A Pentecostal pastor famed for handling snakes during church sermons has died after being bitten by a rattlesnake.
Mark “Mack” Wolford, 44, was well-known across the US state of Virginia for his lively church services, which included handling dangerous snakes in a ‘test of faith’. But the pastor died after being bitten by a rattlesnake he had owned for years, mirroring the death of his own father in 1983.
What a way to go.. Smh
He has gone to his eternal judgment. He now fully knows the difference between right from wrong, good and evil and as all is exposed to those who die, he has seen the reality of his sins and knows the mistakes that he made and as a false prophet. He now knows which Church is The One and Only True Church which Our Lord Jesus Christ established on earth. This will be revealed to the doubters, the deniers, the critics and the enemies of this Church. God will reveal it to them.
God is not to be taken for granted. He is not to be mocked. There are too many false prophets in this world who place themselves at par with God and who think they are experts of Holy Scriptures when they are far from it and lack true interpretation of it. The liars, cheaters and hypocrites.
Our Lord said: “Well did Isaiah say: “This people honor Me with their lips but their hearts are far from Me, in vain do they worship Me, preaching as doctrine, human precepts.”
God in heaven say look at this stupid dumbie! That’s not the message I hired you to give to my people you imbecile and then the snake bite his behind…… One less ignoramous poullting the mind of believers!
polluting** hehe
Your horrible a man died, his father raised him like that, your more ignorant than the both of them
sigh, such a sad situation… i feel so sorry for the snake
This incident has more spiritual implications than the actual handling of the snake itself. It’s about the power God gave to men to have dominion over all creatures.
May his soul rest in peace. The Holy father called him home.
i am assuming that this pastor did not read this verse carefully
STUDY TO SHOW THYSELF APPROVED UNTO GOD, A WORKMAN THAT NEEDETH NOT TO BE ASHAMED RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH.
that pastor really did not understand what the sripture says and he paid for it with his life.
That’s true
Pastors! provoke not your snakes to wrath, for they will bite you to death.
Now he’s dead for his stupidity, may Allah grant him what he deserves. Amen
Keep Allah out of DNO posting nonsense.
Well that’s three genarations dying in the same way.His father his Grandfather now him.His congregation is more stupid than he was. somebody else will try to prove themselves too.
stupid thing to do…after a while these creatures turn on u……
Is that insanity or what!
More practices of the occult.
Message: GOD DOES NOT LIKE STUPID! Dont mess with the man upstairs. He gives us rope, enough rope to see how far we’ll go- apparently, this pastor put the rope around his neck, run with it then jumped from a rainbow.
The New Testament say that this is the sign that shall follow them that are saved: they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall be heal,if they drink any deadly thing it shall not harm them,they can hold poisonous snakes and they will not be harmed. Well I guess that pastor saving grace ran out,best he had try healing all those sick children in the hospitals, even those Indians can do a better job with the snakes.
Great show; sad end, like all sad movies. But I am not crying. I am amused!!
MISTER MAD REALY MAD THAT SNAKE WAS HIS LORD HE WORSHIP THAT SNAKE
lol. the snake checkin enough talking in my damn head man. lol. time to stop talkin
lolololol
So I making a squash today, and I checking wait nah, America sugar doesn’t sweeten sweet like Dominica sugar, man? Half pound sugar and my squash still not sweet man!!! STEUPS! Ok, what happen to de pastor now?
Omg…u r to funny lmbo!!!
He wanted to see how far he could go by testing God. Rattle snakes are made for being in the bush, not at church….vampire!!!
As our black brothers in America would proclaim: “God damned cracker – you crazy white boy!”
My dear mother from Viellecase simply states: “tete chien la te det mange sakwa bouwo la! C’est nomme blanc la sa yo sot?” As the famous radical black rap ensemble of the late sixties once stated: ”The white man has got a God complex!” Me, I just simply proclaim: “Bien fet – serve him right!”
That’s what religion will do to you people. This has nothing to do with spirituality and divinity. The creator has no part to play in this foolishness. That’s why I will continue to say that we were given religion by these Europeans but we were always a spititual people by race. Religion and spirituality are different. Religion is man-made, to control a people’s mind so that one race will always dominate the other races. We have been told to believe by faith and sometimes that so called faith causes our death.
We need to stop being religious and rediscover our spirituality and diviness given to us by the creator at birth. We don’t need religion.
you could not have said it better
@out of south city
I was about to give you a thumbs up until I read that line of yours: “We have been told to believe by faith, and sometimes that so-called faith causes our death”.
That is the idea of yours which caused me to change my mind about the thumbs up. You have spoken about an aspect which you do not understand; that is quite clear to me.
“Without faith we cannot please God!” This saying means that Faith is the channel by which we receive Life in Jesus Christ; hence faith could never cause our death–not spiritually nor physically.
Yes, it is true that we must live by faith, for faith teaches us to live Life in the Spirit–our existence with the control of a mind in its renewal process and a soul that is awakened, to blaze out the Love of Jesus Christ.
That blaze is spiritual Light, the stature of Life in us at our new birth. The is the form of existence which through which God will accept us.
This new birth is the stature of our Salvation, reconciled to our God of Spirit and Truth forever and ever. God is not of flesh and bones–the flesh profits nothing.
We are to maintain an intimate or personal spiritual relationship with God–we cannot do that without faith.
Well said, Liz.
To lizavier4jesus
Wow,so you have now become an authority as to what faith is and what it means.It bewilders me when i read such gibberish from you such as quote “Without faith we cannot please God!” how absurd can you get with such statement presenting that as some truth. You must understand it is only true for you based on your religious beliefs which you are entitled to but it is not a universal truth.
I will tell you this, the divine principle which is responsible for all things does not need our faith in it to operate and do what it needs to do but rather our recognition and understanding of it. That divine principle is there to be discovered.You must also know that Faith must have adequate evidence, else it is mere superstition. Faith,well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction since faith in fiction is a damnable false hope.
Gary continue in your state of bewilderment, your existence and your destiny in this world is yours alone–I have nothing to do with it.
@ out of south city
Stop talking garbage. You have something against religion. God sent His missionaries to preach the Gospel to the entire world. It is obvious you do not know what is contained in Holy Scriptures. This is why you renounced your Catholic faith, thinking that you are so intelligent. You made a grave mistake and will regret it for life to eternity.
I always say it depends on the type of life people live which is why some remain in the Catholic faith and others renounce their faith, the latter to their detriment. Even though you renounced your Catholic faith, you are still a Catholic because you were baptized. At this moment, since your mind is darkened and there is a veil covering it, you cannot see the light and the truth.
St. Paul said, “If our Gospel is veiled, it is veiled for those who are perishing” as you.
hahahahahahaha hahahah loool lol
The problem with those who lead our churches is that they go into assignment of which they were not called, and so they do not have the guidance and teachings of Holy Spirit, by which they can follow through.
At Romans Chapter 10: 14-15 the apostle Paul explains why people do not receive the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He asked: “How then shall they call on Him (Jesus Christ) in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him (Jesus Christ) of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent?
And so men and women are entering the Ministry of the Church because they claim to have attended this Bible College, that school of theology, and the other Seminary of whatever; but did they graduate from the School of the Holy Spirit, who connects to us and pours wisdom, understand, revelation and knowledge of God and His ways to our minds from conscience? The example of that Pastor in the news article says definitely “no at all”
But without Holy Spirit the person who try to presents the Word of God cannot speak the “Truth” Without Holy Spirit the person who try to demonstrate God’s Ways of Life will always present confusion and bafflement to those who wait on him or her.
When God did not call a person to do His work in or through that person, nothing will be accomplished. Unfortunately that is all we have everywhere in this world–men and women are claiming to have gotten the calling from God. It is just that the power of God is always fruitful for the Life of the person and others whom he or she deals with–God is Light and He wants nothing to do with the darkness of death, when people come together to worship Him, or else they will be destroyed by His wrath..
When Satan tempted Jesus to throw Himself down from the pinnacle of the Temple, as he suggested to Jesus that angels would save Him from that fall, Jesus rebuked Satan by telling him: “You shall not tempt the Lord your God”. Luke 4: 12
Why was this man so foolish to believe that God would interfere in his acts of Satan? Would he not think of himself as a god; and his witness, would they not raise up into the sky? Well God has said: “No flesh shall glory in my presence!” 1st Corinthians 1: 29
When God does His work in people or through them, that person or persons is never aware that they are serving God until later on, where they are alone with Him, He reminds them of their deed by the words of Holy Spirit. Those people have no choice but to give Him the glory through their personal testimony of the “Truth. I know what I am talking about!
Shut up. U always no. Once god call them that is it. Everybody claiming he call them. Whobr u to say he didn’t. I find u too blind sanctimonious and I don’t care how many ppl dislike my comment. U know the bible too well. The same one they take to make a slave of ur forefathers and keep women and other ‘lesser’ persons in their place. Give me me a sense of love for human kind any day over what allu call religion.
@Sanctimious
If you were firm in understanding, of your own words, why did you think people would give you thumbs down? Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh!!!!!!!
When are you going to stop all that gibberish masquerading as truth.You always seem to see a problem in other people based on you religious beliefs.Do you think you are different from the so called church Leaders you ascribe to, of course not. Now you are an expert on the holy spirit, stop being vain by saying that you know what you are talking about, referring to your last words in the comment.Only the very ignorant are perfectly satisfied that they know.
Gary you are really not worth my taking you on, just so you know about it, one more time, because I have told you so time and time again.
@ liza
As all those so-called pastors who formed their own churches beginning with Luther and Henry VIII to all others down through the ages, the false prophets preaching as if God sent them, deceiving themselves and their followers. I can tell you, you do not have the answer. You, too, were once a Catholic Christian and you renounced your faith. I do not want to know why you did. Please do not tell me. I have a few ideas, as stated, why people as you did.
I am unable to comprehend why it does not bother people as you that there are so many different religions in the world which have caused lack of love, division, peace and enmity. I love to say, one day all of you will find out your error too late.
God is holy, pure and perfect. Heaven is a place of joy, love, peace and unity. How do you think that all those people with all those false ideologies will ever enter Heaven? There will be no bickering, fighting and wars in Heaven. God has already thrown Satan out of it. Those who have formed their religion, beginning with Luther to today are acting just as Satan. If they cannot get along with other people and respect their religion as some criticize the Catholic Church of which they were also members, they will never be able to get along in Heaven. Therefore, they will obviously not make it to Heaven. God is taking note and testing us to see how well we have the qualities, the virtues of saints and deserve eternal salvation.
St. Paul, as inspired by the Holy Spirit, through his writings told us: “Nothing defiled will ever enter Heaven.” Some people delude themselves otherwise.
@Justice and Truth
I have enougth spiritual wisdom, which tells me that I should ignore that post of yours above; the same as I do with most people with those sentiments like yours. But I just want you to know about it.
I won’t even give you a thumbs down. Holy Spirit will deal with that on my behalf. Have a good day, night, or morning!
And one more thing, Justice and Truth, I hope that you have read the Book of Acts, at Chapter 11 verse 26. Luke is the writer of the Book of Acts, so he said that the disciples of Jesus Christ were first called Christians–not Roman Catholics–at Antioch.
That is who I am; a devoted Christian who is in love with my God through His Person of Love, the name is Jesus Christ. I don’t care about the names that people give to their churches–even if the one I attend has a name as well, I wasn’t in this world when all of this was happening.
But I am aware that God’s chosen people are scattered all over in this world–no matter what the name of their church is– and He will gather them at His time. Read Jesus’ parables about the goat and sheep or the wheat and tare at Matthew 13 and 25, you will see for yourself what I am talking about.
I have been maintaining an intimate relationship with Him for many years now; no church, pastor, preacher, or priest taught me to know God more as I learn to love Him–if not the teaching and guidance of His Holy.
That was how, by faith, I conceived Love–the nature of God, who gives us Life, and so, I gave birth to the blaze of Light that shines in my now awakened soul.
Jesus said to the man Nicodemus–“Unless one is born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God”. Read that at John 3 I am a born again Christian from since the first week in September of 1998.
When did you experience the new birth? When did your carnal mind enter its state of renewal? The man-made rules of regulations of most churches like yours will not take you to heaven.
The apostle Paul teaches that Salvation comes by the grace of God, through faith, and not by ourselves; it is a gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2: 8-9
You are the one who will find that out when it is too late. So don’t trouble me about the social club that you maintain in your church.
He was not testing the lord like all preachers making money out of the bible the lord has punish him. believe in what you want if you all have so much faith jump off a cliff, your faith will protect you
why dont you try it with all the faith you have
@ MAC
It goes to show. This is another typical example how they misinterpret Holy Scriptures. God gave Moses the power to pick up the snake. God protected Moses from harm. He was playing God and think he had such a power which was not given to him from above. He was only a mere creature devoid of such a power. Show off! Something like this was waiting to happen. Fool that he was, the devil made him do it. What type of people would follow such a man?
Damn !!!
like father like son. The pastor’s son must continue the legacy.
THis is no legacey. That’s plain occult. Only down south crazy things like that happen. Brain washed people.
@ Not Easy
Are you kidding? This is another disaster waiting to happen. He would be foolish to do this.
So wasn’t there any other way to test his faith..than having a snake on a mic ready to jump in his mouth? SMH….
That pastor making joke man . re was an opening in Zicack Portsmouth for a new pastor and Mr there playing with dangerous snakes to make some money. 50 thousand on your birthday, allowances, duty free, house built, gas paid for, vacation paid for. DN I have to go research a university that can give me a degree in theology in about 6 months. I want to be a pastor too
@ Pastor to be
Think of what Our Lord said about such people who amass wealth and deceive people. Heaven will not be their lot.
Read also the Book of Revelation: “…As for the deceivers of every sort, they will be out there with the dogs…”
WE MUST BE WISE AS SERPENT AND HARMLESS AS DOVE……SO BECAUSE I HAVE FAITH AND BELIEVE IN GOD I CAN PASS IN A DARK CORNER AT ONE O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING AND SAY MY GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME?? AM A WOMAN OF FAITH, AND I WILL NOT BE STUPID TO DANGEROUS THINGS…PUT YOUR FAITH IN GOD AND NOT IN MAN READ THE BIBLE FOR OURSELF PEOPLE…THE BIBLE SAID IN THE LAST DAYS FALSE PROPHET WILL COME..WE ARE IN THE LAST DAYS PEOPLE..
So long the last days coming. You will die and your great grand children will be saying the same thing.
@ Santimonious
It will come when it will come when God is good and ready and get tired of all the sinfulness in the world. One of it is homosexuality and lesbianism, an immorality of our times and those who support them which highly offend Our Lord Jesus Christ. It will be like a thief in the night.
Romans 6:2323For the wages of sin is death. He paid for his sins when he put jehovah god to the test. 1 Corinthians 10:9 said
“We should not test the Lord, as some of them did—and were killed by snakes”
Although I agree with you that God should not be tested, you and I both know that you are misquoting here. The text that Corinthians is referring to comes from Exodus when the snakes were sent as punishment upon Israel for testing God. It was not that the Israelites used snakes to test God at all. Don’t do that. It is not good to quote falsely even though we think it suits the occasion.
1 Corinthians 10:9
We should not test the Lord, as some of them did—and were killed by snakes.
well he was testing the father with the serpant. so let him go now and r.i.p in the pit, darm fool.
well his faith was’nt strong enought that why the snake bit him
I Will stick with our pastor Rod.
And pastor rod will “stick” with you! Get it?
Idiot.
ok, Most of the adults seeing this Pastor’s performance are well aware of the dangers of rattlesnakes, but how about the innocent little ones? What would be their reaction if faced with a rattlesnake in the field ? Treat it as a harmless pet?
so how comes a snake neva bit pastor B.J
Cause he self was a damn snake.
llololollool
Because Pastorsnake did not bite . In fact for 7 years most times pastor snake was bitten and a few times it went forth and Multiply – Go yee and Multiply says the bible- Good snake , good snake my friend.
OUCH!! That one there is the put-down of the decade!! I feel that one to my bone!!
boy u guys killing me there
lol ,i like that waw.
People people we are living in the age of high speed communication now god is not just answering prayers but he answering emails, text messages – he even on face book and twitter. The economy is bad everywhere so god had to even lay off some angels and all the saints answering prayers and requests. So while the pastors forming the A&&&&&& with rattle snakes, some plugging young women they think god have their back covered but god too busy nowadays papa. At least some of these clergy men realize to make their dough they prefer stay in bed with politicians , casino owners, even drug dealers too. ALL YOU WOY
Sookhoo!!!!hahhahaa OMG I have tears streaming down my face. Dominicans are priceless!!!
Thanks for the laughter relief. No you did not!
EAGLE – EYE I know plenty hypocrites will condemn me to their hell but when I get to their hell I wiil build a cable car system so I can pick them up at the bottom of the heel give them an express ride instead of walking up the heel. No customs, no immigration , no checking in everything is express for you have earned the bonus point and vale service.Sakwe Pokwit qui zor yeh
De person for any reason just keep giving thumbs down, you think that will scare me away zeh zeh.
@MOSES JACOB ISAAC doh worry with them. I for one saw the humour. I have been clicking on this link and just cracking up all day. The part with the angels being laid off take the cake. People need to learn to lighten up. Thanks again for the laughs
We need some rattle snakes in Dominica to deal with our pastors down here, they letting us down!
I wish I could give you 100 thumbs up!
How can you think that they would play ever with these snakes?
@ Morehei
And what about you?
Do not put Jehovah God to the test. Lesson learnt!
I was thinking the same thing. 1 Corinthians 10:9
“We should not test the Lord, as some of them did—and were killed by snakes”
Jehovah God do not put people to the test he is a fair God. People put themselves to the test. If I put my hand in fire knowing that it will burn me why would I say is God putting me to the test. Why do we always blame God!
Con man illusionist pastor – an act gone bad .The snake keeper either forgot to remove the venom or he set up the pastor for unpaid wages. A true testimony that religion is just a money making institution –these religious conductors are just as corrupt as politicians. Instead of doing their act in Vegas they perform their act to people who are weak minded and seeking religion as their source of comfort.
Absolute rubbish!
N’importe de quoi ‘faith’ where him now i hope his followers learn from that
lol the snake had more faith than mr . lol
That one sweeten me self self self. So you checking de snake had more faith eh? I think you’re right.
you know what the snake represent? Devil…Go figure!
what is wrong with our pastor you don’t do those thing.that man wanted to die so the snake did it for him am not sorry at all.
Test of Faith? You mean studity. Clearly they never teach him if you play with fire no matter how much fiath you have you will get burnt. You’d think he’d learn from his father’s death ehh.
now its a test of his congregation’s faith !!
The pastor is a fool, but I don’t blame them too much. It is the congregation I blame for following these quacks.
There was Jim Jones and David Koresh, yet they don’t seem to learn anything from these chalatans.
@ Tiger
They come in many colors, those who infiltrated Dominica. I was shocked when I visited DA to see many churches. They even exist in residential areas. One Sunday night, they commenced singing and they were so loud and continued late in the evening that they disturbed the peace to the extend the occupants of the house could not hear what their visitors were saying and could not listen to their TV or radio. They could not carry-on a conversation because of their loud music and singing. They should be arrested and charged for disturbing the peace of the residents. The government should never allow them to build their so-called churches in residential areas.
Those religious fanatics there….smh
Sot.
…And our local fanatics are less fanatical? Give them a fer-de-lance and the passage about venomous snakes and see if a few don’t try to handle them….
Did I say they were less fanatical? SMH
Glad to see u are evolving from Sam Harris to Samantha Harris.
LOL
Reminds me of the old gig from In Living Colours ‘Is it Pat or is it Pat.’
LMFAO
Missy, all fanatics are fanatical. Whoooosh!