The General Overseer of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries, Pastor Lazarus Muoka, has responded to criticism of his church by activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan.

Online testimonies about the Chosen church generated widespread imitations and discussion.

In one video, a woman shared how she miraculously disarmed four armed robbers during an attack. Another man testified about surviving a kidnapping attempt involving machetes and gunshots without injury.

In a recent video addressing his congregation, Pastor Muoka responded to VeryDarkMan’s negative comments about his church, reportedly saying, “Chosen members will learn the hard way.”

Muoka stated that VeryDarkMan’s present struggles are a result of his words, He mentioned that someone informed him of VeryDarkMan’s comments.

“Someone came to me and said, ‘Pastor, do you see this man who is speaking against us? He said Chosen people will learn something the hard way.’ And he mentioned the man’s name, VeryDarkMan. I said, ‘No, Chosen will not learn the hard way; he will be the one to learn the hard way.'

“I didn’t speak evil of him. I only made a statement. I don’t want to speak negatively, because if I say anything negative or evil, it will happen immediately.”

He added, “I cannot speak evil against any man, but I am telling you that VeryDarkMan is learning something today in a hard way. I didn’t say it to punish him, I only echoed his words.”

The pastor also issued a warning to VeryDarkMan, “If God’s anointed gets angry with you, you are finished.”