POPULAR PASTOR Burns BIBLES Every Sunday | If Only They Knew Why

They called him a man of God who never used the same Bible twice. His name was Pastor Abul. He never asked for money. He never called for tithes. He never raised offerings. But there was one thing he did. Something so strange that many people chose not to speak about it. Every Sunday after the last prayer, when the church was still full of clapping hands and singing voices, Pastor would walk outside.

His steps were calm, his face straight like he carried a secret. In his hand was the Bible he had used to preach. He would kneel on the bare ground in front of the church. He would open a small bottle of fuel, pour it on the pages, and strike a match. The fire would rise red and hot. The Bible would curl, blacken, and turn into ash that the wind carried away.

The people stood watching. Some gasped, some held their breath. Children hid behind their mothers. Men folded their arms and shook their head slowly. “Why would a man of God burned the Bible?” one whispered. “Maybe it’s too holy,” another replied. “Maybe after he uses it, it must not be touched again.

” An old woman bent close to her neighbor and said, “Do not ask questions when miracles speak. As long as problems vanish here, let him do as he pleases.” And so silence fell. Nobody asked. Nobody stopped him. Because when you enter his church, your burdens drop like stones in a river. And when the river carries your stone away, do you care where it goes? And so the mystery of Pastor Abel began.

It started with Musa. Everyone in the town knew him. He was the blind beggar that always sat at the juncture near the market gate. Some believed he was born blind. Others said he lost his sight during his teenage years. What they all agreed on was this. Musa had been blind for a long, long time.

One hot afternoon, as the sun beat down on the market roofs, a small boy named Jonah ran to him. Jonah was thin with quick legs and sharp eyes. He was known for carrying baskets and running errands for traders. Musa, Jonah called, dropping to his knees beside him. Musa tilted his head. Jonah, is that you? What have you brought today? Jonah shook his head. Not food, not money. News.

Musa sighed. News again? I’m tired of hearing news I cannot see. Jonah leaned closer. His voice was low but full of excitement. Musa, have you heard of the new pastor? Musa adjusted his glasses. Which pastor again? I have gone to every church in this town. They all promised me light, but I still sit here in darkness.

Jonah grabbed his hand. No, this one is different. He doesn’t shout. He doesn’t ask for offering but people say when he prays things happen. Musa shook his head slowly. His lips trembled. Jonah I am tired. I have sat here for years. Some pastors poured oil on my head until I smelled like a fried yam.

Others pressed my eyes until I thought they would fall out. Still nothing. I’m tired. But Jonah would not let go. His young eyes burned with fire. Just try, Musa. Please. You have nothing to lose. His name is Pastor Abel. They say problems vanish there. Maybe your eyes too will open. Musa turned his face away.

His heart was heavy like a pot filled with stones. Jonah, leave me. I don’t want another disappointment. But Jonah held tighter. His small hand squeezed Musa’s big fingers. Please, Uncle Musa, please come with me on Sunday. If nothing happens, I won’t disturb you again. Musa was silent. He heard the sound of women shouting prices in the market.

He heard the goats crying. He heard the coins drop in another beggar’s bowl. Then he heard Jonah’s voice again, soft like a plea. Try, Uncle Musa, just this once. Musa’s lips parted. A sigh came out long and weak. All right, Jonah, lead me there on Sunday. That Sunday, he allowed Jonah to lead him to Restoration Fire Chapel, a small ordinary building with nothing flashy about it.

But the moment he entered, Musa felt something shift in the atmosphere. The church was small and simple. The benches were rough wood. The air was heavy with the smell of dust and old walls, but inside there was silence. Everyone listened as Pastor Abul spoke. He did not shout. His voice was calm, steady like water flowing in a quiet stream.

In his hand was an old faded Bible, its pages brown and worn from use. He read softly, then closed it, looking at the crowd. That there is someone here, his voice carried across the room. someone who has never seen light. Today, light will find you. The whole church went still. People turned their heads, whispering. Jonah leaned close to Musa’s ear.

His voice shook with hope. He means you. Musa’s hands trembled. His legs shook like dry leaves in the wind. Slowly, Jonah pulled him up and led him forward. The sound of footsteps on the wooden floor echoed in the silence. Pastor Abul stepped down from the altar. His eyes were calm, his face gentle.

He looked at Musa and said, “You have suffered for long.” “Yes,” Musa whispered, his lips dry. “Since I was 16,” the pastor nodded. Then slowly he lifted his Bible and laid it on Musa’s closed eyes. His voice dropped low, firm, but soft. Father, today let your light open these eyes. Let the chains of darkness break. Let this man see. The church was silent.

Not a drum, not a clap, only breathing. People held their hands to their mouths. Some pressed their hearts. Then suddenly, Musa screamed. His body shook. He grabbed the Bible, pulled it away, and tore off his glasses. I can see. I can see, he cried, tears streaming down his cheeks. The crowd gasped. Some jumped to their feet.

Mothers fell to their knees. Children clapped and danced. Men shouted, “Praise be to God.” Musa blinked rapidly, his eyes wide, drinking in the light. He looked around as if he had just entered a new world. He saw the wooden benches. He saw the people. He saw Jonah’s face for the first time. Jonah wept and laughed at the same time.

Uncle Musa, you can see me. You can see. The church exploded in joy. Women threw their wrappers on the ground and rolled. Men lifted their hands high. The sound was like thunder, but it was thunder of joy. And in the middle of it, Musa kept shouting, “I can see. I can see.” But while the church celebrated, a few people noticed something odd.

Pastor Abel walked outside quietly, knelt, poured fuel on the Bible he used, and set it on fire. One man asked, “Why would he burn it?” An old woman replied, “Maybe it’s to protect it from misuse.” After such a powerful miracle, it might be dangerous in the wrong hands. People accepted that explanation.

They thought it wouldn’t happen again until it did. The second time it was a woman with an 11month pregnancy. Her name was Ruth. She had carried a pregnancy for 11 months. For the past 4 weeks, she had been in agonizing labor. Doctors were confused. Nurses gave up. Her husband Daniel was broken. I’ve sold our land. We’ve tried every hospital, he said to a neighbor.

They said the baby is alive, but she can’t deliver. Their neighbor, Mama Chidi, came one night after hearing Ruth’s cries. My son, she said softly. Take her to Pastor Abul. He healed Musa the blind man. Daniel frowned. His heart was bitter. Another pastor again? How many pastors have I carried her to? They all shout. They all promise.

Yet nothing. I am tired. My wife is dying. Mama Chitty held his arm firmly. I am not saying this one is like the others. I am saying people go to him and they come back different. Please, what harm can it do? You have tried all. Try this too. Ruth screamed from inside the room. Her voice piercing like a knife cutting the knight.

Daniel rushed in, knelt beside her, held her hand. Tears rolled down his cheeks. He looked at his wife’s pale face, her lips dry, her eyes begging him. He turned back to Mama Chitty at the door. His voice broke. Okay, we will try tomorrow. We will carry her there. Mama Chitty nodded slowly. Good. Tomorrow, may God meet you there. That night was long.

Root groaned like thunder that would not rest. Daniel held her close, whispering, “Please, just hold on till morning.” And when the first crowed, they wrapped her in a cloth, lifted her weak body, and carried her out into the rising sun. They were on their way to Pastor Abel. Pastor Abel was already there, standing at the door as if he had been waiting.

His robe brushed against the ground, his eyes calm, steady. When he saw them, he said softly, “Bring her in.” They laid root gently on the church floor. She groaned, her hands clutching her swollen belly. Daniel knelt beside her, tears streaming down his cheeks. “Please, sir, help my wife. Do not let her die.

” Pastor Abel opened his faded Bible. He did not shout. He did not rush. He lifted his face and began to pray. His voice was low, steady, filled with weight. He prayed in tongues. He prayed in silence. He prayed with tears in his eyes. Time passed 1 hour, 2 hours. The air was thick with groans and whispers.

Sweat ran down Ruth’s face. Her body twisted, her cries rising like thunder. Then suddenly she screamed. A sound sharp enough to split the silence. Blood gushed onto the floor. For a moment all were frozen. Then a cry. A baby’s cry. Clear and strong. A boy. Before the joy could even spread, another cry followed. A girl. Two children. Twins. Both alive.

Both strong. Both healthy. The women in the church began to shout. Some fell to the ground in worship. Some clapped their hands until their palms burned. Others wept loudly. Their voices like drums of joy. Daniel knelt, holding the two tiny babies with shaking hands. Tears poured from his eyes like rain.

“Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord,” he cried. Then he turned to Pastor Abel. “Thank you, man of God. Thank you. Ruth lay weak but smiling, her eyes glistening with tears. They are alive. My children are alive, she whispered. That evening, as the sun fell and shadows stretched long, Pastor Abul stepped outside again.

In his hands was the same Bible he had prayed with. Without hesitation, he poured fuel across its pages. The sharp smell spread through the air. Then he struck a match. The flame grew tall, licking the wind, consuming the holy book. This time many people saw him clearly. Their eyes followed the fire, their hearts heavy with questions, but no one dared to speak because the twins were alive.

From that day, people flooded the church. News spread like fire on dry grass. First Musa, the blind beggar, now Ruth with her twins. The town could not stop talking. Every Sunday the chapel overflowed. People came from nearby villages. Some walked for hours. Some were carried on mats. The poor, the rich, the forgotten, the broken.

All found their way there. Men in chains, their minds lost to madness, were dragged in. Women who had cried for children came with swollen eyes. Old men leaning on sticks. Young boys with twisted legs. The hopeless, the cursed, the despised. One by one they left different. The crippled stood. The mad became calm.

The barren women danced with hope. Men burdened by poverty walked out with testimonies. Families that had been torn apart hugged each other again. The church sang with voices like rushing water. The walls shook with joy. And Pastor Abul, he never asked for anything. No tithe, no offering, no pledge. He never raised his voice to demand money.

Yet people dropped gifts by themselves. A man healed from strange illness, gave him land. Another gave him cows. Some left cars at his doorstep. Women brought bags of rice and baskets of yam. One day, a rich merchant who had been healed from death’s shadow brought workers. He poured down the old chapel and built a new church, mighty, bright, filled with light and fans, polished seats, a tiled floor, and shining windows.

The town gasped. “This place is now a palace,” they whispered. But in the middle of the growth, one thing never changed. Every Sunday after the last song, Pastor would walk outside. He would hold the Bible of that day. He would pour fuel, strike a match, burn it to ash. At first, people frowned. Then they whispered. Then they got used to it.

Soon nobody even blinked when they saw the flames. It became normal. A fire after every miracle. Nobody talked about it anymore until one Sunday. That Sunday came like no other. From morning, the church was already full. People stood outside, pressing against the windows, climbing on stones just to peep in.

The air was hot with expectation. The service began. Pastor Abba lifted his Bible, the old one for that day, and prayed. His voice was soft but heavy. And then miracles rained like water from the sky. A madman who had been tied with ropes, shouting and foaming at the mouth, suddenly grew calm. His eyes cleared. His lips stopped trembling.

He sat quietly like a child, whispering, “I am free. I am free.” A young girl deaf from birth was brought forward. Pastor Abel touched her ears gently. “Open!” he prayed. The girl blinked, then she gasped. “Mama, I can hear. I can hear you.” Her mother screamed and fell to the ground, rolling in joy. At the back, a crippled boy who had never walked struggled to his feet.

His weak legs shook like reeds in the wind. Then slowly he took one step, then another. The crowd erupted. Drums beat. Hands clapped. People shouted until their throats went dry. It was a day of wonders. People said, “Surely this man is not ordinary.” When the service ended and the crowd still buzzed like bees, Pastor Abel turned to his trusted usher, Samuel.

His voice was calm, almost casual. “Place my Bible on the altar. I will burn it after.” Samuel nodded quickly. “Yes, sir.” He picked up the Bible with careful hands, walked to the altar, and set it down. But as he did, something whispered in his heart. A thought like a shadow, creeping and stubborn. This Bible, the one Pastor Abu uses, “What if I keep it? What if I take it home? Maybe it will heal my mother of her cancer, too.

Maybe it will bring blessing to my house. Samuel’s hands trembled. His eyes dotted around. Nobody was watching. The crowd was still outside rejoicing. Pastor Abel was praying quietly at the corner. Temptation entered his heart. It sat there heavy and refused to leave. He looked around. The church was loud with songs and shouts of joy.

Nobody’s eyes were on him. Without thinking, he quietly switched it. Slowly, carefully, Samuel pulled out his own small Bible from his bag, the one he always carried, but hardly used. He placed his Bible on the altar, leaving it there like a decoy. Then, with shaking fingers, he slid Pastor Abel’s Bible into his bag, hiding it deep under his clothes.

His hands sweated, his heart raced, but his face stayed calm. A few minutes later, Pastor Abel walked forward. His eyes were steady. His steps were slow, like a man sure of what he must do. He picked up the Bible on the altar, the one Samuel had placed there. He carried it outside. The crowd followed silently, waiting for the strange ritual they had grown used to.

Pastor Abel knelt, poured fuel across the pages, and struck a match. Fire rose, dancing in the evening air. The book twisted, blackened, and crumbled into ash. The people nodded. As always, they whispered. Pastor Abel stood, dusted his hands, and walked back into his house. His face was calm. His heart was at peace.

He thought he had burned the right one, but he was wrong. The true Bible, the one he should have destroyed, was now hidden in Samuel’s bag. And with it, trouble was waiting. He went home that night and slept. But the following morning, something terrifying happened. Blackbirds filled the church. They flew through the windows. Some hovered over the altar.

Others circled the roof. People screamed the next morning when they saw it. Women screamed and ran back. Children cried, clinging to their mothers. Men shouted, “Witches, they want to kill our pastor.” The birds did not move from the church. They did not touch anyone. They only filled the holy place, covering it with a blanket of darkness.

Fear spread quickly through the town. Men gathered with sticks, but none dared enter the building. The air was heavy, thick like smoke. It felt as if death itself had come to sit on the chapel. “Run to Pastor Abel,” one man shouted. “Tell him, warn him.” So a group of men left the crowd and ran to his house, their feet beating the dusty road fast.

Their voices rose even before they reached his gate. Pastor, pastor, strange things have filled the church. Black birds, evil has come. They banged on the door. They shouted louder. But when the door opened and they stepped inside, what they saw froze their blood. The men pushed the door open. Their mouths went dry.

The air inside the house smelled of smoke. Thick, bitter, choking. On the floor, three small bodies lay still. Not bodies anymore. Ashes, burnt black, scattered like broken charcoal. The children of Pastor Abel, two boys and one girl, gone as if fire had swallowed them whole. Turned to ash like the Bibles he always burned. His wife Grace was screaming. Abel, Abel, they’re gone.

They’re all gone. My children. Abel sat on the floor weeping. Grace turned to him. Tell them if you don’t, I will. You said this would never happen. You said as long as you burn it, we’d be safe. You said we could keep it secret, but now they’re gone. People said in confusion. Abel broke down. He looked up. Tears poured from his eyes.

I was never called. I was never sent by God. Gasps filled the air. I was just an usher in Pastor Adam’s church. I wanted more. I told him I wanted to do miracles like him. But he told me, “It’s not your calling.” I got angry. I left. He paused. His wife stood silently, tears flowing. Abel’s tears rolled down his cheeks.

I went to another man, a rival pastor, one who hated Pastor Adam. He gave me a deal, a dark deal. The people leaned forward, their hearts pounding. He said, “Every Sunday a Bible would appear on my altar. I must never ask where it came from. I must use it, then burn it. Never twice. Never keep it. Burn it.” That was the covenant. A loud murmur broke out.

Some shouted, “Blood covenant.” Others cried, “Abnation!” Grace pointed at the ashes of their children and wailed. And the price was our children. Only three were allowed. After that, I miscarried every other one. He told me it was the sacrifice. He said if he stopped, everything would collapse. So, I kept quiet. I carried the pain alone.

Until now, until this morning when he burnt the wrong Bible. Her voice pierced the air like a knife. She fell to the ground and wept until her body shook. Abel buried his face in his hands again. His voice cracked. I thought I could control it. I thought no one would ever know. But now the fire has come for my own house.

The room was heavy. Nobody spoke. Nobody moved. The truth was a shadow that covered them all. The moment the truth left Abel’s lips, the house erupted. The people roared like an angry sea. Arrest him, one man shouted. He used us, another cried. He is no man of God. Women screamed, clutching their children close.

Voices rose, fists shook in the air. Some spat on the ground. Some tore their rappers in anger. Fear and fury mixed together until the whole town buzzed like a hive struck with a stick. The police were called. Their siren wailed through the dusty streets. When they arrived, they did not waste time. Two officers grabbed Abel by the arms. Others held Grace, who was still weeping bitterly.

The crowd watched as the couple was dragged out. The same man who once walked proudly to the altar now stumbled like a broken thief. His wife’s cries followed him as the police van swallowed them both. That evening, men from the government came to the great church that had once stood like a palace. They sealed the doors with red paint. They locked the gates.

They nailed boards across the windows. The building, once full of voices and drums, now sat in silence, empty, dead, abandoned. In the shadows, Samuel trembled. His heartbeat like a drum. Slowly, he pulled out the Bible he had hidden in his bag, the one that had started the horror. He held it in his hands.

The book shook as if alive. His eyes widened. His breath grew short. He wanted to drop it, but his fingers clung to it. Around him, nobody dead moved closer. The crowd that had once danced now stood far away, their faces pale, their voices low. “Don’t touch it,” an old man whispered. “It carries death,” another muttered. Fear wrapped the town like a cold cloth.

Mothers held their children close. Men shook their heads in silence. The name of Pastor Abu, once spoken with respect, was now whispered only with dread. Months later, Pastor Adam stood before the people. He shook his head slowly. I warned him. I told him, “If you’re not called, don’t call yourself.

If God did not send you, don’t go. Because when you walk into fire pretending it’s light, you’ll get burned. And so, the man of God who never used the same Bible twice was finally exposed because not every miracle comes from God, and not all fire is holy. I hope you enjoyed the story. If so, please like the video, comment what you learned from the tale, share with friends and family, and don’t forget to subscribe to the channel for more African tales just like this one.

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