To the Akinyemi family On behalf of the Ottinah family, I sincerely express our heartfelt condolences to the Akinyemi family, near and far, for the passing away of our beloved brother, father, friend and pastor Rev. Elijah Oluranti Akinyemi.
How that The Lord has chosen this time to pluck this precious life, for His flower garden, to be displayed in His bouquet until…, was a shock to us all, but we are comforted in that timing of the LORD is perfect.
On the 13th of May 2018, Pastor Elijah Akinyemi visited LCA London with his dear wife sister Matha, and preached a message entitled “The Church Of The Living God”. I remember him saying, “I am a stakeholder in the kingdom of God”. The spiritual food that day was so rich that we were longing for more, alas, that was pastor Elijah’s last message to the Bride of LCA, London.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 KJV [13] But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. [14] For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him (The Lord Jesus Christ).
Psalm 116:15 KJV Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.
So, though our dear brother, father, friend and pastor has left us, he has now laid down this pest house.
2 Corinthians 5:8 KJV We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the LORD.
78 … And, then, when this robe of flesh is dropped, there is a natural body, theophany, a body not made with hands, neither born of a woman, that we go to.
Then that body returns back and picks up the glorified body....
65-0221E - Who Is This Melchisedec? Rev. William Marrion Branham See, just as the scripture says.
79 Second Corinthians 5:1, “If this earthly body be dissolved, this earthly tabernacle, we have another one.” See, we have bypassed that, to come straight from God, the attribute; to be flesh, to be tempted and tested by sin, like Adam did. But when testing of His Word is over, then we are taken up to this body that was prepared for us before the foundation of the world.
65-0221E - Who Is This Melchisedec? Rev. William Marrion Branham 1 Thessalonians 4:17-18 KJV [17] Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. [18] Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
May the LORD God Almighty rest His servant in perfect peace. In the Resurrection morning, we shall meet to part no more. We would not say fare thee well, but until… Shalom and sincere condolences.
William, Stella, Grace, Joel, Emmanuel & Charity.