I Will Die On Sunday After Eating Pounded Yam – Adeboye

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has once again spoken on how he will pass on peacefully, on a Sunday, after attending church service and enjoying his favourite meal, pounded yams.
Adeboye reiterated this at the church’s ongoing international convention themed “The Overcomers,” emphasising that death must not always come through prolonged illness.
“I will die on a Sunday after attending service, eat my beloved pounded yam, and then pass on without any sickness,” Adeboye declared.
The cleric had made a similar prediction about his death two years ago, affirming that his departure would be sudden and painless.
Delivering a sermon titled “Possess Your Possessions,” he charged Christians to actively claim what rightfully belongs to them through Christ.
“Fight for Your Divine Rights,” he declared, referencing the biblical example of the Israelites, who had to fight to take possession of the Promised Land, saying, “In many cases, you may have to fight for things that are already yours.”
He further listed healing, prosperity, fruitfulness, and long life, as key areas believers must resist spiritual opposition. Emphasising on the price Jesus Christ paid for believers to buy their healing, he urged Christians to resist sickness through faith.
“Your greatest friend, Jesus Christ, paid a great price to purchase your healing. Yet, there is a thief who comes to steal, kill, and destroy (John 10:10), he cautioned. “Long life is yours. But the devil wants to kill you with all he has. You must fight to live,” he added.
Speaking on prosperity, the cleric declared: “The One who owns the earth and its fullness, and owns all the silver and gold, paid a terrible price so that you wouldn’t be poor. As long as you want to remain poor, you will remain poor.”
Adeboye also addressed criticism directed at successful Christians saying, “If you make it as a Christian, they criticise you. If you die poor, they say, ‘Where’s your God?’”
He also highlighted God’s command for fruitfulness, referencing biblical figures like Rachel and Hannah, who overcame barrenness through persistent prayer and determination.
“We must not remain under the power of the forces of darkness. How can I be a child of God and still be tormented?”
Speaking further, he referenced the story of Jacob wrestling with an angel (Genesis 32) as a model for spiritual perseverance, encouraging believers to reject all forms of spiritual oppression.
“It is what we tolerate that disturbs us. Stop tolerating sickness, poverty, barrenness, or premature death. Fight to possess your possessions—it’s your spiritual duty, made possible by Christ’s sacrifice.
I Will Die On Sunday After Eating Pounded Yam – Adeboye is first published on The Whistler Newspaper