Why a Modern Day Prophet Died in a Lions’ Den
He hadn’t solved the story’s hidden secret
In Nigeria, there was a man named Daniel Abodunrin who believed that he was a prophet. He studied the Bible and read the story of Daniel being thrown into the lion’s den, who was then found the next morning unharmed.
Daniel Abodunrin realized that if he could go into a den of lions and remain uninjured, it would demonstrate the power of God and confirm that he was God’s appointed prophet, the Prophet Daniel Abodunrin.
This is why, in 1991, during the Easter season, Prophet Daniel approached the lion enclosure at the Ibadan University Zoo while wearing a red robe and holding his Bible aloft.
He demanded to be let into the lion’s enclosure. Accounts differ as to whether he found a way in himself or one of the zoo employees let him in. Either way, he got in. At first, the animals were intimidated by this loud man who was chanting verses from the Bible and speaking in tongues at them. They retreated before the prophet, and he advanced, powerful in the protection of the Lord.
And then the lions pounced and tore the Prophet Daniel Abodunrin to pieces.
