When TB Joshua attracted 40,000 religious tourists to Mount Precipice in Nazareth

The ancient town of Nazareth for two days, Sunday, June 23 and Monday, June 24, was agog with people from more than 50 countries of the world thronged the birth place of Jesus Christ for a religious tourism programme tagged Nazareth Meeting with popular Nigeria pastor, Prophet Temitope B Joshua.

The event was held on the historical Mount Precipice, a newly constructed amphitheatre at the entrance to the city of Nazareth.

Thousands of worshippers converged on the historical mountain where, according to Biblical history, Jesus Christ was rejected by his people.

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During the two days event,  the programme which was billed to run from 4pm to 8pm daily,  witness multitude already waiting for the gate of the amphitheatre as early as 11am.

The Mount Precipice amphitheatre, built and donated to the city by Prophet  TB Joshua and his EmmanuelTV partners,  has a capacity of 40,000 thousand. It was filled to the brim with thousands of religious tourists sitting on the plastic chairs provided at the overflow.

Prophet TB Joshua who delivered a message titled ‘We are Known by Our Love’, urged the congregation to love one another irrespective of religion or race, adding that love comes from God.

“God measures our love for Him and for our neighbour. Any one who does not love his fellow man, cannot love God whom he has not seen. This is His command: whoever loves God must also love his fellow man.

“How do you assess love? By the practical things in our lives. We assess our love for God by the number of times we lovingly think of Him daily, by the degree of hunger we have to read His words. The more we love Him, the more precious His words become to us.”

The climax of each day’s programme was the prayer line where thousands of people from different continents with different ailments and diseases were prayed upon by Prophet TB Joshua and they were healed.

The programme was very well organised  with tight security and excellent crowd management. Many natives of Nazareth were among the crowd.

Nazareth is a beautiful tourist destination for Christian in Israel. For the first time, some of the natives are seeing supernatural power being demonstrated in the name of Jesus right there in their city.

One of the natives at the event, Mr Roger Wakim, a Christian Arab and a member of the Mother Church of the Holy Spirit in Nazareth, described his experience “This is the experience when Jesus was on earth in Israel. He was sent to start ministering at the age of 30. For three and half years he was casting out demons and healing the sick. Deliverance and healing go side by side. Whenever there is deliverance, there will be healing.”

One of those who confessed receiving their healing was Pastor Gregory Englert, an India based missionary. “I was hit  by a car. From then on, I started to have headache; my neck would go out of place and my back would go out of place and I started treating the ailment, but the treatments only give me temporary relief. It would periodically come back. It will leave and then come back. So, that was the problem. I also had some breathing problem, allergies and so on. It was glorious to come here.”

Asked why he decided to travel to Israel, he said “ I have read testimonies and equally saw people that go to Prophet T Joshua crusades and got healed. They got the results that they’ve been looking for, or they will get the answers and reasons for certain things in their lives and the solution. Whatever the problem, it will come to a grinding halt. I have been to many prayer lines and conferences without getting the solution, but if there was any chance, I would have gone to Lagos, Nigeria because thousands visit weekly. It was hard to get a letter of invitation. So when this opportunity came, a week ago, I was there in the United Kingdom and I told God I would love to attend this, even  only if it is your will. I know you will make the way for me to have my total healing.”

 

 

The Mayor of Nazareth, Mr Ali Salam said the visit and programme of Prophet TB Joshua has tremendously support the city economically.

According to Salam “This visit  has economically supported the city and some defeated politicians in the recent electoral battle, who are trying in vain for relevance, are now working to impede my work on peace. In order to support their weak position, they claim I received and praise those who claim prophecy.

“If you want to fight for peace, fight with funds not lies and fabrication. The people of the city will not fall into the trap you are trying to build. They love the mayor who works day and night to raise the city economically, culturally, ethnically, and educationally.”

“Throughout the two-day meeting on Mount Precipice, there was no protest, no security breach and no accident.”