Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has reiterated his personal vision of how he believes he will die – peacefully, on a Sunday, after attending church service and eating his favorite meal, pounded yam.
Speaking during the fourth day of RCCG’s International Convention themed “The Overcomers”, Adeboye emphasized that death doesn’t 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,” he said, adding that he first shared this vision two years ago to reassure believers that death can be peaceful for those in Christ.
During his sermon titled “Possess Your Possessions”, Adeboye urged Christians to actively claim their spiritual inheritance, including healing, prosperity, fruitfulness, and long life.
He warned that these blessings often face spiritual resistance and must be fought for.
Quoting John 10:10, he said, “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. Long life is yours, but the devil wants to kill you with all he has. You must fight to live.”
On prosperity, Adeboye stated, “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.”
He also addressed the criticism faced by wealthy Christians, saying, “If you make it as a Christian, they criticise you. If you die poor, they say, ‘Where’s your God?’”
Referencing biblical stories of Rachel, Hannah, and Jacob, Adeboye concluded with a call to spiritual perseverance: “Stop tolerating sickness, poverty, barrenness, or premature death. Fight to possess your possessions – it’s your spiritual duty, made possible by Christ’s sacrifice.”
