The Israeli government has appointed the Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet T.B Joshua as the Ambassador of Tourism in Israel.

In June 2019, Joshua held a two-day event in the historic hometown of Jesus Christ, which attracted thousands of religious tourists from across the globe.

The event, which was held at the Amphitheatre of Mount Precipice, was, howev­er, fiercely criticized by local religious figures and nearly faced cancellation due to the intensity of attacks.

A protest was or­ganised with hundreds trouncing through the city in Northern Israel with placards decrying the coming event and people shouting: “Let this witch get away from us!”

Despite the ‘noise’ sur­rounding the event, it was held successfully with T.B Joshua preaching a mes­sage on love and minister­ing “healing and deliver­ance in Jesus’ name” to the large crowds that gathered.

The event was also attend­ed by a group of religious figures who visited the venue of Mount Precipice af­ter the event and performed a ‘cleansing ritual’ with wa­ter, leaves, and salt.

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The event, which was broadcast on local tele­vision throughout Israel and featured in The New York Times and Reuters, subsequently attracted the attention of Israel’s Min­istry of Tourism, which gave an award to the Nige­rian cleric and made him a ‘Tourism Ambassador’.

"TB Joshua, on the occasion of your visit to Israel, I am honored to recognize you as a true friend of Israel. Thank you for your support and solidarity, which are deeply appreciated. It is my pleasure to name you as a ‘Tourism Goodwill Ambassador For Israel’,” wrote Yariv Levin, the Minister of Tourism.

“You only need to hear ‘Go!’ from above. Who are you to say no? When God says yes, no one can say no! The noise of north and south, the noise of east and west does not matter. It only promotes,” Joshua explained in an interview accompanying the documentary.

Joshua is the first ‘Evangelical Pastor’ to have held a public event in Nazareth; the only other religious figure to have had such an event was Pope Benedict XVI in 2009.

Reacting to the documentary, followers of Joshua were quick to salute his courage, opining that such degree of attacks would easily discourage those of lesser faith.

"It depends on who sent you,” the prominent cleric concluded. “Above all powers; above all kings. What can man do? Can man stop God? No. Capital NO!"