Following the death of dancehall musician, Ebony, Ghanaians have been rumbling about prophecies, and if they should be taken seriously. The songstress death, is said to have been predicted by prophets. Showbiz icons and pastors have been at war, with prophets prophesying deaths of entertainers, whiles some celebrities view the alleged revelations as abuses.
Well, whether you believe in prophecies or not, some facts can't be ignored; not all prophecies are true, and people are being manipulated by fake prophecies. In our technological world, you don't need to go far to come into contact with prophecies. Just stay a little longer on your Facebook timeline and you're likely to see some accounts and pages prophesying, surprisingly just to promote their platform and increase number of shares and likes.
This is perhaps, the most devastating 'prophetic kind' post I came across last week. The manager of the page uploaded the gory images of Ebony amd the other two who died tragically, just a day after the incident. Together, with pictures of Archbishop Duncan-William (who may not even know that this page exists), the page operator added a supposed 'prayer', demanding people to share and like the page. Yes, this isn't new, but what hurts is the numbers shares, likes and the 'Amen' comments it received in a short period. It's shocking how people could ignore respect for the friends and families of the dead. Furthermore, the post is misleading and would make people have the notion that the dead people in this picture were offered as 'human sacrifices'.
You might have also seen others which posts pictures of money and other luxurious things, asking people to like to make some 'prophecy' come true. This has the tendency increase the rate at which people spend more time at the church, than at work. Let's not pretend that being exposed to such posts regularly may uncontrollably elevate ones desire for wealth which may lead to a lot of evil deeds.
Karl Marx was certainly write when he said "religion is the opium of the mass".
How did we lose our conscience by thinking sharing the demise of others would make us safe? How can we not recognize that we're being exploited by fake pastors, and prophecies? Don't get me wrong, I'm not against your religion. Let's just learn to know what's real and what's not, because there are a lot of phony things controlling us.
THIS MUST STOP!!
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