Cases of self-styled prophets diverting from their co-business of preaching the gospel to misleading their congregants through false prophecies are now rampant.

What is worrisome though is that they never accept that they were wrong, but further seek to justify their fibs by offering opaque explanations.


False prophecies and fake miracles have now replaced the teaching of the gospel, and it’s high time genuine worshippers are protected against these wolves clothed in sheepskin.

Some of these so-called prophets and preachers have been taking advantage of their gullible flock and reducing them to mere zombies that don’t question the lies and trickery they are subjected to.

In recent years, we have witnessed some congregants being forced to do weird things by these bunch of tricksters masquerading as men of God.

Across Limpopo, a daring pastor made headlines after forcing congregants to eat grass.

In Zimbabwe, we have had cases of a pastor who claimed to have received a phone call from God.

Some pastors have been duping members to part with their hard-earned cash in the name of the false teaching of seeding. A number of congregants have been left counting their losses after “seeding” to this new breed of prophets.

Unfortunately, most of their victims only see the light when it is too late.

Modern-day preachers have turned their churches into cash cows and dating hubs.

It’s also sad how most of the congregants now trust their preachers more than the Lord. As such, the self-styled prophets take advantage of that to amass vast riches. Despite examples before us, their weird prophecies continue to flourish daily, with their flowers not raising a word.

In our front page edition yesterday, we carried a story of a Lesotho prophet based in Harare who blatantly made a false prophecy to his congregants about the outcome of the FIFA World Cup final pitting Argentina and France.

Prophet Michael Sello, of Celebration International Ministries, tipped punters, including members of his flock, to bet for a France win.

Despite not mentioning the score line, Sello suggested that France would beat Argentina 1-0 and win the World Cup.

Prophet Sello also told members of his congregation that Argentina would play defensive football, which turned out to be the complete opposite.

Argentina won the game on penalties, which riled members of his flock who put a lot of faith and trust in him.

The prophet of shame has been trending on social media.

Prophet Tinashe Michael Sello and Other Self-Styled Prophets Menace to Society!

His video making the wrong prophecy has also gone viral, sparking rumours his church has been closed.

The huge embarrassment he suffered will haunt him despite his trying to save face by claiming he only suggested that France would score in the second half. Other Christians believe there was no need for that prophecy, as it doesn’t change their spiritual lives.

Others said preachers should stick to the word of God to avoid this embarrassment. Pastors should be revered as community and religious leaders, and not latter-day criminals that only seek to line their pockets.

In this era where technology is now advanced, pastors should be careful of what they preach or say since their sermons now circulate on social media.

Pastors should just stick to the word of God to save themselves from embarrassment.