HOW BISHOP AJAYI CROWTHER CONFUSED SATAN WITH ESU

 

HOW BISHOP AJAYI CROWTHER CONFUSED SATAN WITH ESU


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Written By: Leke Alder

MEDITATION 31. "Sir, did Bishop Ajayi Crowther confuse Satan with Esu, a deity in Yoruba mythology? Did he succeed at misrepresenting all other known deities as fetish, irrelevant, substandard, to the seemingly infallible theory of religious prophets that emanated from the West?" 


Some background information. In the Yoruba pantheon Esu is a prominent primordial divinity, a delegated Irúnmọlẹ̀ - divine beings of great wisdom and power as the moment of their creation, sent by the Olódùmarè (Supreme Being) to complete given tasks, often acting as liaison between Orun (the invisible realm, kingdom of the ancestors) and Aiye (the physical realm). He descended from Ìkọ̀lé Ọ̀run (construct of the spiritual realm). He is the Chief Enforcer of natural and divine laws, the deity in charge of orderliness. He controls and regulates the polar extremes of the world of happiness, joy, and fulfilment, and the arena of destruction, hopelessness, and sorrow.


Two factors validate the Christian assertion Esu is the Devil. 


You see, the history of the Devil in the Bible is in 4 parts: 1) Pre-Adamic history 2) Post Eden history 3) Christological history up to the presentt moment 4) Apocalyptic history. The Devil in Pre-Adamic history bears eerie semblance in role to the Esu in traditional pantheon. Both came down from heaven. Both were God's servants. Both regulated the nations and peoples on earth, served as liaisons. (Ezekiel 28:12-19, Is.14:12, 16-17 ) From a Christian perspective it would seem African traditional religion emphasises the pre-Adamic history of the Devil whereas Christianity gives a fuller history. 


The 2nd point is that the description of the Devil's function by Jesus matches that of African traditional religion - "He comes to steal, kill and destroy". (John 10:10) African traditional religion says though he gives joy and happiness he's in charge of destruction, hopelessness, and sorrow.


By the way Christianity was already in Africa from the 1st century. One of the earliest disciples of Jesus was "Simon from Niger." He was a prophet and Bible teacher. (Acts 13:1) Witnesses to the display of xenolalia at Pentecost included people from Egypt and Libya.


Thinking faith.

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