I wrote in my recent article James Agboola Revelation of Heaven and Hell, of a testimony from a brother who actually died and came back to tell about it. His spirit came out of his body and he went to the place where others have gone and never come back. From this brother’s testimony there are a number of lessons about three different topics, including the Kingdom of God, the kingdom of darkness, and life after death. In this article, I will use his own words in summary of the lessons learned about the last of those three topics -- life after death.
James was also shown about life after death. Just because your name is in the Book of Life does not mean it can never be removed if you go back to the world. If your Bible becomes covered with dust, and you begin to forsake the assembling of yourselves together for worship and preaching of the Word of God, the breaking of bread and prayer, and you begin to make friends with the world, you are going out of the way. You may not even realize it, but it’s true. You are qualifying yourself to be an outcast.
For the moment you die, immediately a road will appear and you will enter the road. Immediately as your spirit goes out of the body, you will proceed on the road. And the only thing that will come to your memory is the Word of God. Every word that is in the Bible, everything we have heard from the Bible is what will come to you as a witness. “Thou shall remember the Lord your God. Thou shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, with all your substance. Be ye holy, for I am holy. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not commit fornication.” Every word of God is what will keep coming to you fresh.
There are a lot of people, a crowd of people all marching in one direction, both man and woman, both young and old facing the same direction. As they are going, it’s every man for himself. Nobody can stand for you. Nobody can speak on your behalf. You are on your own. Everybody keeps moving toward the judgment of separation. There is a junction where the road splits in two. On the right side, the road has a very narrow gate, and the road inside was narrow. On the left is a very big gate. The road is broad and wide. Narrow is the way that leads to the Kingdom of God. Broad and wide is the way that leads to hell and destruction.
You may be a Christian now before you die, and you know that where you’re supposed to go is the narrow gate, because your Bible has told you that narrow is the way that leads to the Kingdom of God. You know you should enter by the narrow gate, for that is where you belong, but if you don’t live for the Lord and run the race properly, you will not be able to enter that narrow gate when you come to the junction. You will have no control over your own two legs. Keep in mind that very few people pass on the narrow road, but there are throngs of people on the wide road. As they approach hell, both young and old, they are wailing, crying in torment, pleading for forgiveness, repenting, in great torment. As they get closer to the pit of hell, their cries become louder, as they are begging Jesus Christ for a second chance, because now they believe that truly hell exists. Now they believe that truly, all the things God hates are true. Now they have believed. They are ready to make a change. Just for a second, for them to go back and change. But God said it’s too late.
The Lord showed James that many of those people in hell are those who called themselves so-called ‘Christians.’ While on earth they claimed holiness and righteousness. But because of what they considered “little, little, little, little things, small, small, small things,” which they said “it doesn’t matter,” that is why many of them are in hell. Now they believe. They want to change. But it’s too late. It is too late. When the Lord Jesus Christ created man, He created man in His own image. And His glory was upon him. But His enemy, the devil, has now added a lot of packaging, packaging of the glory He gave man, packaging of earrings, necklaces, attachments, all of them. God says, “My eye cannot behold it once anything artificial.” When the Lord created women, He did not put a hole in their ear. But they have put one there by themselves, which God did not put there. Once anything artificial has been added, no matter what it is, His face cannot look at them. His face cannot behold them. And as for those who end up in hell, they will be set free on the day, on any day that the Lord Jesus Christ will cease to be God. That is the day they will be set free from hell. So, on the day He will cease to be God, that is the day they will be set free from hell. There is no more hope for them.
The coming of the Lord is not soon anymore. He is coming now. He has waited for so long. He is coming now. Prepare for His coming. Without holiness, no one will enter the Kingdom of God, no matter what they do. Walk before Him and be thou perfect. Even if you have been saved, you have to keep running.
If you are a Christian who has backslidden, don’t let the devil rejoice over you, that you now fall in the hand of the devil. Carry your Bible. Open to Psalm 51. Begin to pray. Read it and begin to pray for mercy. Continue to ask God for mercy. Continue to ask God for mercy.
The Lord is so merciful! Heaven is real. Hell is real. People are dying in their thousands and going to hell. Anyone who has experienced hell would not even wish their worst enemy on earth to go to that place where they are weeping, crying, waiting for another chance to repent, and it is too late.
The Lord gave brother James a second chance in order to warn us of that horrible place. Tell God now, “I surrender all.” He will care for you. He knows what we need. God loves us. God cares for us. There is no other love like His. So let us hold fast our faith. Let us hold fast that which God has said in the Bible and believe. And God will see us through.
Author's note: James is not personally connected with this site. Please prayerfully listen to this brother's testimony, James Agboola Revelation of Heaven and Hell, and use the Testimony Review Process
adopted by this blog, as you decide for yourself whether the Lord has
spoken to him. For issues and concerns, each person must confirm with
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Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you
repent and believe in Jesus. Do you know what God's Word, the Bible
says?
“Jesus
came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time
is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in
the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15). He preached that we must repent and
believe.
Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.
He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as
well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who
multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of
planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United
States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.
A friend of mine, named sister Claire Andoun Atongo, who has gone home to be with the Lord, said in 2013 that the Lord had been speaking to her about the dirtiness in His Church. He had been showing her that there is a strange power that has come into the Church, because this unclean spirit has been invited in by the women of God, and the pastors will not preach against it. This strange power is the Queen of the Coast, who leads the sisters in the Church to dress immodestly. She said this spirit has taken the fire out of the men of God.
In my opinion, every woman of God and every pastor needs to take this message before the Lord, seriously asking for the heart of God regarding dressing modestly with purity and holiness. Let's begin by looking at some Scriptures that pertain to the "queen of the coast," and a related expression, known as "the marine kingdom," then I will comment on them.
Scriptures
"In that day, the Lord will punish with his sword— his fierce, great and powerful sword— Leviathan the gliding serpent, Leviathan the coiling serpent; he will slay the monster of the sea." (Is 21:7)
Job said to God, "Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that you put me under guard?" (Job 7:12)
"It was you who split open the sea by your power; you broke the heads of the monster in the waters." (Ps 74:13)
"Then Jehu went to Jezreel. When Jezebel heard about it, she put on eye makeup, arranged her hair and looked out of a window." (2 King 9:30).
"In order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes." (2 Cor 2:11) "Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." (1 Pe 5:8)
"And he led Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to Him, 'I will give You all this domain and its glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. Therefore if You worship before me, it shall all be Yours.' Jesus answered him, 'It is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God and serve Him only."'" (Luk 4:5-8)
Satan is the god of this world, as the Scripture says, "...in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God." (2Co 4:4)
"And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore. Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten diadems, and on his heads were blasphemous names. And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority. I saw one of his heads as if it had been slain, and his fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth was amazed and followed after the beast; they worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, 'Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?'" (Rev 13:1-4)
The apostle Peter said of the Lord Jesus, "When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways." (Ac 3:26)
"Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. Do not quench the Spirit; do not despise prophetic utterances. But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; abstain from every form of evil. Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." (1Th 5:16-23)
"Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of
rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: 'Hallelujah!
For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give
him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.' (Fine linen
stands for the righteous acts of God’s holy people.) Then the angel said
to me, 'Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding
supper of the Lamb!' And he added, 'These are the true words of God.'"
(Rev 19:6-9).
"...Christ loved the church and gave
himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with
water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant
church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and
blameless." (Eph 5:26b-27).
Putting it All Together
These verses confirm what the Lord showed Claire Andoun Atongo about the queen of the coast, as recorded in Garments of Godliness. Furthermore, they confirm the Lord's revelation to many other servants of His regarding fashion, as recorded in Godly Attire and Adornment -- Seven Divine Revelations.
Marine spirits do exist! The first representation of a creature that was half-human and
half-fish was the sea-god Oannes, the "great fish of the ocean," who was
also the
sun-god worshiped by the Babylonians. He was believed to rise out of the sea each day with the sunrise and disappear back under the
waves each night with sunset. The marine kingdom is where the notion of mermaids (and their counterparts, mermen) originates from, creatures that are supposedly half fish and half human. The mermaid* is actually an image of the fish-tailed goddess Aphrodite. Mermaids are often described in folklore as having great beauty and charm. They were supposed to have sometimes assumed human shape and married mortals in ancient legends.
The mermaid and merman derive their names from the Anglo-Saxon word "mer,"
which means "sea." So the word "mermaid" literally means "Virgin of the
Sea," and
mermaids represent the so-called "sacred feminine," a movement emphasizing
femininity as being closer to divinity than masculinity. Those who
follow the sacred-feminine tradition worship feminine beauty and the
power of sexual reproduction, and they assume that women are more
“sacred” than men, due to their reproductive capabilities. The followers of this religious tradition include goddess worshipers, Wicca witches, and radical feminists. They believe
that men can only experience the sacred feminine in a spiritual way
through sexual intercourse.
The marine kingdom is also the origin of the demonic pagan god Neptune, the Roman "god of the sea," a brother of Jupiter and Pluto. He corresponds to the Greek god, Poseidon whose main domain is the ocean, and is called the "god of the sea". In fact, there are too many sea gods, goddesses, and their offspring to possibly name them all, including Triton, Rhode, and Proteus. Some of these pagan gods and goddesses are featured in video games, novels, and even Disney movies like The Little Mermaid, which was conceived by Walt Disney and released after his death!
In the Bible, we learn that the ancient Hebrews were ensnared by the false gods of the pagan nations around them, including Asherah, who was worshiped as the Queen of Heaven** (Deu. 16:21; Jdg. 6:25,26,28,30; 1Ki. 15:13; 16:33; 18:19; 2Ki. 13:6; 17:16; 18:4; 21:3,7; 23:4,6,7,15; 2Ch. 15:16; Jer. 7:18; 44:17,18,19,25). Asherah seems to correspond with the goddess Athirat. According to Wikipedia, "In the Ugaritic texts (before 1200 BC) Athirat is almost always
given her full title...'Lady Athirat of
the Sea' or as more fully translated 'she who treads on the sea.'" (The Ugaritic language had close connections to the Hittite Empire). The same goddess known as Athirat in the Ugaritic language, and Asherah in the Hebrew language is probably the same as the Arabian goddess Ashira, which is translated to mean "lady of the sea." The Asherah pole that they used to worship her was a phallic symbol, representing the male reproductive organ.
Jezebel, the wife of King Ahab and the most evil woman in the Bible, made Asherah-worship even more prevalent in Israel. In fact she supported 400 prophets of Asherah, who ate at her table. Under Ahab and Jezebel's reign, Israel observed the feasts of Baal and Asherah religiously. She was not an Israelite, but a Phoenician, who brought her native religion of sea-goddess worship from the coast, where she was raised. She was a “Sidonian”, which is a biblical term for Phoenicians in general (1 Kings 16:31), and was the daughter of Eth-Baal, king of Tyre, the ancient Phoenician city in what is now Lebanon. Both Tyre and Sidon are on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of Palestine. It is also recorded in the Bible that Jezebel put on eye makeup, and arranged her hair to beautify herself, which are behaviors often connected to flirting in Hebraic thinking. By these final actions of hers just before her death, she revealed her vanity and connection with the queen of the coast (2 King 9:30). You may not realize it, but there are still women in the world today in covens, who (like Jezebel) actually worship the sea goddess Asherah. And even many Christian women today are ensnared by the same spirit that was in Jezebel, as they put on makeup and other artificial things that are the property of satan, in order to beautify themselves and attract men.
These evil marine spirits live in water in the spiritual world, and are a force to be reckoned with on earth. The marine world is a world of beauty and fashion, including makeup, earrings, jewelry, hair attachments, and flashy clothes. The queen of the coast is believed to be an evil spirit within the marine kingdom in charge of worldliness and immorality. But the name of the Lord Jesus Christ is more powerful than any marine spirit. He has made a spectacle of them at the cross (Col 2:15). Now through this revelation, He has exposed their identities once again, along with their secret agenda to deceive mankind and capture souls into hell.
Of course, today’s world, including worldly Christians, will continue to defend fashion, fads, and other forms of worldliness. They will not listen to messengers, whom the Lord has sent, like sister Claire, but they will listen to their own. Like Jesus said, the world loves their own. He said, “If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.” (John 15:19). And as the apostle John said, "They are from the world; therefore they speak as from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God; he who knows God listens to us; he who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.” (1Jn 4:5-6)
I hope you will take this seriously and allow the lamp of the Lord's Spirit to search your heart and expose to you anything unholy or impure that must go, including worldly fashions, worldly hairstyles and adornments, and everything immoral, as well as immoral TV programs. Do not despise this prophetic utterance. But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; abstain from every form of evil. Through this message the Lord Jesus is seeking to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways. Therefore, repent for the kingdom of heaven is near. The Lord is coming back right away and He is purifying His Bride. Prepare for His coming. Let there be nothing in your life today that would dishonor or keep Him away. In His mercy, He has given this revelation, so that you might make yourself ready for the wedding of the Lamb upon His return.
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*Footnote: The original Starbucks Coffee logo used from 1971 – 1987 was based on a two-tailed, bare-breasted mermaid, or siren, encircled by the store’s original name, "Starbucks Coffee, Tea, and Spice." She was wearing a crown of stars on her head and holding her twin tails open in a seductive, spread-eagle pose. The coffee giant company was looking for a nautical theme to capture the spirit of Seattle, Washington on the west coast of the USA. It was the intention of the original Starbucks founders to use the mermaid to represent the seduction of the sea-going mariners. Mermaids were supposedly so seductive to sailors that they would jump out of boats once they heard the sirens' songs. Some sailors who crossed paths with a siren would become so obsessed that they would crash into the rocks and die. Starbucks meant to imply that their addictive beverages were as irresistible as the sirens’ seductive songs. And in fact countless people have been seduced by the lure of their overpriced coffee. Starbucks now has $16.4B USD in revenue with 21,160 stores in 63 countries and territories. The current logo still has the same star-crowned mermaid, whose long hair now covers her bare breasts, but still shows their outline. And many churches in the US have joined the craze, by adopting the fad of selling Starbucks coffee at their services in the cups with that immoral, idolatrous image on them. People enjoy being associated with Starbucks coffee, because it is considered hip, or fashionable. This shows how deeply the queen of the coast has deceived people, even in the church.
**Footnote: Incidentally, "Queen of Heaven" is a title given to Mary, the
mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, by the Roman Catholic Church, although
no such title for Mary exists in the Bible. The title is also used, to
some degree, in Anglicanism, and Eastern Orthodoxy. It proves their
idolatry and confirms the connection with Asherah, the queen of heaven,
lady of the sea, who is part of the evil marine kingdom. The giant
obelisk in Saint Peter's Square at the Roman Catholic Vatican is
an occult phallic symbol shipped by the Roman emperor Caligula from the Egyptian city of Heliopolis (meaning "The City of the Sun" and also called "The City of Destruction" in Isaiah 19:18). This particular obelisk located prominently at the Vatican provides further evidence of their idolatry. It is
positioned in the middle of a huge, eight-point sun wheel, a symbol used
in pagan sun worship. In fact, one of the many titles the Roman
Catholics give to Mary is "Our Lady of the Seas," and there is even a Catholic church called by that name in the Outerbanks of North Carolina, on the Eastern seacoast of the USA You can even buy your own "Our Lady of the Seas" idol
online, which is wearing a strapless gown with naked shoulders. If you
are an adult, then you can Google search for "Mary Our Lady of the Seas
images," and you will see the many such idols that they have for her.
But be careful what you see, as there are many traps of the enemy. It's
not difficult to see how idolatry of Mary is connected with the queen of
the coast and her marine kingdom. (Also see Pagan Symbols of the Popes and Messages from the Lord for Catholics Worshiping Idols).
Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you
repent and believe in Jesus. Do you know what God's Word, the Bible
says?
“Jesus
came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time
is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in
the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15). He preached that we must repent and
believe.
Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.
He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as
well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who
multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of
planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United
States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.
The Lord has taken many people to heaven and hell, and given them an end-time message for the Church. I would like to highlight seven of them, whom the Lord specifically spoke to about godly apparel and adornment. Some of these people were violating God’s standards in this area, and were shocked to find out the Truth.
I want to be very clear that what I have written below are merely excerpts from their revelations. In order to properly judge or discern each revelation, I strongly recommend you listen to each one in its entirety. I also want to say that these revelations were not exclusively about godly attire and adornment. Many other things are addressed in their revelations, too. Here are the seven revelations for you to listen to and prayerfully discern for yourself:
James Agboola from Nigeria
A former Muslim, named James Agboola, had a revelation of hell, in which the Lord spoke to him about many things and gave him warnings for the church. One of the things the Lord warned about was adorning our bodies with artificial things. Here is his testimony about that from the video.
And the voice now begin to speak to me in great pain. Jesus Christ speak
to me in sadness. He was not happy. He speak to me with a sorrowful
heart...He said,
“James, do you hear the cry of people in hell?” I said, “Yes, sir.” He
said, “Many of them are those who called themselves so-called
‘Christians’ like you. While on earth they claimed holiness and
righteousness. But because of ‘little, little, little, little things,
small, small, small things’, ‘it doesn’t matter.’”
He
said, “That is why many of them are in hell. And I hear them crying that
now, they believe. They want to change. But it’s too late. It is too
late.” He said, “James, when I created man, I created man in my own
image. And my glory was upon him.” He said, “But my enemy, the devil,
now added a lot of packaging, packaging of the glory I gave man,
packaging of earring, necklace, attachments, all of them. God says, “My
eye cannot behold it once anything artificial...”
He said,
“James, when I created women, did I put hole in their ear?” I said,
“No.” He said, “How come I now saw them with hole in their ears?” He
said, “James, when I created man, every part of their body that is
supposed to have hole, did I not put hole there?” I said, “Yes.” He
said, “How come they now begin to put hole by themselves?” He said, “And
once anything artificial has been added, no matter what it is, my face
cannot look at them. My face cannot behold them.”
Adelaida de Carrillo from Bolivia
This woman was a nominal Christian up until the Lord took her to heaven and hell. In heaven she was given a very long skirt to wear. Her legs were totally covered. In hell she said she saw a woman of God who was there for dying her gray hair black. Adelaida says the Lord is against the women of God who wear make-up on their face. This is at 38:36 in the video. Jesus said, “I’m only pleased with the natural look on my saints. You don’t need make-up to look beautiful to anyone. Those things don’t please Me. If anyone loves the world, he is an enemy of God.” She urged her listeners to tell others to stop using make-up. She said to ask the Lord, “What are the things I’m doing that don’t please you. The Lord is totally against women that use jewelry."
And the Lord did not just warn her about godly attire and adornment. He also warned about matters of the heart and tongue. She learned that gossip can make you lose you salvation. She said that talking about your pastors and neighbors can make you lose your salvation. She urged her listeners to, "Tell people they need to give their life to Jesus." You really should watch the entire video to hear it directly from her as she told it.
Olga from Russia
She was a backslidden woman who returned to church, and sang in the choir, but continued to wear makeup and pants and jewelry. She was taken to the edge of hell to see where she was going. satan had lots of jewelry, many earrings, necklaces, makeup, etc. Olga had all these things, too. She never imagined satan would have these. She saw satan giving out these adornments to Christians, who were still alive on earth. When satan came to her, he said that he had wanted her soul for a long time. She said he would never get her soul, but he replied, “The Word of God says: Any kind of man’s clothing on a woman is an abomination to God.” She said she had heard this many times before from Christian brothers and sisters, including her father, who was a very good and kind man. Her father had asked her many times not to wear makeup and pants. But she listened to another voice on earth, who said, “It’s not sin. It’s not sin to have adornments. Wear pants. The pastor’s wife does. If it’s ok for others, it’s ok for you, too. There is a sister who sings in the choir and wears pants, so it’s not sin.” Now satan was rebuking her from the Word, and she knew she was guilty of everything. She didn’t think the Lord would give mercy to her.
She also said, “My dear sisters…when you come before the Lord, please cover your heads. How can you stay in God’s presence with your heads uncovered? And you’re not ashamed? Don’t defend yourselves by saying, ‘The Lord says this is only for wives. It’s not for me.’ Sisters, when you come before God, you must cover your heads.”
She continued, “This is why I plead with you, my dear sisters, when you come before God, dress yourself in a godly dress. Don’t dress yourself in this world’s dress. I don’t want to be harsh with you. I am just pleading with you, because if the Lord comes to you and searches your heart, you know it will be found empty. Before you came to the meetings, you didn’t pray. Instead you spent a long time in front of the mirror. Then you come to church and you want blessings? Repent today!”
She said that after being gone for 3 hours, “I came back to my house at 4 AM. I had no rest until 6 AM after I had carried everything out from my house that wasn’t godly and wasn’t pleasing to God. Makeup and everything had to go. I had thought that it would only take me two minutes to take everything out and repent. I tried to clean everything out in only a few minutes, but it took me two hours. I took everything out and I didn’t feel sorry about any of those possessions.”
Claire Andoun from Cameroon
Claire Andoun Atongo is a former prostitute who has become a new creation in Christ. She says the Lord has been speaking to her about the dirtiness in His Church (I urge you to watch her other video here). He's been showing her that there is a strange power that has come into the church, because this unclean spirit has been invited in by the women of God. And the pastors will not preach against it. This strange power is the Queen of the Coast, who leads the sisters in the Church to dress immodestly.
She said, “The Lord is angry about the way women of the last days are dressing. They are dressed like the world. They don’t know the difference between a child of God and non-believer, and no pastor is talking about it. That’s why the Lord is sending me to warn women of the last days. This message is not for everybody. This message is for people, who are really determined to make heaven.”
She had a prophetic dream, in which the Lord said, “My Church is dirty!” Also see it here.
I have spoken with a godly brother, named Yves Nahishakiye, who knows sister Claire well, and knew her before she came to Christ. He vouched for her godly character. I have also spoken with Claire myself on a number of occasions and prayed with her. I have heard her share
her salvation testimony, as well as her testimonies of revelations the
Lord has given her. [Note: During the three years since this article was first posted, I have gotten to know her better and we have become friends]. I am convinced she is a genuine woman of God, who seeks with all her heart to please the Lord.
Sister Ayodele Sawyerr from Sierre Leone
The Lord showed sister Ayodele Sawyerr a woman of God for whom she had great regard. Regarding this woman, sister Ayo said, "When she stood to minister the Word of God, you feel you can get the Word of God. He said, 'She is my daughter. But look at the way she appears in front of people. Look at the hair attachments, the short skirts; the code of dressing is wrong to God. She's preaching the Word, but the dressing, the [hair] attachments...' Then the Lord said, 'Go and tell her I sent you, and that if she does not repent and remove these things she is putting on -- these attachments, this makeup, these things -- she will not make it.'" Sister Ayo was shocked, because she would not have reached that conclusion on her own!
Afterward the Lord showed her about two ladies, who were preparing to go to a church service (see 49:00 in video). The older one was dressed modestly and never put on anything. She came to the younger one's door and beckoned her to come. But the younger one just said, "Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait." And Jesus said to Ayo, "I want you to look." The Lord said to Ayo as she watched this on the screen, "Look!" All of a sudden the lady came out, and what Ayo saw was that the makeup was so thick that she looked like a Jezebel. And the blouse she put on was like an empty bra. You could see the hair attachments. You could see the way the lady dressed. Sister Ayo said, "She just looked like the Queen of the Coast."
She said the Lord was angry. His countenance changed. His tone of talking changed in that particular area. He said, "Look! They have idolized these things. With all those things, they can no longer serve Me. Go and tell them, My daughter, 'If anyone be a woman of God, no matter the kind of congregation. If she is putting on these things, she will not make it. She will go to hell. They have taken these things more than Me. With all these things, women can't praise Me, women can't worship Me, women can't seek Me with all these things." Sister Ayo was shocked, and said, "God!"
Then He showed her the churches where people used to worship God, so she could see the kind of clothing the people wear. Sister Ayo said, "Some of them are just half naked." The Lord said, "I want you to look, so that you can explain exactly to the women." She said there are more women than men in hell. She says, "Most of the women because of their dressing, it will take them to hell. They think that if they don't dress like this, they will not be attractive to men, and will not find a husband. Seek ye first! When you put God first in your life, He knows what you need."
The Lord showed her the ways the brothers dressed in the Church. They are wearing their trousers down low on their hips, exposing their hind cleavage. They are exposing their chests with open shirts, so you can see their chests and the hair on their chests. She said, "They are not making it to heaven." It looked as if the anointing was with them when they worshiped. Some of them were speaking in tongues, some were rolling, some were falling down, some were shouting as if the anointing was there. But the Lord said that this was not His anointing, because He does not enter into such churches. He said, "I am not in their midst. I do not go into churches like this -- people dressed half naked, exposing their bodies." He said, "Your body is the temple of God. You should live a blameless and holy life." Then she said, "I realized that churches today that say they felt the power of God; because of the way they dress, Jesus does not enter into those type of churches. The anointing they receive is not from God."
Brother Michael Thomas Sambo
A godly brother, whom I have had the privilege of becoming friends with, died three times in two days in 2003. There were two thousand witnesses to this incident, who witnessed all
that happened with him. During that time he experienced heaven and hell.
He said that in hell he saw a member of a Pentecostal church, who vowed not to forgive her pastor. He states: When we arrived to hell, a young lady saw me afar off and shouted, "Oh, have you come to help me out of this place?" I could not respond to her question. Then she began to tell me the story of her life. She said, "I was a member of a Pentecostal Church. My pastor told me that wearing trousers, as a lady, was not a sin against God. He also said perming or jerry curling my hair, bleaching my skin, using lipsticks, plaiting my hair with attachments, were never sins against God. But the very day I arrived here I discovered that my pastor had deceived me. Can I ever forgive this man? Now it is too late for me. Can I ever leave this place?" While she talked, hell roared and she was swallowed up by its waves and tides. I did not see her again. She said these things she indulged herself in prevented her from truly serving God and have condemned her to hell; Genesis 35:1-5; Jeremiah 4:30; Proverbs 7:10; Romans 1:21-26; 1Peter 3:3-5. Deuteronomy 22:5. He begins speaking at 4:31 in the video below:
I strongly recommend you read my notes on brother Michael's testimony in my post, Michael Thomas Sambo's Revelation of Heaven and Hell. I have spoken with Michael on a number of occasions and interviewed him on my radio program. He has also been to my home and eaten dinner with us. I am convinced he is a genuine man of God, who seeks with all his heart to please the Lord.
I would like to add one brief note about relaxing the hair. This is something that applies only to people with naturally curly hair, like the African hair type, which is typically very strong with naturally tight curls. There is a treatment that relaxes this type of hair in an unnatural way.
Brother Ezekiel Moses
Ezekiel Moses
As I wrote about more fully in a separate article, Ezekiel Moses also died and saw heaven and hell. The Lord showed this man the condition of the church on earth and gave him a message. He testified:
"And behold, we were looking down into the world. And Jesus said, "Can you see what is going on in the world? I want to tell you, My people! I want to show you what is going on! In the Church, especially My children, the kind of lives they are living on earth.'"
"And Jesus Christ said, 'I will show you three parts. People have forgotten that (Scripture that says) Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. They are forgetting that I told them, I am not of the world, so likewise they are not of the world.' And when Jesus Christ was saying all this, he started shedding tears, because of you and me."
"And He said, 'Let me show you.' And He showed me the women, the men, and the ministers of God. Can you see my children, the way they are dressing, coming to My Father's house. See those women. They say they are clean, they are born again, their name is written in the Book of Life, they are claiming they are coming to heaven, but yet let me show you what is stopping them from coming and entering My Father's kingdom.' And Jesus Christ said, 'Can you see these women, these men, and ministers of God (in three parts). And He said, 'Look at the women! You see them? See these people that are perming their hair? With the (inaudible word), attachments*, (inaudible word), earrings in their ears, (he gestures toward his chest, indicating exposure of the chest), (putting chains on) their necks**, and things like that? Can you see them with the trousers, and mini-skirts...some painting their fingers, some painting their lips, and etc., etc.? Some bleach their body.' And Jesus said, 'Tell them! That none of them...if My Father asks the archangels to blow the trumpets, none of them will enter My Father's kingdom.'"
"Then He said, 'Look at the men. Can you see them? The way they are dressing? With the (inaudible words), all kinds of style in their hair (he gestures toward his head and mentions some unnatural hairdos)? (inaudible words). Some with the knickerbockers (men's or boys' baggy, knee-length trousers), some loosen their (shirt) buttons*, shave (their chests), and are walking like (rascals) like that, coming to the house of God?' And Jesus said, 'I tell you, none of them will enter My Father's kingdom.'"
He spoke about women who wear trousers to do government jobs like climbing trees and so forth. He said, "No heaven for you." I think he said something like, "Why not ask the men (to do that job)?" He said that some pastors will argue that we must obey the government. But he asked, "Are we supposed to obey the government or obey God?"
"All you brothers with earrings, or (punk) hair, (other hairdos), no heaven! And to wrap it up, you brothers and sisters, (with) no perming, no earrings, etc., dressing in holiness, and you think you are going to heaven, but you have lust. What is going on between you and your husband? Some of those here are doing things that are wrong."
The Lord also said something to him, which is not mentioned in this video. He said to brother Ezekiel, "Can a woman pray without covering her hair? Think about it." That is essentially the same question the Holy Spirit asked through the apostle Paul, who wrote: "Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?" (1 Co 11:13). Ezekiel says the Lord specifically told him women must cover their hair when they pray, and honor God, as it says in 1 Corinthians 11:3-11. For more on this, see my article Is a Woman's Hair Her Head Covering?. You may also watch the video of Ezekiel Moses' testimony online and read my article for more detail.
A Word to the Skeptic
If you are skeptical about these testimonies, and you are not sure they are biblical, then please listen to this warning:
Scriptures
First, I ask you to consider the following Scriptures:
"'I
have the right to do anything,' you say—but not everything is
beneficial. 'I have the right to do anything'—but not everything is
constructive. 1 Co 10:23
"So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!" 1 Co 10:12
"Do
you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in
you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were
bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies." 1 Co 6:19-20
"Your
beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate
hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it
should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and
quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. For this is the
way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn
themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands, like Sarah,
who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are her daughters if
you do what is right and do not give way to fear." (1Pe 3:3-6)
"Likewise,
I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and
discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments,
but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a
claim to godliness." (1Ti 2:9-10)
"A woman shall not
wear man's clothing, nor shall a man put on a woman's clothing; for
whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD your God." (Deu
22:5)
"For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God...For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit." (1 Thes 4:3-5,7-8)
"May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul andbody be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it." (1 Thes 5:23-24)
"Little children, guard yourselves from idols." (1Jo 5:21; cf. 1 Co 10:14)
"Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter. If you say, 'But we knew nothing about this,' does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?" (Pro 24:11-12)
"Whoever says to the guilty, 'You are innocent,' will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations. But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come on them." (Pro 24:24)
"My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD Or loathe His reproof." (Pro 3:11)
Other compelling reasons
Now that we have reviewed a few Scriptures, I ask you to please consider these other reasons:
1. The entire Word of God, not just the New Testament, is our
basis for our lives and our beliefs about godly attire and adornment.
2. These testimonies about godly attire and adornment
confirm the message of holiness, purity, and modesty that is already written in
God’s Word throughout the entire Bible.
3. People are independently receiving the same message about
godly attire and adornment from various countries around the world, including
Bolivia, Zambia, Nigeria, Sierre Leone, and Ukraine.
4. Both men and women are receiving this message.
5. It is not coming from any single church, denomination, or
organization with an agenda.
6. Many of the people getting this message were themselves in
violation of it before they got it.
7. There are many more than just these seven people, who have received this message.Now there are at least eight, if you count
Samuel Oghenetega and Michael Shigaba.
8. When I consider the number of witnesses involved in all of these
testimonies, including the confirmations of their testimonies, I think there may be at least twenty witnesses. Even if you cut that in half, it is still ten or twelve witnesses. Even if we just look at the testimony of Michael Sambo, who died three times in two days, there were two thousand witnesses to this incident, who witnessed all
that happened with him. Scripture says every matter must be
established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.But this was so important to the Lord that
we not miss this message that He has given us all these witnesses and confirmations, which is much more than Scripture requires.
9. I have tested the fruit of these messengers to see whether
it is good or evil.In many cases, I’ve
spoken to these people myself and or spoken to their pastors, parents,
children, or others who have verified their story and/or their character.
10. We use a Testimony Review Process
on this blog that requires readers
to listen to the testimonies of these people in their entirety, prayerfully consider the message, search the Scriptures to see if these
things are true, test the fruit of the messengers, and discern the things of the spirit, before they leave a critical comment.Although we have had tens of thousands of page views to these
articles, we have not received a critical comment that was able to disprove
their message from Scripture, or provide evidence to prove these witnesses are
not telling the truth.Every reader has
had the same opportunity we have to check on the sources and do the research.
Many of our readers live in the same country where these things occurred.They would have been able to expose to us if
these people are not genuine, or if there was anything in their lives that is
ungodly.Nobody has been able to
adequately do so, according to the rules of our review process.
11. The Lord has indicated that he is coming soon, and He is going to do mysterious things before He comes. Because His time is short, He will use a madman, He will use a prostitute, He will even use a child that doesn't have any teeth in his mouth to testify of His coming before He comes. That is why we must correctly discern the things of the Spirit.
12. We must be careful not to blaspheme against the Holy Spirit, which includes neglecting, ignoring, or totally opposing the gift of tongues, prophecy, and interpreting tongues. It includes aggressively opposing the gifts that have or are manifested in different ways. The spectrum of blaspheming against the Holy Spirit is very wide. At one end of the spectrum are those who incorrectly make allegations, based on their prejudices and humanistic views. At the other end are those who judge and condemn others who operate in the gifts, as well as those who directly speak evil of the manifestations of the Holy Spirit. Therefore there is the risk of progressing into the sin of blaspheming against the Holy Spirit. For more on this, please see my post, Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.
That leaves us without any excuse if we reject this message.
God still loves us, but His
standard for heaven is high and He is not going to lower it for anyone. We are still saved by grace through faith,
and everyone who makes heaven makes it by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
not by being perfect. But grace is not
a license to sin and do what you know is displeasing to the Lord. For more on this, please see my post, Seven Reasons to Believe the Seven Divine Revelations.
Putting it All Together
This is the report these people have given of what they experienced. After listening to these testimonies, and checking on some of the people who gave them, it seems to me at the time of this writing that they are genuine.
This is a very serious message, which the Lord in His mercy is giving to warn the Church. And it is not just for the women, it's for the men, too. We must all dress properly, modestly, and discreetly, not using jewels or expensive cloths to adorn ourselves, but the inward beauty of a meek and gentle spirit. The Word of God does tell us that, no matter what you believe about these testimonies. Our love and good works should adorn us.
He is calling us to pursue holiness. For without holiness, no man shall see God. And holiness is not just something inward in our spirit. God wants our bodies to resemble holiness, too. So there must be an outward holiness.
Lastly, it is important to note that God sees the thoughts and motives of the heart, so most importantly our hearts must be pure. And only He has the "complete picture," or the complete set of data regarding each individual, in order to properly judge your soul. So check your thoughts about apparel and adornment, as well as your motives, and your actions. Make sure they all line up with the character of Christ, the holiness of God, and the explicit instructions in the Word of God about the Christian dress code.
Any changes you make should be out of total love for Jesus, understanding Who He is and who you are in Him. Therefore, let your attitude be, "Lord, I love You with all I am, and by the power of the Holy Spirit I’ll do whatever it takes to please You."
Author's note: These individuals featured in the videos are not personally connected with this site, and neither is HOREMOW. Please prayerfully watch and review these testimonies in their entirety, and use the Testimony Review Process
adopted by this blog, as you decide for yourself whether the Lord has
spoken to these people. For issues and concerns, each person must confirm with
the Lord, whether something is valid or not. For more information on our position, please see Disclaimers.
If anyone is not convinced after these seven divine revelations, I also encourage you to read Visitation of Jesus to Samuel Oghenetaga, who had a similar message from the Lord about godly attire and adornment.
This article originally included a testimony by Marguerite O. Amure about how she died and saw heaven and hell. However, she has now publicly apologized for lying and says not only did she not die, but she had no revelation of heaven or hell. She also had no message from the Lord. Please see my article called Marguerite O/ Amure - "I Lied." It is very sad indeed.
Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you
repent and believe in Jesus. Do you know what God's Word, the Bible
says?
“Jesus
came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time
is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in
the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15). He preached that we must repent and
believe.
Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.
He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as
well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who
multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of
planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United
States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.
Margaret O. Amure is a pastor from Benin-City, Nigeria. She previously came out with a testimony in 2013 that she had died and gone to hell and heaven, and that she had come back with a message from the Lord for mankind. Now on her latest video posted 24 March 2019 she says that she had been sick for six or seven months and almost died after traveling to Israel and Italy, but she did not actually die. She says, "I did not die and go to heaven and hell. I lied," and she has made an apology to the body of Christ. She also states in the video that she has been going around to churches confessing this sin since May 2015.
Here are some excerpts from the video, which you can find on Youtube:
"It was the Word of God that I preached, [but] I was not sent. Satan used me to confuse the program of God for this end time. He used me to corrupt other testimonies. Today, whether good or bad testimonies, nobody believes them [any more]. What I did was very, very wrong. I stand to judge and condemn my actions. I am very, very sorry for what I did. Please forgive me, brethren. When this message comes to you, if you are truly a child of God, just ask God for mercy for me and don't begin to ask me questions...I was a liar. I was a cheat, a fraud."
My preface to my original article, in which I posted her testimony, stated: "Although I have not yet personally spoken to sister Marguerite herself, I made a good faith effort to do so. I managed to speak briefly with her son, who says that she really did die, and she is a good mother. I also spoke with a pastor who knows her well, named Dr. Stephen Tepu Aikhoje, whom she acknowledges with gratitude at the end of her video testimony, as one of the people who helped her. Dr. Aikhoje said that she was the State Director for the Police Chaplaincy, and he sat under her leadership as such, while they were chaplains together. He went to her home and her church several times to pray with her, as her case was getting worse before she died. He said, "She is a trustworthy leader, very disciplined, and I know her to be truthful." In fact, he distributes copies of her testimony on CD. Therefore, I feel confident in posting this testimony without any reservations."
That was what I wrote originally after attempting to do my due diligence, which in conjunction with the Scriptures seemed to indicate that her testimony was genuine. However, that is no longer my opinion of her testimony. Of course, I retract that statement, although I am quoting it here, so that you can see that I did in fact attempt to validate her testimony. The fact that I never got a call back from her is probably because she knew at that time that she was lying and didn't want to speak with me.
Why Did This Happen?
In her recorded confession, she claimed that she was a sinner at the time she committed this sin, implying that she was not saved yet. In light of what Dr. Aikhoje told me about her at that time in 2013, it is hard for me to believe she was not yet born again, but I suppose it is possible. That is the way she explains what she did by simply saying she was a sinner.
As I have already mentioned, Dr. Aikhoje had said to me that she was the State Director for the Police Chaplaincy, and he had sat under her leadership as such. He said, "She is a trustworthy leader, very disciplined, and I know her to be truthful." That is not something you say about a sinner, and her ministry is not typical for a sinner. But the Lord knows whether she was already born again at that time or not.
Moreover, only He knows what motivated her to commit this sin. But in my opinion it was similar to what Ananias and Saphira did, as recorded in Acts 5. They saw that Barnabas had sold a piece of property and had given to the apostles the full amount he had received from its sale. They wanted to appear as generous as he was, so they sold a piece of property and then kept part of the proceeds for themselves, but lied to the apostles and the Holy Spirit by pretending to have given the full price they got to the apostles. That is why they were struck dead by the judgment of God.
If you look at what sister Margaret did, to me it seems like it may have had a similar motivation. Perhaps she wanted to appear to have a heaven and hell testimony like so many others, in order to enjoy the benefits that such a testimony affords in terms of popularity, sensationalism, broadening her preaching opportunities, and helping to drive home the message of holiness that she felt was so important for the church to hear. You have to remember that she had been sick for six to seven months and almost did die, so after that experience she was in a weakened state and that may have contributed to her becoming vulnerable to the enemy's temptation to make up this fraudulent story as she did. That is not to justify what she did, but to offer a possible reason why it happened. It is not for me to judge her motives.
The Damage is Done
Nevertheless, here is some of the damage done by sister Margaret's fraudulent testimony, which I trust you will not allow to happen to you:
Closing Words
She was a reputable pastor in Africa who lied to the Body of Christ, which is very serious. At least she has now repented and given an apology, so that she can be forgiven. The Lord has been merciful to allow her to live and to forgive her. However, the damage has unfortunately been done. I personally forgive her and apologize to you for posting her testimony which has been on this site for nearly six years now. If someone had informed me sooner that she was confessing that it was a fraud, I would have immediately removed the article as I did today as soon as I discovered that she had lied. This emphasizes the importance of carefully praying about any message you hear and using the Scriptures to discern whether what they have said is truly from the Lord or not.
Author's note: Sister Amure is not personally connected with this site. Neither is this ministry associated in any way with HOREMOW, which produced the video of her confession in Abuja, Nigeria. For more information on our position, please see Disclaimers.
Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you
repent and believe in Jesus. Do you know what God's Word, the Bible
says?
“Jesus
came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time
is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in
the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15). He preached that we must repent and
believe.
Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.
He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as
well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who
multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of
planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United
States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.
