Some men have actually been used by God to cause revival in their time. They were blessed with power and anointing and were able to take the gospel to the extreme by the grace of God.
Let’s briefly look at few and their miracles.
Many believers have have heard or read about this man and how God mightily used him to cause revival in his days.
Joseph was born of Yoruba parents at Odo-Owa, Kwara State, Nigeria. He grew up as an Anglican . He was registered at an elementary school at Oto-Awori on Badagry Road, Lagos State, in 1914. He was born in Odo-Owa, Oke-Ero LGA Kwara State, Nigeria. He was known for his divine healing powers.
Miracles
* He raised the dead and healed many sick people in his time. It was recorded that he once floated on the air while preaching. He also teleported in the spirit to attend crusades.
2. Archbishop Benson Idahosa
This man was a radical man of God who did not tolerate any ungodly activities. He is known as the father of Pentecostalism in Nigeria. He was a spiritual mentor to Bishop Oyedepo,Pastor Chris Oyakhilome etc.
Benson Andrew Idahosa (11 September 1938 – 12 March 1998), was a Charismatic Pentecostal preacher. He founded the church of God Mission International.
Miracles
*God used him to raise the dead,
*He stopped the meeting of world wide witches in his town.
*He commanded authority
3. Prophet Moses Orimolade
Every cherubim and seraphim members would know this anointed man of God. Moses Orimolade Tunolase was born in the year 1879 into the family of Ayibiri in Ondo State of Nigeria. Moses could not stand nor walk until he was well over five years of age. His parents took him to St. Stephen’s Anglican church, the only church in the Yoruba town of Ikare in Western Nigeria at that time. Orimolade started his missionary work as a preacher in Ikare (his Yoruba town of birth) with no formal education. He publicly confronted and disgraced witches and wizards in Irun and pulled down the image of Osijora, one of the idols worshipped in the village.
Miracles
Moses was said to have been a special person with a supernatural power. He would mysteriously get to where he and his group were going before anyone of them and they all get puzzled wondering how. Till he died nobody was able to unravel the mystery. Some white men who heard about his good works came to approach him to come and heal their boss in their country. Moses refused to go with them in the aircraft they brought and promised to meet them there. Before the white men got there, he had mysteriously gone and was back. When the messengers got to their boss and saw him healed and bouncing, he told them he had been healed by a man whom he described with the characteristics of Moses, the man they came to meet in Nigeria. He had the power as he used to pass through the rock and water while people wonder how he manage to perform such a feat.
4.) Prophet Samuel Bilewu Oshoffa
He is the founder of the Celestial Church of Christ ( CCC) world wide.
Samuel Bilewu Joseph Oshoffa was born on May 18, 1909 and he died on September 10, 1985. He reportedly raised people from the dead. He founded the church in 1947 after being lost for three months near Porto-Novo in Benin.
Miracles
His first act of healing, through Jesus Christ, was reportedly the resurrection of his nephew which resulted to his elder sister, Elizabeth, being his first convert. Oshoffa cured a mad woman, although many people still doubted this record. Oshoffa once held a public meeting in Yaba, Lagos , where those gathered reported his ability to prophecy. In the same year he again claimed a resurrection through Jesus Christ.
5.) Prophet Timothy Obadare
Timothy Obadare Having observed the call of God on his life, submitted and set himself to be a vessel to be used by God. This led to many encounters with the Lord. One of these encounters took place in 1952 which made him move towards answering the call to the ministry. His common but powerful prayers were: (Ogo ni fun Olorun l’oke orun. Mo tun wi leekan si pe ogo ni fun Olorun l’oke orun. E jeki a gbadura (Glory be to God in heaven. And I say once again, glory be to God in heaven. Shall we pray).
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