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awaits apocalyptic flood (Investigator
63, 1998
November
KINGSTON, Jamaica: Twenty-four Pentecostal Church members have quit their jobs and are living in their church waiting for an apocalyptic flood to destroy Jamaica. Their pastor,
the Reverend
Wesley Knott,
claims God plans to punish Jamaicans for their sins and that only the
church
building will survive.
"We will remain
here
because we were told
to stay here, just like (God) told Noah to build an ark," Mr Knott
said.
In the Bible, Noah and his family survive a worldwide flood by building
an ark – a huge boat. Mr Knott, 56, said he and his wife, Pauline,
began
seeing visions in October warning them of the flood.
Church members said most of the Congregation of 75 left the soon after Mr Knott's revelations. The faithful who remain leave to go shopping and run errands, but spend most of their time praying. They have stored
food,
water, coal and oil
and have bought bicycles for travelling when the waters subside. Mr
Knott
said he does not know when the flood will hit, but is prepared
to
wait years.
-AP
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