The UFI leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa claims that his followers who were listening to his online sermon are spared from the novel coronavirus which has claimed 3 lives so far in Zimbabwe and a staggering 88,505 worldwide. The virus stands at 1,518,773 infections globally.
“Everyone under the sound of my voice, as long as you can hear me, you’re spared. There’s not even one person listening to me tonight who shall be killed by this disease.”
Zimbabwe is under a 21-day lockdown which started March 30 to help control the spread of the global pandemic. The restrictions include a ban on church gatherings, which has forced many church leaders to turn to online sermons for their followers.
In a broadcast on Wednesday, Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa told his followers that they would not die
Claiming that the coronavirus was “spoken many many years ago”, Makandiwa said: “Everyone under the sound of my voice, as long as you can hear me, you’re spared. There’s not even one person listening to me tonight who shall be killed by this disease.
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“You will not die because the Son (Jesus) is involved in what we’re doing.”
Makandiwa said he was giving his followers “freedom no medication can offer.”
“You can’t find this freedom in any pharmacy. If you can hear my voice tonight, start praying for others, stop praying for yourself… you’re covered, you’re protected,” he added.