Profile: Prophet Love, street preacher
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
(Photo by Joeff Davis)
Prophet Love stands at metro Atlanta intersections six-days-a-week asking passersby to repent. The 82-year-old Southwest Atlantan wears a purple suit and carries a sign with his phone number.
“[God] gave me this message: ‘You tell churchfolk that I said, out of every 100 churchfolk, 97 are gonna burn in Hell. Woe be unto you if you don’t warn them.’â€
“I stand at the red light on the side of the road, sometimes no more than a foot between me and tractor trailers. And within a few minutes, my phone starts ringing. And I’ve reached thousands of thousands of people.â€
On people who tell him they pray to cleanse themselves of sin: “Pray my foot! End of the day, you’re gonna get caught in flame, open your eyes, and be burning in hell.”
On what the voice of God sounds like: “He speaks in English. It’s a low-tone voice. It’s low.â€
“I’ve been to some places – dangerous places. Atlanta’s a wicked city. (more…)
