Feature: Rev. Owusu Bempah, Please Stop This Idolatry

Rev. Owusu Bempah, for the sake of Jesus Christ, as a Christian who got born again at age ten, may I please advise you to stop this mortal sin of idolatry? You always worship your ego, raising yourself above all, including God, if you do not know. It is only God that we must worship, not humans (Rev. 22: 8-9). Even when Jesus came down to Earth, He never demanded to be worshipped.

He who is God, sohumbled Himself to became man and led a humble life as He showed men, the path to salvation. But here you are, together with some self-acclaimed men and women of God, parading yourselves around as if all authority in Heaven and on earth have been given to you, to do whatever you like.

Unfortunately, your conducts are rather making a mockery of Christianity, which now seems to be an avenuefor amassing of wealth and fame, instead of amassing souls to Heaven. And by your deeds, any non-Christian who has not read the Bible may think Christianity is a bad religion and Christ is fake. You are doing great injustice to Christianity and this is sinful.

And when God-fearing people draw your attention to your false prophecies and your un-Christlike manners, you get mad at them and curse them. True Christians do not do that. Jesus Christ was spat upon, slapped, beaten with whips and finally nailed to the Cross, but He rather pleaded with God to forgive those who did that to Him (Luke 23:34).

And Stephen also prayed for forgiveness for those who were killing him (Acts 7:60). Be very careful who you curse. You may curse someone after God’s heart and consequences may not be good for you. Seriously, by your deeds are you truly a servant of Godand a follower of Christ?

Personally, anddrawing from the knowledge of virtues I get from my Church, the Holy Catholic Church, I do not see the virtue of humility, the foundation of all virtues in you and those self-acclaimed servants of God, who openly attack each other with curses and display of who is more powerful.

The Sacred Scriptures teaches me a lot about the true prophets of God and the false ones. The true prophets always say exactly what God tells them, “Thus says the Lord!” Whether palatable or not; And areready to die for saying it.

The false prophets are always around the politicians, (the kings, etc.) and will always tell them what will please them (Jeremiah 23:9-40; Ezekiel 13.) From what I read about true prophets and false ones, it looks like we have in Ghana, prophets who want to be favoured by politicians and that classifiesthe lot of you,as false prophets.

You lot are not doing Christianity any favour by always being divided over what you say are God’s prophecies on issues, most especially on who will be the next president. How come the One and Same True God have different opinions when it comes to a simple issue like who will lead the nation?If indeed, God spoke those words, then we may havein one group,the true prophets and in another, the false ones.

Over the past three years, you come out strongly with two names who will win the 2024 presidential election. First, you said God has told you that Alan Kyerematen would win both the NPP presidential primary and become our next president in 2025.

Unfortunately, Alan did not contest the primary and went on to leave the NPP to run as an independent candidate in the presidential race. So, are you saying God did not know this will happen?

Then, you came back to tell us that, God has chosen Mahama to win the presidential election. If this is truly a prophecy from God, then He must tell us why Mahama, since you said in 2020, that God told you, Mahama will never be president again. Or is it because NPP did not give you what you demanded; you have decided to shift to the NDC, hoping to still maintain your title and rank as presidential prophet?

Or, you do not want a non-Christian to lead this country? I have to ask these questions, not because I am against Mahama winning, but you are just a confused lot. If Mahama wins, it will be through the daily prayerful intercessions by true and good Christians and non-Christians and also through his total submission to God and his personal relationship with Christ. You have no contribution in this.

Now assuming Mahama does not win, what will be your caveat? You will come to say he did not do what you told him to do?So, come out clear and tell us now, what Mahama must do to win this election. So that if evidence shows that he did not do what he was instructed to do and he fails to win, we will believe your prophecy.

One of your followers was on television, saying he had a vision of you in the spiritual realm, forcefully taking the sword of governance from Nana Addo. Who does he think he is deceiving? Every body knows that Nana Addo is not contesting elections and had pledged to hand-over to the one who wins the elections, so what is this about him keeping that sword? Come on, we are not children who can easily be deceived. But, why were you appointed to fight him for the sword, when you are not contesting the presidential elections? Stop these jokes.

You and some of the prophets are on television prophesying bloody conflicts during and after the 2024 Elections. We have heard all this before. No blood shed will occur during Election 2024. Personnel in our Armed Forces are for the nation and not for any politician, sothey will never allow this to happen.

Now, when we come to the issue of humility, none inyour class of modern-day tele-prophets, can score even a grade “E”. Your pride and arroganceare just too much.

Remember the true servants of God and Jesus, Himself were so humble and would never make themselves important even after performing miracles.

In 2 Kings 5, is a classic example of how a humble prophet of God should conduct himself. This was about Naaman the Syrian general and Prophet Elisha, who never came to meet the general, to draw attention to himself, but only send down instructions on how he can be healed.

And there are occasions when Jesus either directly forbade people He cured from broadcasting about Him or He simply shied away from the scene.If it were you and those others, you will throw yourself around feeling so important and demanding to be adored.Personally, I do not believe you are what you claim to be. You are an embarrassment to Christianity and you must be told this truth.

In December 2018, you said God gave you a list of people who would die in 2019, which included the former first lady H.E. Theresa Kufuor, who was 83 years at that time and the National Chief Imam, Shiekh Nuhu Sharubutu who was 99 years, then.

When the Muslim youth,stormed your church for further clarifications, you run to the National Chief Imam and went down on all four, like Afia Pokuaa at the Manhyia Palace, and begged for forgiveness, adding that God’s prophecy was not correct and the Shiekh was no longer going to die. Either you must be very powerful to be able to halt, whatever God decides to do, or you are fake. I will settle for the latter. Prophets of old, died for proclaiming God’s prophecy, but here you are declaring God never spoke well, just to save your skin. That day you made Christianity look fake and a scam.

As you are aware, the former First Lady, lived on for almost five more years before departingthis life to eternal glory and the National Chief Imam is now 105 years and still very strong as God keeps blessing him every day.

Some education for you, when God says to someone, he is to die, it means the person’s soul will perish in hell (2 Kings 20: 1-4 and the Book of Jonah). When someone is to die and gain eternal life in Heaven, God will say, “today, you will be with Me in Paradise.”(Luke 23:42-43). These words from Jesus to the dying Dismas, the repentant armed robber, saved his soul.

Another thing that you should be aware of, prophecies which are about someone, are to be told directly to them and not proclaimed publicly. Prophet Nathan’s encounter with King David is a classic example, (2 Samuel 12:1-25).  Verse 1, is clear:“God sent Nathan to David…” God did not send Nathan to the public square. David could have been dethroned if what he did went public. But you always go public with people’s prophecies. A real prophet will never do that.

Your sin of idolatry is very evident to all. In Twi,you will be told, “wusuumwubu, dodo. Eye abusumsuum.”

I will appeal to all Christians, including members of the various churches’ conference, councils and association, to rise up and condemn you and all those who are using God’s Name in vain for personal gains. It is Christ who is being ridiculed here.

Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar, Amen and Thank You.

Hon. Daniel Dugan

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