Just ‘Doom' It

A Limpopo pastor, now dubbed the “Prophet of Doom”, is spraying his congregation with poisonous insect spray. Is he just another man of God more interested in grabbing headlines than saving souls? 

- Nomzamo Ngcobo

IT WAS only a matter of time before another so-called “man of God” with weird and not-so-wonderful ideas emerged: We’ve had the pastor from Soshanguve who fed his followers snakes, claiming they tasted like chocolate; a prophet who made his congregants eat grass; and another who advocated drinking petrol.

Now we have Prophet Lethebo Rabalago of the Mount Zion General Assembly in Zebediela, Limpopo, who made headlines when he was photographed spraying his flock with Doom, an insecticide.

Dubbed the “Prophet of Doom”, the 24-year-old claims he uses the spray to heal people from cancer, HIV and other illnesses. When we contacted Prophet Rabalago, he politely declined to chat.

“As much as I would like to do the interview, I can’t do it because my [spiritual] Father has instructed me not to speak to the media,” he responded. “I’m very sorry. When my Father has spoken, there is nothing I can do.”

So we checked out his Facebook page.It explains he commands demons to enter people’s bodies so they can manifest. He then speaks to the demons to address any problems, then drives them out of the bodies to free the people.

According to the Prophet, Doom, like every thing else, belongs to God and therefore has the power to heal. His worshippers have even posted testimonies of his “cures” on his Facebook page.

Despite the outcry, the Prophet insists he won’t stop. He even sprayed Doom on his own face at one of his Sunday services.