Son of popular Christian movie producer, Joshua Mike-Bamiloye sparked controversy on Tuesday with his criticism of American television series Lucifer.

Joshua son of Mike Bamiloye of Mount Zion movies fame, took to Twitter on Monday to criticise the movie and warn Christians that the series is another strategy adopted by the devil to win their souls as he is being portrayed in the series as a pleasant character.

Devil using ‘Lucifer’ series to win souls, Mike Bamiloye’s son sparks Twitter controversy

The series based on a ceated character, follows Lucifer, the original fallen angel, who has become dissatisfied with his life in hell. After abandoning his throne and retiring to Los Angeles, Lucifer indulges in his favorite things (women, wine and song).

He wrote,

There’s a show

Called LUCIFER

Azin the devil o lol

And you,

Knowing how captivating foreign series can be,

You still watch.

Now you LOVE the character; Lucifer,

Like Jack Bauer.

And somehow you think,

the devil isn’t winning your soul over…

— Joshua Mike-Bamiloye (@jay_mikee) May 13, 2019

Few hours after his tweet went vital and generated criticisms, Joshua took to Twitter to add,

“This tweet really exposes how bad things have gotten. Satan is far more smarter than we think. It’s not just sitting around waiting for rapture to happen.

“He’s turning as many hearts as he can to himself using MOSTLY the media. It’s the easiest most subtle way for him.”

“That being said, this isn’t to scare us, but to remind us to stay vigilant, wise, keeping our hearts and spirit on what glorify God. We are more than conquerors in Christ Jesus.”

Reacting to the tweet, a social media user lambasted Joshua and his father over the Mount Zion Christian series popular in the 1990s.

She wrote,

Your dad’s poorly researched, badly scripted and low budget attempt at movies didn’t do Christianity any favors either.

Y’all basically scarred people for life. https://t.co/FyJcavL2qD

— FOLA (@TheFavoredWoman) May 14, 2019

Her response sparked further heated debates on Twitter with many users defending Joshua and the Mount Zion movies with account of how the movies were beneficial to their lives, while others also joined in the condemnation of the Mout Zion series.

 

See some of the reactions:

Christianity came into Nigeria when there was a large dominance in pagan worship and other gods that seemed to have some sort of power. We have been given a name above all and in the bid to show that (which they did), A lot of missionaries began to focus on the Power of God than

— Abake the Bridge (@Tee_Tayme) May 14, 2019

I was blessed watching Mount Zion Movies too. Fola, that was unnecessary and low of you. I would have asked what movie your Dad produced, but that will be me trying to be you… It wasn’t necessary…

— HENRY (@mbukohenrychidi) May 14, 2019

It’s the new tush gospel that is sweetin you abi. The one saved forever saved ? You don’t want the one that will break you, mould you. You don’t want the one that we have you sober. The same way people shout preach it Pastor but they still do it during weekday ???!

— all i do is WIN? LFC? (@Eckleexiastiz) May 14, 2019

You’re very rude and you missed point of the whole tweet. So many people grew up watching mount zion movies and it helped to shape their lives. All what he was say is that whatever we watch has effect on our lives either directly or indirectly.

— Oluwafunmilayo?? (@FunmiKolz) May 14, 2019

Agbara-Nla saved my marriage from being attacked by an ayamatanga. Please add my name to the list of testimonies of your father’s ministry. If I didn’t watch that movie in Lagos, i would have been clueless and naive and destroyed. pic.twitter.com/gqkhzYyEDe

— Uncle Sola (@solaadio) May 14, 2019

If you know, you know. It was one of Mount Zion’s movies that helped my husband pray through concerning his future wife, waaay before he met me. I pity people like this woman when they just talk anyhow. My mom has All of Mount Zions movies. I have watched only God knows how many

— Tolulope Yvonne Rowland (@ArewaTYRow) May 14, 2019

While that may be an issue but Mount Zion movies did not in anyway portray God as the bad guy, it only showed that with God we can overcome powers and principalities of this world. How is that different from what we have in the Bible?

— Tolulope (@_Ariike) May 14, 2019