The link between aphorisms on Jewish eschatological expectation of the anti-Christ and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Pentecostal Christians in Makurdi, Nigeria

This study examines the causal link between vaccine refusal in the Makurdi local government region and aphorisms that deal with the Jewish expectation of the anti-Christ. The Benue State government demanded that schools, companies and religious institutions educate their members about vaccinations....

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Vydáno v:Theologia Viatorum (Sorenga) Ročník 46; číslo 1; s. e1 - e7
Hlavní autoři: Uroko, Favour C., Okwuosa, Lawrence
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS 01.01.2022
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Témata:
anti-christ
Christians
christians in makurdi
Coronaviruses
corruption in nigeria
covid-19
jews and messianism
Local government
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Nigeria
Vaccination
vaccine hesitancy
Vaccines
Nigeria
ISSN:0378-4142, 2664-2980
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Shrnutí:This study examines the causal link between vaccine refusal in the Makurdi local government region and aphorisms that deal with the Jewish expectation of the anti-Christ. The Benue State government demanded that schools, companies and religious institutions educate their members about vaccinations. Many residents of Makurdi’s local government communities avoided the coronavirus vaccinations. Even when the state government attempted to restrict certain areas to unvaccinated people, it did not alter the stand of Pentecostal Christians in the state. This study was derived through a phenomenological approach. Findings reveal that aphorisms that concern Jewish expectations of the anti-Christ, such as the mark of the beast, hellfire bound, behaving immorally and animalistic tendencies, amongst others, have sustained vaccine hesitancy in Makurdi. Existing literature has failed to establish a causal link between the Christian understandings of Jewish expectations of the anti-Christ in Makurdi, Benue State. This study attempts to fill this gap. It is believed that the recommendations will speak anew to these challenges.
ISSN:0378-4142
2664-2980
DOI:10.4102/tv.v46i1.150