A pastor in Ghana learned something that vaudeville performers have known for years: know your audience and know your limits. The pastor of the Seventh Day Revival Judaism of Yahweh church promised villagers that he would turn a walking stick into a snake in the town square. People assembled hours in advance to see Pastor Yaw Saul, 49, perform the miracle last done before an audience of Egyptians by Moses. They soon discovered the pastor was no Moses and the stick was . . . well . . . a stick. The pastor, however, was able to turn a crowd of the faithful into a murderous mob.
This is how it was supposed to work according to Exodus:
A Stick Turns into a Snake
8-9The LORD said, ” Moses, when the king asks you and Aaron to perform a miracle, command Aaron to throw his walking stick down in front of the king, and it will turn into a snake.”10Moses and Aaron went to the king and his officials and did exactly as the LORD had commanded–Aaron threw the stick down, and it turned into a snake. 11Then the king called in the wise men and the magicians, who used their secret powers to do the same thing– 12they threw down sticks that turned into snakes. But Aaron’s snake swallowed theirs. 13The king behaved just as the LORD had said and stubbornly refused to listen.
In Brong Ahafo, however, the stick just laid there. The crowd then turned on the pastor, who barely escaped with his life before the pursuing mob.
Saul had promised to close his church if the miracle did not occur, but that was already guaranteed by the villagers. He is now reportedly headed to Accra to work with his wife in running a store.
Source: Ghanaweb
It’s sad when you realize that much of humanity is as stupid today as it was 3500 years ago.
Niehmoeller – that a pastor would head a sheep farm may be too literal to be funny. Time to shear the flock.
I have to give him credit. He probably really believed it would happen. The Bible promises that faith confers the power to perform miracles. Yet when believers are challenged to produce under controlled conditions, they suddenly claim that the Bible prohibits putting God to foolish tests. But what’s foolish about it? They have to claim (disingenuously) that positive results would never be accepted as genuine. Yet somehow a miracle performed under uncontrolled conditions is extolled as reliable evidence.
LMAO! That should happen in this country & often!!
The denomination of “Pastor” in front of one’s name should not be taken up lightly. Who on Earth is really worthy of annointing some other person as a Pastor? This one got put out to pasture. I for one am known as Pasture Niehmoeller and am proud of that title. It bodes well on my sheep farm. And since we are a nation of sheep I have a future in the political equation. I wont be attempting to turn any sticks into snakes but I will point out which snakes are in politics. Niehmoeller For President 2012. Look out Ron Paul.
“Aaron threw the stick down, and it turned into a snake. 11Then the king called in the wise men and the magicians, who used their secret powers to do the same thing.”
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Stick-snaking is truly a lost art.
“missed it by that much!!” He probably just picked up a bad stick.
I wonder why all those people who believe that every word of the bible is Yahweh’s and must be followed are ignoring these requirements?
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I wonder why all those who represent themselves to be law abiding citizens who believe in and uphold the Constitution and written laws of lthe land, ignore the law ?
….and then throw stones????
The bible is pretty clear on how to identify false prophets – if their prophecies do not come true they are phonies. It is also very clear that we are to put false prophets to death. I’m looking at the large number of times Pat Robertson said “God told me this would happen” and turned out it didn’t happen. There are several other high profiles clergy in this boat with him.
I wonder why all those people who believe that every word of the bible is Yahweh’s and must be followed are ignoring these requirements?
@ AY, what Dredd said.
“Yaweh or the highway” ain’t bad either.
Anonymously Yours 1, March 9, 2012 at 8:39 am
Dredd,
They get enron your skin….
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LOL.
Dredd,
They get enron your skin….
Seems like the path taken out of the North East to Utah….It is amazing…. You don’t think he’s ready for the water changing….
“He is now reportedly headed to Accra to work with his wife in running a store.”
LOL.
What, selling snake oil? Exxon-erated … glory be …