The founder of Prestige Gospel Centre, Mark Miracle, has issued a stern warning to social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, well known as VeryDarkMan, after he staged a fake death and burial online.

The controversial stunt reportedly occurred over the weekend amid his ongoing feud with influencer King Mitchy, who had earlier also faked her death in a separate incident.

Speaking during a church service on Sunday, March 1, Pastor Miracle described the act as spiritually dangerous, warning that it could attract serious consequences if not addressed.

He said:

“If you were conversant online yesterday, you saw what was happening, VeryDarkMan declared himself dead. This is a person whom despite the physical attack, God was still keeping the spirit safe.

But what happened are two ways that he may not know and I would like to tell his followers that his spirit is automatically not alive again. You don’t joke with God. You put yourself in a coffin and they say, put him on the ground, they pour sand.

You are daring the spirits of death. You are daring God.”

Pastor Miracle further criticised the culture of online stunts, blaming smartphones and the pursuit of views for encouraging extreme behaviour.

He added:

“I said smartphones have made this generation too dull. Just because people will watch. This is a person we are telling God is saying be careful. If I were him or if I were the fans, I would stop praising him and tell him to go for a total cleansing and deliverance. Because the main death may not be as popular as this one. They may never hear about it when he goes.”

The pastor urged VDM’s followers to stop celebrating such actions and instead encourage him to seek spiritual guidance.

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Pastor Mike react over trending video of verydarkman burying himself pic.twitter.com/nBkvyPr0KR

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