not discover any great Truth. Virtually all the Truths
he taught or preached had existed before he appeared on the horizon.
Even Divine healing had been preached as far back as 1918, 10 years
before his call by the Faith Tabernacle. What was new however was that
Babalola revolutionized these Truths by his practical commitment.

He made God real to masses of people coming out of heathenism


(‘heathenism in all its ugliness and in all its horrors’) and took Christianity
from the realm of select classical few to the realm of the mainstream, from
the realm of Westernized religion to the point of African understanding.

A woman who went to teach in St. Stephen’s School in Efon in 1943


told me: ‘We know of Christianity, the Anglican type of Christianity.
We have heard of Jesus Christ too before Babalola came. But it was
Babalola who made Jesus real to us. He was the type of Jesus that we
saw and which drew us to Jesus Christ.’

“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.

He shows his originality as a prophet, a distinct voice from God for


restoration rather than an echo, and drew on sources as old as Christianity
itself. In this respect he belongs to the greats, in the same list with Francis
of Assisi, Savonarola, Martin Luther, George Fox, John Wesley, and
others, who also in their time sought to bring religion from Heaven to earth.”

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