Pastor Mensa Otabil, the General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), has issued a caution to Africans considering travelling to Europe based on the Bible and the significant changes in global evangelization trends.
He highlighted that Europe, once a stronghold of Christianity, is now witnessing a phenomenon known as ‘reverse evangelization,’ with Africa becoming a prominent centre for spreading the Gospel message.
Otabil drew comparisons to biblical admonitions, urging individuals not to neglect their spiritual roots during times of prosperity.
“We in Africa have become mostly those who have the Gospel, and they in Europe have become those who don’t have the Gospel.
So those who brought us the Gospel are now empty of the Gospel so there is reverse evangelization taking place all over the world from Africa to the rest of the world, it is no longer from Europe to Africa . It’s now Africa to the world because Europe has become post-Christian. Until probably about the last 60 -50 years, Europe was the main center of Christianity, that is how all the main Christian ideas came about “
“God also warned the Israelites, remember when you are wealthy and strong you do not forget the Lord your God .
“They have forgotten the God who made them who they are and if you look at the Global world, Europe, and the Western world, they are going down very fast.
“Those of you who are running there, are running into a sinking ship. It’s going down, I mean it is just a matter of time
Predicting the demise of Western dominance, Otabil attributed it to what he termed “apostasy” – a departure from religious belief. “Civilization, as we perceive it, is not the solution; rather, it’s the source of their downfall.
“America will not be the superpower again, and Europe will not be the superpower again.
“They are just going down and the main reason is they have forgotten the source of their help. We think that it is civilization, but the Bible calls it apostasy”
“So when we think about the Gospel, we don’t think about people bringing the Gospel to Africa, we are thinking of Africa taking the Gospel to the rest of the world…When Jesus said go to the nations he meant every group of people who do not know the Gospel, go to them”
His sermon was based on the concept of Christianity fading away from the very people who introduced it to Africans, while Africans now embrace the gospel and share it worldwide.
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