The General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel Olukoya, has issued a profound prophetic declaration for the year 2026, blending stark warnings with divine promises. Delivered during the church's crossover service on the night of Thursday, 1st January 2026, at Prayer City along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, the message themed "My Year of Great Deliverance and Fresh Glory" calls for urgent spiritual action.
A Year of Speed, Surprises, and Spiritual Demand
Dr. Olukoya characterized the coming year as fast, unpredictable, and spiritually demanding. He indicated that the trends of 2025 would flow directly into 2026, necessitating a spiritual re-strategizing from believers. "2026 will be another flying year—very fast, strange, and troublesome," the cleric stated.
He further described it as a year of dual surprises, where outcomes would be directly tied to righteousness. "It is a year of surprises—good surprises for the righteous and bad surprises for the unrighteous," Olukoya declared. This principle, he emphasized, applies not just to individuals but to entire nations, asserting that nations practicing righteousness would fare well while those rejecting it would face confusion.
Specific Warnings: Fire, Family, and Faithlessness
Addressing current national anxieties, Olukoya made a direct call for united and intensive intercession against strange happenings, fire outbreaks, and explosions. He specifically linked this to the recurring fire incidents across Nigeria, cautioning that many such disasters are not natural in origin.
The prophecy contained severe cautions for specific groups. Olukoya pronounced that 2026 would be "a year of tragedy for unfaithful married people" and a tragic period for traitors and the disloyal. He also warned that divine scrutiny would extend to churches, where the tables of evil traders within would be overturned. The cleric also highlighted a sinister focus on the young, noting a renewed strategy by dark forces to recruit children, which he said has already caused significant damage.
The Promise of Divine Intervention and a Call to Action
Despite the solemn warnings, the message was not without hope. Olukoya proclaimed 2026 as "a year of strange and mysterious lifting for many believers" and a period of divine recompense, offering restoration for past losses. He quoted Genesis 45:7, framing the year as one of God's uncommon intervention.
The core of his charge to Christians was a relentless emphasis on prayer and personal holiness. "This year will be big trouble for the prayerless. It is not a year to be prayerless," he stressed, urging believers to "pray the way you have never prayed before" and to cultivate "violent faith." He advised against fear, worry, and anxiety, labeling them as killers.
On practical living, Olukoya called for discipline in temper, speech, and emotions, and encouraged being God-pleasers rather than people-pleasers. He urged hard work, time-consciousness, and making praise a habit. Concluding, he emphasized that spiritual procrastination in 2026 would be particularly dangerous, making faith, discipline, and unwavering commitment to righteousness non-negotiable.
