Death is the departure from this earth to eternity. Sinners go to hell when they die. Righteous people go to eternal life in heaven when they die. The Bible has records of two people who did not die but went to eternal life in heaven with their bodies and souls. These people are Enoch (Genesis 5:22 - 24) and Elijah (2Kings 2:1 - 12) . Their instances were miracles performed by God Himself. Goals Of Angels Church teaches members not to expect miracles at all times. Constant expectation of miracles is either a doubt of the normal influence of God or a fact of laziness. It was God who created the whole universe and set things to happen in ways that are described as natural. Yes, nature was the first miracle of God. Those other miracles that God performed after creation were performed to show that God has unlimited powers and He can change even what He has already made. So God should be left alone to choose when to perform miracles. With this in mind, members of the church should expect that they will die, their bodies will be buried on earth and their souls will go to eternal life in heaven.
Church Laws On Death And Burial
- A member of this church is allowed to die between the age of seventy-five years and one hundred and twenty years. This church does not permit early death because we need companionship in our daily activities on earth. If a member dies before the age of seventy-five years, we will reject him/her and we will not attend his/her burial. If a member is found physically and mentally fit at the age of one hundred and twenty years, he/she will be allowed to continue living if he/she desires.
- A member of this church is not allowed to die by accident. A member who has attained the acceptable age and wants to die should use little poison by himself/herself. The poison should not be strong enough to disfigure his/her corpse. If a member dies by accident even at the acceptable age, we will reject him/her and we will not attend his/her burial.
- A member of this church who dies according to the church doctrine must be buried in our church cemetery located in his/her place of indigeneship. The church will build cemeteries in all Trumpeting Grounds in the world when the church spreads.
- A cemetery must be built in form of a storeyed house with separated rooms in it. In each room, constructions will be made to hold caskets.
- The church security operatives must be assigned to guard a cemetery day and night before a member can be buried there.
- A cemetery must be built and kept with open graves for members to see before they die.
- A dead member of this church must be buried wholly. No part of his/her body should be removed at the time of embalming him/her. The use of syringes or other sharp objects on his/her corpse is not allowed. Chemicals should simply be rubbed on the corpse to prevent decay and ordour.
- A member of this church who has legacy for inheritance should present his/her will on the church website at the age of seventy-five years. He/she is allowed to edit his/her will at any time after presentation but the presentation of the will is not allowed before the age of seventy-five years.
- I, Prophet Myina Ivyarave, must die according to the doctrine of this church. If I die untimely or by accident, members of this church should burn me to ashes and throw away. Then they should continue with the worship of Jesus Christ in this church. Nothing can kill me untimely and accidentally unless I blaspheme against God in my thoughts, words or actions.
- I, Prophet Myina Ivyarave, must be buried at the universal headquarters of the church if I die according to the church doctrine. The universal headquarters of the church will be built in Jato Aka, Yaav Council Ward, Kwande Local Government Area, Benue State of Nigeria. There will be a cemetery at the universal headquarters set aside for the Founder, all High Priests and all Queens.
For the sake of my ancestral history, I will use political influence and take over my patrilineal grandfather’s house and make it a cemetery for members of my family who do not belong to this church. The house is located in Jato Aka and is currently known as “Tse Ijov Azembe”. I will take it over and name it “Ijov Azembe Family Cemetery”. My father and mother are buried there. I will reconstruct my father’s grave and my mother’s grave. I will also make a few graves for members of the family. All other members of the family will be buried by their dear ones. What I want there is only history.
I will also use political influence and take over my matrilineal ancestral house and make it a cemetery for family members who do not belong to this church. The house is located in Jato Aka and is currently known as “Tse Adeke Wankyer”. I will take it over and name it “Uke Adeke Family Cemetery”. I will reconstruct graves for my matrilineal grandfather, Uke Adeke, and my matrilineal grandmother, Shimo Uke. I will also make graves for a few members of the family. All other members of the family will be buried by their dear ones. What I want there is only history.
11. A dead member of this church must be buried between the sixth day and the fourteenth day of his/her death.
12. Members of this church must not mourn for a dead member. Every dead member of this church goes straight to eternal life in heaven so there is no cause for mourning.
13. A member of this church must not eat human flesh even if he/she finds a sinner in death.
14. Closed circuit television (CCTV) must be installed in every cemetery and signals must be sent to Internet so that the public can view the safety of our dead members. We hope to make such transmission for each member of the church during his/her earthly life so that the public can view all occurrences in his/her daily life. This law is for temporal protection of a member in life and in death.
15. The grave of a dead member must be opened after thirty years of burial to sprinkle chemicals on his/her skeleton. The dead member's skeleton will be placed in another casket and fixed back to his/her grave. After five years, the grave will be opened and left empty. I have the opinion that the skeleton of a dead member will diminish completely by then. This will give an opportunity for the demolition of old graves and reconstruction of new ones for the members in future generations.
A Member’s Death And Burial Programme
Every cemetery in our church will have a mortuary for embalming dead members. It is expected that a member dies at the mortuary section of a cemetery so that he/she can be embalmed easily. After necessary arrangements, he/she will be taken to his/her residence for wake. From there back to the cemetery, the dead member will be buried. Below is the order of activities for death and burial:
- A member at the acceptable age for death goes to a chemist and buys poison
- The member keeps the poison in his/her residence for two whole days and thinks properly
- The member goes with the poison to the mortuary section of the cemetery in his/her place of indigeneship
- The member drinks his/her poison and dies (No member is allowed to drink another’s poison)
- Three morticians confirm the member dead
- The corpse of the member is embalmed
- Notification is sent to the residence of the dead member and necessary arrangements are made for wake
- The corpse of the member is taken to his/her residence for wake
- Music is played as our church members and other concerned people come to the dead member’s residence and sit down
- Music continues as the corpse of the member arrives his/her residence
- Music continues for two hours and all attendees at the wake make recollection
- One of our church members reads the biography of the dead member (a maximum of 30 minutes is allowed)
- The master of ceremonies reads out our church doctrine on death and burial and proves that the dead member is worthy of our church burial
- Cordial speech by one patrilineal relative of the dead member (a maximum of 15 minutes is allowed)
- Cordial speech by one matrilineal relative of the dead member (a maximum of 15 minutes is allowed)
- Cordial speeches by two of our church members (a maximum of 15 minutes is allowed for each)
- Music is played as the casket of the dead member is opened for attendees at the wake to see his/her corpse (one full hour is allowed)
- The casket is closed, music continues, attendees at the wake take their rest, the church security operatives remain on guard
9. The corpse of the member is taken back to the cemetery and buried
Note: Activities under number eight of a member’s death and burial programme will take place between 1.00 p.m. on the day of wake and 7.00 a.m. on the next day.
