God's Blue Tick: Verified By Fire — Part Three

Segun Iwasanmi
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23 days ago

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The first time Christian heard about Heaven’s verification, he thought it would come the same way Instagram does it, clean profile, enough engagement, and one powerful prayer post that would make the CEO notice him. He had seen people online with blue ticks flaunting their status like royalty. Some even added “verified” beside their names on WhatsApp. So when Pastor Jide said during Bible study that only those verified by fire will stand, Christian smirked. He had never liked anything that involved fire.

That night, as he lay on his bed, his phone light dancing faintly on the ceiling, a thought dropped quietly in his heart. “Do you really want Heaven’s blue tick?”

He turned to the other side, half-asleep, but the question followed him like a shadow. He tried to scroll through X (formerly known as Twitter), but his internet was suddenly gone. No connection. He sighed, plugged the phone, and closed his eyes.

That was when the dream began.

He found himself in a wide, golden hall filled with millions of glowing screens. Each screen showed faces, familiar ones, strangers, even old classmates. Above each name was either a blue tick or a dull gray circle. Some profiles flashed with fire before the tick appeared. Others melted into ash before verification could show.

“Welcome to Heaven’s Verification Center,” a voice said from behind him. Christian turned and saw a figure clothed in light, his face calm but his eyes deep, like they had seen both laughter and war.

Christian pointed at the screens. “So these are the people who made it?”

The figure smiled. “These are the ones who passed through the process. Everyone wants the tick, but not everyone endures the test.”

Christian’s gaze settled on one screen, a young woman singing joyfully in a small church while rain leaked through the roof. Her followers count was “12.” Yet, flames surrounded her, not consuming her but refining her. When the fire cleared, a blue tick appeared beside her name.

He moved to another, a man in a fancy suit, holding a microphone in front of thousands. His bio read "Heaven’s Ambassador." His followers count was “1.3M.” Christian expected the blue tick to shine quickly, but the moment fire came, the man’s profile cracked. His words melted, his likes vanished, and his name dimmed out completely.

Christian turned back to the glowing figure. “But why? He had a lot of followers.”

“Followers don’t mean approval,” the figure said quietly. “The fire doesn’t verify popularity. It verifies purity.”

Christian swallowed hard. “So… no one can buy this tick?”

There was a brief pause.

To be continued...

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