Adeboye recounts ‘rapture scare,’ urges couples to settle disputes before bed
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Enoch Adeboye, has shared a personal experience he described as a “rapture scare” to emphasise the importance of resolving conflicts between
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Enoch Adeboye, has shared a personal experience he described as a “rapture scare” to emphasise the importance of resolving conflicts between couples before going to bed.
Speaking at the May 2026 Holy Ghost Service, Adeboye recounted an incident during a trip to the United States when he woke up to find his wife, Folu Adeboye, missing from their bed.
“I woke up, looked to my side, and my wife wasn’t there. I thought she had gone to the toilet,” he said.
The cleric explained that after checking multiple bathrooms and finding no trace of her, he became alarmed, fearing she had been taken in the rapture while he was left behind.
He said the experience left him deeply unsettled, noting that the situation only heightened his concern when he returned to the room and still could not find her.
Adeboye used the account to caution couples against unresolved disagreements, warning that the uncertainty surrounding Christ’s return makes reconciliation essential in maintaining harmony in marriage.
“I went back to the living room, and I checked the door. The door was locked from the inside. Ah.”
“I sat on the bed, and I was trembling,” the cleric confessed.
“In the cold air-conditioned room, I was sweating. Oh, God, you mean she’s gone, and I’m left behind. Almighty God, what have I done? Why have you left me behind?” he said.
According to him, the panic ended when the Holy Spirit reminded him that his wife had not travelled with him on that trip.
“Thank God for the Holy Spirit. When all of a sudden I remember on that particular trip, she didn’t come with me,” he said.
Adeboye used the story to stress marital reconciliation, citing the biblical verse that “two shall be in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.”
He said that is why he never sleeps with unresolved issues between him and his wife.
“That is one of the reasons why I don’t go to bed with any unresolved issue between my wife and me,” he explained. “I don’t want God to come and take her away and leave me on the bed.”
Married since 1967, Adeboye told congregants he remains on a “honeymoon” because he ensures they settle before bed.
He warned couples that the sun must not go down on their wrath.
“Under no circumstance will I go to bed without settling with my wife.”
“The sun must not go down on your wrath,” the cleric warned couples.
He added that his last prayer every night is for God not to return and leave them behind.
“Ask members of my family,” he concluded. “They will tell you the last prayer I pray every night is: ‘Lord, if you return before tomorrow morning, don’t leave us behind.'”
Earlier at the service, Adeboye also shared marital guidelines for youths and said Nigeria’s next president ahead of the 2027 elections has already been determined by God.
