Turn of iMessage remotely?

Problem: I have an iPad sitting at home with iMessage turned on, but I am abroad and my iPhone does not recieve any iMessages. I think they are "intercepted" by the iPad at home...
Is there a way to turn of iMessage remotely? I tried using the "lost mode" in "Find my iPhone" but I can't find anything saying that it turns of iMessage as well..
Makes sense?
Thanks
Peter

Thanks. Just realized that the iPhone displays a message saying "Waiting for activation" under the iMessage switch. Probably because I tried toggling it on and off... So, sort of my fault...
But it still does not solve my problem. What if people send me a message while my iphone is out of wifi range (as I will be most of the time). Then it would show up at my iPad at home, but not be send as a text message to my phone...
Sorry, but I need to be sure that I recieve everything from back home at the moment...

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