Controversial prophet and leader of Remnant Pentecostal Church, Patrick
Phillip Mugadza had prophesied that President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe
will die today, October 17, 2017, but now has made a surprise u-turn.
It was sometime in January the prophet said in a statement that the
President will die on the 17th of October 2017. According to him, he
said God told him on the 26th of December 2016, while he was praying
that the 92-year-old president, who has been ruling for over 30 years,
was not going to see the end of 2017.
The controversial prophet was subsequently arrested and jailed for 55
days for his prophecy. He later issued another statement telling the
President that he misunderstood him as he said President Mugabe would
only die if he doesn’t turn to God.
His lawyer told the BBC that his client had initially been charged with undermining the authority of the president, then “criminal nuisance” and finally “insulting people of a certain race or religion”.
“He’s
admitting to the facts. He says he didn’t lie – that’s a message from
God. Police will have to prove God didn’t say it,” the lawyer said.
Now, the prophet has claimed he received a fresh message from God
postponing President Mugabe’s death until a later unspecified date.
“About three days ago,
I received word from God saying the death of President Mugabe has been
postponed to a later date which is not specified,” Pastor Mugadza told
Bulawayo 24.