Ethiopian ‘prophet’ arrested after trying to resurrect dead man (video)

An aspiring prophet in Ethiopia has been arrested after a failed attempt to resurrect a dead man back to life.

Getayawkal Ayele had tried to revive the corpse of Belay Biftu by lying on top of him and repeatedly yelling “Belay, wake up”.

Mr Getayawka's attempt was not successful, which enraged his family members who began attacking him.

The man, whose real job is as a health worker was saved when police arrived shortly and arrested afterwards.

Abusing dead bodies is a crime under Ethiopian law.

Residents in the small western town of Galilee, in the Oromia region, said Mr Getayawkal first went to the bereaved family and told them the story of Lazarus – who according to the New Testament was brought back to life by Jesus.

They then appear to have agreed to dig up Mr Belay.

After the failed resurrection, several members of the family fainted on the spot while others became angry and started beating Mr Getayawkal.

Must this man try himself???

Copied and edited from BBC.