Prophet Samuel Olawale
of “the Holy Michael Church of The Lord (Aladura) Cherubim and Seraphim along
the Ikotun/Ejigbo area of Lagos state, known for sleeping in a coffin has
opened up on why he makes sleeping in a grave and coffin a habit.
It is widely held that
the acclaimed prophet does not only sleep in the grave but equally goes out
with an empty coffin when evangelizing.
“Yes, it is true that I
have a coffin covered with a black cloth in the church, it is in a big van. Not
only this, I have a big hole dug by the altar. You can go and see it, take the
picture. But for the grave or the hole, it is by the altar. And next time, I
will open it for you while I am there. The two strange objects are pregnant
with meanings. I have reasons why I am keeping them there.” He said.
He further said “Yes,
it is true that I am carrying the coffin about while preaching and what I am
trying to point out is that, no matter how wealthy you are, you will not leave
this world with these money. It all ends here. You will not go into the grave
with your wealth or with money, be you a civil servant who steals money, be you
an armed robber, be you a landlord or a caretaker, your money and wealth ends
here the moment you are dead.”
“Any time I go out, I
would at times sleep in the coffin, telling everybody that, that is how we will
end. Yes, we should remember this. If you are buried with expensive coffin,
clothes and jewelleries, all will be stolen from you in a night and your
carcass will be left. To me, life has no meaning until we come to God. Things
are going wrong in this world and we should mend our ways. Yes, I even sleep
there (in the coffin and the grave) at times too. To let us know that we will
all end up in the grave!” He concluded.
