Monday, June 8, 2015

Prophet Magaya takes his fight against apostolic sects to another level



Prophetic Healing and Deliverance ministries (PHD) leader Walter Magaya has scaled up his fight against apostolic sects alleging that most of them used "marine spirits and snakes" to hoodwink their followers.

Speaking at the launch of his 40-page book titled Marine Spirits: Part Two, which is a follow-up to an earlier publication which generated a lot of controversy among members of the apostolic sects throughout Zimbabwe, Magaya challenged the sects' prophets to publicly disclose the source of their power.

"Being a white garment sect follower means you are supernaturally empowered to fail," the introduction of the book says.


The youthful but charismatic church leader whose congregation draws thousands of people at his Waterfalls, Harare, church site, said he was geared for a backlash from the apostolic sects as he stood for the truth.

He alleged that a number of apostolic sect prophets who wore white garments "consult witch doctors and spirit mediums for power while witch doctors and spirit mediums also
consult these white garment sects".

"The marine kingdom is all about water such that the environment of these shrines resembles a marine kingdom. In most cases, there are planted reeds, water lilies and other water-related plants on the altar," he wrote.

"The main water calabashes contain water taken from lakes, oceans and deep water pools depending on the geographical distances the shrine is from the main water source to symbolise the marine kingdom. The members put on white long garments which is also a characteristic feature of the marine cloth and shape."

This is not the first time that Magaya has attacked the apostolic sects who have also labelled him a "fake prophet".

Asked if his book was not a declaration of war on the sect which enjoys support from President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF government, Magaya responded: "I am not attacking the apostolic sects, but marine spirits. If there are true mapostori, they are few. Many of them must close because they are agents of the marine kingdom."

Although most of the things he mentioned in his book as some of the features of a marine kingdom and used in pentecostal churches, PHD included, he said people should ask "which spirit is behind this church".

"People should have the spirit of discernment to judge which is a true church or not. The spirits behind a church is very clear, not all people who read the Bible are children of God and not all prophets are true," Magaya said.

"These prophets originate from the same source of the marine kingdom and choose to operate as either (witch doctors) or prophets. A white garment prophet uses a stuff (tsvimbo inonzi nokati) while a n'anga also uses a stuff (tsvimbo yasekuru). They hold their prayers while facing the east because the marine spirit is controlled by the mermaid and each time a mermaid is found on rocks by the deep pools or the ocean, it is always facing the eastern direction. The sitting position of stretching their legs also resembles the way a mermaid sits on the rocks with legs stretched out as it faces the eastern direction

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