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==William Branham the Hunter==<br />
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During his sermon on the [[Sixth Seal]], William Branham takes the time to lash out critically at big-game hunters:<br />
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:''"Why, it's a sin. That's not sport. When I was standing out on the field out yonder, in where I hunt and things like that, and see where them white hunters come out there and shoot them deer and cut a hindquarters off of it and sometimes kill eight or ten little does and leave them laying there, and their fawns running around trying to find their mammy, and '''you mean that's sportsmanship? That's pure murder in my book…''' Buffalo Bill and them plainsmen had shot off all them buffaloes, forty, fifty in an afternoon. They know when they ridded that, they got rid of the Indian. Oh, my, a stain on the flag the way they treated them Indians. There you are. But remember, the Bible said, "The hour's come that God will destroy them that destroys the earth."''<br />
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Then on May 26, 1965, William Branham went to Africa and shot '''34 large game animals (including buffalo) in 21 days.''' <br />
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[[Image:Africa 5.jpg|140px|right]][[Image:Africa 12.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
Owen Jorgenson wrote that:<br />
:''“Bill wanted to shoot a lion…He tried setting a trap. '''First he shot a zebra. Tying the dead zebra behind the Land Rover, he drug it in a wide circle around a tree, then left the zebra carcass under the tree''', hoping a lion would smell the zebra scent and follow it to the tree”. <br />
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:''"William Branham couldn't display any animals from his safari in Africa. He had left his 33 hunting trophies at the airport in Beira, Mozambique, with instructions for his air carrier to fly them back to the United States. Unfortunately, the trophies never arrived in the U.S., which meant that they were stolen in Mozambique. Because the airline was at fault, it offered Bill free airfare to Africa for another safari.''"<br />
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So it turns out that William Branham became the big-game hunter that he condemned so harshly. To quote John Oliver, "he's like a psychotic reverse-Noah." Plus, how much money would it have cost to ship 33 large game animals back to the United States?<br />
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==William Branham in Shorts==<br />
[[Image:What Happens in South Africa STAYS in South Africa.png|230px|right|thumb|William Branham in shorts in South Africa.]]<br />
William Branham also preached against was wearing shorts, which is something else he did while hunting in Africa:<br />
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:''Now she has got her Adam to wearing her underneath clothes. A man put on them little old sissy-looking shorts , and get out here, I don't think there is much man to him. He is the biggest sissy I know of. See? See, she has got her perverted Adam to act like she, see, wearing her underneath clothes. She seen what she could do out yonder when she took off all of her clothes but her underneath ones. '''That's the shorts. Course, that's the woman's underneath clothes, and here her Adam is wearing them now...You don't even know whether you're a man or woman.''' And I understand that our United States Army is coming out next in shorts . That's right. See what the perversion is? It's a woman's clothes..."''<br />
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==William Branham at the Theatre==<br />
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On June 1 1963 William Branham says he went to see Marilyn Monroe on the big screen, <br />
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:''"The kids had been telling me, "Daddy, you go down that River Of No Return, all the time," Said, "They got a play like that on, tonight." They told me a certain night it would be on, a week or two ahead of time. I thought, "Well, I want to see that, 'cause I've been down that river, two or three times; about five times, I think." Well, '''I--I went to see it. And Miss Marilyn Monroe acted that out.'''''" <ref>William Branham, June 1, 1963, Sermon: Come Follow Me </ref> <br />
[[Image:River of No Return.jpg|thumb|It wasn't just the 10 Commandments he went to see.]]<br />
Then on June 23 of the same year he says that he had never seen her:<br />
On June 1 1963 William Branham says he went to see Marilyn Monroe on the big screen, <br />
:''"When I seen this woman not long ago, in a vision the Lord showed me, see her die. That, I can't never think of that woman's name, she, Marilyn Monroe. '''And I had never seen her. I don't go to movies."''''' <ref> William Branham, June 23, 1963, Flashing Red Light of his Coming </ref> <br />
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William Branham said an Angel told him not to defile himself. Can you defile yourself by wearing women's garments? How about by watching soft-porn?<br />
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:''"He's a sinner to begin with. He's a pig to begin with. He don't know no different. If he goes to the movies, and he goes on Sunday, and he goes to ball games, and he does all these things; he's a sinner to begin with. His nature's like a hog...But when you go and call yourself a Christian and stick your nose in with him, then you're no better than he is; but you're worse!"'' <ref> William Branham, July 24, 1955, Enticing Spirits </ref><br />
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:''"She said, "Lets go to a movie." I said, "I don't go to movies." She said, "Well there's a dance down at the Odd Fellows Hall." I said, "I don't go to dances."'' (July 22, 1960, Sermon: Watchman, what of the night?)<br />
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[[Image:CadillacProphet.jpg|thumb|250px|William Branham accepts the keys to a free Cadillac in front of his free house. Learn more about [[William Branham and Money|William Branham's questionable finances.]] ]]<br />
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==William Branham, sold out for a Cadillac==<br />
William Branham preached against driving a Cadillac. He then turned around and accepted one as a gift. He also accepted his home as a gift, and expensive rifles. <br />
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:''I said, "A Cadillac?" I said, "Me go down through Arkansas and some of them poor little old Arkansas'ers down there picking cotton, little old mothers with their hands stuck up with cockleburs and things, or burrs off of that cotton, picking, pulling a sack, half dead with female trouble and things like that, eating fat bacon and corn-bread for breakfast, come put a dollar in my meeting, and me ride in a Cadillac? No, sir. No, indeedy." I said, "No, indeedy, I will never do that!'' (July 15, 1952, Faith in the Son of God)<br />
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:''Even a lot of preachers trying to justify this Elvis Presley, which is nothing in the world but a modern Judas Iscariot. Judas Iscariot got thirty pieces of silver. Elvis Presley got a million dollars and a fleet of Cadillacs, but he sold out.''<br />
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==Trimmed Hair & Short Skirts in the Branham Family==<br />
[[Image:Branham Girls.jpg|thumb|250px|William and Meda Braham with their daughters, with their skirts above their knees and hair to their shoulders.]]<br />
William Branham preached against scandal skirts, skirts above the knees, and anything other than women wearing long skirts. He also preached against women trimming their hair, and considered it a sin worthy of divorce. But if you look at his family pictures, his daughters did everything he preached against. They wore short skirts and modeled their hair to try to fit into the modern fashion as much as possible. If this is the case, it means that the token was not applied in the Branham household.<br />
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:''Look at the modern one today. Little skinned-down dress, that, every form, she can't move without sinning. Walking, tipping down the street, with all the makeup and cosmetics a Max Factor can put on her, nearly. Fixing her hair like some little girl. '''Wearing a little skirt just up, about, above her knees''', if she's got on any, at all. But, you look at her, she is pretty. Satan knows how to do it. He's the author of beauty, that type of beauty which results in sin. <ref> William Branham, April 1, 1962, Wisdom vs. Faith. </ref><br />
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:''I was preaching here in Phoenix, not long ago, on something like that, and the minister's wife setting on the pulpit, with one of these boyish bobbed hair all kinked up, and '''with a dress that she couldn't even keep her underneath skirts from shining. Couldn't get down over her knees. About four or five inches above her knees''', setting up there; jumping up-and-down, leading songs. I blasted it just as hard as I could. Course, he won't invite me back. I don't expect to. But he knows what's right and wrong. When I stand at the Judgment, it's not on my hands anymore. <ref> William Branham, May 31, 1962, Way of a True Prophet </ref><br />
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:''I've passed across this country. I've made remarks about Mrs. Kennedy, with her Jezebel haircut, and all like that, and her '''big waterheads, and these women. I wonder, if Mrs. Kennedy would have heard the Messages I have preached, she might have let her hair grow out''', a long time ago. But I've crossed this country, back and forth, showing by the Word, that it's wrong, and a condemnation for women to cut their hair, and the Pentecostal women continue, go on the same way. She might rise in the day of Judgment, not knowing it, but you know better. '''It shows the Blood hasn't been applied. The Token is not there.'''' <ref> William Branham, February 8, 1964, The Token </ref><br />
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<div>'''Q: Can you help me with the three holy words Bro Branham uses when healing as told him by the angel. He narrated in the message ''Experience''.'''<br />
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We searched for the quote you mentioned, and I must say it was very unique. William Branham often repeats ideas and stories in his messages, but it is very different to hear him say something out of the blue at the start of his ministry and never repeat it. <br />
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In 1948 William Branham said: <br />
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:''I want to tell you something now. Watch. Here's what takes place. See, it's... I want to know if you all noticed this. We're fixing to close, you know, fixing to go into the meetings. Have you noticed, always, after I ask or rebuke over a spirit, I'm always perfectly silent for a few moments? Who's noticed that in the meetings, let's see your hands. Have you noticed that?'' <br />
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:''Now, here's what it is. There's '''<u>three words that I have to repeat at that time</u>'''. See? And it's the '''<u>three high words of the Bible. No mortal on earth know it.</u>''' See? And when I ask that, and then I feel that drop, then it comes shakes back to a place in return of that spirit. Then the...?... healed. That's the reason you hear me say that. See? That's what takes place.'' Experiences, Phoenix, AZ, 48-0302 (emphasis added)<br />
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=Speaking in Tongues?=<br />
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Was William Branham referring to speaking in tongues? <br />
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:''Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?'' (I Cor 14:6)<br />
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William Branham's comment is extremely confusing as no one really knows what he is talking about, which then only proves the following scripture:<br />
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:''He that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.'' (I CORINTHIANS 14:4 )<br />
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However, it does not appear that he is speaking in tounges as he states that these three words were "the three high words of the '''Bible'''".<br />
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=So what are the secret words?=<br />
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William Branham states that '''" No mortal on earth know it".'''<br />
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So it appears that he is the '''only one on earth''' that knows these "secret" words. He also appears to indicate that if he doesn't say these secret words, people will not be healed.<br />
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We had never heard of "high words" before reading this quote so we did some research and the results are very surprising.<br />
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In 1945, a collection of ancient papyrus codices were found near Nag Hammadi in Upper Egypt. The papyri are dated to the period between the 3rd and 5th century, AD, and contain in various degrees of preservation over 40 (mainly Gnostic) works, nearly all previously unknown. <br />
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One of these documents, was the gnostic ''Gospel of Thomas'', which professes to contain the ‘secret words’ spoken by Jesus to Judas Thomas and written down by St Matthias:<br />
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:''These are the secret words which the living Jesus spoke, and [which] Didymus Judas Thomas wrote...''<br />
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Another passage from the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas states the following:<br />
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:''Jesus said to his disciples: “Compare me and tell me whom I am like.” Simon Peter said to him: “You are like a just messenger.” Matthew said to him: “You are like an (especially) wise philosopher.” Thomas said to him: “Teacher, my mouth cannot bear at all to say whom you are like.” Jesus said: “I am not your teacher. For you have drunk, you have become intoxicated at the bubbling spring that I have measured out.” And he took him, (and) withdrew, (and) he said three words to him. But when Thomas came back to his companions, they asked him: “What did Jesus say to you?” Thomas said to them: “If I tell you one of the words he said to me, you will pick up stones and throw them at me, and fire will come out of the stones (and) burn you up.”'' (The Gnostic Gospel of Thomas, Saying #13)25<br />
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This strange passage represents the type of secret knowledge that the Gnostic Jesus supposedly imparted to his disciples when he thought they were ready for it. According to Hippolytus, the heretics Basilides and his son Isidore claimed to have learned “secret words” from Matthias, which he had received in private teaching directly from the Savior.<br />
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The Roman Catholic church also had "secret words" referred to by Martin Luther<br />
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:''But see what they have made of the mass! In the first place they have hidden these words of the testament and have taught that they are not to be spoken to the laity, that these are secret words to be spoken in the mass only by the priest. ''<br />
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We have heard [http://seekyethetruth.freeforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=117&hilit=gnostic people claim that William Branham read gnostic texts and that some of his teachings came from gnostic sources]. This should make us all take a very close look at what he taught to ensure it matches with the Bible. Those teachings that do not (or are gnostic) should be rejected.<br />
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Isn't it completely out of character for Jesus to behave as outlined in the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas? Jesus freely gave His wisdom to all who would listen and hoped that they in turn would pass on the lessons to others. <br />
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Jesus states in John 18:20:<br />
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:'' Jesus replied, “I have spoken publicly to the world. I always taught in the synagogues and in the temple courts, where all the Jewish people assemble together. I have said '''nothing in secret'''.'' (NET)<br />
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That seems pretty plain. Jesus did not teach secret words.<br />
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=What does this all mean?=<br />
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So what is William Branham referring to? He seems to give an answer in 1961 and 1963 when he is talking about being challenged by witchdoctors in Germany. <br />
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:''If Brother Arganbright is setting near, he could tell you the story; I was thinking how fifteen witch doctors on one side and fifteen on the other one, called up a storm to blow away the tent in Switzerland, or I believe it was France—Germany. Going to blow away the tent. Told us they was going to do it. And set there and cut those feathers and started going through maneuvers, "Father, Son, and Holy Ghost…?… Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, three high words," they said. All like that, and here come the storm up.'' (William Branham, February 11, 1961)<br />
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:''It's happened in Germany, when them fifteen witch doctors, on each side of me, said… Because Billy and Brother Arganbright wouldn't let them—them see me, they said, "Well, we'll cause that tent to blow away." And they set down there, with their enchantments, and called on their god, the devil, and here he come with a storm. About thirty thousand, forty thousand Germans out there, and that tent just raising up-and-down like this. Them, and then cut, took a scissor and cut a feather, and pointed it back like that. And saying their, going through all their enchantments, and saying the three holy words they say, "The Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost; lu-lu-lu-lu-lu-lu! The Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost; lu-lu-lu!" 204 Going like that, and actually the storm come up. Sure. "He's the prince of the powers of the air," Satan. And they called the storm. And, now, even that great big tent setting out like that, oh my, it'd cover about a city block; and it built up, built out of two-by-four's, and just canvas tacked over it. The wind got under there and just raised it, like that. And that wind, and lightning flying like that, I just continually preached. 205 And, oh, they was just going into a big enchantment, going on and on like that, saying those little holy words they said, "The three high holy words: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost," on both sides like that.'' (William Branham, November 10, 1963) <br />
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It seems that these witchdoctors were repeating three high holy words, just like William Branham said he did in 1948. <br />
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=General References= <br />
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*Tozer, A. W. 1995. Of God and men (99). WingSpread: Camp Hill, PA<br />
*Cross, F. L., & Livingstone, E. A. 2005. The Oxford dictionary of the Christian Church (3rd ed. rev.) (1136). Oxford University Press: Oxford; New York <br />
*Daniels, J. B. 1992. Matthias, Traditions of. In D. N. Freedman (Ed.), The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (D. N. Freedman, Ed.). Vol. 4 (644). Doubleday: New York<br />
*Luther, M. 1999. Luther's works, vol. 35: Word and Sacrament I (J. J. Pelikan, H. C. Oswald & H. T. Lehmann, Ed.). Vol. 35 (90). Fortress Press: Philadelphia<br />
*Guelich, R. A. 1998. Mark 1–8:26. Word Biblical Commentary. Vol. 34A (xxi). Word, Incorporated: Dallas<br />
*LaHaye, T. 2009. Jesus. David C. Cook: Colorado Springs, CO<br />
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In the past we believed that William Branham was Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. We apologize to anyone we may have affected as we lived and shared this false doctrine. We realize now that we minimized the power of Jesus' death on the cross to completely save the lost, and replaced it with faith in a man. We also realize that we minimized the power of the Holy Spirit in our churches, our lives, and in the lives of others. Today, we acknowledge faith in Christ alone, and we ask for your forgiveness. <br />
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||Sunday School Teacher<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Tim Kraus <br />
||5 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
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|'''Statement of Honesty'''<br />
<br />
In the past we believed that William Branham was Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. We apologize to anyone we may have affected as we lived and shared this false doctrine. We realize now that we minimized the power of Jesus' death on the cross to completely save the lost, and replaced it with faith in a man. We also realize that we minimized the power of the Holy Spirit in our churches, our lives, and in the lives of others. Today, we acknowledge faith in Christ alone, and we ask for your forgiveness. <br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! style="width: 10%;" | Name<br />
! style="width: 15%;" | Years in the Message<br />
! style="width: 15%;" | Position<br />
! style="width: 12%;" | Country<br />
|-<br />
|Sylvia Perkins <br />
||50 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Hannah Verhoek <br />
||44 years<br />
||Sunday School Teacher<br />
||Netherlands<br />
|-<br />
|James Perkins<br />
||43 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Jane Olin<br />
||43 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Paul Jenkins<br />
||41 years<br />
||Worship Leader<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Sharon Barradas<br />
||41 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|David Barradas Sr.<br />
||41 years<br />
||Musician, Trustee<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|James Manuel <br />
||40 years<br />
||Pastor, Trustee<br />
||South Africa<br />
|-<br />
|Jennifer Collins<br />
||40 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Kathy Jenkins<br />
||40 years<br />
||Worship leader's wife<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Greg Goad <br />
||40 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|James Goad<br />
||40 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Joe Olin<br />
|39 years<br />
|<br />
|U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Rod Bergen<br />
|39 years<br />
|Song leader, Trustee<br />
|Canada<br />
|-<br />
|John Collins<br />
||37 years <br />
||part of the Amen corner<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Jennifer Landes <br />
||35 years <br />
||Deacon's wife, Organist<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Joanna Gillis Steinke<br />
||35 years <br />
||Sunday School Teacher<br />
||U.S.A. <br />
|-<br />
|David Young<br />
||35 years<br />
||Former VGR Employee<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Vince Barnhart<br />
||33 years<br />
||Minister <br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Anna Barone<br />
||33 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Jake Bergen<br />
||33 years<br />
||Musician & Song Leader<br />
||Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Sharon Rolland <br />
||32 years<br />
||Pianist<br />
||Netherlands, Norway<br />
|-<br />
|Dio Hernandez<br />
||32 years<br />
||Deacon, Song leader<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Jeremy Bergen<br />
||32 years<br />
||Sunday School Teacher<br />
||Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Joanna Bergen<br />
|32 years<br />
|Pianist<br />
|Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Bryan Lynch<br />
||30 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Mark Benjamin <br />
||30 years<br />
||Pianist, Music Director<br />
||South Africa<br />
|-<br />
|Andrew Loza<br />
||30 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Stephen Phaladi<br />
||30 years<br />
||VOGR Translator, Minister<br />
||South Africa<br />
|-<br />
|Christopher Smith <br />
||30 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Bruce Painter <br />
||30 years <br />
||Pastor<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Daniel Burboa<br />
||29 years <br />
||Musician<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Naomi Rozak<br />
||28 years<br />
||Minister's wife<br />
||Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Benjamin Gibson<br />
||25 years<br />
||Sunday School Superintendent <br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Melissa Wollman<br />
||25 years <br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Lisa Radcliff <br />
||25 years <br />
||Sunday School Teacher<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Lydia Burboa <br />
||25 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Anna Bergen<br />
||24 years<br />
||<br />
||Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Kris Bellemare<br />
||24 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|James Rozak <br />
||23 years<br />
||Associate Pastor<br />
||Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Emily Bittner <br />
||22 years <br />
||<br />
||Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Adama Soro <br />
||20 years<br />
||<br />
||Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)<br />
|-<br />
|Emily Arndt <br />
||20 years <br />
||Musician<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Lora Dailey<br />
||20 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Jason Taggart <br />
||19 years<br />
||<br />
||Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Rebecca (Brown) Gould <br />
||18 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Christian Cyr<br />
||17 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Matt Landes <br />
||17 years<br />
||Deacon<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Vickie Clifton<br />
||16 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Bobby Clifton<br />
||16 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Martha Saylor <br />
||16 years<br />
||Musician (flute)<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Shaun Riddlebaugh <br />
||15 years<br />
||Minister<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Jennifer Riddlebaugh <br />
||13 years<br />
||Minister's wife<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Carol Kuhnke Wenman <br />
||12 years<br />
||Tape Replication, Radio Editor<br />
||Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Nekeisha Brown<br />
||12 years<br />
||<br />
||Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Anna McClary <br />
||12 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Gordon McClary <br />
||12 years<br />
||Evangelist, Assoc. Pastor<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Jeremy Gunter<br />
||8 years<br />
||Deacon, Evangelist<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Kristi Carter Gibson<br />
||8 years<br />
||Sunday School Teacher<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Tim Kraus <br />
||5 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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|'''Statement of Honesty'''<br />
<br />
In the past we believed that William Branham was Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. We apologize to anyone we may have affected as we lived and shared this false doctrine. We realize now that we minimized the power of Jesus' death on the cross to completely save the lost, and replaced it with faith in a man. We also realize that we minimized the power of the Holy Spirit in our churches, our lives, and in the lives of others. Today, we acknowledge faith in Christ alone, and we ask for your forgiveness. <br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! style="width: 10%;" | Name<br />
! style="width: 15%;" | Years in the Message<br />
! style="width: 15%;" | Position<br />
! style="width: 12%;" | Country<br />
|-<br />
|Sylvia Perkins <br />
||50 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Hannah Verhoek <br />
||44 years<br />
||Sunday School Teacher<br />
||Netherlands<br />
|-<br />
|James Perkins<br />
||43 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Jane Olin<br />
||43 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Paul Jenkins<br />
||41 years<br />
||Worship Leader<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Sharon Barradas<br />
||41 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|David Barradas Sr.<br />
||41 years<br />
||Musician, Trustee<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|James Manuel <br />
||40 years<br />
||Pastor, Trustee<br />
||South Africa<br />
|-<br />
|Jennifer Collins<br />
||40 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Kathy Jenkins<br />
||40 years<br />
||Worship leader's wife<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Greg Goad <br />
||40 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|James Goad<br />
||40 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Joe Olin<br />
|39 years<br />
|<br />
|U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Rod Bergen<br />
|39 years<br />
|Song leader, Trustee<br />
|Canada<br />
|-<br />
|John Collins<br />
||37 years <br />
||part of the Amen corner<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Jennifer Landes <br />
||35 years <br />
||Deacon's wife, Organist<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Joanna Gillis Steinke<br />
||35 years <br />
||Sunday School Teacher<br />
||U.S.A. <br />
|-<br />
|David Young<br />
||35 years<br />
||Former VGR Employee<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Vince Barnhart<br />
||33 years<br />
||Minister <br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Anna Barone<br />
||33 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Jake Bergen<br />
||33 years<br />
||Musician & Song Leader<br />
||Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Sharon Rolland <br />
||32 years<br />
||Pianist<br />
||Netherlands, Norway<br />
|-<br />
|Dio Hernandez<br />
||32 years<br />
||Deacon, Song leader<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Jeremy Bergen<br />
||32 years<br />
||Sunday School Teacher<br />
||Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Joanna Bergen<br />
|32 years<br />
|Pianist<br />
|Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Bryan Lynch<br />
||30 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Mark Benjamin <br />
||30 years<br />
||Pianist, Music Director<br />
||South Africa<br />
|-<br />
|Andrew Loza<br />
||30 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Stephen Phaladi<br />
||30 years<br />
||VOGR Translator, Minister<br />
||South Africa<br />
|-<br />
|Christopher Smith <br />
||30 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Bruce Painter <br />
||30 years <br />
||Pastor<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Daniel Burboa<br />
||29 years <br />
||Musician<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Naomi Rozak<br />
||28 years<br />
||Minister's wife<br />
||Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Melissa Wollman<br />
||25 years <br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Lisa Radcliff <br />
||25 years <br />
||Sunday School Teacher<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Lydia Burboa <br />
||25 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Anna Bergen<br />
||24 years<br />
||<br />
||Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Kris Bellemare<br />
||24 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|James Rozak <br />
||23 years<br />
||Associate Pastor<br />
||Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Emily Bittner <br />
||22 years <br />
||<br />
||Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Adama Soro <br />
||20 years<br />
||<br />
||Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)<br />
|-<br />
|Emily Arndt <br />
||20 years <br />
||Musician<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Lora Dailey<br />
||20 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Jason Taggart <br />
||19 years<br />
||<br />
||Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Rebecca (Brown) Gould <br />
||18 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Christian Cyr<br />
||17 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Matt Landes <br />
||17 years<br />
||Deacon<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Vickie Clifton<br />
||16 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Bobby Clifton<br />
||16 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Martha Saylor <br />
||16 years<br />
||Musician (flute)<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Shaun Riddlebaugh <br />
||15 years<br />
||Minister<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Jennifer Riddlebaugh <br />
||13 years<br />
||Minister's wife<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Carol Kuhnke Wenman <br />
||12 years<br />
||Tape Replication, Radio Editor<br />
||Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Nekeisha Brown<br />
||12 years<br />
||<br />
||Canada<br />
|-<br />
|Anna McClary <br />
||12 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Gordon McClary <br />
||12 years<br />
||Evangelist, Assoc. Pastor<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Jeremy Gunter<br />
||8 years<br />
||Deacon, Evangelist<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|Tim Kraus <br />
||5 years<br />
||<br />
||U.S.A.<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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|'''''In the days of his prominence, the 1950's, what Spirit-filled believer did not know [William Branham's] name?<br>Yet today, we may wonder, what believer does?'''''<br>Robert Price in Douglas Weaver's ''The Healer-Prophet: William Marrion Branham'' <br />
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[[Image:Branham28.jpg|right|William Branham]]<br />
'''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's. However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965.<br />
<br />
Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories: <br />
<br />
#Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are [[Message Sects|many different sects within William Branham's followers]], although they all refer to themselves as believers of [[The Message|the Message of the Hour]]. Some believe that William Branham's every word was infallible, while others will admit that he did make some minor errors but he was infallible with respect to his visions, prophecies and his interpretation of the Bible. <br />
#Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the latter stages of his ministry. <br />
#Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns. <br />
<br />
The purpose of this website is to provide [[Condensed List of Issues with the Message|independent, objective, comprehensive information on William Branham]]. At one time this website was not objective in our approach and for that [[Humble Pie|we humbly apologize to our readers]]. Click on the links below to go to our detailed articles on a variety of subjects related to his life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. <br />
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=About William Branham=<br />
*[[William Branham, A Prophet?]]<br />
*[[William Branham|Life Story - Youth]]<br />
*[[Commission & Ministry|Life Story - Ministry]]<br />
*[[William Branham's View of Himself|What did William Branham think of himself?]]<br />
*[[Credibility_Videos#The_Credibility_of_William_Branham|Video: Credibility]]<br />
*[[Supernatural: The Life of William Branham|A Review of "Supernatural: The Life of William Branham" By O. Jorgensen]]<br />
*[[Healings|The Healing Ministry]]<br />
**[[How many people were healed in Branham's meetings?|Were thousands healed?]]<br />
**[[Eyewitnesses|Eyewitnesses: Message Believers]]<br />
**[[Eyewitnesses: Non-Message Believers|Eyewitnesses: Non-Message Believers]]<br />
<br />
=His Prophecies and Visions=<br />
*[[Prophecy|William Branham's Prophecies]]<br />
*[[William Branham's Visions]]<br />
*[[Prophet|What is a Prophet]]<br />
*[[Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus|Prophecies about Jesus]]<br />
*[[Prophecy in the Bible]]<br />
*[[Video Resources#Prophecy By William Branham|Video: Prophecies]]<br />
*[[Video Resources#Visions by William Branham|Video: Visions]]<br />
<br />
=Was William Branham honest?=<br />
*[[Credibility|The credibility of William Branham]]<br />
*[[Roy Davis|When did William Branham embrace Pentecostalism?]]<br />
*[[The Man from Windsor]]<br />
*[[William Branham and sexual abuse]]<br />
<br />
=His Teachings=<br />
*[[Doctrines|His Major Doctrines]]<br />
*[[Elijah|The Elijah Theology of William Branham]]<br />
*[[Non-Biblical Doctrines|His Non-Biblical Doctrines]]<br />
*[[Theology|The Theology of William Branham]]<br />
*[[Doctrine Videos#Doctrinal Issues|Video: Doctrines]]<br />
*[[The Sufficiency of Scripture|Is the Bible Sufficient?]]<br />
*[[The Message|What is "The Message"?]]<br />
**[[Is the Message a Cult?]]<br />
**[[Message Doctrine|Message Theology]]<br />
**[[Legalism]]<br />
**[[Message Sects|Divisions in the Message]]<br />
**[[Bad Fruit|What is the fruit of the Message?]]<br />
**[["Blind Faith"|Only Believe? Is faith opposed to reasoning?]]<br />
<br />
=Leaving the Message=<br />
*[[Leaving The Message]]<br />
*[[What We Have Learned]]<br />
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*[[Jesus|Looking to Jesus]]<br />
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[https://www.facebook.com/groups/485746231557277/ Discussiegroep De Boodschap en het levenverhaal van William Branham ] <br />
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==Jeffersonville Evening News, 2 juni 1933==<br />
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Veertien bekeringen zijn gerapporteerd in een tentsamenkomst uitgevoerd aan de Eighth- en Pratt Streets door Dhr. William Branham.<br />
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==De vele leugens==<br />
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William Branham werd geboren in een nederige kleine blokhut in het jaar 1909.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Branham's huwelijksakte en een volkstelling in de Verenigde Staten bevestigen zijn geboortejaar in 1908.<br />
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Gordon Lindsay beschrijft in zijn boek " Een man gezonden van God" zijn ongewone en bovennatuurlijke jeugd, hoe de "vuurkolom" in de jonge Branham zijn kamer kwam.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Het originele boek bevatte niet de bovennatuurlijke gebeurtenissen die zijn beschreven in latere publicaties.<br />
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Met zijn arme familie,had Branham een eenvoudig leven in de heuvels van Kentucky. Jagen, vissen, en strikken om zijn arme broertjes en ene zus te ondersteunen.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: De volkstelling registers bevestigen de familie Branham's verhuis naar New Albany, Indiana toen William ongeveer drie jaar was.<br />
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Hij kwam van uit een niet-religieuze achtergrond, alhoewel zijn ouders katholiek waren.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Zijn grootvader bouwde een Baptistenkerk,en Branham was opgedragen in een Baptistenkerk.<br />
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Wanneer hij zeven jaar oud was, zag hij in een visioen zestien man vallen van de Clarck Memorial Bridge gedurende de constructie ervan.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Geen enkele persoon stierf van deze brug die zouden zijn gevallen tijdens de constructie.<br />
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Deze mannen stierven wanneer een onderdeel van de brug instortte.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: De brug die instortte was de Big Four Bridge in Jeffersonville die was gebouwd vóór Branham was geboren.<br />
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De vader van Branham stierf wanneer Branham nog naar school ging.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Charles Branham stierf pas in 1936 toen Branham al 28 jaar was.<br />
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Hij stierf door een hartaanval in de jonge William zijn armen.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Charles Branham was vergiftigd. Hij stierf door strychnine vergiftiging.<br />
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In 1933, leidde Branham 500 zielen naar Christus, doopte ze in de Ohio rivier.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Maar veertien werden gedoopd.<br />
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Kranten van Jeffersonville tot Canada beschreven in een artikel hoe een licht van uit de hemelen neerscheen op Branham terwijl hij doopte, en hoe een stem sprak vanuit de hemelen.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: De kranten beschreven alleen de veertien bekeerden.<br />
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Dat zelfde jaar , werd de Tabernakel gebouwd en toegewijd, juist als is beschreven in de stenen inzet aan de zijkant van het gebouw.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: De akte voor de bouw van de Tabernakel is 1936, en Branham predikte vanuit tenten in 1933.<br />
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Gedurende de constructie van het gebouw, plaatste Branham zeven visioenen die had ontvangen van de Heere in de hoeksteen,die met de hand zijn geschreven op een stuk papier.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: In 1960 , leest Branham in een opgenomen boodschap van wat hij beschrijft als het papier .<br />
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Branham was toen een voorganger in een Baptistenkerk.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Branham was een assistent pastor in de Pinkster Tabernakel onder Roy E. Davis totdat hij zelf pastor werd van de Pinkster Tabernakel.<br />
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Zijn vrouw Hope en haar familie waren tegen de Pinksterkerk.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Hope was aktief in de Pinkster Tabernakel.<br />
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Wegens het verhinderen van het opzoeken van de "Pinkster roeping" strafte God Branham zijn vrouw, en zijn kleine dochter, Sharon Rose, ze stierven in 1937.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Allen waren pinksterchristen.<br />
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Een goeie vriend van de familie, Juanita, stond naast haar bed terwijl Hope stierf.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Branham gebruikt de namen Hilda, Juanita, Ms.Cook en Evelyn.<br />
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Branham was toen een boswachter<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Er is nergens een registratie van dat Branham een boswachter was.<br />
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Later werd hij jachtopziener.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Hetzelfde, nergens is er een registratie van Branham die jachtopziener zou zijn geweest.<br />
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Hij moest werken want hij was erg arm.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Branham kocht meer dan een gloednieuwe auto gedurende deze fase van zijn leven.<br />
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Toen een engel bij hem kwam in 1946 werd Branham opgedragen door God om de zieken te genezen <br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: In 1945 beweerde hij al een andere opdracht te hebben ontvangen.<br />
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De engel was glad geschoren met een olijfkleurige huidskleur en donker haar. En geleek precies op de "Hoffman's Hoofd van Christus."<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Andere beschrijvingen van de engel: hij had een lange witte baard, donkere huidskleur en meer..<br />
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Ze probeerden hem te hypnotizeren , om hem belachelijk te maken voor de mensen.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Branham verteld dit verhaal van de hypnotist als gebeurt zijnde in verschillende landen en locaties.<br />
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Zijn bediening was erg gelijkaardig met dat Elia. Elia van het Oude Testament haatte vrouwen, veroordeelde hen omwille van make-up en het haar te laten kappen.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: De Bijbel zegt niets over Elia die vrouwen haatte, of hen veroordelend voor iets , dan Jezebel's afgoderij.<br />
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Hij was kaal, juist gelijk Elia in het Oude Testament, omdat zijn haarkapper carbolzuur op zijn hoofd morste.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Branham zijn haar ging geleidelijk achteruit , dit is evident als men de foto's bekijkt van hem.<br />
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Hij zei nooit dat hij een profeet was. De mensen waren het die hem zo noemen.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Vele malen beweerde Branham een profeet te zijn.<br />
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Branham had een zeer ascetische levenstijl, vermeed wereldse pleziertjes zoals televisie.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Branham keek naar filmen in de bioscoop en hield van westerns.<br />
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Wanneer Branham het ZO SPREEKT DE HEERE sprak , faalde dit nooit.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Branham veranderde de beschrijving van zijn visioenen om te doen overeenstemmen met geschiedenis, en bracht valse leer zoals "mannen mogen scheiden van vrouwen die hun haar laten knippen."<br />
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Branham is een van de enige in de beweging die niet grote rijkdom opstapelde.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Volgens een brief van zijn dochter tot zijn zonen, had hij meer dan drie miljoen dollar toen hij stierf.<br />
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Branham stierf toen een dronken chauffeur op zijn auto inreed.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: De krant vermelde niets over alcohol in verband met het auto-ongeluk<br />
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Zijn lichaam werd nog niet in het graf gelegd tot aan pasen, omdat zijn vrouw Meda in het hospitaal was omdat ze er ernstig aan toe was.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Sarah Branham beschrijft in haar brief dat ze haar moeder in haar huis ontmoette en ze waarschuwde haar niets te zeggen hierover.<br />
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==William Branham's visioen van Municipalbrug in Louisville==<br />
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''"...Luister, wijzen, naar mijn woorden, en verstandigen, hoor mij aan. Laten wij voor onszelf kiezen wat recht is; laten wij onder elkaar erkennen wat goed is."'' Job 34:2,4 (Herziene Statenvertaling)<br />
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William Branham verteld over een visioen dat hij had toen hij nog een kleine jongen was: <br />
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:''En dan ongeveer een maand nadien, was ik aan het spelen met knikkers met mijn kleine broers, in onze voortuin. En plotseling kwam er een vreemd gevoel over mij. En ik stopte en zat neer naast een boom. En we waren precies aan de oever van de Ohio. <br />
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:''En ik keek (neer) richting Jeffersonville, en ik zag een brug opkomen en over die rivier gaan, en overspannen. En ik zag zestien mannen( ik telde ze) die ginds er af vielen en hun leven verloren op die brug.<br />
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:''Ik rende heel snel naarbinnen en vertelde het mijn moeder, en ze dacht dat ik had geslapen. Maar ze hebben het in hun gedachten gehouden, en tweeëntwintig jaar vanaf toen , de Municipalbrug nu ( die velen van jullie gebruiken om over te gaan) overbrugde de rivier op dezelfde plaats , en zestien mannen verloren hun leven toen ze aan die brug bouwden over de rivier.<br />
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:''Het heeft nooit gefaald perfect de waarheid te zijn. Gelijk jullie zien. Het is hier in de zaal, Het is altijd zo geweest.''<br />
:::William Branham, My Life Story, April 19, 1959 Los Angeles,CA<br />
[[Image:Tab30.jpg|right|thumb|250px|de George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge]]<br />
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William Branham vertelde hetzelfde verhaal vele malen, en andere voorgangers hebben het herhaalt als de grote waarheid.<br />
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:''Hij vertelde het dat terwijl de brug wordt gebouwd een deel ervan zou instorten. Dit onderdeel is wat inzakte. En hij zei dat hij rechtstond en telde zestien mannen die zouden naar beneden vallen hun dood tegemoet in de rivier. Nu, ik wil dat jullie beseffen, dit is een jongen van negen , hij voorzei dat een brug zou worden gebouwd, hij zei dat een werk(?) zou gebouwd worden. Hij zei niet wanneer, het was elf jaar later. Maar hij zei dat een onderdeel zou inzakken Nu, om drie feiten uit te komen die hij voorzei als jongen van negen jaar; dit om je te laten weten dat hij er niet naar raadde. Hij zag iets. Maar dan doet hij iets dat fantastisch is: hij zei zestien man zullen neervallen in de dood. En mensen, terwijl ze dit onderdeel bouwden stortte het in en zestien mannen, niet dertien, niet zeventien , niet tweeëntwintig , niet vijf, zestien ...''<br />
:::Pearry Green<br />
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De Municipalbrug in Louisville die open ging als een tolbrug op 31 oktober 1929, ze werd hernoemd de George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge in 1949 maar wordt lokaal de Second Street brug genoemd.<br />
De Municipal brug steekt de Ohio over tussen Jeffersonville, Indiana en Louisville , Kentucky. Een halve mijl naar het oosten is de Big Four Railway Bridge.<br />
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De constructie van de Big Four Railway brug begon in 1888. Twaalf mannen verdronken wanneer ze aan het fundament van een pijler werkten en nog vier anderen stierven toen een houten balk brak. <br />
Einde 1893 vielen éénenveertig mannen van de brug toen een dwarsbalk in de rivier viel. Twintig van hen werden gered , maar éénentwintig kwamen om het leven. Dit was één van de ergste brugrampen in de geschiedenis van de VS.<br />
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Echter er is geen registrering van iemand die stierf bij de constructie van de Municipal brug of zestien man die vielen van die brug en daarbij omkwamen. The Big Four Bridge was de enige met ernstige ongelukken tijdens de constructie en die gebeurden allemaal lang voor 'Broeder' Branham was geboren. Geen enkele persoon stierf tijdens de bouw van de Municipal Bridge.<br />
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Ons baserend op William Branham zijn getuigenis had hij het visioen tweeëntwintig jaar voor de brug opende. Wat betekent dat hij het had voor hij was geboren. En consequent herhaalt William Branham deze profetie , erop wijzend dat het precies vervult was gelijk hij het gezien had. Terwijl feitelijk deze gebeurtenis nooit heeft plaats gehad.<br />
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:''...En ze schreven het neer. En tweeëntwintig jaar vanaf toen gebeurde het exact, en zestien mannen verloren hun leven. Het is nooit geweest, van de duizenden zaken, dan altijd perfect juist.'' <br />
:::(William Branham, From That Time, 13 juli 1962)<br />
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"Voorts, broeders, al wat waarachtig is, al wat eerlijk is...bedenkt datzelve;" Filippenzen 4:8(Statenvertaling)<br />
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"Ben ik dan uw vijand geworden door u de waarheid te zeggen?" Galaten 4:16 (Herziene Statenvertaling)<br />
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'''Bronnen onderzoek (eigenlijk niet nodig om te vertalen?)'''<br />
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#The Encyclopedia of Louisville, John F. Kleber (Ed.), The University Press of Kentucky (2001)<br />
#Louisville Guide, Greogory A. Luhan, Princeton Architectural Press (2004)<br />
#The National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior<br />
#Sermons of William Branham, The Table, Voice of God Recordings Inc., 2005<br />
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==Jeffersonville Evening News, 2 juni 1933==<br />
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William Branham werd geboren in een nederige kleine blokhut in het jaar 1909.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Branham's huwelijksakte en een volkstelling in de Verenigde Staten bevestigen zijn geboortejaar in 1908.<br />
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Gordon Lindsay beschrijft in zijn boek " Een man gezonden van God" zijn ongewone en bovennatuurlijke jeugd, hoe de "vuurkolom" in de jonge Branham zijn kamer kwam.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Het originele boek bevatte niet de bovennatuurlijke gebeurtenissen die zijn beschreven in latere publicaties.<br />
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Met zijn arme familie,had Branham een eenvoudig leven in de heuvels van Kentucky. Jagen, vissen, en strikken om zijn arme broertjes en ene zus te ondersteunen.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: De volkstelling registers bevestigen de familie Branham's verhuis naar New Albany, Indiana toen William ongeveer drie jaar was.<br />
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Hij kwam van uit een niet-religieuze achtergrond, alhoewel zijn ouders katholiek waren.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Zijn grootvader bouwde een Baptistenkerk,en Branham was opgedragen in een Baptistenkerk.<br />
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Wanneer hij zeven jaar oud was, zag hij in een visioen zestien man vallen van de Clarck Memorial Bridge gedurende de constructie ervan.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Geen enkele persoon stierf van deze brug die zouden zijn gevallen tijdens de constructie.<br />
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Deze mannen stierven wanneer een onderdeel van de brug instortte.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: De brug die instortte was de Big Four Bridge in Jeffersonville die was gebouwd vóór Branham was geboren.<br />
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De vader van Branham stierf wanneer Branham nog naar school ging.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Charles Branham stierf pas in 1936 toen Branham al 28 jaar was.<br />
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Hij stierf door een hartaanval in de jonge William zijn armen.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Charles Branham was vergiftigd. Hij stierf door strychnine vergiftiging.<br />
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In 1933, leidde Branham 500 zielen naar Christus, doopte ze in de Ohio rivier.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Maar veertien werden gedoopd.<br />
<br />
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<br />
Kranten van Jeffersonville tot Canada beschreven in een artikel hoe een licht van uit de hemelen neerscheen op Branham terwijl hij doopte, en hoe een stem sprak vanuit de hemelen.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: De kranten beschreven alleen de veertien bekeerden.<br />
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Dat zelfde jaar , werd de Tabernakel gebouwd en toegewijd, juist als is beschreven in de stenen inzet aan de zijkant van het gebouw.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: De akte voor de bouw van de Tabernakel is 1936, en Branham predikte vanuit tenten in 1933.<br />
<br />
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<br />
Gedurende de constructie van het gebouw, plaatste Branham zeven visioenen die had ontvangen van de Heere in de hoeksteen,die met de hand zijn geschreven op een stuk papier.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: In 1960 , leest Branham in een opgenomen boodschap van wat hij beschrijft als het papier .<br />
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Branham was toen een voorganger in een Baptistenkerk.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Branham was een assistent pastor in de Pinkster Tabernakel onder Roy E. Davis totdat hij zelf pastor werd van de Pinkster Tabernakel.<br />
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Zijn vrouw Hope en haar familie waren tegen de Pinksterkerk.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Hope was aktief in de Pinkster Tabernakel.<br />
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Wegens het verhinderen van het opzoeken van de "Pinkster roeping" strafte God Branham zijn vrouw, en zijn kleine dochter, Sharon Rose, ze stierven in 1937.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Allen waren pinksterchristen.<br />
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Een goeie vriend van de familie, Juanita, stond naast haar bed terwijl Hope stierf.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Branham gebruikt de namen Hilda, Juanita, Ms.Cook en Evelyn.<br />
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Branham was toen een boswachter<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Er is nergens een registratie van dat Branham een boswachter was.<br />
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Later werd hij jachtopziener.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Hetzelfde, nergens is er een registratie van Branham die jachtopziener zou zijn geweest.<br />
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Hij moest werken want hij was erg arm.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Branham kocht meer dan een gloednieuwe auto gedurende deze fase van zijn leven.<br />
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Toen een engel bij hem kwam in 1946 werd Branham opgedragen door God om de zieken te genezen <br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: In 1945 beweerde hij al een andere opdracht te hebben ontvangen.<br />
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De engel was glad geschoren met een olijfkleurige huidskleur en donker haar. En geleek precies op de "Hoffman's Hoofd van Christus."<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Andere beschrijvingen van de engel: hij had een lange witte baard, donkere huidskleur en meer..<br />
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Ze probeerden hem te hypnotizeren , om hem belachelijk te maken voor de mensen.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Branham verteld dit verhaal van de hypnotist als gebeurt zijnde in verschillende landen en locaties.<br />
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Zijn bediening was erg gelijkaardig met dat Elia. Elia van het Oude Testament haatte vrouwen, veroordeelde hen omwille van make-up en het haar te laten kappen.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: De Bijbel zegt niets over Elia die vrouwen haatte, of hen veroordelend voor iets , dan Jezebel's afgoderij.<br />
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Hij was kaal, juist gelijk Elia in het Oude Testament, omdat zijn haarkapper carbolzuur op zijn hoofd morste.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Branham zijn haar ging geleidelijk achteruit , dit is evident als men de foto's bekijkt van hem.<br />
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Hij zei nooit dat hij een profeet was. De mensen waren het die hem zo noemen.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Vele malen beweerde Branham een profeet te zijn.<br />
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Branham had een zeer ascetische levenstijl, vermeed wereldse pleziertjes zoals televisie.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Branham keek naar filmen in de bioscoop en hield van westerns.<br />
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Wanneer Branham het ZO SPREEKT DE HEERE sprak , faalde dit nooit.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Branham veranderde de beschrijving van zijn visioenen om te doen overeenstemmen met geschiedenis, en bracht valse leer zoals "mannen mogen scheiden van vrouwen die hun haar laten knippen."<br />
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Branham is een van de enige in de beweging die niet grote rijkdom opstapelde.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Volgens een brief van zijn dochter tot zijn zonen, had hij meer dan drie miljoen dollar toen hij stierf.<br />
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Branham stierf toen een dronken chauffeur op zijn auto inreed.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: De krant vermelde niets over alcohol in verband met het auto-ongeluk<br />
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Zijn lichaam werd nog niet in het graf gelegd tot aan pasen, omdat zijn vrouw Meda in het hospitaal was omdat ze er ernstig aan toe was.<br />
:'''''Werkelijkheid: Sarah Branham beschrijft in haar brief dat ze haar moeder in haar huis ontmoette en ze waarschuwde haar niets te zeggen hierover.<br />
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==William Branham's visioen van Municipalbrug in Louisville==<br />
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''"...Luister, wijzen, naar mijn woorden, en verstandigen, hoor mij aan. Laten wij voor onszelf kiezen wat recht is; laten wij onder elkaar erkennen wat goed is."'' Job 34:2,4 (Herziene Statenvertaling)<br />
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William Branham verteld over een visioen dat hij had toen hij nog een kleine jongen was: <br />
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:''En dan ongeveer een maand nadien, was ik aan het spelen met knikkers met mijn kleine broers, in onze voortuin. En plotseling kwam er een vreemd gevoel over mij. En ik stopte en zat neer naast een boom. En we waren precies aan de oever van de Ohio. <br />
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:''En ik keek (neer) richting Jeffersonville, en ik zag een brug opkomen en over die rivier gaan, en overspannen. En ik zag zestien mannen( ik telde ze) die ginds er af vielen en hun leven verloren op die brug.<br />
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:''Ik rende heel snel naarbinnen en vertelde het mijn moeder, en ze dacht dat ik had geslapen. Maar ze hebben het in hun gedachten gehouden, en tweeëntwintig jaar vanaf toen , de Municipalbrug nu ( die velen van jullie gebruiken om over te gaan) overbrugde de rivier op dezelfde plaats , en zestien mannen verloren hun leven toen ze aan die brug bouwden over de rivier.<br />
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:''Het heeft nooit gefaald perfect de waarheid te zijn. Gelijk jullie zien. Het is hier in de zaal, Het is altijd zo geweest.''<br />
:::William Branham, My Life Story, April 19, 1959 Los Angeles,CA<br />
[[Image:Tab30.jpg|right|thumb|250px|de George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge]]<br />
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William Branham vertelde hetzelfde verhaal vele malen, en andere voorgangers hebben het herhaalt als de grote waarheid.<br />
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:''Hij vertelde het dat terwijl de brug wordt gebouwd een deel ervan zou instorten. Dit onderdeel is wat inzakte. En hij zei dat hij rechtstond en telde zestien mannen die zouden naar beneden vallen hun dood tegemoet in de rivier. Nu, ik wil dat jullie beseffen, dit is een jongen van negen , hij voorzei dat een brug zou worden gebouwd, hij zei dat een werk(?) zou gebouwd worden. Hij zei niet wanneer, het was elf jaar later. Maar hij zei dat een onderdeel zou inzakken Nu, om drie feiten uit te komen die hij voorzei als jongen van negen jaar; dit om je te laten weten dat hij er niet naar raadde. Hij zag iets. Maar dan doet hij iets dat fantastisch is: hij zei zestien man zullen neervallen in de dood. En mensen, terwijl ze dit onderdeel bouwden stortte het in en zestien mannen, niet dertien, niet zeventien , niet tweeëntwintig , niet vijf, zestien ...''<br />
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De Municipalbrug in Louisville die open ging als een tolbrug op 31 oktober 1929, ze werd hernoemd de George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge in 1949 maar wordt lokaal de Second Street brug genoemd.<br />
De Municipal brug steekt de Ohio over tussen Jeffersonville, Indiana en Louisville , Kentucky. Een halve mijl naar het oosten is de Big Four Railway Bridge.<br />
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De constructie van de Big Four Railway brug begon in 1888. Twaalf mannen verdronken wanneer ze aan het fundament van een pijler werkten en nog vier anderen stierven toen een houten balk brak. <br />
Einde 1893 vielen éénenveertig mannen van de brug toen een dwarsbalk in de rivier viel. Twintig van hen werden gered , maar éénentwintig kwamen om het leven. Dit was één van de ergste brugrampen in de geschiedenis van de VS.<br />
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Echter er is geen registrering van iemand die stierf bij de constructie van de Municipal brug of zestien man die vielen van die brug en daarbij omkwamen. The Big Four Bridge was de enige met ernstige ongelukken tijdens de constructie en die gebeurden allemaal lang voor 'Broeder' Branham was geboren. Geen enkele persoon stierf tijdens de bouw van de Municipal Bridge.<br />
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Ons baserend op William Branham zijn getuigenis had hij het visioen tweeëntwintig jaar voor de brug opende. Wat betekent dat hij het had voor hij was geboren. En consequent herhaalt William Branham deze profetie , erop wijzend dat het precies vervult was gelijk hij het gezien had. Terwijl feitelijk deze gebeurtenis nooit heeft plaats gehad.<br />
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:''...En ze schreven het neer. En tweeëntwintig jaar vanaf toen gebeurde het exact, en zestien mannen verloren hun leven. Het is nooit geweest, van de duizenden zaken, dan altijd perfect juist.'' <br />
:::(William Branham, From That Time, 13 juli 1962)<br />
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"Voorts, broeders, al wat waarachtig is, al wat eerlijk is...bedenkt datzelve;" Filippenzen 4:8(Statenvertaling)<br />
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"Ben ik dan uw vijand geworden door u de waarheid te zeggen?" Galaten 4:16 (Herziene Statenvertaling)<br />
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'''Bronnen onderzoek (eigenlijk niet nodig om te vertalen?)'''<br />
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#The Encyclopedia of Louisville, John F. Kleber (Ed.), The University Press of Kentucky (2001)<br />
#Louisville Guide, Greogory A. Luhan, Princeton Architectural Press (2004)<br />
#The National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior<br />
#Sermons of William Branham, The Table, Voice of God Recordings Inc., 2005<br />
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'''William Marrion Branham''' was an evangelist who has been called the ''"pacesetter of the healing revival"'' <ref>The Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements: (Zondervan, 1988, p. 372) ~ ''Branham filled the largest stadiums and meeting halls in the world.’ ... As the pacesetter of the healing revival, Branham was the primary source of inspiration in the development of other healing ministries.''</ref> and a ''"prophet"''<ref>The Full Gospel Men's Voice Magazine (February, 1961) ~ ''"In Bible Days, there were men of God who were Prophets and Seers. But in all the Sacred Records, none of these had a greater record than that of William Branham."''</ref>. He was born in rural Kentucky, raised in Indiana, and in the 1940’s his healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist. <br />
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William Branham was compulsively deceptive with those around him. He often embellished stories, facts, and scriptures to his own advantage. What you hear on William Branham's recorded sermons is only one side of the story, yet that story often blatantly contradicts documented history. <br />
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This life story account is based on both his recorded sermons and as many historical documents as we could find. Any statements that can be substantiated by written historical documents are referenced. Hopefully this will let you decide for yourself whether William Branham was honest. <br />
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=Early Life=<br />
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Charles Branham and Ella Harvey were both born in 1887. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - See Charles Branham’s World War 1 draft card for his birthday of January 2, 1887. The Census record from 1900 shows Ella Harvey’s birthday as June 1887. </ref>. They were 20 years old when William Branham was born on March 10, 1907 in Cumberland County, Kentucky. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - The 1910 Census lists William Branham as 3 years old. William Branham also said on September 29, 1951, “Doctor Dowie, in his death, prophesied…he died on one day, and I was borned on the next.”</ref> They were 21 years old when William Branham was born on April 8, 1908. <ref>[[Proposing to Hope Brumbach]] - April 8 ,1909 is written as William Branham's birthday on his marriage certificate to Hope Brumbach. William Branham’s younger brother Edward was born in 1909 as the 1910 Census document show Edward Branham as being one year old. </ref> But his father was eighteen and his mother was fifteen years old when William Branham was born under an alignment of stars <ref>William Branham, July 13, 1952 in a sermon called “Early Spiritual Experiences”</ref> on April 6, 1909 <ref> William Branham, April 27, 1964 in a sermon called “A Trial”. April 6, 1909 is also recorded as William Branham’s birthday on his marriage certificate with Meda Broy as found on the [[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref>, when a pillar of light entered the shack and scared the midwife. <ref> William Branham, April 27, 1964 in a sermon called “A Trial” </ref> <br />
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The Branham family moved from Kentucky to Indiana when William Branham was a young boy. William Branham claimed this was his first fulfilled prophecy. <ref> William Branham, November 10, 1963 in a sermon called “Souls that are in Prison” </ref> Charles Branham was in trouble with the law at the time, which may explain why he used the name as “Brainon” on the 1910 census records.<ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref> <br />
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William Branham’s father brewed his own moonshine and established a speakeasy in Indiana. While William Branham’s hatred for alcohol and women stemmed from this time of his life, he never stopped admiring the man who provided the booze and drew the crowd: <br />
:''My, I seen how they come when my daddy run that bootleg place. And I'd see women come there, young women, with somebody else's husband. And the way they would carry on…The only respect I had for any woman was my mother. And that's right. And I knowed she was a lady. I seen her set on the doorstep with the babies in her arms, and cry, and cry, and cry because she was locked out of the house. When my dad, which was a real man when he was sober.'' (William Branham, July 20, 1952)<br />
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William Branham said that he received two visions as a young boy in Indiana. The first was when his father asked him to haul water for the moonshine operations. William Branham said that a voice spoke to him out of a whirlwind in a tree and said, ''"Never drink, smoke, or defile your body in any way, for I have a work for you to do when you get older."'' <ref> William Branham, April 19, 1959 in a sermon called “My Life Story” </ref> By his own testimony, William Branham never drank alcohol in his life – other than in Church as part of communion. <br />
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William Branham also told of a second vision that happened a few weeks later when he was playing marbles with his brother. He said that he saw the construction of the Louisville Municipal Bridge being built across the Ohio River, and 16 men falling off to their death during its construction. He said the vision told him that this would take place 22 years from the time of the vision. <ref> William Branham, August 13, 1950 in a sermon called “God Revealing Himself” </ref> The Louisville Municipal Bridge opened on October 31, 1929 which means that this vision took place either before William Branham was born or while he was an infant. <br />
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When William Branham was 14 years old, he was shot in a hunting accident, and spent several months in the hospital. His hospital bills were paid for by the Ku Klux Klan and the Masons. <ref> William Branham, November 10, 1963 in a sermon called “Souls in Prison”</ref> <br />
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Charles Branham broke horses for Otto Wathen, and later became his private chauffer. <ref> William Branham, April 19, 1959 in a sermon called “Life Story” </ref> Otto Wathen owned the R.E. Wathen Distillery as well as the Louisville Colonels baseball club. William Branham said that their family lived on Wathen’s residence for a time. <br />
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William Branham recalls that compared to other families, the Branham's were poor. At school his shoes were often torn, and he would sometimes wear a closed jacket when he had no shirt to wear. <ref> William Branham, September 30, 1951 in a sermon called “Expectations” </ref> William Branham also said that his father died when he was a young man, forcing him to drop out of school and become the bread-winner for the family. He did this successfully by hunting and trapping, where he learned to shoot straight in order to preserve costly ammunition. <br />
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By 1926, (at the age of 16, 17 or 18) William Branham had enough money to buy a new Model-T Ford. <ref> William Branham, January 17, 1962 in a sermon called “Presuming” </ref> He also claimed to have been initiated as a hunter on a trip to New York’s Adirondack Mountains <ref> William Branham, September 30, 1951 in a sermon called “Expectation” in New York City. </ref>, and to have hunted as a young man in Maine with the famous naturalist Burt Caul (who he called “the most cruel-hearted person I ever seen”). <ref> William Branham, June 30, 1956 in a sermon called “Hear Ye Him” </ref><br />
Through his teenage years William Branham did not want to have anything to do with God, or church. It was during this time that a fortune teller told him that he was born under a rare alignment of stars. <ref> William Branham, January 17, 1955 in a sermon called “How the Angel came to me” </ref> In 1928, he told his mother he was going camping in Green’s Mill, Indiana, and left to work as a ranch-hand in Arizona. <ref>William Branham, June 7, 1953 in a sermon called “The Ministry of Christ”</ref> He returned after he received news that his brother Edward had died on June 20, 1929 at the age of 19. <ref> [[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref> Edward's funeral was taken by a close family friend, Rev. McKinney, who made a salvation call that William Branham refused. <ref> From Julius Stadsklev's book, A Prophet Visits South Africa </ref> <br />
William Branham was in Arizona during the time of the construction of the Louisville Memorial Bridge in 1929. As a result, he was not aware that [[The Municipal Bridge Vision|Richard Pilton and Lloyd McEwan were the only two men who died during the construction of the Louisville Municipal Bridge, and that neither drowned]]. <br />
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William Branham worked as a laborer digging ditches<ref>[[Life story by Julius Stadsklev]]</ref> , and as a collector for the Public Works Company in Jeffersonville in the early 1930’s. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - The Jeffersonville City Directory</ref><br />
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William Branham said that he was overcome by fumes while checking meters at the Gas Works in New Albany in 1931. When he went to a specialist, however, he was told that he had appendicitis and had to have an operation. Afraid, he requested a minister from the First Baptist Church to stand by him. During the time of the operation, he promised to preach the Gospel if God would restore his health. William Branham said that after this experience, he went into a field to pray, and saw a vision of a light that formed a cross. <ref>[[Life story by Julius Stadsklev]] and [[Life Story Tract]]</ref> William Branham also said that he was converted in a Baptist Church <ref>William Branham, July 20, 1951, Sermon: The Angel of God</ref>, a coal shed <ref>William Branham, August 15, 1959, Sermon: As the Eagle Stirreth Her Nest</ref>, a saloon that had been converted into a colored Pentecostal church <ref>William Branham, July 31, 1963, Sermon: There Is Only One Way</ref>, and in a Jewish Hospital<ref>William Branham, March 28, 1954, Sermon: Sirs, We Would See Jesus</ref>. <br />
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One of the churches William Branham visited during his recovery was the First Pentecostal Baptist Church of Jeffersonville at 328 Watt Street, which was pastored by Rev. Roy Davis, a member of the Ku Klux Klan. It was here that William Branham first met Hope Brumbach (born July 16, 1913), who was a youth leader and speaker at the church, and a seamstress at the shirt manufacturer M. Fine & Sons. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - The Jeffersonville City Directory, [[Life story by Julius Stadsklev]]</ref><br />
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Hope’s parents Charles and Hazel Brumbach divorced on November 1, 1931. Charles Brumbach quickly remarried to Grace Creigh February 15, 1932 and moved away from Jeffersonville to Fort Wayne, Indiana (a 3.5 hour drive from Jeffersonville on modern roads). <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - marriage and divorce documents.</ref> <br />
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William Branham asked for Hope's hand in marriage after a sermon preached by Roy Davis after a Wednesday night sermon. They talked about it as they walked to her parent’s house from the church. William Branham said he stood on the porch of her parent’s home, Charles stopped playing the Victrola and came out to the porch. William Branham asked Charles if he could marry Hope while Hope remained inside and talked with her mother. <ref>[[Life story by Julius Stadsklev]] in a story written firsthand by William Branham. Also on recording on April 15, 1951, November 8, 1953 and July 20, 1952 in sermons called “A Life Story”.</ref><br />
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Roy Davis preached strongly about the Pentecostal revival, advertised regularly in the Jeffersonville Evening News, and [[Roy Davis#Letter from Roy E. Davis|wrote that William Branham received the Holy Spirit in his front room]]. Even though William Branham said that he did not join a church, it was at this time that he became an elder in the First Pentecostal Baptist Church, and was president of the PBYPU (Pentecostal Baptist Young People) in March 1933. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - June 22, 2013 post re The Common Peoples' Church </ref><br />
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In 1932 when William Branham first prayed for the sick: a Mr. Merril and a Mrs. Mary Der Ohanion were both healed that year. <ref> Supernatural: The Life of William Branham by Owen Jorgensen, Book one, Chapter 11 </ref><br />
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In June 1933, William Branham had his first evangelistic tent meetings, in which 14 people were converted. William Branham received front page news coverage for these meetings in the Jeffersonville Evening News. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - June 24, 2013 post re What The Newspapers Said About the 1933 Baptism</ref> William Branham distributed [[Life Story Tract|a tract saying that a light appeared in August 1933 when he was baptizing the 17th person on the Ohio River]], while 3,000 people watched from the shore. [[Image:Bb1 v1.jpg|180px|thumb|William Branham at a baptism]]William Branham later said the newspapers reported that a light appeared while he was baptizing the 17th person on the Ohio River, while 10,000 people watched from the shore. <ref>[[1933 Ohio River Experience|Sermon: August 13, 1950]]</ref> The population of Jeffersonville was only 12,000 people at the time. <ref> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffersonville,_Indiana#Demographics </ref> <br />
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William Branham said that in June 1933, he experienced a series of prophetic visions foretelling major events up until the end of the world. William Branham describes these visions inconsistently, but in summary they are:<br />
#[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt would cause the whole world to go to war]]<br />
#[[Mussolini invades Ethiopia|Mussolini’s last invasion would be into Ethiopia]]<br />
#[[Hitler and WWII| Hitler would rise to power, build the Seigfried line, and give the Americans a terrible beating.]] <br />
#[[Russia and the three ...isms|Fascism and Nazism would be swallowed up into Communism, which would destroy the Vatican.]]<br />
#[[Driverless Cars|Cars will be shaped like an egg.]]<br />
#[[Morality|American women would begin to dress immodestly.]]<br />
#[[Rise of a Woman in America|A cruel woman will rule the United States.]]<br />
#[[America in Ashes|America will be ashes from coast to coast.]] <br />
#[[Don't Eat Eggs|Don’t eat eggs or live in valleys.]]<br />
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William Branham claimed to have started construction on the 'Pentecostal Tabernacle’ in Jeffersonville in 1933 before he was married (this later became known as the 'Branham Tabernacle').<ref>William Branham, April 7, 1957 in a sermon “God keeps his Word”</ref> <br />
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However, the last advertisement for Roy Davis church in the Jeffersonville Evening News was on February 10, 1934, <ref> [[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - 2013/06/29 post re the History Of Roy Davis' Church</ref> and William Branham said he was the assistant pastor of Roy Davis’ church at the time it burned down. <ref> William Branham, April 27, 1964 in a sermon called “A Trial”, “And the Missionary Baptist Church burned down, which I was assistant pastor, at the time. And Mr. Davis come back to Texas.” </ref> Roy Davis then moved back to Texas, and William Branham started construction on his own church. The first advertisement for William Branham’s church, The Pentecostal Tabernacle, appeared in the Jeffersonville Evening News appeared on August 17, 1935. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - 2013/06/30 post re First Appearances Of The Pentecostal Tabernacle</ref><br />
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William Branham told of a vision he had on the morning he was laying the cornerstone for his new tablernacle. The vision was of an orchard, with places for new trees on either side of an aisle leading to the cross. Plum trees were on one side, and apple trees were on the other side, and both types of fruit were found in the cross. William Branham was instructed to walk between these trees (which he identified as the Trinitarian and Oneness Pentecostals), and do the work of an evangelist, as both types of fruit were found in the cross. Later in his ministry he began preaching that the Trinity and Oneness doctrines were of the devil – in direct violation of this early vision. <br />
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William Branham continued to work and preach, and married Hope Brumbach on June 22, 1934 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. <ref>[File:Marriage License-Branham.jpg]</ref><br />
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Already married, and a pastor of a Pentecostal church, William Branham travelled north to a town called Mishawaka, where he was received warmly by a group of mixed European-American and African-American Pentecostals. William Branham often said that these Mishawaka meetings were his first introduction to the Pentecostal people. <ref> William Branham, June 9, 1953 in a sermon called “Demonology” </ref> Without Roy Davis around to enforce his KKK agenda, William Branham began accepting a number of invitations to preach at various Oneness and mixed-race Pentecostal churches. <br />
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The summer of 1935 was a whirlwind of events. <br />
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William Branham’s brother Charles died in an accident on August 5, 1935. Then Hope Branham’s mother remarried to John Cardwell on August 22, 1935. Soon after, Billy Paul Branham was born to William and Hope on September 13, 1935. The 1935 and 1937 city directory listed William Branham is pastor of the Pentecostal Tabernacle, and residing with his wife Hope at 430 Graham Street in Jeffersonville. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref><br />
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In 1936 William Branham said he was pressured by his mother-in-law not to accept invitations from Pentecostal Churches. How William Branham agreed to follow his mother-in-law’s advice is a mystery, because he was the pastor of a Pentecostal church at the time. What he did do was begin to refuse invitations from Oneness, colored and mixed-race Pentecostal Churches. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - 2013-06-20 post re Preaching at Pentecostal Churches</ref> <br />
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In the fall of 1936, William Branham claimed to have a vision that the Ohio River would flood, and reach 22 feet over Spring Street in Jeffersonville. <ref>William Branham, July 17 ,1951 in a sermon called “The Manifestation of The Spirit” </ref> A daughter named Sharon Rose Branham was born to William and Hope Branham on October 27, 1936. A month later, William Branham’s father Charles passed away for real on November 30, 1936.<ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref> William Branham later said that [[Was William Branham Honest#Problems with William Branham's Credibility|he had terrible grammar because of his father’s early death.]]<br />
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The Ohio River flood lasted from January 5 to February 5, 1937. William Branham tells a story of how he left his Bible on the pulpit during the flood, and when he came back they found out that the pulpit had floated up during the flood, and rested on the same spot with the Bible still open and dry. <ref> William Branham, September 1, 1957 in a sermon called “Hebrews, Chapter Three” </ref> The newspapers, however, packed a story of the pews and pulpit rising and falling to a crest of 15 feet during the Ohio River flood in the First Presbyterian Church in Jeffersonville, because the wooden floor had loosed from the side walls. <ref> [[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - 2013/04/02 post re Church Escapes In Freak Stunt</ref> <br />
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William Branham tells how he lost contact with Hope during the flood, and found her dying in a hospital with a hole in her side to collapse her lungs. Hope's nurse was also [[Hope Branham's Nurse|a personal friend of the Branham family, and William Branham identified her as Hilda/Juanita/Evelyn/Louise Cook/Hale.]] He ties the story of Hope’s death so closely to the flood, that he makes is sound as if she died in February of 1937. <ref>William Branham, April 15, 1951 in a sermon called “Life Story”</ref> But Hope fought pneumonia for a number of months before passing away on July 21, 1937. Sharon Rose Branham also passed away from disease a few days later on July 26, 1937. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref> William Branham blamed the death of Hope and Sharon Rose on his decision to respect his mother-in-law’s request not to associate with Pentecostals. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - 2013/06/19 post re Where My Sorrow Started</ref><br />
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William Branham relays little about the years after the death of his wife and daughter. He mentions that it was a period of extreme trial, depression, and responsibility as he worked and looked after his son and pastored a Pentecostal Church. William Branham said that he attempted suicide twice during this time. <ref>William Branham, April 15, 1951 in a sermon called “Life Story”</ref> The Jeffersonville City Directory named William Branham as a collector for the Public Service Company in 1939 and 1941, which indicates that he may have stepped down from pastoring for a few years. <br />
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The hard times soon faded and William Branham married Meda Broy on October 23, 1941. (Meda was the daughter of Frank and Emma Broy, and was born on April 16, 1919. Emma Broy had divorced her first husband Daniel Lawton in 1907 before marrying Frank, who she divorced on April 3, 1929.) William Branham was then once again listed as the pastor of the Pentecostal Tabernacle in the 1943 Jeffersonville City Directory.<ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref><br />
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William Branham raconte l’histoire d'un homme qui est venu dans la ligne de prière lors des réunions à Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Cet homme n’était pas là pour être guérie, mais pour exposer William Branham comme une fraude. <br />
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Il avait écrit plusieurs maladies qu’il n’avait pas sur sa carte, en espérant que William Branham se réfère aux maladies qu'il avait sur la carte, démontrant ainsi que son don était frauduleux. <br />
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William Branham avait dit, qu’il savait par son don de guérison qu'il n'y avait rien de mal avec cet homme. <br />
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=Problèmes avec l'histoire=<br />
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La première fois que William Branham raconte l'histoire sur la bande en 1950. Il affirme que l'homme avait demandé pardon. Malheureusement, l'histoire change radicalement au fil du temps; aucun pardon pour cet homme et citations remplacé par le jugement, la maladie et la mort. (Veuillez noter que plusieurs de ses sermons ne sont pas traduit dans la langue française mais disponible dans la version original en anglais.)<br />
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Il existe de nombreuses versions de l'histoire au fil du temps.<br />
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==Comment est-ce que William Branham savent l'homme n'a pas dit la vérité?==<br />
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William Branham a indiqué qu'il était au courant de la tromperie de l'homme parce que:<br />
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*Il n'y avait pas de vibrations pour indiquer qu'il avait une maladie (1950).<br />
*Il avait eu une vision qui a montré la planification de l'homme avec un autre homme dans un costume rouge et une femme dans une robe verte (1953)<br />
*Il avait eu une vision qui a montré le plan de cet homme avec un autre homme en train de planifier leur déception et une femme dans une robe (1954)<br />
*Il avait eu une vision qui a montré l'homme avec un autre homme en train de planifier leur déception sur le balcon avec un costume bleu et une femme assis dans un coin(1956)<br />
*Il avait eu une vision qui a montré l'homme avec un autre homme en train de planifier leur déception sur le balcon avec un costume bleu. (1956)<br />
*Il avait eu une vision qui a montré l'homme avec un autre homme en train de planifier leur déception dans un costume gris et une femme debout regardant vers le bas sur les deux hommes. (1957)<br />
*Il avait eu une vision qui a montré l'homme avec un autre homme en train de planifier leur déception dans un costume gris et une femme blonde assise avec eux. (1957)<br />
*Il avait eu une vision qui a montré l'homme avec un autre homme sur le balcon vêtu d'un costume gris et sa femme. (1958)<br />
*Il avait eu une vision qui a montré l'homme avec un autre homme en public et son épouse. (1958)<br />
*Il avait eu une vision qui a montré l'homme avec un autre homme en train de planifier leur déception sur le balcon vêtu d'un costume gris. (1961)<br />
*Il avait eu une vision qui a montré l'homme avec un autre homme en train de planifier leur déception sur le balcon vêtu d'un costume noir et deux de leurs épouses . (1962) <br />
*Il avait eu une vision qui a montré l'homme avec un autre homme sur le balcon vêtu d'un costume bleu et deux de leurs épouses en train de planifier leur déception (1963)<br />
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==Qu'est-il arrivé à l'homme?==<br />
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Selon William Branham, le résultat de la tromperie de l'homme a été comme suit:<br />
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*L'homme est tombé en criant et a demandé pardon (1950) <br />
*Un homme dans le public a crié et les maladies de la carte de prière est venu sur l'homme dans la ligne de prière. (1953)<br />
*Les maladies inscrites sur la carte de prière sont venus sur l'homme et il est mort. (1954) <br />
*Les maladies inscrites sur la carte prière sont venus sur l'homme et l'homme est resté dans un état de santé grave. (1956)<br />
*Les maladies inscrites sur la carte prière sont venus sur l'homme et il couru en hurlant du bâtiment. <br />
*William Branham a indiqué qu'il n'a jamais entendupar la suite ce qui est arrivé à l'homme. (1956)<br />
*Les maladies inscrites sur la carte de prière sont venus sur l'homme et il est mort un an plus tard. (1957) <br />
*Les maladies inscrites sur la carte de prière sont venus sur l'homme et William Branham a reçu une lettre indiquant que l'homme était dans un état grave. (1957) <br />
*Les maladies inscrites sur la carte de prière sont venus sur l'homme et l'homme est mort six mois plus tard d'un cancer. (1958)<br />
*Les maladies inscrites sur la carte de prière sont venus sur l'homme. Ils l'emportèrent paralysé et il est resté paralysé jusqu'à ce jour. (1958) <br />
*Les maladies inscrites sur la carte de prière sont venus sur l'homme et l'homme est mort environ 6 semaines plus tard. (1961)<br />
*Les maladies inscrites sur la carte de prière sont venus sur l'homme et l'homme est mort environ 6 semaines plus tard. (1962) <br />
*Les maladies inscrites sur la carte de prière sont venus sur l'homme. (1963) <br />
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Pourtant en 1957 il avait indiqué que l’homme étais mort.<br />
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Si l'histoire était vraie, ne supposez-vous pas que l'histoire la plus proche de la vérité serait la première fois que l’histoire fut racontée? <br />
Pouvez-vous comprendre pourquoi nous sommes un peu perplexes par les multiples versions de cette histoire?<br />
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Nous ne saurons jamais avec certitude ce qui s'est réellement passé ou si c'est arrivé, mais le Dieu du pardon semble certainement être comme Jésus Christ nous le démontre dans les Évangiles.<br />
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Pourquoi le Dieu de la colère est-il devenu plus important que le sauveur de compassion?<br />
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Pourquoi William Branham a senti nécessaire de changer toutes les différentes fins de cette histoire?<br />
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Était-ce pour mettre la peur dans le cœur des gens? <br />
Une crainte conçue pour empêcher les gens de mettre en doute l'homme qui se disait être le prophète de Dieu?<br />
Peut-on croire tout ce qu'il avait à dire?<br />
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Et depuis ce temps, cela commença à se manifester continuellement, et cela n’a jamais cessé. C’est exact, c’est vrai, mes amis. Il arrivera que s’ils n’écoutent pas le premier, ils écouteront le second.<br />
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Puis, quelques soirées après cela, j’étais à Windsor, dans l’Ontario. Il y avaitquatorze mille personnes à cette réunion là. <br />
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Il y avait dans la réunion un homme qui pensait que ce n’était qu’un tas de supercheries. Il alla se procurer une carte de prière dans l’une des lignes, prétendant qu’il était malade et dans le besoin. Et il se mit à écrire sur la carte de prière, qu’il avait toutes sortes de maladies et tout, comme cela. Et il vint là et la donna dans le – àl’homme, au chargé de la ligne de prière. Je ne regarde jamais les cartes. Ils prennent les cartes là -bas. Il se disait :<br />
«Je vais simplement voir ce qu’il en est.»<br />
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Alors, après qu’il fut entré et eut écrit cela sur une carte de prière, il s’approcha. Je dis : «Bonsoir, monsieur.» Il répondit : «Bonsoir.»<br />
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Et je pris sa main. Il n’y avait aucune vibration. Je le regardai; je le vis en compagnie de deux hommes dans une pièce autour d’une table, montant quelque chose au sujet de...<br />
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Je dis : «Pourquoi avez-vous résolu d’essayer de tromper quelqu’un?» <br />
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Je dis : «Dieu est capable de vous frapper de mort à l’instant même.»<br />
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Et il tomba sur le plancher et se mit à crier de toute sa voix. Il dit : «Dieu,aie pitié de moi.»<br />
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Je dis : «Pourquoi avez-vous fait cela, mon ami.»<br />
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Il dit : «Frère Branham, je – je pensais que c’était tout simplement de la supercherie. Franchement je – je –je... Y a-t-il de la miséricorde pour moi?» Voilà!<ref>La commission de Moïse: Houston, TX, USA – 50-0110</ref><br />
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Beaucoup d’entre vous se rappellent ce soir où cet homme monta sur<br />
l’estrade. Il pensait que je lisais les cartes de prières par télépathie. Et comme il pensait avoir découvert le truc, frères! Il était sûr de l’avoir découvert. Il appartenait à une église qui ne croit pas au Plein Évangile. Il monta sur l’estrade. J’étais fatigué et l’on se préparait à m’emmener. <br />
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Cela se passait à Windsor dans l’Ontario. Il était venu des États-Unis, de Detroit, à Windsor dans l’Ontario. Cela se passait dans le grand auditorium. Cet homme était vêtu d’un complet gris avec une cravate rouge. Il avait l’air intelligent et astucieux. Il monta sur l’estrade. <br />
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Je dis: «Eh bien, donnez-moi simplement votre main. Je suis fatigué, j’ai eu tellement de visions, mais donnez-moi votre main». Je n’avais encore jamais vu cet homme. Il posa sa main sur la mienne. <br />
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Je lui dis: «Monsieur, vous n’avez rien du tout. Allez de l’avant!».<br />
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Il me dit: «Oh oui, il y a quelque chose!».<br />
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Je dis: «Laissez-moi voir encore une fois. Non monsieur, il n’y a aucun signe. Monsieur, vous êtes en bonne santé».<br />
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Il dit: «Regardez ma carte de prière».<br />
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Je lui répondis: «Peu importe ce que vous avez mis sur votre carte de prière. Je n’ai rien à faire avec les cartes de prières». Je ne pensais à rien, vous voyez. J’étais fatigué, épuisé. Mais vous<br />
voyez, rappelez-vous que la grâce de Dieu était toujours là. S’Il vous envoie, Il est dans l’obligation de prendre soin de vous. Il ne s’agit pas de moi. Il s’agit de Lui. C’est Lui qui a envoyé cela. Je dois simplement m’en tenir à ce qui est la Vérité.<br />
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Quand Moïse jeta sa verge qui se transforma en serpent et<br />
que les magiciens firent la même chose, que put faire Moïse si ce<br />
n’est de rester là et s’attendre à la grâce de Dieu? C’était tout.<br />
C’est pareil! Il avait suivi les commandements et vous savez ce<br />
qui est arrivé, n’est-ce pas?<br />
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Cet homme dit: «Eh bien, voilà: regardez ma carte de prière!».<br />
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Je dis: «Eh bien, peut-être que vous avez beaucoup de foi<br />
et que c’est ainsi que vous avez été guéri». Je ne réfléchissais<br />
pas, vous voyez, je ne faisais même pas attention. Alors le voici<br />
qui déboutonne sa veste et bombe le torse. Il dit: «Nous y voilà!»<br />
devant l’auditoire.<br />
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Je pensais: «Que se passe-t-il?».<br />
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Il regarda autour de lui et dit: «Nous y voilà! Vous voyez le<br />
truc?». Voilà Judas! C’était un homme religieux, un prédicateur<br />
d’une grande dénomination. Il dit: «Nous y voilà! J’avais<br />
tellement de foi! Il était devenu si faible qu’il ne pouvait plus<br />
lire par télépathie. Je ne viendrai plus vers lui!».<br />
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Il dit encore: «Ce n’est pas ma foi qui était si grande! J’avais<br />
écrit quelque chose sur ma carte de prière et vous voyez, il ne<br />
peut pas le saisir. C’est cela le truc!».<br />
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Je pensai: «Que se passe-t-il?». Alors la grâce de Dieu descendit.<br />
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Je dis: «Monsieur, comment le diable a-t-il mis dans votre coeur d’essayer de tromper Dieu?». C’était un moderne Judas! <br />
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Je dis: «Vous êtes un prédicateur de Église de Christ. Vous<br />
appartenez à l’Église de Christ des États-Unis. Et il y a là-haut<br />
un homme assis, vêtu d’un complet bleu, et il y a votre femme<br />
et sa femme qui sont assises là. Hier soir vous vous êtes assis<br />
autour d’une table recouverte d’une nappe verte et vous avez<br />
décidé que c’était de la télépathie et que vous viendriez ce<br />
soir…».<br />
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L’homme se leva et dit: «C’est la vérité! Que Dieu ait pitié de moi!».<br />
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Je dis: «Monsieur, vous avez écrit tuberculose et cancer sur<br />
votre carte. Et maintenant vous avez ces maladies. Elles sont à<br />
vous maintenant».<br />
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Il s’agrippa aux jambes de mon pantalon en disant: «Je ne<br />
voulais pas…».<br />
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Je dis: «Je n’y puis rien. Allez! C’est entre vous et Dieu.<br />
Vous avez écrit votre jugement sur votre carte». Il contracta ces<br />
maladies et ce fut tout.<ref>Trois sortes de croyants Jeff.Ind. 63-1124E</ref><br />
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Voici la liste des sermons auquel William Branham fait référence à l’homme de Windsor. <br />
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Non traduit dans la langue française mais disponible dans la version original en anglais:<br />
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*GOD.COMMISSIONING.MOSES JONESBORO.AR 53-0508<br />
*SOUTH.AFRICA.TESTIMONY NEW.YORK.NY 54-0902<br />
*BLIND.BARTIMAEUS CHICAGO.IL 56-0407<br />
*JEHOVAH.JIREH BROOKLYN.NY 56-1209E<br />
*BLIND.BARTIMAEUS LIMA.OH 57-0127E<br />
*THIRSTING.FOR.LIFE CHICAGO.IL 57-0630<br />
*THE.QUEEN.OF.THE.SOUTH SOUTH.BEND.IN 58-0208<br />
*CHRIST.KNOCKING.AT.THE.DOOR MIDDLETOWN.OH 58-0330E<br />
*JEHOVAH.JIREH LONG.BEACH.CA 61-0212M<br />
*HAVE.NOT.I.SENT.THEE PHOENIX.AZ 62-0124<br />
*THREE.KINDS.OF.BELIEVERS JEFF.IN V-3 N-6 63-1124<br />
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Alcohol refers to a fermented or distilled intoxicating beverage containing ethanol. During the period known as Prohibition, from 1919 to 1933, it was illegal to manufacture, transport, or sell alcoholic beverages in the United States. <br />
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The State of Indiana had already declared prohibition in 1916 when William Branham's father started operating a moonshine still. As a child, William Branham witnessed the drunken actions of the men and women who frequented his father's speakeasy. William Branham claimed that a voice spoke to him as a child, while he was hauling water used to cool the still, and said: ''"Don't ever drink, or smoke, or defile your body in any way. There will be a work for you to do when you get older."'' <br />
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Throughout his recorded sermons, William Branham spoke harshly against drinking - especially against Christians engaging in these activities. <br />
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# Matthew 11: Jesus drank wine <br />
# John 2: Jesus created wine for others to drink <br />
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# Genesis: Wine is deceiving <br />
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# Ephesians 5: Not good to be drunk <br />
# I Timothy/Titus: Elders in the Church should avoid much wine <br />
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===King and Priests===<br />
Jesus calls his followers "Kings and Priests" (Revelation 1:6). Looking at the Old Testament, it is very clear how God intended Kings and Priests to act around alcohol: <br />
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Christians are taught that their body "is the temple of the Holy Ghost". (I Corinthians 6:19) As priests were not allowed to drink wine or strong drink in the temple, a modern parallel could discourage strong drink in the temple of the Holy Ghost. <br />
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However, the Apostles told the Gentile Christians to abstain from:<br />
*pollutions of idols, <br />
*fornication, <br />
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*from blood.<br />
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None of their instructions asked the Gentile Christians to abstain from alcohol. <br />
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William Branham said, ''"Cussing, swearing, drinking, that's not sin; that's the attributes of sin."'' <ref>March 26, 1953, William Branham </ref> However, Jesus was a king and a priest, and he drank and created wine. Jesus was also the sinless, spotless lamb of God. If drinking is a sin, then Jesus was not a perfect sacrifice. So William Branham was wrong and drinking is not sin or an attribute of sin. Drinking just means you are drinking, just like driving means you are driving. It is the purpose of what you are doing that defines your actions. <br />
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===A Separated People===<br />
William Branham said that he was "born under a Nazarite birth", similar to how John the baptist was instructed to "drink neither wine nor strong drink" (Luke 1:15). However, William Branham did not observe the strict rules of a Nazarite in his lifestyle. Some examples of this include:<br />
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*He consumed wine as part of the religous observance of communion, <br />
*He did not abstain from grapes or raisins, he cut his hair, and he did not avoid corpses (all prohibited for a Nazarite). <br />
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As such, William Branham simply shunned alcohol and did not live under a Nazarite vow. <br />
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Some people in the Bible who did shun alcohol include:<br />
#The Children of Israel in the wilderness, who did not have any wine or strong drink so that they would know that "I am the Lord your God" (Deuteronomy 29:5-6). <br />
#The prophet Daniel also abstained from wine, so that he would not "defile" himself, (Daniel 1:8). <br />
#The prophet Jeremiah then brought wine to the sons of Jonadab, and instructed them to drink (Jeremiah 35). They refused because of a vow they had made to their father, and Jeremiah blessed them for keeping their vow. <br />
#John the Baptist did not drink wine. <br />
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===Communion and Restoration===<br />
Melchizedek, the priest of the most high God, ate bread and wine (communion) with Abraham. Jesus, the son of God and a priest after the order of Melchizedek, served bread and wine to his disciples. After this, Jesus said two things to his disciples: <br />
#''I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.'' (Matthew 26:29)<br />
#''this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.'' (I Corinthians 11:25)<br />
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From that point on, wine came to symbolize two things: the blood of Jesus Christ (our point of contact with God), and the promise of a new kingdom. In the Old Testament, wine was also symbolized with the sacrifice lamb and restoration (Numbers 28:7, Leviticus 23:12-13).<br />
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Jesus never asked his disciples not to drink wine, but to remember him. <br />
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Martin Luther was known to drink, and promoted his love for beer. He explained the entire Reformation as, '''''“…while I sat still and drank beer with Philiip and Amsdorf, God dealt the papacy a mighty blow.”''''' Luther’s letters to his wife Catherine lamented the fact he didn’t have her beer on hand to drink. <br />
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===Medicine===<br />
Wine is presented as a medicine or anesthetic by at least four people in the Bible: Paul, Solomon, Abigail, and Ziba:<br />
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*''Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.'' (I Timothy 5:23)<br />
*''Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine...'' (I Samuel 25:18)<br />
*''And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread...and a bottle of wine. And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said...the bread...for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.'' (II Samuel 16:1-2)<br />
*''Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.'' (Proverbs 31:6-7)<br />
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===Deception===<br />
Alcohol has paved the way for the humiliating fall of the righteous since Noah's first hangover after the flood. (Genesis 9:24-25) Lot was another man who felt its shame, as his daughters got him drunk in order to commit incest (Genesis 19:35-36). <br />
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*Proverbs 21:17: ''he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.''<br />
*Proverbs 20:1 ''Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.''<br />
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But the deception extends from those innocently shamed, into a tool for the cruel and ungodly. Isaiah calls certain spiritual leaders "greedy dogs" who say ''I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink'' (Isaiah 56:11-12). But Isaiah goes further, cursing the shepherds who drink wine, saying ''Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.'' (Isaiah 22:13-14) Finally, God told his prophet Hosea to marry a harlot to show God's shame towards Israel for their love for "flagons of wine" (Hosea 3:1)<br />
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===Immorality and Perversion===<br />
Innocence and wine do not naturally go hand in hand. Which is why Hosea says ''Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.'' (Hosea 4:11) <br />
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*''For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter: Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.'' (Deuteronomy 32:32-33)<br />
*''Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:'' (Isaiah 5:21-22)<br />
*''Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.'' (Isaiah 5:11-12)<br />
*''And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.'' (Joel 3:3)<br />
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Alcohol can lead to despair just like driving a car can lead to an accident. <br />
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===Living for others===<br />
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The Bible says ''All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth...'' (I Corinthians 10:23-24,31-33) <br />
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Clear instruction is given to specific classes of individuals as well:<br />
*'''Bishops''': ''Not given to wine'' (Titus 1:7), ''sober...Not given to wine'' (I Timothy 3:2-3)<br />
*'''Aged women''': ''that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness...not given to much wine...That they may teach the young women to be sober'' (Titus 2:3-4)<br />
*'''Deacons''': ''not given to much wine'' (I Timothy 3:8)<br />
*'''Everyone''': ''It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.'' (Romans 14:23)<br />
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''Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.'' (Joel 1:5) <br />
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===Intoxication in the Old Testament===<br />
Wine was inseparably linked to promises of prosperity in the Old Testament, and a blessing from God. Many of these scriptures can be read as prophecies of the Holy Spirit descending, which was fulfilled in the New Testament. <br />
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*Deuteronomy 11:14 ''That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.''<br />
*Deuteronomy 7:12-13 ''Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers: And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.''<br />
*Psalms 104:14-15 ''He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.''<br />
*Proverbs 3:9-10 ''Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.''<br />
*Ecclesiastes 9:7 ''Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.''<br />
*Ecclesiastes 10:19 ''A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry...''<br />
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The one scripture in the Old Testament that could be taken as a prophet's blessing on the people to get drunk reads like this: <br />
*II Samuel 6:18-19 ''And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts. And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.''<br />
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===Intoxication in the New Testament===<br />
After the Holy Spirit fell on Pentecost, those on the streets mocked them, thinking that they were drunk. (Acts 2:13) <br />
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Joel's prophecy that ''I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh:'' (Acts 2:17) was demonstrated to be fulfilled by the intoxicating effect of the Holy Spirit on the first believers. <br />
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Other references to the substitution of the Holy Spirit for the bottle are found as follows:<br />
*''And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;'' (Ephesians 5:18)<br />
*''For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.'' (I Corinthians 12:13)<br />
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In comparison, Peter said that before his conversion it was not unusual for him to get drunk (I Peter 4:3). After his conversion, however, Peter encourages Christians to "be sober". (I Peter 4:7). <br />
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===Summary===<br />
Drinking is not a sin, or Jesus could not have been the spotless lamb. If you were raised in the prohibition of the Message, that sentence may take some time to process. What is condemned in the scriptures is drinking to excess (getting drunk) because it leads to actions that could negatively impact you and others. So any caution in the scriptures not to get drunk is for your benefit. <br />
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This is a small representative of the various sects in the Message, most of which don't talk to each other. There is also the "Seven Thunders" movement, the "Bride Coming" group, and those that simply follow charismatic or dominating local personalities. '''AMEN?'''<br />
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||'''[[The Returned Ministry Sect]]''' is a group within the Message that believes that William Branham will rise from the dead to "ride this trail once again" to fulfill all of the visions that he didn't fulfill during his first lifetime. <br />
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|'''[[Vaylism]]''' Lee Vayle taught a number of heretical doctrines including the Parousia doctrine, the denial of the deity of Jesus Christ and espousing Adoptionism (also referred to as Dynamic Monarchianism). These doctrines are remarkably similar to some of the foundational beliefs of the Jehovah's Witnesses. <br />
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||'''[[Golden Dawn Tabernacle]]''' is one of many message church in Tucson, AZ. The pastor, Isaac Noriega, was described by a former Golden Dawn member as "a very angry, bad tempered man...I remember him yelling at the deacons and anyone else who crossed his path...He would not hesitate to disrespect you." At Golden Dawn, the pastor runs your life, and you are not allowed to even fellowship with Message Believers from other churches. <br />
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|'''[[Voice of God Recordings]]''' The Voice of God Recordings, Inc. (VoGR) is a U.S. non-profit organization based in Jeffersonville, Indiana that is controlled by William Branham's sons. During the year ended June 30, 2012, VoGR received revenues of almost USD $10.4 million. <br />
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|'''[[Present Truth Ministries]]''' ("PTM") is a group that advertises itself "as non-denominational ministry dedicated to bringing the gospel to Muslims and supporting the persecuted church in the Middle East. PTM was founded in order to spread the message throughout the world." But are they who they say they are? <br />
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==Lukewarm, and in the Message==<br />
'''Question 1:''' Are you lukewarm, and in the Message?<br />
#Lukewarm people attend church regularly. It's what "good message believers" do.<br />
#Lukewarm people tithe because they are required to but they don't give money to anyone other than their church. They also give offerings but only to the extent it doesn't impinge on their standard of living.<br />
#Lukewarm people choose what their minister says over what is right when they are in conflict.<br />
#Lukewarm people don't really want to be saved from their sin; they only want to be saved from the penalty of their sin.<br />
#Lukewarm people are moved by stories about people who do radical things for Christ, yet they do not act.<br />
#Lukewarm people rarely share their faith with their neighbors, coworkers, or friends.<br />
#Lukewarm people say they love Jesus, and He is, indeed, a part of their lives. But only a part. They give Him a second of their time, money, and their thoughts, but He isn't allowed to control their lives.<br />
#Lukewarm people love others but do not seek to love others as much as they love themselves.<br />
#Lukewarm people will serve God and others, but there are limits to how far they will go or how much time, money, and energy they are willing to give.<br />
#Lukewarm people think about life on earth much more often than eternity in heaven.<br />
#Lukewarm people are thankful for their luxuries and comforts, and rarely consider trying to give as much as possible to the poor.<br />
#Lukewarm people do whatever is necessary to keep themselves from feeling too guilty.<br />
#Lukewarm people are continually concerned with playing it safe; they are slaves to the god of control.<br />
#Lukewarm people do not live by faith; their lives are structured so they do not have to.<br />
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'''Question 2:''' Do you have [[Sociopathic Leadership|a charismatic, but dominating pastor?]]. Find out more on the dangers of this situation.<br />
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||[[Billy Paul Branham]] was born in 1935 to William and Hope Branham. Billy Paul accompanied his father on healing campaigns across the United States, Canada, Africa, and India. Billy Paul became the vice-president of Voice of God Recordings, Inc. in Jeffersonville, Indiana. [[Billy Paul Branham|Click here to read more]] from a sermon recorded in Canada in 1989. <br />
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||[[Fred Sothmann]] moved to Jeffersonville in 1959, and was granted the sole rights to reproduce William Branham's recorded sermons in 1962 by the William Branham Evangelistic Association. He was with William Branham hunting in Arizona in March 1963. Fred Sothmann believed that William Branham was God the Father, and that people should pray in William Branham's name. <br />
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||[[Leo Mercer]] was one of two men in charge of recording William Branham's sermons (one of two 'tape boys'). He went on the lead "The Park", which was a gathering of Message Believers in Prescott Arizona. He was accused of homosexuality by Lee Vayle, and accused of molesting and abusing children at The Park in testimony given in the Supreme Court of California. <br />
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||[[Doug McHughes]] first attended one of William Branham's meetings in 1947. In 1964 Doug's friend Roy Borders introduced him to William Branham and he was invited to go hunting with William Branham in Arizona in 1964. <br />
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||[[Brother Marathai]] was born and raised a Brahmin Hindu. He became a Christian when he heard an unknown street preacher quote John 3:16. Brother Marathai had a seat on the platform when William Branham preachd in India, where he was able to witness the events that occurred only feet away. [[Brother Marathai|Click here to read more.]] <br />
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||[[Sydney Jackson]] was born in South Africa in 1900 to a family of English descent. He attended several of William Branham's meetings in South Africa in 1951, and invited William Branham to return on a hunting expedition in Southern Africa in 1965. [[Sydney Jackson|Click here to read more.]] <br />
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||[[Bud Southwick]] was a hunting guide in northern British Columbia. He led William Branham on both of his hunting trips in British Columbia in 1961 and 1965. [[Bud Southwick|Click here to read more.]] <br />
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||[[Joe Riley]] was a hunting guide who took William Branham and their sons hunting for cougar. Joe Riley attended many of William Branham's services between 1947 and 1965. [[Joe Riley|Click here]] to read excerpts from a video of Joe Riley recorded in 2001. <br />
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||[[Herbert Graef]] was a deacon in [[William Branham]]'s tent meetings in Karlsruhe, Germany from August 12th to August 19th 1955. [[Herbert Graef|Click here ]] to read the testimony written by Herbert only a few months before he passed away in 2006.<br />
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||[[Pearry Green]] was ordained as a minister by William Branham on November 21, 1965, and was the Pastor of Tuscon Tabernacle for many years. Pearry Green accompanied William Branham on various hunting trips, and located and released the "Deepe Calls To the Deep" video of William Branham. [[Pearry Green|Click here to read more.]] <br />
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||[[Tom Brown]] travelled with his wife Marilyn to many of William Branham's meetings in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and witnessed many miracles in these meetings. They also spent some time with William and Meda Branham, and their daughters were friends with the Branham daughters. Tom Brown's father-in-law, Bill Dauch, was a friend of William Branham, and is mentioned in various sermons of William Branham. <br />
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||[[David Lunsford]]'s Pastor encouraged his congregation to attend Rev. William Branham's meetings. In 1961, at the age of 19, David and five of his friends went to one of Rev. William Branham's meetings. At the end of the service he witnessed several miraculous healings. David's father, Jack Lunsford, and a family friend named Gene Hamby were later healed during one of William Branham's meetings in 1963. <br />
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||'''[[William Branham|Click to read William Branham's life story]].''' He was born in a small shed in rural Kentucky, experienced tragedy in his youth. He and became a Pentecostal minister in 1933 and started an international healing ministry in 1945. <br />
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||'''[[Hope Branham's Nurse]]''' was a close friend. Hope told her, "I hope you find a man like my husband." Her name was Hilda. No, it was Louise. Or Juanita? Perhaps Evelyn? Why is her name different every time the story was told? <br />
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||'''[[Wrong statements|William Branham said a lot of wrong stuff]].''' Much of this is now promoted by Voice of God Recordings as Truth to kids. Things like: Opium comes from lilies, mustard cannot by hybrid, it takes billions of years to get to Mars, Joseph's bones went to England, Elvis means a "cat", the midwives in Egypt were evil, and eighty percent of the children in Arizona suffer with mental deficiency. Why did he make this up, and why do you trust him? <br />
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||'''[[William Branham's Double Standard|William Branham led a double life]].''' He preached against sports hunting, then shot 34 large animals in 21 days in Africa. He preached against visiting theatres, then went to watch Marilyn Monroe. He preached that shorts were women's clothes, and wore then while hunting in Africa. What else did he do that he preached against? <br />
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||'''[[Proposing to Hope Brumbach]]'''. William Branham's in-laws were divorced, and living in separate cities at the time of his engagement to his first wife, Hope. This is different than what he talks about as part of his Life Story. Why? <br />
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||'''[[Hope Branham's Nurse]]''' was a close friend. Hope told her, "I hope you find a man like my husband." Her name was Hilda. No, it was Louise. Or Juanita? Perhaps Evelyn? Why is her name different every time the story was told? <br />
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||'''[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Was_William_Branham_Honest#The_Death_of_Charles_Branham William Branham said his father died when he was young].''' That's why he had bad grammar. And he had to take care of 10 kids on his own. Except his father died after William Branham already had two children. Why did he lie? <br />
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||'''[[The Houston Photograph]]''' is William Branham's biggest vindication. What looks like a halo hovers behind his head. And Douglas Studios refused to let him use it as the cover for his biography, and the Beatles had a picture taken with a similar halo. Perhaps the mystery can be solved by an article in the January 25, 1950 edition of The Houston Chronicle, which said that it all happened "under the glare of the great lights of Sam Houston Coliseum."<br />
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||'''[[Plagiarism|William Branham said he received his doctrine from an Angel]].''' He said this specifically about his sermons on the Seven Seals. But why is much of his sermons on the Book of Revelation almost verbatim from the works of Clarence Larkin? Was Larkin the Messenger who revealed the mysteries? <br />
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||'''[[Different Stories|A true vision should be the same every time]].''' But William Branham's visions changed drastically, even though he claimed to read them off an "old yellow paper." Which version is true, or all they all made up? One thing is for sure, you have to reject at least one version of some of these visions. Shouldn't something be black and white if you want to rest your soul it. <br />
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||'''[[Wrong statements|William Branham said a lot of wrong stuff]].''' Much of this is now promoted by Voice of God Recordings as Truth to kids. Things like: Opium comes from lilies, mustard cannot by hybrid, it takes billions of years to get to Mars, Joseph's bones went to England, Elvis means a "cat", the midwives in Egypt were evil, and eighty percent of the children in Arizona suffer with mental deficiency. Why did he make this up, and why do you trust him? <br />
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||'''[[William Branham's Double Standard|William Branham led a double life]].''' He preached against sports hunting, then shot 34 large animals in 21 days in Africa. He preached against visiting theatres, then went to watch Marilyn Monroe. He preached that shorts were women's clothes, and wore then while hunting in Africa. What else did he do that he preached against? <br />
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:''...What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto [[Ephesus]], and unto [[Smyrna]], and unto [[Pergamos]], and unto [[Thyatira]], and unto [[Sardis]], and unto [[Philadelphia]], and unto [[Laodicea]].''<br />
:''The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.''<br />
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Ages. <br />
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Its a small word. It seems harmless enough. But it's extra. <br />
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Revelation 1:11 is addressed from the '''"Alpha and Omega"''' to '''"the seven churches which are in Asia."''' <br />
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The problem with William Branham's doctrine on the Church Ages is that:<br />
*Only two of the Church Age Messengers set foot in Asia.<br />
*Revelation 22:18 says, "If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book." The word "Ages" is extra. Its not found at all in Revelation 1:11. So Ages may be a small word, but it's scary. Go there at your own risk. <br />
*He copied this doctrine from [[Plagiarism|Clarence Larkin]].<br />
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John Wesley, who William Branham said was the sixth Church Messenger, said this about the word "Ages":<br />
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:''"The seven churches with their angels represent the whole Christian church, dispersed throughout the whole world, as it subsists, not, as some have imagined, in one age after another, but in every age. This is a point of deep importance, and always necessary to be remembered: that these seven churches are, as it were, a sample of the whole church of Christ, as it was then, as it is now, and as it will be in all ages."'' - John Wesley<br />
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==Where is Asia?==<br />
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Asia Minor is located in the country of Turkey. <br />
*Paul grew up in Asia Minor, and established the church in Ephesus. <br />
*Irenaeus was born in Smyrna, then moved to France. <br />
*Martin was born in Hungary, then moved to France.<br />
*Columba was born in Ireland, then moved to Scotland. <br />
*Martin Luther lived in Germany. <br />
*John Wesley lived in England.<br />
*William Branham lived in the United States. <br />
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Other than Irenaeus and Paul, none of these individuals set foot in Asia.<br />
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==Messengers Outside Their Ages, Messengers Confronting Heresies==<br />
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John was told to write to each churches. William Branham said that each church represented an age, and that each age had a messenger. So, you would expect that each messenger would have lived within the correct church age...but this is not the case. <br />
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====Paul====<br />
*Paul was martyred in approx. 73AD. <br />
*John wrote the Book of Revelation from the Isle of Patmos around 95AD. <br />
If William Branham was correct, then Paul had been dead for over 20 years when John sent him the letter. I guess he never got the memo. <br />
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====Irenaeus====<br />
Message Believers cringe when people speak against William Branham's doctrines. A common complaint is, '''"don't Judge".''' What they do not realize is that Irenaeus taught against the Serpent's Seed doctrine. He labeled it a heresy. And William Branham said you had to believe the Messenger for your Age in order to be saved. <br />
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====Columba====<br />
*William Branham said the Thyatira Age started in 606 AD. <br />
*William Branham named Columba as the messenger to the Thyatira Age. <br />
*Columba died in 597 A.D., 9 years before the Age was supposed to start. <br />
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====John Wesley====<br />
John Wesley labeled William Branham's undestanding on the Godhead as ''"…Blasphemy, joined with consummate nonsense."''<ref>~ Thoughts on the writings of Baron Swedenborg, by John Wesley, Wakefield, May 8, 1782.</ref> We know this because William Branham's doctrine on the Godhead was very close to Emmanuel Swedenborg's doctrine on the Godhead, and John Wesley also concluded the following about Swedenborg's doctrine:<br />
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:''"O my brethren, let none of you that fear God recommend such a writer any more; much less labor to make the deadly poison palatable, by sweetening it with all care! All his folly and nonsense we may excuse; but not his making God a liar; not his contradicting, in so open and flagrant a manner, the whole oracles of God! True, his tales are often exceeding lively, and as entertaining as the tales of...the fairies! But I dare not give up my Bible for them; and I must give up one or the other. If the preceding extracts are from God, then the Bible is only a fable! But if all Scriptures are given by inspiration of God, then let these dreams sink into the pit from whence they came." <ref>~ Thoughts on the writings of Baron Swedenborg, by John Wesley, Wakefield, May 8, 1782.</ref><br />
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==The Value of History==<br />
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If there are no Church Ages as William Branham talked about, is there any value to learning about Paul, Irenaeus, Martin, Columba, Luther, or Wesley? '''Yes!''' There is great value in knowing the history of the Christian Church! When you approach their lives to learn, you will find much to gain from their wisdom and experiences. <br />
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However, we have found that most Message Believers and Message Ministers have not studied the lives of their "Messengers" outside of William Branham's sermons. This means that great books like:<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Irenaeus#Against_Heresies Irenaeus' writings Against Heresies], <br />
*[[The Life of Saint Martin - Part 1|The biography of St. Martin written by his friend]], <br />
*[[The Life of Columba - Book I|The life story of Columba of Iona, written by Adomnan of Iona]], <br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Martin_Luther#Preface_to_the_Letter_of_St._Paul_to_the_Romans.2C_by_Martin_Luther.2C_1483-1546 Martin Luther's Preface to Romans], or <br />
*[[John Wesley on Money|John Wesley's sermon on Money]]<br />
Sit collecting dust on Message shelves...if they even get there in the first place. We challenge you to take a step and learn what these men had to say for yourself. <br />
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==Who is Clarence Larkin?==<br />
William Branham took his teaching on the church ages directly from Clarence Larkin, who wrote a book about the Book of Revelation. To see exactly what William Branham [[Plagiarism|plagiarized from Clarence Larkin, please click on this link.]]<br />
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===Plagiarism in the Church Ages===<br />
NOTE: William Branham's book "An Exposition of the Seven Church Ages" (which is commonly referred to as the "Church Age Book" or the CAB) contains all of the plagiarism noted in his sermon series on the Seven Church Ages which were delivered in December, 1960. Most of the references in this article relating to the church ages are primarily to the actual sermons and not to the CAB. While the CAB contains all of the plagiarized text referred to here, some have said that the plagiarism in the CAB was the direct result of the involvement of Lee Vayle and, therefore, cannot be attributed to William Branham himself. The quotes contained below, however, clearly show that William Branham was the one that plagiarized Clarence Larkin's works.<br />
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|Now, the first church age started about A.D. 53, when Paul established the church in--in Ephesus... and the church age lapped over to 170.<br />
THE EPHESIAN CHURCH AGE 60-1205<br />
|The character of the Church at Ephesus is a fair outline of the Church Period from A. D. 70 to A. D. 170.<br />
Clarence Larkin, Dispensational Truth, or “God’s Plan and Purpose in the Ages“, 128 (Philadelphia, PA: Clarence Larkin, 1918).<br />
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|...the very name "Ephesus" means "let go, relax, backslidden," called by God, "The backslidden church."<br />
THE EPHESIAN CHURCH AGE 60-1205<br />
|Its character is seen in its very name, for Ephesus means to “let go,” “to relax.” It had become a Backslidden Church.<br />
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Clarence Larkin, The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture, 20 (Philadelphia, PA: Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate, 1919).<br />
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|...then started in the Smyrna Church Age which lasted from A.D. 170 until A.D. 312. THE EPHESIAN CHURCH AGE 60-1205<br />
|...the Smyrna Church...extended from A. D. 170 to Constantine A. D. 312.<br />
Clarence Larkin, Dispensational Truth, or “God’s Plan and Purpose in the Ages“, 128 (Philadelphia, PA: Clarence Larkin, 1918).<br />
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|Then come in the Pergamos Church Age, and the Pergamos Church Age begin at 312 and lasted till A.D. 606. THE EPHESIAN CHURCH AGE 60-1205<br />
|...Pergamos...extends from the accession of Constantine, A. D. 312 to A. D. 606, when Boniface III was crowned “Universal Bishop.”<br />
Clarence Larkin, Dispensational Truth, or “God’s Plan and Purpose in the Ages“, 129 (Philadelphia, PA: Clarence Larkin, 1918).<br />
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|Then come in the Thyatira Church Age, and the church age of Thyatira begin at 606 and went to 1520, the dark ages. THE EPHESIAN CHURCH AGE 60-1205<br />
|The Message to the Church at Thyatira. This Period extended from A. D. 606 to the Reformation A. D. 1520.<br />
Clarence Larkin, Dispensational Truth, or “God’s Plan and Purpose in the Ages“, 130 (Philadelphia, PA: Clarence Larkin, 1918).<br />
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|And then the Sardis Church Age begin at 1520 and lasted till 1750, the Lutheran age. THE EPHESIAN CHURCH AGE 60-1205<br />
|The “Sardis Period” extended from A. D. 1520 to about A. D. 1750.<br />
Clarence Larkin, Dispensational Truth, or “God’s Plan and Purpose in the Ages“, 130 (Philadelphia, PA: Clarence Larkin, 1918).<br />
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|Then from 1750, the next age come in was the Philadelphian, Wesley age; that begin at 1750 and lasted till 1906. THE EPHESIAN CHURCH AGE 60-1205<br />
|The “Philadelphia Period” covers the time between A. D. 1750 and A. D. 1900. <br />
Clarence Larkin, Dispensational Truth, or “God’s Plan and Purpose in the Ages“, 131 (Philadelphia, PA: Clarence Larkin, 1918).<br />
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|And at 1906 the Laodicean church age set in, and I don't know when it'll end, but I predict it'll be done by 1977. I predict, not the Lord told me, but I predict it according to a vision that was showed me some years ago... THE EPHESIAN CHURCH AGE 60-1205<br />
|The character of the Church today is Laodicean, and as the Laodicean Period is to continue until the Church of the “New-Born” is taken out, we cannot hope for any great change until the Lord comes back.<br />
Clarence Larkin, Dispensational Truth, or “God’s Plan and Purpose in the Ages“, 133 (Philadelphia, PA: Clarence Larkin, 1918).<br />
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===Plagiarism in the Breach Between the Seals and the Church Ages===<br />
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|Now, now, we're going to turn to the 5th chapter. Now, this is not the Seven Seals. It is the "Breach Between the Church Ages and the Seven Seals." Now, there is also a 6th chapter of... and there was a 4th chapter, rather, of Revelation, and in that it kind of revealed something that would take place after the Church going up: '''that the Church goes up on the 3rd chapter of Revelations and does not return until the 19th chapter of Revelations.''' See? Therefore, the Church misses the tribulation. '''I know that's contrary to--to pretty near every teacher I ever talked to, but I--I don't mean to be dis--disagreeable.''' I--I mean to be your brother, but I--I must teach just as I can see it. If I don't, I can't put it together. You see? And now, whether it goes up before the tribulation or after the tribulation, I want to go up with it. That's the main thing. THE.BREACH.BETWEEN.THE.SEVEN.CHURCH.AGES.AND.THE.SEVEN.SEALS_ JEFF.IN SUNDAY_ 63-0317E<br />
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Do you realize that the first three chapters of Revelation deals with the church in the church age? That's the tribulation period, not the church age; '''the church raptures and goes up at the 4th chapter of Revelation, never comes again till the 19th chapter when it comes with Jesus.''' That's right. That's in the tribulation period, not nothing to do with the church at all. QUESTIONS.AND.ANSWERS_ JEFF.IN COD SUNDAY_ 62-0527<br />
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John caught up in the 4th chapter to see things which was, which is, and which is to come. '''But the Church finishes at the 4th chapter, and Christ takes up the Church, caught up in the air to meet Him, and does not appear again until the 19th chapter''' when He comes back with--as King of king and Lord of lords with the Church. THE.FIRST.SEAL JEFF.IN 63-0318<br />
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And at the same time the Church is gone, and these things don't even happen in the church age at all. That's right. They're--they're away from the church age. The Church absolutely is raptured at this time. '''The Church goes up in the 4th chapter of Revelation, and does not return until it comes back with its King in the 19th chapter.''' But these Seals here are revealing what has been, what is, and what will be. See? And now, what was to be for the church age was revealed by these Seals, and now, watch what takes it. THE.FIFTH.SEAL_ JEFF.IN 63-0322<br />
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|The word “hereafter” permits a “time space,” while the words “after these things” refer to the things that shall immediately follow the completion of the “Church Age,” as prefigured in the Messages to the Seven Churches. The Church disappears from view with the close of the third chapter and is not heard of again until the nineteenth chapter, where her marriage to the Lamb is announced. Rev. 19:7–9. <br />
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Clarence Larkin, The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture, 32 (Philadelphia, PA: Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate, 1919).<br />
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'''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's. However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965.<br />
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Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories: <br />
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1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are two main groups of followers. The first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible. <br />
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2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's. <br />
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3) Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns. <br />
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The purpose of this website is to provide the most comprehensive information available on William Branham's life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. <br />
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*[http://www.seekyethetruth.com/Pages/57/ Seek Ye The Truth]<br />
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'''[[The Message|The Message of William Branham]]'''<br></font> </div><br />
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'''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's. However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965.<br />
<br />
Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories: <br />
<br />
1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are two main groups of followers. The first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible. <br />
<br />
2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's. <br />
<br />
3) Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns. <br />
<br />
The purpose of this website is to provide the most comprehensive information available on William Branham's life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. <br />
<br />
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*[[William Branham|Life Story - Youth]]<br />
*[[Commission & Ministry|Life Story - Ministry]]<br />
*[[William Branham, A Prophet?|A Prophet?]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Credibility_Videos#The_Credibility_of_William_Branham Video: Credibility]<br />
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*[[Eyewitnesses|Message Believers]]<br />
*[[Eyewitnesses: Non-Message Believers|Non-Message Believers]]<br />
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*[[Prophecy|Prophecies]]<br />
*[[Prophet|What is a Prophet]]<br />
*[[Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus|Prophecy of Jesus]]<br />
*[[Prophecy in the Bible]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Prophecy_By_William_Branham Video: Prophecies]<br />
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*[[William Branham's Visions]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Visions_by_William_Branham Video: Visions]<br />
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*[[Doctrines|Major Doctrines]]<br />
*[[Elijah|Elijah Theology]]<br />
*[[Non-Biblical Doctrines]]<br />
*[[Theology|Theology & Salvation]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Doctrine_Videos#Doctrinal_Issues Video: Doctrines]<br />
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*[[Healings]]<br />
*[[Healings in the Bible]]<br />
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*[[The Message]]<br />
*[[Message Doctrine]]<br />
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*[[Leaving The Message]]<br />
*[[What We Have Learned]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Testimonies_of_Former_Followers Video: We Left!]<br />
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*[[Jesus]]<br />
*[[God]]<br />
*[[Invitation to Eternal Life]]<br />
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*[[Condensed List of Issues with the Message|Full list of issues]]<br />
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*[http://morningmercy.com/a-new-day-for-your-soul/ A New Day In Christ]<br />
*[http://thebitterbelly.com/2013/07/26/female-created/ Women: Created by God]<br />
*[http://www.seekyethetruth.com/Pages/57/ Seek Ye The Truth]<br />
*[http://wmbranham.net/ WMBranham.net]<br />
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'''[[The Message|The Message of William Branham]]'''<br></font> </div><br />
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Examine it. [[Proof of the Prophetic|Test it.]] You Decide.<br></font><font color='#800000' size='+0'><br />
<br>(And, please, don't take our word for it. Search it out yourself.)<br />
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'''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's. However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965.<br />
<br />
Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories: <br />
<br />
1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are two main groups of followers. The first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible. <br />
<br />
2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's. <br />
<br />
3) Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns. <br />
<br />
The purpose of this website is to provide the most comprehensive, independent, objective information available on William Branham's life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. <br />
<br />
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*[[William Branham|Life Story]]<br />
*[[The Message#Is the message a cult?|Cult founder?]]<br />
*[[THUS SAITH THE LORD|Thus saith the Lord?]]<br />
*[[Was William Branham a racist?|Racist?]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Visions</h2><br />
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*[[Heavenly Vision|The Heavenly Vision]]<br />
*[[Third Pull|The Third Pull]]<br />
*[[Plum and Apple Trees|Plum & Apple Trees]]<br />
*[[The Cloud]]<br />
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*[[Eyewitnesses]]<br />
*[[Healings]]<br />
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*[[Prophecy|Prophecies]]<br />
*[[The Prophet and The Eagle|Prophets and Eagles]]<br />
*[[Proof of the Prophetic|No Real Prophecies?]]<br />
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*[[Plagiarism|Plagiarism]]<br />
*[[Progressive Revelation]]<br />
*[[Matthew 17:11]]<br />
*[[Enoch and Noah]]<br />
*[[Matthew 24:28]]<br />
*[[Three holy words|The Secret Formula]]<br />
*[[Tithing]]<br />
*[[Lazy Theology]]<br />
*[[The Godhead]]<br />
*[[The Serpent's Seed]]<br />
*[[Marriage and Divorce]]<br />
*[[Christians that were required to believe Satanic doctrine|Christians that had to believe Satan to be saved?]] <br />
*[[Doctrines]]<br />
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*[[The Municipal Bridge Vision|Failed Bridge Vision]]<br />
*[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa|Failed Africa Prophecy]]<br />
*[[The Brown Bear Vision|Failed Hunting Vision]]<br />
*[[1933 Ohio River Experience|The Ohio River Voice]]<br />
*[[Prophecy of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 1]]<br />
*[[The Cause of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 2]]<br />
*[[Hagin Prophecy|The Hagin Prophecy]]<br />
*[[Roy Davis|Honesty - Part 1]]<br />
*[[Was William Branham Honest|Honesty - Part 2]]<br />
*[[The Man from Windsor|Honesty - Part 3]]<br />
*[[An Uncertain Sound|Uncertain Teaching]]<br />
*[[Marriage and Divorce|Teaching on Divorce]]<br />
*[[Fallen From Grace|What Paul Preached?]]<br />
*[[Are There Women Angels?|Women Angels]]<br />
*[[Michael the Archangel|Michael the Archangel]]<br />
*[[Edward Byskal|Message Ministers 1]]<br />
*[[Failed Prophecies|Message Ministers 2]]<br />
*[[The History of Believe The Sign|Our History Part 1]]<br />
*[[The History of Believe The Sign - Part 2|Our History Part 2]]<br />
*[[Errors in the New Testament|Bible Errors?]]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/BelieveTheSign/videos?view=0&flow=grid&sort=p Our Youtube Channel] <br />
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*'''[[Humble Pie]]'''<br />
*'''[[Here we stand, corrected]]'''<br />
*[[Significant concerns]]<br />
*[[What's New]]?<br />
*[[BelieveTheSign:About|Who are we?]]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Facebook discussion]<br />
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*[[If you need help]]...<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/the-questioning// A Checkup]<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/the-purpose-of-this-website/ Following Jesus]<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/a-new-day-for-your-soul/ A New Day In Christ]<br />
*[http://thebitterbelly.com/2013/07/26/female-created/ Women: Created by God]<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/survey/ Take A Survey]<br />
*[[Invitation to Eternal Life|An Invitation]]<br />
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*[[Condensed List of Issues with the Message|Full list of issues]]<br />
*[[Sensational Documents]]<br />
*[[Research Sources for William Branham and His Message|Research Sources]]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Discussion Forum]<br />
*[[Healings in the Bible|Healing in the Bible]]<br />
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'''[[The Message|The Message of William Branham]]'''<br></font> </div><br />
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Examine it. [[Proof of the Prophetic|Test it.]] You Decide.<br></font><font color='#800000' size='+0'><br />
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'''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's. However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965.<br />
<br />
Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories: <br />
<br />
1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are two main groups of followers. The first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible. <br />
<br />
2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's. <br />
<br />
3) Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns. <br />
<br />
The purpose of this website is to provide the most comprehensive information available on William Branham's life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. <br />
<br />
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|{{Click ||image=Image-rs-131 - BR Branham1.jpg|width=175px|height=110px|align=top|link=William Branham, A Prophet?}}<br />
*[[William Branham|Life Story - Youth]]<br />
*[[Commission & Ministry|Life Story - Ministry]]<br />
*[[William Branham, A Prophet?|A Prophet?]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Credibility_Videos#The_Credibility_of_William_Branham Video: Credibility]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Eyewitnesses</h2><br />
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*[[Eyewitnesses|Message Believers]]<br />
*[[Eyewitnesses: Non-Message Believers|Non-Message Believers]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Prophecies</h2><br />
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*[[Prophecy|Prophecies]]<br />
*[[Prophet|What is a Prophet]]<br />
*[[Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus|Prophecy of Jesus]]<br />
*[[Prophecy in the Bible]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Prophecy_By_William_Branham Video: Prophecies]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Visions</h2><br />
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|{{Click ||image=Cloud.jpg|width=175px|height=110px|link=William Branham's Visions}}<br />
*[[William Branham's Visions]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Visions_by_William_Branham Video: Visions]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Doctrine</h2><br />
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*[[Doctrines|Major Doctrines]]<br />
*[[Elijah|Elijah Theology]]<br />
*[[Non-Biblical Doctrines]]<br />
*[[Theology|Theology & Salvation]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Doctrine_Videos#Doctrinal_Issues Video: Doctrines]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Healings</h2><br />
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*[[Healings]]<br />
*[[Healings in the Bible]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">The Message</h2><br />
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*[[The Message]]<br />
*[[Message Doctrine]]<br />
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*[[Bad Fruit]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Leaving the Message</h2><br />
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*[[Leaving The Message]]<br />
*[[What We Have Learned]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Testimonies_of_Former_Followers Video: We Left!]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Looking to Jesus</h2><br />
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*[[Jesus]]<br />
*[[God]]<br />
*[[Invitation to Eternal Life]]<br />
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[[Sensational Documents|Other Languages]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Looking to Jesus</h2><br />
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|{{Click ||image=Book-stack.jpg|width=175px|height=110px|link=Research Sources for William Branham and His Message}}<br />
*[[Condensed List of Issues with the Message|Full list of issues]]<br />
*[[Sensational Documents|Print Material]]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Facebook Discussion]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">External Links</h2><br />
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*[http://morningmercy.com/a-new-day-for-your-soul/ A New Day In Christ]<br />
*[http://thebitterbelly.com/2013/07/26/female-created/ Women: Created by God]<br />
*[http://www.seekyethetruth.com/Pages/57/ Seek Ye The Truth]<br />
*[http://wmbranham.net/ WMBranham.net]<br />
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'''[[The Message|The Message of William Branham]]'''<br></font> </div><br />
<div style="border-bottom:2px #B87333 solid; text-align:Center; padding:2px; margin:1px;"><font color='#800000' size='+3'><br />
Examine it. [[Proof of the Prophetic|Test it.]] You Decide.<br></font><font color='#800000' size='+0'><br />
<br>(And, please, don't take our word for it. Search it out yourself.)<br />
</font> </div><br />
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'''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's. However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965.<br />
<br />
Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories: <br />
<br />
1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are two main groups of followers. The first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible. <br />
<br />
2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's. <br />
<br />
3) Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns. <br />
<br />
The purpose of this website is to provide the most comprehensive information available on William Branham's life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. <br />
<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#E2725B;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Video Feature: Egg-shaped Cars?</h2><br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">William Branham</h2><br />
|-<br />
|{{Click ||image=Image-rs-131 - BR Branham1.jpg|width=175px|height=110px|align=top|link=William Branham, A Prophet?}}<br />
*[[William Branham|Life Story - Youth]]<br />
*[[Commission & Ministry|Life Story - Ministry]]<br />
*[[William Branham, A Prophet?|A Prophet?]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Credibility_Videos#The_Credibility_of_William_Branham Video: Credibility]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Eyewitnesses</h2><br />
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|{{Click || image=SAcrowd.jpg|link=Eyewitnesses|width=175px|height=110px}}<br />
*[[Eyewitnesses|Message Believers]]<br />
*[[Eyewitnesses: Non-Message Believers|Non-Message Believers]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Prophecies</h2><br />
|-<br />
|{{Click || image=DriverlessCars.jpg|link=Prophecy|width=175px|height=110px}}<br />
*[[Prophecy|Prophecies]]<br />
*[[Prophet|What is a Prophet]]<br />
*[[Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus|Prophecy of Jesus]]<br />
*[[Prophecy in the Bible]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Prophecy_By_William_Branham Video: Prophecies]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Visions</h2><br />
|-<br />
|{{Click ||image=Cloud.jpg|width=175px|height=110px|link=William Branham's Visions}}<br />
*[[William Branham's Visions]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Visions_by_William_Branham Video: Visions]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Doctrine</h2><br />
|-<br />
|{{Click ||image=7-church-ages-diagram-small.jpg|width=175px|height=110px|link=Doctrines}}<br />
*[[Doctrines|Major Doctrines]]<br />
*[[Elijah|Elijah Theology]]<br />
*[[Non-Biblical Doctrines]]<br />
*[[Theology|Theology & Salvation]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Doctrine_Videos#Doctrinal_Issues Video: Doctrines]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Healings</h2><br />
|-<br />
|{{Click || image=KingGeorge2.jpg|link=Healings|width=175px|height=110px}}<br />
*[[Healings]]<br />
*[[Healings in the Bible]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">The Message</h2><br />
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*[[The Message]]<br />
*[[Message Doctrine]]<br />
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*[[Bad Fruit]]<br />
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*[[Leaving The Message]]<br />
*[[What We Have Learned]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Testimonies_of_Former_Followers Video: We Left!]<br />
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*[[Condensed List of Issues with the Message|Full list of issues]]<br />
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*[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Facebook Discussion]<br />
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*[http://thebitterbelly.com/2013/07/26/female-created/ Women: Created by God]<br />
*[http://www.seekyethetruth.com/Pages/57/ Seek Ye The Truth]<br />
*[http://wmbranham.net/ WMBranham.net]<br />
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'''[[The Message|The Message of William Branham]]'''<br></font> </div><br />
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Examine it. [[Proof of the Prophetic|Test it.]] You Decide.<br></font><font color='#800000' size='+0'><br />
<br>(And, please, don't take our word for it. Search it out yourself.)<br />
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'''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's. However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965.<br />
<br />
Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories: <br />
<br />
1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are two main groups of followers. The first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible. <br />
<br />
2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's. <br />
<br />
3) Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns. <br />
<br />
The purpose of this website is to provide the most comprehensive, independent, objective information available on William Branham's life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. <br />
<br />
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*[[William Branham|Life Story - Youth]]<br />
*[[Commission & Ministry|Life Story - Ministry]]<br />
*[[William Branham, A Prophet?|A Prophet?]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Credibility_Videos#The_Credibility_of_William_Branham Video: Credibility]<br />
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*[[Eyewitnesses|Message Believers]]<br />
*[[Eyewitnesses: Non-Message Believers|Non-Message Believers]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Prophecies</h2><br />
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*[[Prophecy|Prophecies]]<br />
*[[Prophet|What is a Prophet]]<br />
*[[Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus|Prophecy of Jesus]]<br />
*[[Prophecy in the Bible]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Prophecy_By_William_Branham Video: Prophecies]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Visions</h2><br />
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*[[William Branham's Visions]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Visions_by_William_Branham Video: Visions]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Doctrine</h2><br />
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*[[Doctrines|Major Doctrines]]<br />
*[[Elijah|Elijah Theology]]<br />
*[[Non-Biblical Doctrines]]<br />
*[[Theology|Theology & Salvation]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Doctrine_Videos#Doctrinal_Issues Video: Doctrines]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Healings</h2><br />
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*[[Healings]]<br />
*[[Healings in the Bible]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">The Message</h2><br />
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*[[The Message]]<br />
*[[Message Doctrine]]<br />
*[[Message Sects]]<br />
*[[Bad Fruit]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Leaving the Message</h2><br />
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|{{Click ||image=Steps.jpg|width=175px|height=110px|link=Leaving The Message}}<br />
*[[Leaving The Message]]<br />
*[[What We Have Learned]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Testimonies_of_Former_Followers Video: We Left!]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Looking to Jesus</h2><br />
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*[[Jesus]]<br />
*[[God]]<br />
*[[Invitation to Eternal Life]]<br />
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*[[Italian]]<br />
*[[Romanian]]<br />
*[[Dutch]]<br />
*[[Español]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Looking to Jesus</h2><br />
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|{{Click ||image=Book-stack.jpg|width=175px|height=110px|link=Research Sources for William Branham and His Message}}<br />
*[[Condensed List of Issues with the Message|Full list of issues]]<br />
*[[Sensational Documents|Print Material]]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Facebook Discussion]<br />
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*[http://morningmercy.com/a-new-day-for-your-soul/ A New Day In Christ]<br />
*[http://thebitterbelly.com/2013/07/26/female-created/ Women: Created by God]<br />
*[http://www.seekyethetruth.com/Pages/57/ Seek Ye The Truth]<br />
*[http://wmbranham.net/ WMBranham.net]<br />
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|''Grace, mercy, and peace, which come from God the Father and from Jesus Christ—the Son of the Father—will continue to be with us who live in truth and love.'' (2 John 1:3 NLT)<br />
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'''[[The Message|The Message of William Branham]]'''<br></font> </div><br />
<div style="border-bottom:2px #B87333 solid; text-align:Center; padding:2px; margin:1px;"><font color='#800000' size='+3'><br />
Examine it. [[Proof of the Prophetic|Test it.]] You Decide.<br></font><font color='#800000' size='+0'><br />
<br>(And, please, don't take our word for it. Search it out yourself.)<br />
</font> </div><br />
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'''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's. However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965.<br />
<br />
Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories: <br />
<br />
1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are two main groups of followers. The first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible. <br />
<br />
2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's. <br />
<br />
3) Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns. <br />
<br />
The purpose of this website is to provide the most comprehensive, independent, objective information available on William Branham's life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. <br />
<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#E2725B;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Video Feature: Egg-shaped Cars?</h2><br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">William Branham</h2><br />
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*[[William Branham|Life Story - Youth]]<br />
*[[Commission & Ministry|Life Story - Ministry]]<br />
*[[William Branham, A Prophet?|A Prophet?]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Credibility_Videos#The_Credibility_of_William_Branham Video: Credibility]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Eyewitnesses</h2><br />
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*[[Eyewitnesses|Message Believers]]<br />
*[[Eyewitnesses: Non-Message Believers|Non-Message Believers]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Prophecies</h2><br />
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*[[Prophecy|Prophecies]]<br />
*[[Prophet|What is a Prophet]]<br />
*[[Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus|Prophecy of Jesus]]<br />
*[[Prophecy in the Bible]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Prophecy_By_William_Branham Video: Prophecies]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Visions</h2><br />
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|{{Click ||image=Cloud.jpg|width=175px|height=110px|link=William Branham's Visions}}<br />
*[[William Branham's Visions]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Visions_by_William_Branham Video: Visions]<br />
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'''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's. However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965.<br />
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Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories: <br />
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1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are two main groups of followers. The first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible. <br />
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2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's. <br />
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3) Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns. <br />
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[[Image:Branham28.jpg|thumb|200px|right|William Branham]]<br />
'''William Marrion Branham''' was an evangelist who has been called the ''"pacesetter of the healing revival"'' <ref>The Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements: (Zondervan, 1988, p. 372) ~ ''Branham filled the largest stadiums and meeting halls in the world.’ ... As the pacesetter of the healing revival, Branham was the primary source of inspiration in the development of other healing ministries.''</ref> and a ''"prophet"''<ref>The Full Gospel Men's Voice Magazine (February, 1961) ~ ''"In Bible Days, there were men of God who were Prophets and Seers. But in all the Sacred Records, none of these had a greater record than that of William Branham."''</ref>. He was born in rural Kentucky, raised in Indiana, and in the 1940’s his healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist. <br />
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William Branham was compulsively deceptive with those around him. He often embellished stories, facts, and scriptures to his own advantage. What you hear on William Branham's recorded sermons is only one side of the story, yet that story often blatantly contradicts documented history. <br />
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This life story account is based on both his recorded sermons and as many historical documents as we could find. Any statements that can be substantiated by written historical documents are referenced. Hopefully this will let you decide for yourself whether William Branham was honest. <br />
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=Early Life=<br />
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[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/French#La_v.C3.A9rit.C3.A9_pure_et_simple_sur_la_date_de_naissance_de_William_Branham. En Francais] <br />
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Charles Branham and Ella Harvey were both born in 1887. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - See Charles Branham’s World War 1 draft card for his birthday of January 2, 1887. The Census record from 1900 shows Ella Harvey’s birthday as June 1887. </ref>. They were 20 years old when William Branham was born on March 10, 1907 in Cumberland County, Kentucky. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - The 1910 Census lists William Branham as 3 years old. William Branham also said on September 29, 1951, “Doctor Dowie, in his death, prophesied…he died on one day, and I was borned on the next.”</ref> They were 21 years old when William Branham was born on April 8, 1908. <ref>[[Proposing to Hope Brumbach]] - April 8 ,1909 is written as William Branham's birthday on his marriage certificate to Hope Brumbach. William Branham’s younger brother Edward was born in 1909 as the 1910 Census document show Edward Branham as being one year old. </ref> But his father was eighteen and his mother was fifteen years old when William Branham was born on April 6, 1909 <ref> William Branham, April 27, 1964 in a sermon called “A Trial”. April 6, 1909 is also recorded as William Branham’s birthday on his marriage certificate with Meda Broy as found on the [[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref> when he was born under an alignment of stars <ref> William Branham, July 13, 1952 in a sermon called “Early Spiritual Experiences”</ref>, and that a pillar of light entered the shack and scared the midwife. <ref> William Branham, April 27, 1964 in a sermon called “A Trial” </ref> <br />
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The Branham family moved from Kentucky to Indiana when William Branham was a young boy. William Branham claimed this was his first fulfilled prophecy. <ref> William Branham, November 10, 1963 in a sermon called “Souls that are in Prison” </ref> Charles Branham was in trouble with the law at the time, which may explain why he used the name as “Brainon” on the 1910 census records.<ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref> <br />
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William Branham’s father brewed his own moonshine and established a speakeasy in Indiana. While William Branham’s hatred for alcohol and women stemmed from this time of his life, he never stopped admiring the man who provided the booze and drew the crowd: <br />
:''My, I seen how they come when my daddy run that bootleg place. And I'd see women come there, young women, with somebody else's husband. And the way they would carry on…The only respect I had for any woman was my mother. And that's right. And I knowed she was a lady. I seen her set on the doorstep with the babies in her arms, and cry, and cry, and cry because she was locked out of the house. When my dad, which was a real man when he was sober.'' (William Branham, July 20, 1952)<br />
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William Branham said that he received two visions as a young boy in Indiana. The first was when his father asked him to haul water for the moonshine operations. William Branham said that a voice spoke to him out of a whirlwind in a tree and said, ''"Never drink, smoke, or defile your body in any way, for I have a work for you to do when you get older."'' <ref> William Branham, April 19, 1959 in a sermon called “My Life Story” </ref> By his own testimony, William Branham never drank alcohol in his life – other than in Church as part of communion. <br />
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William Branham also told of a second vision that happened a few weeks later when he was playing marbles with his brother. He said that he saw the construction of the Louisville Municipal Bridge being built across the Ohio River, and 16 men falling off to their death during its construction. He said the vision told him that this would take place 22 years from the time of the vision. <ref> William Branham, August 13, 1950 in a sermon called “God Revealing Himself” </ref> The Louisville Municipal Bridge opened on October 31, 1929 which means that this vision took place either before William Branham was born or while he was an infant. <br />
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When William Branham was 14 years old, he was shot in a hunting accident, and spent several months in the hospital. His hospital bills were paid for by the Ku Klux Klan and the Masons. <ref> William Branham, November 10, 1963 in a sermon called “Souls in Prison”</ref> <br />
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Charles Branham broke horses for Otto Wathen, and later became his private chauffer. <ref> William Branham, April 19, 1959 in a sermon called “Life Story” </ref> Otto Wathen owned the R.E. Wathen Distillery as well as the Louisville Colonels baseball club. William Branham said that their family lived on Wathen’s residence for a time. <br />
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William Branham recalls that compared to other families, the Branham's were poor. At school his shoes were often torn, and he would sometimes wear a closed jacket when he had no shirt to wear. <ref> William Branham, September 30, 1951 in a sermon called “Expectations” </ref> William Branham also said that his father died when he was a young man, forcing him to drop out of school and become the bread-winner for the family. He did this successfully by hunting and trapping, where he learned to shoot straight in order to preserve costly ammunition. <br />
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By 1926, (at the age of 16, 17 or 18) William Branham had enough money to buy a new Model-T Ford. <ref> William Branham, January 17, 1962 in a sermon called “Presuming” </ref> He also claimed to have been initiated as a hunter on a trip to New York’s Adirondack Mountains <ref> William Branham, September 30, 1951 in a sermon called “Expectation” in New York City. </ref>, and to have hunted as a young man in Maine with the famous naturalist Burt Caul (who he called “the most cruel-hearted person I ever seen”). <ref> William Branham, June 30, 1956 in a sermon called “Hear Ye Him” </ref><br />
Through his teenage years William Branham did not want to have anything to do with God, or church. It was during this time that a fortune teller told him that he was born under a rare alignment of stars. <ref> William Branham, January 17, 1955 in a sermon called “How the Angel came to me” </ref> In 1928, he told his mother he was going camping in Green’s Mill, Indiana, and left to work as a ranch-hand in Arizona. <ref>William Branham, June 7, 1953 in a sermon called “The Ministry of Christ”</ref> He returned after he received news that his brother Edward had died on June 20, 1929 at the age of 19. <ref> [[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref> Edward's funeral was taken by a close family friend, Rev. McKinney, who made a salvation call that William Branham refused. <ref> From Julius Stadsklev's book, A Prophet Visits South Africa </ref> <br />
William Branham was in Arizona during the time of the construction of the Louisville Memorial Bridge in 1929. As a result, he was not aware that [[The Municipal Bridge Vision|Richard Pilton and Lloyd McEwan were the only two men who died during the construction of the Louisville Municipal Bridge, and that neither drowned]]. <br />
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William Branham worked as a laborer digging ditches<ref>[[Life story by Julius Stadsklev]]</ref> , and as a collector for the Public Works Company in Jeffersonville in the early 1930’s. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - The Jeffersonville City Directory</ref><br />
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William Branham said that he was overcome by fumes while checking meters at the Gas Works in New Albany in 1931. When he went to a specialist, however, he was told that he had appendicitis and had to have an operation. Afraid, he requested a minister from the First Baptist Church to stand by him. During the time of the operation, he promised to preach the Gospel if God would restore his health. William Branham said that after this experience, he went into a field to pray, and saw a vision of a light that formed a cross. <ref>[[Life story by Julius Stadsklev]] and [[Life Story Tract]]</ref> William Branham also said that he was converted in a Baptist Church <ref>William Branham, July 20, 1951, Sermon: The Angel of God</ref>, a coal shed <ref>William Branham, August 15, 1959, Sermon: As the Eagle Stirreth Her Nest</ref>, a saloon that had been converted into a colored Pentecostal church <ref>William Branham, July 31, 1963, Sermon: There Is Only One Way</ref>, and in a Jewish Hospital<ref>William Branham, March 28, 1954, Sermon: Sirs, We Would See Jesus</ref>. <br />
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One of the churches William Branham visited during his recovery was the First Pentecostal Baptist Church of Jeffersonville at 328 Watt Street, which was pastored by Rev. Roy Davis, a member of the Ku Klux Klan. It was here that William Branham first met Hope Brumbach (born July 16, 1913), who was a youth leader and speaker at the church, and a seamstress at the shirt manufacturer M. Fine & Sons. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - The Jeffersonville City Directory, [[Life story by Julius Stadsklev]]</ref><br />
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Hope’s parents Charles and Hazel Brumbach divorced on November 1, 1931. Charles Brumbach quickly remarried to Grace Creigh February 15, 1932 and moved away from Jeffersonville to Fort Wayne, Indiana (a 3.5 hour drive from Jeffersonville on modern roads). <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - marriage and divorce documents.</ref> <br />
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William Branham asked for Hope's hand in marriage after a sermon preached by Roy Davis after a Wednesday night sermon. They talked about it as they walked to her parent’s house from the church. William Branham said he stood on the porch of her parent’s home, Charles stopped playing the Victrola and came out to the porch. William Branham asked Charles if he could marry Hope while Hope remained inside and talked with her mother. <ref>[[Life story by Julius Stadsklev]] in a story written firsthand by William Branham. Also on recording on April 15, 1951, November 8, 1953 and July 20, 1952 in sermons called “A Life Story”.</ref><br />
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Roy Davis preached strongly about the Pentecostal revival, advertised regularly in the Jeffersonville Evening News, and [[Roy Davis#Letter from Roy E. Davis|wrote that William Branham received the Holy Spirit in his front room]]. Even though William Branham said that he did not join a church, it was at this time that he became an elder in the First Pentecostal Baptist Church, and was president of the PBYPU (Pentecostal Baptist Young People) in March 1933. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - June 22, 2013 post re The Common Peoples' Church </ref><br />
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In 1932 when William Branham first prayed for the sick: a Mr. Merril and a Mrs. Mary Der Ohanion were both healed that year. <ref> Supernatural: The Life of William Branham by Owen Jorgensen, Book one, Chapter 11 </ref><br />
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In June 1933, William Branham had his first evangelistic tent meetings, in which 14 people were converted. William Branham received front page news coverage for these meetings in the Jeffersonville Evening News. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - June 24, 2013 post re What The Newspapers Said About the 1933 Baptism</ref> William Branham distributed [[Life Story Tract|a tract saying that a light appeared in August 1933 when he was baptizing the 17th person on the Ohio River]], while 3,000 people watched from the shore. [[Image:Bb1 v1.jpg|180px|thumb|William Branham at a baptism]]William Branham later said the newspapers reported that a light appeared while he was baptizing the 17th person on the Ohio River, while 10,000 people watched from the shore. <ref>[[1933 Ohio River Experience|Sermon: August 13, 1950]]</ref> The population of Jeffersonville was only 12,000 people at the time. <ref> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffersonville,_Indiana#Demographics </ref> <br />
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William Branham said that in June 1933, he experienced a series of prophetic visions foretelling major events up until the end of the world. William Branham describes these visions inconsistently, but in summary they are:<br />
#[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt would cause the whole world to go to war]]<br />
#[[Mussolini invades Ethiopia|Mussolini’s last invasion would be into Ethiopia]]<br />
#[[Hitler and WWII| Hitler would rise to power, build the Seigfried line, and give the Americans a terrible beating.]] <br />
#[[Russia and the three ...isms|Fascism and Nazism would be swallowed up into Communism, which would destroy the Vatican.]]<br />
#[[Driverless Cars|Cars will be shaped like an egg.]]<br />
#[[Morality|American women would begin to dress immodestly.]]<br />
#[[Rise of a Woman in America|A cruel woman will rule the United States.]]<br />
#[[America in Ashes|America will be ashes from coast to coast.]] <br />
#[[Don't Eat Eggs|Don’t eat eggs or live in valleys.]]<br />
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William Branham claimed to have started construction on the 'Pentecostal Tabernacle’ in Jeffersonville in 1933 before he was married (this later became known as the 'Branham Tabernacle').<ref>William Branham, April 7, 1957 in a sermon “God keeps his Word”</ref> <br />
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However, the last advertisement for Roy Davis church in the Jeffersonville Evening News was on February 10, 1934, <ref> [[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - 2013/06/29 post re the History Of Roy Davis' Church</ref> and William Branham said he was the assistant pastor of Roy Davis’ church at the time it burned down. <ref> William Branham, April 27, 1964 in a sermon called “A Trial”, “And the Missionary Baptist Church burned down, which I was assistant pastor, at the time. And Mr. Davis come back to Texas.” </ref> Roy Davis then moved back to Texas, and William Branham started construction on his own church. The first advertisement for William Branham’s church, The Pentecostal Tabernacle, appeared in the Jeffersonville Evening News appeared on August 17, 1935. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - 2013/06/30 post re First Appearances Of The Pentecostal Tabernacle</ref><br />
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William Branham told of a vision he had on the morning he was laying the cornerstone for his new tablernacle. The vision was of an orchard, with places for new trees on either side of an aisle leading to the cross. Plum trees were on one side, and apple trees were on the other side, and both types of fruit were found in the cross. William Branham was instructed to walk between these trees (which he identified as the Trinitarian and Oneness Pentecostals), and do the work of an evangelist, as both types of fruit were found in the cross. Later in his ministry he began preaching that the Trinity and Oneness doctrines were of the devil – in direct violation of this early vision. <br />
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Already married, and a pastor of a Pentecostal church, William Branham travelled north to a town called Mishawaka, where he was received warmly by a group of mixed European-American and African-American Pentecostals. William Branham often said that these Mishawaka meetings were his first introduction to the Pentecostal people. <ref> William Branham, June 9, 1953 in a sermon called “Demonology” </ref> Without Roy Davis around to enforce his KKK agenda, William Branham began accepting a number of invitations to preach at various Oneness and mixed-race Pentecostal churches. <br />
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William Branham’s brother Charles died in an accident on August 5, 1935. Then Hope Branham’s mother remarried to John Cardwell on August 22, 1935. Soon after, Billy Paul Branham was born to William and Hope on September 13, 1935. The 1935 and 1937 city directory listed William Branham is pastor of the Pentecostal Tabernacle, and residing with his wife Hope at 430 Graham Street in Jeffersonville. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref><br />
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In 1936 William Branham said he was pressured by his mother-in-law not to accept invitations from Pentecostal Churches. How William Branham agreed to follow his mother-in-law’s advice is a mystery, because he was the pastor of a Pentecostal church at the time. What he did do was begin to refuse invitations from Oneness, colored and mixed-race Pentecostal Churches. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - 2013-06-20 post re Preaching at Pentecostal Churches</ref> <br />
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In the fall of 1936, William Branham claimed to have a vision that the Ohio River would flood, and reach 22 feet over Spring Street in Jeffersonville. <ref>William Branham, July 17 ,1951 in a sermon called “The Manifestation of The Spirit” </ref> A daughter named Sharon Rose Branham was born to William and Hope Branham on October 27, 1936. A month later, William Branham’s father Charles passed away for real on November 30, 1936.<ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref> William Branham later said that [[Was William Branham Honest#Problems with William Branham's Credibility|he had terrible grammar because of his father’s early death.]]<br />
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The Ohio River flood lasted from January 5 to February 5, 1937. William Branham tells a story of how he left his Bible on the pulpit during the flood, and when he came back they found out that the pulpit had floated up during the flood, and rested on the same spot with the Bible still open and dry. <ref> William Branham, September 1, 1957 in a sermon called “Hebrews, Chapter Three” </ref> The newspapers, however, packed a story of the pews and pulpit rising and falling to a crest of 15 feet during the Ohio River flood in the First Presbyterian Church in Jeffersonville, because the wooden floor had loosed from the side walls. <ref> [[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - 2013/04/02 post re Church Escapes In Freak Stunt</ref> <br />
[[Image:Sharon Rose.jpg|150px|thumb|Sharon Rose Branham, who died at 8 months old.]]<br />
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William Branham tells how he lost contact with Hope during the flood, and found her dying in a hospital with a hole in her side to collapse her lungs. Hope's nurse was also [[Hope Branham's Nurse|a personal friend of the Branham family, and William Branham identified her as Hilda/Juanita/Evelyn/Louise Cook/Hale.]] He ties the story of Hope’s death so closely to the flood, that he makes is sound as if she died in February of 1937. <ref>William Branham, April 15, 1951 in a sermon called “Life Story”</ref> But Hope fought pneumonia for a number of months before passing away on July 21, 1937. Sharon Rose Branham also passed away from disease a few days later on July 26, 1937. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref> William Branham blamed the death of Hope and Sharon Rose on his decision to respect his mother-in-law’s request not to associate with Pentecostals. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - 2013/06/19 post re Where My Sorrow Started</ref><br />
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William Branham relays little about the years after the death of his wife and daughter. He mentions that it was a period of extreme trial, depression, and responsibility as he worked and looked after his son and pastored a Pentecostal Church. William Branham said that he attempted suicide twice during this time. <ref>William Branham, April 15, 1951 in a sermon called “Life Story”</ref> The Jeffersonville City Directory named William Branham as a collector for the Public Service Company in 1939 and 1941, which indicates that he may have stepped down from pastoring for a few years. <br />
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The hard times soon faded and William Branham married Meda Broy on October 23, 1941. (Meda was the daughter of Frank and Emma Broy, and was born on April 16, 1919. Emma Broy had divorced her first husband Daniel Lawton in 1907 before marrying Frank, who she divorced on April 3, 1929.) William Branham was then once again listed as the pastor of the Pentecostal Tabernacle in the 1943 Jeffersonville City Directory.<ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref><br />
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'''William Marrion Branham''' was an evangelist who has been called the ''"pacesetter of the healing revival"'' <ref>The Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements: (Zondervan, 1988, p. 372) ~ ''Branham filled the largest stadiums and meeting halls in the world.’ ... As the pacesetter of the healing revival, Branham was the primary source of inspiration in the development of other healing ministries.''</ref> and a ''"prophet"''<ref>The Full Gospel Men's Voice Magazine (February, 1961) ~ ''"In Bible Days, there were men of God who were Prophets and Seers. But in all the Sacred Records, none of these had a greater record than that of William Branham."''</ref>. He was born in rural Kentucky, raised in Indiana, and in the 1940’s his healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist. <br />
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William Branham was compulsively deceptive with those around him. He often embellished stories, facts, and scriptures to his own advantage. What you hear on William Branham's recorded sermons is only one side of the story, yet that story often blatantly contradicts documented history. <br />
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This life story account is based on both his recorded sermons and as many historical documents as we could find. Any statements that can be substantiated by written historical documents are referenced. Hopefully this will let you decide for yourself whether William Branham was honest. <br />
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Charles Branham and Ella Harvey were both born in 1887. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - See Charles Branham’s World War 1 draft card for his birthday of January 2, 1887. The Census record from 1900 shows Ella Harvey’s birthday as June 1887. </ref>. They were 20 years old when William Branham was born on March 10, 1907 in Cumberland County, Kentucky. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - The 1910 Census lists William Branham as 3 years old. William Branham also said on September 29, 1951, “Doctor Dowie, in his death, prophesied…he died on one day, and I was borned on the next.”</ref> They were 21 years old when William Branham was born on April 8, 1908. <ref>[[Proposing to Hope Brumbach]] - April 8 ,1909 is written as William Branham's birthday on his marriage certificate to Hope Brumbach. William Branham’s younger brother Edward was born in 1909 as the 1910 Census document show Edward Branham as being one year old. </ref> But his father was eighteen and his mother was fifteen years old when William Branham was born on April 6, 1909 <ref> William Branham, April 27, 1964 in a sermon called “A Trial”. April 6, 1909 is also recorded as William Branham’s birthday on his marriage certificate with Meda Broy as found on the [[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref> when he was born under an alignment of stars <ref> William Branham, July 13, 1952 in a sermon called “Early Spiritual Experiences”</ref>, and that a pillar of light entered the shack and scared the midwife. <ref> William Branham, April 27, 1964 in a sermon called “A Trial” </ref> <br />
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The Branham family moved from Kentucky to Indiana when William Branham was a young boy. William Branham claimed this was his first fulfilled prophecy. <ref> William Branham, November 10, 1963 in a sermon called “Souls that are in Prison” </ref> Charles Branham was in trouble with the law at the time, which may explain why he used the name as “Brainon” on the 1910 census records.<ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref> <br />
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William Branham’s father brewed his own moonshine and established a speakeasy in Indiana. While William Branham’s hatred for alcohol and women stemmed from this time of his life, he never stopped admiring the man who provided the booze and drew the crowd: <br />
:''My, I seen how they come when my daddy run that bootleg place. And I'd see women come there, young women, with somebody else's husband. And the way they would carry on…The only respect I had for any woman was my mother. And that's right. And I knowed she was a lady. I seen her set on the doorstep with the babies in her arms, and cry, and cry, and cry because she was locked out of the house. When my dad, which was a real man when he was sober.'' (William Branham, July 20, 1952)<br />
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William Branham said that he received two visions as a young boy in Indiana. The first was when his father asked him to haul water for the moonshine operations. William Branham said that a voice spoke to him out of a whirlwind in a tree and said, ''"Never drink, smoke, or defile your body in any way, for I have a work for you to do when you get older."'' <ref> William Branham, April 19, 1959 in a sermon called “My Life Story” </ref> By his own testimony, William Branham never drank alcohol in his life – other than in Church as part of communion. <br />
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William Branham also told of a second vision that happened a few weeks later when he was playing marbles with his brother. He said that he saw the construction of the Louisville Municipal Bridge being built across the Ohio River, and 16 men falling off to their death during its construction. He said the vision told him that this would take place 22 years from the time of the vision. <ref> William Branham, August 13, 1950 in a sermon called “God Revealing Himself” </ref> The Louisville Municipal Bridge opened on October 31, 1929 which means that this vision took place either before William Branham was born or while he was an infant. <br />
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When William Branham was 14 years old, he was shot in a hunting accident, and spent several months in the hospital. His hospital bills were paid for by the Ku Klux Klan and the Masons. <ref> William Branham, November 10, 1963 in a sermon called “Souls in Prison”</ref> <br />
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Charles Branham broke horses for Otto Wathen, and later became his private chauffer. <ref> William Branham, April 19, 1959 in a sermon called “Life Story” </ref> Otto Wathen owned the R.E. Wathen Distillery as well as the Louisville Colonels baseball club. William Branham said that their family lived on Wathen’s residence for a time. <br />
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William Branham recalls that compared to other families, the Branham's were poor. At school his shoes were often torn, and he would sometimes wear a closed jacket when he had no shirt to wear. <ref> William Branham, September 30, 1951 in a sermon called “Expectations” </ref> William Branham also said that his father died when he was a young man, forcing him to drop out of school and become the bread-winner for the family. He did this successfully by hunting and trapping, where he learned to shoot straight in order to preserve costly ammunition. <br />
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By 1926, (at the age of 16, 17 or 18) William Branham had enough money to buy a new Model-T Ford. <ref> William Branham, January 17, 1962 in a sermon called “Presuming” </ref> He also claimed to have been initiated as a hunter on a trip to New York’s Adirondack Mountains <ref> William Branham, September 30, 1951 in a sermon called “Expectation” in New York City. </ref>, and to have hunted as a young man in Maine with the famous naturalist Burt Caul (who he called “the most cruel-hearted person I ever seen”). <ref> William Branham, June 30, 1956 in a sermon called “Hear Ye Him” </ref><br />
Through his teenage years William Branham did not want to have anything to do with God, or church. It was during this time that a fortune teller told him that he was born under a rare alignment of stars. <ref> William Branham, January 17, 1955 in a sermon called “How the Angel came to me” </ref> In 1928, he told his mother he was going camping in Green’s Mill, Indiana, and left to work as a ranch-hand in Arizona. <ref>William Branham, June 7, 1953 in a sermon called “The Ministry of Christ”</ref> He returned after he received news that his brother Edward had died on June 20, 1929 at the age of 19. <ref> [[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref> Edward's funeral was taken by a close family friend, Rev. McKinney, who made a salvation call that William Branham refused. <ref> From Julius Stadsklev's book, A Prophet Visits South Africa </ref> <br />
William Branham was in Arizona during the time of the construction of the Louisville Memorial Bridge in 1929. As a result, he was not aware that [[The Municipal Bridge Vision|Richard Pilton and Lloyd McEwan were the only two men who died during the construction of the Louisville Municipal Bridge, and that neither drowned]]. <br />
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William Branham worked as a laborer digging ditches<ref>[[Life story by Julius Stadsklev]]</ref> , and as a collector for the Public Works Company in Jeffersonville in the early 1930’s. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - The Jeffersonville City Directory</ref><br />
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William Branham said that he was overcome by fumes while checking meters at the Gas Works in New Albany in 1931. When he went to a specialist, however, he was told that he had appendicitis and had to have an operation. Afraid, he requested a minister from the First Baptist Church to stand by him. During the time of the operation, he promised to preach the Gospel if God would restore his health. William Branham said that after this experience, he went into a field to pray, and saw a vision of a light that formed a cross. <ref>[[Life story by Julius Stadsklev]] and [[Life Story Tract]]</ref> William Branham also said that he was converted in a Baptist Church <ref>William Branham, July 20, 1951, Sermon: The Angel of God</ref>, a coal shed <ref>William Branham, August 15, 1959, Sermon: As the Eagle Stirreth Her Nest</ref>, a saloon that had been converted into a colored Pentecostal church <ref>William Branham, July 31, 1963, Sermon: There Is Only One Way</ref>, and in a Jewish Hospital<ref>William Branham, March 28, 1954, Sermon: Sirs, We Would See Jesus</ref>. <br />
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One of the churches William Branham visited during his recovery was the First Pentecostal Baptist Church of Jeffersonville at 328 Watt Street, which was pastored by Rev. Roy Davis, a member of the Ku Klux Klan. It was here that William Branham first met Hope Brumbach (born July 16, 1913), who was a youth leader and speaker at the church, and a seamstress at the shirt manufacturer M. Fine & Sons. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - The Jeffersonville City Directory, [[Life story by Julius Stadsklev]]</ref><br />
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Hope’s parents Charles and Hazel Brumbach divorced on November 1, 1931. Charles Brumbach quickly remarried to Grace Creigh February 15, 1932 and moved away from Jeffersonville to Fort Wayne, Indiana (a 3.5 hour drive from Jeffersonville on modern roads). <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - marriage and divorce documents.</ref> <br />
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William Branham asked for Hope's hand in marriage after a sermon preached by Roy Davis after a Wednesday night sermon. They talked about it as they walked to her parent’s house from the church. William Branham said he stood on the porch of her parent’s home, Charles stopped playing the Victrola and came out to the porch. William Branham asked Charles if he could marry Hope while Hope remained inside and talked with her mother. <ref>[[Life story by Julius Stadsklev]] in a story written firsthand by William Branham. Also on recording on April 15, 1951, November 8, 1953 and July 20, 1952 in sermons called “A Life Story”.</ref><br />
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Roy Davis preached strongly about the Pentecostal revival, advertised regularly in the Jeffersonville Evening News, and [[Roy Davis#Letter from Roy E. Davis|wrote that William Branham received the Holy Spirit in his front room]]. Even though William Branham said that he did not join a church, it was at this time that he became an elder in the First Pentecostal Baptist Church, and was president of the PBYPU (Pentecostal Baptist Young People) in March 1933. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - June 22, 2013 post re The Common Peoples' Church </ref><br />
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In 1932 when William Branham first prayed for the sick: a Mr. Merril and a Mrs. Mary Der Ohanion were both healed that year. <ref> Supernatural: The Life of William Branham by Owen Jorgensen, Book one, Chapter 11 </ref><br />
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In June 1933, William Branham had his first evangelistic tent meetings, in which 14 people were converted. William Branham received front page news coverage for these meetings in the Jeffersonville Evening News. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - June 24, 2013 post re What The Newspapers Said About the 1933 Baptism</ref> William Branham distributed [[Life Story Tract|a tract saying that a light appeared in August 1933 when he was baptizing the 17th person on the Ohio River]], while 3,000 people watched from the shore. [[Image:Bb1 v1.jpg|180px|thumb|William Branham at a baptism]]William Branham later said the newspapers reported that a light appeared while he was baptizing the 17th person on the Ohio River, while 10,000 people watched from the shore. <ref>[[1933 Ohio River Experience|Sermon: August 13, 1950]]</ref> The population of Jeffersonville was only 12,000 people at the time. <ref> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffersonville,_Indiana#Demographics </ref> <br />
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William Branham said that in June 1933, he experienced a series of prophetic visions foretelling major events up until the end of the world. William Branham describes these visions inconsistently, but in summary they are:<br />
#[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt would cause the whole world to go to war]]<br />
#[[Mussolini invades Ethiopia|Mussolini’s last invasion would be into Ethiopia]]<br />
#[[Hitler and WWII| Hitler would rise to power, build the Seigfried line, and give the Americans a terrible beating.]] <br />
#[[Russia and the three ...isms|Fascism and Nazism would be swallowed up into Communism, which would destroy the Vatican.]]<br />
#[[Driverless Cars|Cars will be shaped like an egg.]]<br />
#[[Morality|American women would begin to dress immodestly.]]<br />
#[[Rise of a Woman in America|A cruel woman will rule the United States.]]<br />
#[[America in Ashes|America will be ashes from coast to coast.]] <br />
#[[Don't Eat Eggs|Don’t eat eggs or live in valleys.]]<br />
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William Branham claimed to have started construction on the 'Pentecostal Tabernacle’ in Jeffersonville in 1933 before he was married (this later became known as the 'Branham Tabernacle').<ref>William Branham, April 7, 1957 in a sermon “God keeps his Word”</ref> <br />
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However, the last advertisement for Roy Davis church in the Jeffersonville Evening News was on February 10, 1934, <ref> [[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - 2013/06/29 post re the History Of Roy Davis' Church</ref> and William Branham said he was the assistant pastor of Roy Davis’ church at the time it burned down. <ref> William Branham, April 27, 1964 in a sermon called “A Trial”, “And the Missionary Baptist Church burned down, which I was assistant pastor, at the time. And Mr. Davis come back to Texas.” </ref> Roy Davis then moved back to Texas, and William Branham started construction on his own church. The first advertisement for William Branham’s church, The Pentecostal Tabernacle, appeared in the Jeffersonville Evening News appeared on August 17, 1935. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - 2013/06/30 post re First Appearances Of The Pentecostal Tabernacle</ref><br />
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William Branham told of a vision he had on the morning he was laying the cornerstone for his new tablernacle. The vision was of an orchard, with places for new trees on either side of an aisle leading to the cross. Plum trees were on one side, and apple trees were on the other side, and both types of fruit were found in the cross. William Branham was instructed to walk between these trees (which he identified as the Trinitarian and Oneness Pentecostals), and do the work of an evangelist, as both types of fruit were found in the cross. Later in his ministry he began preaching that the Trinity and Oneness doctrines were of the devil – in direct violation of this early vision. <br />
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Already married, and a pastor of a Pentecostal church, William Branham travelled north to a town called Mishawaka, where he was received warmly by a group of mixed European-American and African-American Pentecostals. William Branham often said that these Mishawaka meetings were his first introduction to the Pentecostal people. <ref> William Branham, June 9, 1953 in a sermon called “Demonology” </ref> Without Roy Davis around to enforce his KKK agenda, William Branham began accepting a number of invitations to preach at various Oneness and mixed-race Pentecostal churches. <br />
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William Branham’s brother Charles died in an accident on August 5, 1935. Then Hope Branham’s mother remarried to John Cardwell on August 22, 1935. Soon after, Billy Paul Branham was born to William and Hope on September 13, 1935. The 1935 and 1937 city directory listed William Branham is pastor of the Pentecostal Tabernacle, and residing with his wife Hope at 430 Graham Street in Jeffersonville. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref><br />
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In 1936 William Branham said he was pressured by his mother-in-law not to accept invitations from Pentecostal Churches. How William Branham agreed to follow his mother-in-law’s advice is a mystery, because he was the pastor of a Pentecostal church at the time. What he did do was begin to refuse invitations from Oneness, colored and mixed-race Pentecostal Churches. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - 2013-06-20 post re Preaching at Pentecostal Churches</ref> <br />
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In the fall of 1936, William Branham claimed to have a vision that the Ohio River would flood, and reach 22 feet over Spring Street in Jeffersonville. <ref>William Branham, July 17 ,1951 in a sermon called “The Manifestation of The Spirit” </ref> A daughter named Sharon Rose Branham was born to William and Hope Branham on October 27, 1936. A month later, William Branham’s father Charles passed away for real on November 30, 1936.<ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref> William Branham later said that [[Was William Branham Honest#Problems with William Branham's Credibility|he had terrible grammar because of his father’s early death.]]<br />
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The Ohio River flood lasted from January 5 to February 5, 1937. William Branham tells a story of how he left his Bible on the pulpit during the flood, and when he came back they found out that the pulpit had floated up during the flood, and rested on the same spot with the Bible still open and dry. <ref> William Branham, September 1, 1957 in a sermon called “Hebrews, Chapter Three” </ref> The newspapers, however, packed a story of the pews and pulpit rising and falling to a crest of 15 feet during the Ohio River flood in the First Presbyterian Church in Jeffersonville, because the wooden floor had loosed from the side walls. <ref> [[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - 2013/04/02 post re Church Escapes In Freak Stunt</ref> <br />
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William Branham tells how he lost contact with Hope during the flood, and found her dying in a hospital with a hole in her side to collapse her lungs. Hope's nurse was also [[Hope Branham's Nurse|a personal friend of the Branham family, and William Branham identified her as Hilda/Juanita/Evelyn/Louise Cook/Hale.]] He ties the story of Hope’s death so closely to the flood, that he makes is sound as if she died in February of 1937. <ref>William Branham, April 15, 1951 in a sermon called “Life Story”</ref> But Hope fought pneumonia for a number of months before passing away on July 21, 1937. Sharon Rose Branham also passed away from disease a few days later on July 26, 1937. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref> William Branham blamed the death of Hope and Sharon Rose on his decision to respect his mother-in-law’s request not to associate with Pentecostals. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - 2013/06/19 post re Where My Sorrow Started</ref><br />
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William Branham relays little about the years after the death of his wife and daughter. He mentions that it was a period of extreme trial, depression, and responsibility as he worked and looked after his son and pastored a Pentecostal Church. William Branham said that he attempted suicide twice during this time. <ref>William Branham, April 15, 1951 in a sermon called “Life Story”</ref> The Jeffersonville City Directory named William Branham as a collector for the Public Service Company in 1939 and 1941, which indicates that he may have stepped down from pastoring for a few years. <br />
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The hard times soon faded and William Branham married Meda Broy on October 23, 1941. (Meda was the daughter of Frank and Emma Broy, and was born on April 16, 1919. Emma Broy had divorced her first husband Daniel Lawton in 1907 before marrying Frank, who she divorced on April 3, 1929.) William Branham was then once again listed as the pastor of the Pentecostal Tabernacle in the 1943 Jeffersonville City Directory.<ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref><br />
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William Branham wrote that he received a commission for his healing ministry in March 1945 when he saw a vision of birds that would not eat from a small pile of white bread. A voice told him “That is your Tabernacle and they won't eat the bread of life anymore. I am sending you…westward.” William Branham was then shown a large tent with a platform at the front. Behind the tent was a great pile of the same white bread, and he was told to feed a white-robed audience that had gathered from everywhere. The following day, William Branham explained the vision to his church. <br />
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William Branham left Jeffersonville on June 14, 1945 and headed directly west with his wife, son, and Rev. Daugherty to St. Louis, Missouri. The testimonies from the tent meetings in St. Louis were compiled in [[Tract: Heavenly Vision|a tract called “I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision” and distributed at subsequent revival meetings]]. The tract describes that the group that left from Jeffersonville carpooled, as gas rationing was in effect. Gas rationing in the United States ended August 15, 1945. <br />
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Meda Branham gave birth to a girl, Rebekah, on March 21, 1946. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref><br />
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The Associated Press published an interview with William Branahm on June 30, 1947 in which he said, “ 11 months ago, I got a call so insistent that I went out and started healing people”. This puts the date of his commission at September 1946. <ref> http://seekyethetruth.com/pages/57/resources-dig-commissions.html in the Resources article called “The Commission” </ref><br />
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In June 1947, the Evening Sun newspaper of Jonesboro, Arkansas also reported that "Residents of at least 25 States and Mexico have visited Jonesboro since Rev. Branham opened the camp meeting, June 1st. The total attendance for the services is likely to surpass the 20,000 mark." William Branham also met Gordon Lindsay in 1947, who became his primary manager and promoter. Shortly after, several other prominent Pentecostals joined his ministry team, including Ern Baxter and F.F. Bosworth. Gordon Lindsay proved to be an able publicist for Branham, founding The Voice of Healing magazine in 1948 which was originally aimed at reporting on Branham's healing campaigns. <br />
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Both [[F.F. Bosworth]] and Gordon Lindsay had connections to Alexander Dowie, who claimed he was Elijah. Bosworth was the band director in Zion, Illinois in 1905 and 1906 as Dowie’s utopian empire crumbled. Charles Parham, one of the founders of the Azuza Street Revival and a member of the KKK, established Tent meetings in Zion in 1907. Bosworth attended these meetings along with John G. Lake until the Zion Pentecostal revival fell apart after Parham was jailed. <br />
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It is likely through connections with F.F. Bosworth and Gordon Lindsay that William Branham learned the doctrine that Elijah would come before the second coming. It didn’t take long before William Branham became convinced that he was that Elijah. <br />
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William Branham claimed that he received the gift of healing that commissioned his healing ministry from the Angel of the Lord on the day Israel became a nation on May 7, 1946<ref> William Branham, August 9, 1954 in a sermon called “Manifestation of the Resurrection”</ref>, and then again when Israel became a nation on May 6, 1947.<ref>William Branham, July 18, 1954 in a sermon called “The Great Coming”</ref> William Branham seemed unaware that Israel actually declared its independence on May 14, 1948. <br />
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William Branham said the Angel gave him his commission at Green’s Mill in an old cabin.<ref> William Branham, September 23, 1951 in a sermon called “Principles of Divine Healing.” </ref> He also said the Angel gave him his commission at Green’s Mill in a secret cave.<ref> William Branham, May 9, 1953 in a sermon called “The Pillar of Fire”</ref> In a video called “Twentieth Century Prophet” William Branham said that he was 37 years old when a tall angel with olive complexion walked into his room at home, and told him:<br />
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William Branham also met with Avak Hagopian in Florida in 1948, a renown “faith healer” from Armenia who was featured in the May 19, 1947 edition of LIFE magazine. Avak was tall, of olive complexion, had long shoulder-length hair and wore flowing robes – eerily similar to the description of William Branham’s angel. <br />
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William Branham’s early work in faith healing attracted attention, and as stories began to spread of his healing gift, local pastors came to ask Branham to minister to their congregations and pray for the sick. When local churches could not accommodate the crowds, Branham's meetings were moved to larger auditoriums or stadiums for united campaigns in major cities in North America. His success soon took him to minister in countries around the world. According to one Pentecostal historian, "Branham filled the largest stadiums and meeting halls in the world."<br />
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On the night of January 24, 1950, an unusual photograph was taken during a speaking engagement in the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas. The photograph was of William Branham standing at the podium, with a halo of light behind his head. William Branham claimed that this was a supernatural light, and paid to have the photograph examined by a professional, George J. Lacy, to confirm that the negative had not been tampered with. The photographer then refused to let William Branham use the photograph as the cover for his life story.<ref> http://en.believethesign.com/images/1/11/The_Simple_Truth_about_the_Houston_Photograph.pdf </ref> <br />
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William Branham continued his worldwide ministry, and the “Voice of Healing” magazine published an article in June 1950 about [[Kari Holma|a boy who was raised to life in Finland during the William Branham campaigns, after being hit by a car]].<br />
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By this time, William Branham was praying for the sick using two methods. The first was a physical reaction in his hand indicating the presence of germ diseases. The second was that he knew he could talk to people directly about their lives without the need to ask questions. <br />
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In 1951, William Branham prayed for a boy named Donny Morton, which was reported in Chatelaine Magazine and re-printed in a condensed version in the Reader’s Digest. This article describes how William Branham described the boy’s situation to his father, without asking questions. While William Branham said the boy was healed, the article tells that Donny Morton died of pneumonia while recovering from surgery. In other words, William Branham properly discerned Donny Morton’s situation, but that did not help [[DonnyMorton_Page4|Donny Morton who died in November of 1951]].<br />
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In Durban, South Africa in 1951, William Branham spoke at meetings sponsored by the Apostolic Faith Mission, the Assemblies of God, the Pentecostal Holiness Church, and the Full Gospel Church of God. Meetings were conducted in eleven cities, with a combined attendance of a half million people. On the final day of the Durban meetings, held at the Greyville Racecourse, an estimated 45,000 people attended and thousands more were turned away at the gates. As he travelled around the world he met many individuals of public influence. <ref>[[A Prophet Visits South Africa, by Julius Stadsklev]]</ref><br />
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A daughter Sarah was born to Meda and William Branham on March 19, 1951 followed by a son Joseph who was born on May 19, 1955. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref><br />
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From the mid-1950s onwards William Branham became more open with his own beliefs. As a result, people who once preached with him abandoned his ministry. [[Ern Baxter]] told him not to teach, but he did not listen. William Booth Clibborn accused William Branham of not knowing his Bible, but William Branham never put the effort in to learn the Bible.<ref> William Branham, April 5, 1956 in a sermon called “The Resurrection of Jesus” </ref> [[Hagin Prophecy#The Hagin Prophecy|Gordon Lindsay also reached out to William Branham to encourage him to stop teaching, but William Branham replied “''I know I’m not a teacher, but I want to teach. And I’m going to teach!''”]] <br />
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Some of William Branham’s doctrines from the 1950’s include:<br />
*[[The Godhead|He taught that neither Oneness theology nor Trinitarianism lined up with the Bible.]]<br />
*[[Enoch and Noah|Reaching outside the Bible to the apocryphal book of Enoch, he said that Enoch talked with Noah.]] He typed this to a sign of the rapture, with Noah preparing for the tribulation after Enoch’s rapture. But based on the Bible, Noah was born after Enoch was not. <br />
*Like Job’s friends, William Branham taught that God always punishes you for good reason (which is why his first wife Hope died). <br />
*William Branham taught that he was a prophet like Moses, with two signs. But he had to overlook the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth to claim that he was a prophet like Moses. <br />
*Because Elijah confronted Jezebel, William Branham felt vindicated to speak harshly against women. <br />
**In March 1958, William Branham was teaching that it was appropriate for a man to blister his wife with a 2x4 if she smoked or wore shorts. <br />
**[[The Serpent's Seed|William Branham preached that Eve cursed the human race by breeding with the Serpent, producing Cain]], even though the Bible says that “sin entered the world by one man” (Romans 5:12) <br />
**He taught that Satan designed the Woman, even though God said “Let us make mankind in our image.”<br />
*[[The Prophet and The Eagle|He taught that prophets were eagles in the Bible]] – which is not supported by scripture. <br />
*He took doctrines from the Jehovah Witnesses and Mormons, modified them, and called the “revelation”. <br />
*He taught that the Holy Spirit would come or go based on your actions. While Jesus said, “I will never leave you”, William Branham taught that the Holy Spirit would leave you for something as simple as speeding. <br />
*[[Fallen From Grace|William Branham also did not understand the doctrine of grace]]. He taught that falling from grace was looking like Elvis], and remaining in God’s grace required obedience to his many rules on conduct, order, and doctrine. <br />
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It was during these years that William Branham introduced the vision of the [[Third Pull|“third pull”]] that was to play a more significant part in later years. The [[Third Pull|third pull relates to a vision of an Angel who was teaching him how to fish]]. He was to cast his line out, pull slow at first (his healing ministry), jerk a little harder the second time (his discernment ministry), and set the hook for the catch on the third pull. However, in the vision William Branham got his line tangled, and the Angel rebuked him for making a public show of his ministry. He said the angel then took him back to a tent where people were being saved (reminiscent of his 1945 commissioning vision), and that the pillar of fire left him and went into a small building to meet people privately. <br />
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It is in the late 1950’s that William Branham began talking about ‘speaking things into existence’. By his word, he claimed to have raised dead fish to life, brought a woman’s two sons to instant salvation, and created squirrels. [[Third Pull#The First Temptation|He shot the squirrels, and one follower of William Branham claimed they sat in his freezer for years, and had no belly buttons]].<br />
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In an interview, [[Ern Baxter]] said “Branham as a teacher was outside of his calling. The fruits of his teaching ministry are not good.”<br />
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On June 1956, [[Jim Jones|William Branham preached a three day campaign at the Cadle Tabernacle in Indianapolis with Jim Jones]]. This three day campaign was attended by over 11, 000 people and sky-rocketed Jim Jones to fame. Jones later went on to commit mass suicide in 1978 after the world never ended in 1977. <br />
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=A Prophet?=<br />
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In 1960 William Branham spoke a series of sermons on the Church Ages (see [[Seven Church Ages]] for more details) that outlined his views of church history and his interpretation of the first few chapters of the book of Revelation. In these sermons, William Branham predicted that the seven visions he saw in 1933 would be fulfilled by [[1977]]. Much of these sermons is similar to the doctrines [[Plagiarism|published by the Baptist theologian Clarence Larkin.]] <br />
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In the 1960’s William Branham would often say, [[An_Uncertain_Sound|“I am a prophet”, then “I am not a prophet”. He also expressed confusion as to whether he was a seer or an evangelist.]] <br />
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William Branham’s mother Ella Harvey (Branham) died October 27, 1961. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline </ref> Just over a year later, William Branham moved his family to Tucson, Arizona. As he left, he told his congregation in Jeffersonville that he was leaving to fulfill a vision of hunting in the Mountains with his son Joseph, and that five angels would appear to him. <ref> William Branham, December 23, 1962 in a sermon called “Reproach for the cause of the Word” </ref> <br />
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William Branham came back for meetings in Jeffersonville in early 1963 where he preached about an angelic visitation he had received without his son Joseph and without birds appearing, and how he was divinely instructed to preach about the Seven Seals. These sermons contained a lot of church history, and [[Plagiarism|also borrowed heavily from the commentary of Clarence Larkin]] once again. People who believe that William Branham was a major prophet consider these sermons the fulfillment of [[Matthew 17:11]], where Jesus says that Elijah must come and “restore all things”. The seals as taught by William Branham can be summarized as follows:<br />
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*First Seal - Lying<br />
*Second Seal – Rome's persecution<br />
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*Fourth Seal – Perversion<br />
*Fifth Seal - Souls under the Altar<br />
*Sixth Seal – 2 Prophets to the Jews<br />
*Seventh Seal – The Tent vision <br />
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In these sermons, William Branham tells that he was hunting earlier that month when seven angels came to him in Arizona, and that one angel revealed the seals to him before each sermon. He later saw a picture of a cloud over Arizona in LIFE magazine, and claimed that he was hunting exactly under it at the time, [[Rattlesnake Mesa|when he actually went hunting a few hundred miles south of the cloud a week later.]]<br />
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In May 1962 William Branham expressed his confusion and decision at becoming a seer or an evangelist.<ref>Questions and Answers, May 27, 1962</ref> In June 1963 he tells of an angelic visitation where he is told to ''"Return! Did not I tell you in the beginning to do the work of an Evangelist?"'' In the same sermon, William Branham confesses that he has lost the love for the people, calling them "Ricky and Ricketta" when they are still children of God, and are only under bondage to denominations who tell them ''"don't you do this, and don't you do that."'' <ref>Standing in the Gap, June 23, 1963</ref><br />
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William Branham spoke some very bold prophecies that were recorded during his sermons in the 1960’s that did not come to pass. These prophecies include:<br />
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*[[The Brown Bear Vision|A vision of him shooting a record brown bear.]] He said this was “Thus Saith The Lord”. <br />
*[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa|A vision of him preaching to 300,000 people in South Africa in a single meeting.]] He said this was “Thus Saith The Lord”. <br />
*[[The Seventh Angel is on the Earth at Christ's Coming|The seventh angel (who he indirectly taught was himself) would be alive on earth at the time of the second coming.]] <br />
*[[1977|He predicted the end of the world in 1977.]]<br />
*[[Destruction of Los Angeles|He prophesied that Los Angeles would sink into the ocean.]] He told Pearry Green privately that this would take place before his son Billy Paul was an old man (Billy Paul was born in 1936), and tied the fulfillment of this vision to his prophecy of the [[The Death of Florence Shakarian|death of Florence Shakarian]].<br />
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In January 1964, [[Hagin Prophecy|Kenneth Hagin had a prophecy that Gordon Lindsay communicated to William Branham, that the devil would take William Branham's life before the end of 1965 because of his own error]]. <br />
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William Branham went hunting again in March 1964. This time he took a larger number of friends with him. He claimed that a whirlwind came from heaven (there is a video of the dust-devil taken at the camp). He claimed that it was the judgment sign of the end of the world, and that his message was the “evening light” that came to him on “Sunset Mountain”. In reality, all of these men were hunting on Rattlesnake Mesa. While he declared judgement on California, [[The Alaska Earthquake|an earthquake struck Alaska. Not deterred, William Branham claimed it was fulfillment of judgement]]. <br />
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In 1965 William Branham spoke some radical sermons. In [[Marriage and Divorce|Marriage and Divorce, he taught that a man could divorce his wife if she trimmed her hair]].<br />
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=Death=<br />
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On December 18, 1965 William Branham and his family (all except his daughter Rebekah) were returning to Jeffersonville, Indiana from Tucson, Arizona for the Christmas Holidays. About three miles east of Friona, Texas just after dark, a car traveling west struck Branham's car head-on. <br />
The driver of the other car died at the scene, as did the other front seat passenger. The other two passengers in the back seat of the car were severely injured. Branham's wife was seriously injured and his daughter Sarah was lying in the back seat and was also injured. Branham's left arm was mangled and caught in the driver-side door, and his left leg was wrapped around the steering wheel. After about 45 minutes Branham was pulled from his car and transported to the hospital at Friona, and then later transported to the hospital at Amarillo, Texas. He lived for six days after the crash, dying on December 24, 1965 at 5:49 PM. His body was returned to Jeffersonville, Indiana for burial. <br />
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=Legacy= <br />
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During the 1950’s and 1960’s, over 1,100 sermons were recorded. The men in charge of this recording were [[Leo Mercer|Leo Mercer and Gene Goad, two homosexuals who started a religious commune that William Branham preached at in Prescott, Arizona, and where they sexually abused the members and their children]]. The sermons were then given over to the William Branham Evangelistic Association. The sole director of this Association for a time was [[Fred Sothmann|Fred Sothmann, who believed that William Branham was God the Father]]. <br />
After William Branham’s death, the audio tapes were transferred into an entity called “Voice of God Recordings”. Voice of God Recordings reported assets of $109,834,481 on their US tax return as of June 30, 2011. They earned these funds by distributing the sermons of William Branham.<ref> http://en.believethesign.com/images/d/d5/The_Simple_Truth_about_Message_Fruit.pdf </ref><br />
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Despite this, most people in Christian churches today have never heard of William Branham. While tens of millions of people around the world knew about him in the 1940's and '50's, today most people in and out of churches have never heard of him, and his followers are few and self-isolating. Compare this to the ministry of Jesus Christ. Jesus was not known outside of Israel at the time of his death, but within 30 years after his resurrection, the new Christian church came under the direct persecution of the Roman emperor Nero in A.D. 64. <br />
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William Branham wrote that he received a commission for his healing ministry in March 1945 when he saw a vision of birds that would not eat from a small pile of white bread. A voice told him “That is your Tabernacle and they won't eat the bread of life anymore. I am sending you…westward.” William Branham was then shown a large tent with a platform at the front. Behind the tent was a great pile of the same white bread, and he was told to feed a white-robed audience that had gathered from everywhere. The following day, William Branham explained the vision to his church. <br />
[[Image:Image-rs-155 - Br Br - seated with Bible.jpg|200px|right|thumb|William Branham in the 1940's, still with hair.]]<br />
William Branham left Jeffersonville on June 14, 1945 and headed directly west with his wife, son, and Rev. Daugherty to St. Louis, Missouri. The testimonies from the tent meetings in St. Louis were compiled in [[Tract: Heavenly Vision|a tract called “I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision” and distributed at subsequent revival meetings]]. The tract describes that the group that left from Jeffersonville carpooled, as gas rationing was in effect. Gas rationing in the United States ended August 15, 1945. <br />
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Meda Branham gave birth to a girl, Rebekah, on March 21, 1946. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref><br />
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The Associated Press published an interview with William Branahm on June 30, 1947 in which he said, “ 11 months ago, I got a call so insistent that I went out and started healing people”. This puts the date of his commission at September 1946. <ref> http://seekyethetruth.com/pages/57/resources-dig-commissions.html in the Resources article called “The Commission” </ref><br />
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In June 1947, the Evening Sun newspaper of Jonesboro, Arkansas also reported that "Residents of at least 25 States and Mexico have visited Jonesboro since Rev. Branham opened the camp meeting, June 1st. The total attendance for the services is likely to surpass the 20,000 mark." William Branham also met Gordon Lindsay in 1947, who became his primary manager and promoter. Shortly after, several other prominent Pentecostals joined his ministry team, including Ern Baxter and F.F. Bosworth. Gordon Lindsay proved to be an able publicist for Branham, founding The Voice of Healing magazine in 1948 which was originally aimed at reporting on Branham's healing campaigns. <br />
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Both [[F.F. Bosworth]] and Gordon Lindsay had connections to Alexander Dowie, who claimed he was Elijah. Bosworth was the band director in Zion, Illinois in 1905 and 1906 as Dowie’s utopian empire crumbled. Charles Parham, one of the founders of the Azuza Street Revival and a member of the KKK, established Tent meetings in Zion in 1907. Bosworth attended these meetings along with John G. Lake until the Zion Pentecostal revival fell apart after Parham was jailed. <br />
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[[Gordon Lindsay]] was born in Zion, Illinois. Lindsay eventually worked with John G. Lake in establishing a the Divine Healing Mission in Portland, Oregon. <br />
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It is likely through connections with F.F. Bosworth and Gordon Lindsay that William Branham learned the doctrine that Elijah would come before the second coming. It didn’t take long before William Branham became convinced that he was that Elijah. <br />
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William Branham claimed that he received the gift of healing that commissioned his healing ministry from the Angel of the Lord on the day Israel became a nation on May 7, 1946<ref> William Branham, August 9, 1954 in a sermon called “Manifestation of the Resurrection”</ref>, and then again when Israel became a nation on May 6, 1947.<ref>William Branham, July 18, 1954 in a sermon called “The Great Coming”</ref> William Branham seemed unaware that Israel actually declared its independence on May 14, 1948. <br />
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William Branham said the Angel gave him his commission at Green’s Mill in an old cabin.<ref> William Branham, September 23, 1951 in a sermon called “Principles of Divine Healing.” </ref> He also said the Angel gave him his commission at Green’s Mill in a secret cave.<ref> William Branham, May 9, 1953 in a sermon called “The Pillar of Fire”</ref> In a video called “Twentieth Century Prophet” William Branham said that he was 37 years old when a tall angel with olive complexion walked into his room at home, and told him:<br />
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:''Fear not, I am sent from the Presence of God to tell you that you're to pray for sick people. Great signs and wonders will be following your ministry, and you'll be praying for kings and monarchs... As Moses was given two signs of confirmation of his ministry, that I would be given two signs. One would be the praying for the sick, the miracles, and the other would be you'd know the very secrets of the people's heart. <br />
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William Branham also met with Avak Hagopian in Florida in 1948, a renown “faith healer” from Armenia who was featured in the May 19, 1947 edition of LIFE magazine. Avak was tall, of olive complexion, had long shoulder-length hair and wore flowing robes – eerily similar to the description of William Branham’s angel. <br />
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William Branham’s early work in faith healing attracted attention, and as stories began to spread of his healing gift, local pastors came to ask Branham to minister to their congregations and pray for the sick. When local churches could not accommodate the crowds, Branham's meetings were moved to larger auditoriums or stadiums for united campaigns in major cities in North America. His success soon took him to minister in countries around the world. According to one Pentecostal historian, "Branham filled the largest stadiums and meeting halls in the world."<br />
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On the night of January 24, 1950, an unusual photograph was taken during a speaking engagement in the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas. The photograph was of William Branham standing at the podium, with a halo of light behind his head. William Branham claimed that this was a supernatural light, and paid to have the photograph examined by a professional, George J. Lacy, to confirm that the negative had not been tampered with. The photographer then refused to let William Branham use the photograph as the cover for his life story.<ref> http://en.believethesign.com/images/1/11/The_Simple_Truth_about_the_Houston_Photograph.pdf </ref> <br />
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William Branham continued his worldwide ministry, and the “Voice of Healing” magazine published an article in June 1950 about [[Kari Holma|a boy who was raised to life in Finland during the William Branham campaigns, after being hit by a car]].<br />
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By this time, William Branham was praying for the sick using two methods. The first was a physical reaction in his hand indicating the presence of germ diseases. The second was that he knew he could talk to people directly about their lives without the need to ask questions. <br />
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In 1951, William Branham prayed for a boy named Donny Morton, which was reported in Chatelaine Magazine and re-printed in a condensed version in the Reader’s Digest. This article describes how William Branham described the boy’s situation to his father, without asking questions. While William Branham said the boy was healed, the article tells that Donny Morton died of pneumonia while recovering from surgery. In other words, William Branham properly discerned Donny Morton’s situation, but that did not help [[DonnyMorton_Page4|Donny Morton who died in November of 1951]].<br />
[[Image:Durban1.jpg|thumb|780px|The non-European section of the Durban congregation.]]<br />
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In Durban, South Africa in 1951, William Branham spoke at meetings sponsored by the Apostolic Faith Mission, the Assemblies of God, the Pentecostal Holiness Church, and the Full Gospel Church of God. Meetings were conducted in eleven cities, with a combined attendance of a half million people. On the final day of the Durban meetings, held at the Greyville Racecourse, an estimated 45,000 people attended and thousands more were turned away at the gates. As he travelled around the world he met many individuals of public influence. <ref>[[A Prophet Visits South Africa, by Julius Stadsklev]]</ref><br />
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A daughter Sarah was born to Meda and William Branham on March 19, 1951 followed by a son Joseph who was born on May 19, 1955. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref><br />
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=Teaching Strange Doctrine=<br />
From the mid-1950s onwards William Branham became more open with his own beliefs. As a result, people who once preached with him abandoned his ministry. [[Ern Baxter]] told him not to teach, but he did not listen. William Booth Clibborn accused William Branham of not knowing his Bible, but William Branham never put the effort in to learn the Bible.<ref> William Branham, April 5, 1956 in a sermon called “The Resurrection of Jesus” </ref> [[Hagin Prophecy#The Hagin Prophecy|Gordon Lindsay also reached out to William Branham to encourage him to stop teaching, but William Branham replied “''I know I’m not a teacher, but I want to teach. And I’m going to teach!''”]] <br />
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Some of William Branham’s doctrines from the 1950’s include:<br />
*[[The Godhead|He taught that neither Oneness theology nor Trinitarianism lined up with the Bible.]]<br />
*[[Enoch and Noah|Reaching outside the Bible to the apocryphal book of Enoch, he said that Enoch talked with Noah.]] He typed this to a sign of the rapture, with Noah preparing for the tribulation after Enoch’s rapture. But based on the Bible, Noah was born after Enoch was not. <br />
*Like Job’s friends, William Branham taught that God always punishes you for good reason (which is why his first wife Hope died). <br />
*William Branham taught that he was a prophet like Moses, with two signs. But he had to overlook the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth to claim that he was a prophet like Moses. <br />
*Because Elijah confronted Jezebel, William Branham felt vindicated to speak harshly against women. <br />
**In March 1958, William Branham was teaching that it was appropriate for a man to blister his wife with a 2x4 if she smoked or wore shorts. <br />
**[[The Serpent's Seed|William Branham preached that Eve cursed the human race by breeding with the Serpent, producing Cain]], even though the Bible says that “sin entered the world by one man” (Romans 5:12) <br />
**He taught that Satan designed the Woman, even though God said “Let us make mankind in our image.”<br />
*[[The Prophet and The Eagle|He taught that prophets were eagles in the Bible]] – which is not supported by scripture. <br />
*He took doctrines from the Jehovah Witnesses and Mormons, modified them, and called the “revelation”. <br />
*He taught that the Holy Spirit would come or go based on your actions. While Jesus said, “I will never leave you”, William Branham taught that the Holy Spirit would leave you for something as simple as speeding. <br />
*[[Fallen From Grace|William Branham also did not understand the doctrine of grace]]. He taught that falling from grace was looking like Elvis], and remaining in God’s grace required obedience to his many rules on conduct, order, and doctrine. <br />
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It was during these years that William Branham introduced the vision of the [[Third Pull|“third pull”]] that was to play a more significant part in later years. The [[Third Pull|third pull relates to a vision of an Angel who was teaching him how to fish]]. He was to cast his line out, pull slow at first (his healing ministry), jerk a little harder the second time (his discernment ministry), and set the hook for the catch on the third pull. However, in the vision William Branham got his line tangled, and the Angel rebuked him for making a public show of his ministry. He said the angel then took him back to a tent where people were being saved (reminiscent of his 1945 commissioning vision), and that the pillar of fire left him and went into a small building to meet people privately. <br />
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It is in the late 1950’s that William Branham began talking about ‘speaking things into existence’. By his word, he claimed to have raised dead fish to life, brought a woman’s two sons to instant salvation, and created squirrels. [[Third Pull#The First Temptation|He shot the squirrels, and one follower of William Branham claimed they sat in his freezer for years, and had no belly buttons]].<br />
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In an interview, [[Ern Baxter]] said “Branham as a teacher was outside of his calling. The fruits of his teaching ministry are not good.”<br />
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On June 1956, [[Jim Jones|William Branham preached a three day campaign at the Cadle Tabernacle in Indianapolis with Jim Jones]]. This three day campaign was attended by over 11, 000 people and sky-rocketed Jim Jones to fame. Jones later went on to commit mass suicide in 1978 after the world never ended in 1977. <br />
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=A Prophet?=<br />
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In 1960 William Branham spoke a series of sermons on the Church Ages (see [[Seven Church Ages]] for more details) that outlined his views of church history and his interpretation of the first few chapters of the book of Revelation. In these sermons, William Branham predicted that the seven visions he saw in 1933 would be fulfilled by [[1977]]. Much of these sermons is similar to the doctrines [[Plagiarism|published by the Baptist theologian Clarence Larkin.]] <br />
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In the 1960’s William Branham would often say, [[An_Uncertain_Sound|“I am a prophet”, then “I am not a prophet”. He also expressed confusion as to whether he was a seer or an evangelist.]] <br />
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William Branham’s mother Ella Harvey (Branham) died October 27, 1961. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline </ref> Just over a year later, William Branham moved his family to Tucson, Arizona. As he left, he told his congregation in Jeffersonville that he was leaving to fulfill a vision of hunting in the Mountains with his son Joseph, and that five angels would appear to him. <ref> William Branham, December 23, 1962 in a sermon called “Reproach for the cause of the Word” </ref> <br />
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William Branham came back for meetings in Jeffersonville in early 1963 where he preached about an angelic visitation he had received without his son Joseph and without birds appearing, and how he was divinely instructed to preach about the Seven Seals. These sermons contained a lot of church history, and [[Plagiarism|also borrowed heavily from the commentary of Clarence Larkin]] once again. People who believe that William Branham was a major prophet consider these sermons the fulfillment of [[Matthew 17:11]], where Jesus says that Elijah must come and “restore all things”. The seals as taught by William Branham can be summarized as follows:<br />
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*First Seal - Lying<br />
*Second Seal – Rome's persecution<br />
*Third Seal – Economic pressure<br />
*Fourth Seal – Perversion<br />
*Fifth Seal - Souls under the Altar<br />
*Sixth Seal – 2 Prophets to the Jews<br />
*Seventh Seal – The Tent vision <br />
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In these sermons, William Branham tells that he was hunting earlier that month when seven angels came to him in Arizona, and that one angel revealed the seals to him before each sermon. He later saw a picture of a cloud over Arizona in LIFE magazine, and claimed that he was hunting exactly under it at the time, [[Rattlesnake Mesa|when he actually went hunting a few hundred miles south of the cloud a week later.]]<br />
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In May 1962 William Branham expressed his confusion and decision at becoming a seer or an evangelist.<ref>Questions and Answers, May 27, 1962</ref> In June 1963 he tells of an angelic visitation where he is told to ''"Return! Did not I tell you in the beginning to do the work of an Evangelist?"'' In the same sermon, William Branham confesses that he has lost the love for the people, calling them "Ricky and Ricketta" when they are still children of God, and are only under bondage to denominations who tell them ''"don't you do this, and don't you do that."'' <ref>Standing in the Gap, June 23, 1963</ref><br />
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William Branham spoke some very bold prophecies that were recorded during his sermons in the 1960’s that did not come to pass. These prophecies include:<br />
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*[[The Brown Bear Vision|A vision of him shooting a record brown bear.]] He said this was “Thus Saith The Lord”. <br />
*[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa|A vision of him preaching to 300,000 people in South Africa in a single meeting.]] He said this was “Thus Saith The Lord”. <br />
*[[The Seventh Angel is on the Earth at Christ's Coming|The seventh angel (who he indirectly taught was himself) would be alive on earth at the time of the second coming.]] <br />
*[[1977|He predicted the end of the world in 1977.]]<br />
*[[Destruction of Los Angeles|He prophesied that Los Angeles would sink into the ocean.]] He told Pearry Green privately that this would take place before his son Billy Paul was an old man (Billy Paul was born in 1936), and tied the fulfillment of this vision to his prophecy of the [[The Death of Florence Shakarian|death of Florence Shakarian]].<br />
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In January 1964, [[Hagin Prophecy|Kenneth Hagin had a prophecy that Gordon Lindsay communicated to William Branham, that the devil would take William Branham's life before the end of 1965 because of his own error]]. <br />
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William Branham went hunting again in March 1964. This time he took a larger number of friends with him. He claimed that a whirlwind came from heaven (there is a video of the dust-devil taken at the camp). He claimed that it was the judgment sign of the end of the world, and that his message was the “evening light” that came to him on “Sunset Mountain”. In reality, all of these men were hunting on Rattlesnake Mesa. While he declared judgement on California, [[The Alaska Earthquake|an earthquake struck Alaska. Not deterred, William Branham claimed it was fulfillment of judgement]]. <br />
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In 1965 William Branham spoke some radical sermons. In [[Marriage and Divorce|Marriage and Divorce, he taught that a man could divorce his wife if she trimmed her hair]].<br />
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=Death=<br />
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On December 18, 1965 William Branham and his family (all except his daughter Rebekah) were returning to Jeffersonville, Indiana from Tucson, Arizona for the Christmas Holidays. About three miles east of Friona, Texas just after dark, a car traveling west struck Branham's car head-on. <br />
The driver of the other car died at the scene, as did the other front seat passenger. The other two passengers in the back seat of the car were severely injured. Branham's wife was seriously injured and his daughter Sarah was lying in the back seat and was also injured. Branham's left arm was mangled and caught in the driver-side door, and his left leg was wrapped around the steering wheel. After about 45 minutes Branham was pulled from his car and transported to the hospital at Friona, and then later transported to the hospital at Amarillo, Texas. He lived for six days after the crash, dying on December 24, 1965 at 5:49 PM. His body was returned to Jeffersonville, Indiana for burial. <br />
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=Legacy= <br />
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During the 1950’s and 1960’s, over 1,100 sermons were recorded. The men in charge of this recording were [[Leo Mercer|Leo Mercer and Gene Goad, two homosexuals who started a religious commune that William Branham preached at in Prescott, Arizona, and where they sexually abused the members and their children]]. The sermons were then given over to the William Branham Evangelistic Association. The sole director of this Association for a time was [[Fred Sothmann|Fred Sothmann, who believed that William Branham was God the Father]]. <br />
After William Branham’s death, the audio tapes were transferred into an entity called “Voice of God Recordings”. Voice of God Recordings reported assets of $109,834,481 on their US tax return as of June 30, 2011. They earned these funds by distributing the sermons of William Branham.<ref> http://en.believethesign.com/images/d/d5/The_Simple_Truth_about_Message_Fruit.pdf </ref><br />
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Despite this, most people in Christian churches today have never heard of William Branham. While tens of millions of people around the world knew about him in the 1940's and '50's, today most people in and out of churches have never heard of him, and his followers are few and self-isolating. Compare this to the ministry of Jesus Christ. Jesus was not known outside of Israel at the time of his death, but within 30 years after his resurrection, the new Christian church came under the direct persecution of the Roman emperor Nero in A.D. 64. <br />
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'''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's. However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965.<br />
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Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories: <br />
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1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are two main groups of followers. The first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible. <br />
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2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's. <br />
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3) Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns. <br />
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The purpose of this website is to provide the most comprehensive, independent, objective information available on William Branham's life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. <br />
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*[[William Branham|Life Story]]<br />
*[[William Branham, A Prophet?|A Prophet?]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Credibility_Videos#The_Credibility_of_William_Branham Video: Credibility]<br />
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*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Prophecy_By_William_Branham Video: Prophecies]<br />
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*[[William Branham's Visions]]<br />
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'''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's. However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965.<br />
<br />
Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories: <br />
<br />
1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are two main groups of followers. The first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible. <br />
<br />
2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's. <br />
<br />
3) Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns. <br />
<br />
The purpose of this website is to provide the most comprehensive, independent, objective information available on William Branham's life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. <br />
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*[[Prophecy|Prophecies]]<br />
*[[Prophet|What is a Prophet]]<br />
*[[Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus|Prophecy of Jesus]]<br />
*[[Prophecy in the Bible]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Prophecy_By_William_Branham Video: Prophecies]<br />
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*[[Doctrines|Major Doctrines]]<br />
*[[Elijah|Elijah Theology]]<br />
*[[Non-Biblical Doctrines]]<br />
*[[Theology|Theology & Salvation]]<br />
*[[Minor Doctrines]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Doctrine_Videos#Doctrinal_Issues Video: Doctrines]<br />
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*[[Leaving The Message]]<br />
*[[What We Have Learned]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Testimonies_of_Former_Followers Video: We Left!]<br />
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*[[Invitation to Eternal Life]]<br />
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*[[Condensed List of Issues with the Message|Full list of issues]]<br />
*[[Sensational Documents|Print Material]]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Facebook Discussion]<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/a-new-day-for-your-soul/ A New Day In Christ]<br />
*[http://thebitterbelly.com/2013/07/26/female-created/ Women: Created by God]<br />
*[http://www.seekyethetruth.com/Pages/57/ Seek Ye The Truth]<br />
*[http://wmbranham.net/ WMBranham.net]<br />
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'''[[The Message|The Message of William Branham]]'''<br></font> </div><br />
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'''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's. However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965.<br />
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Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories: <br />
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1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are two main groups of followers. The first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible. <br />
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2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's. <br />
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3) Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns. <br />
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The purpose of this website is to provide the most comprehensive, independent, objective information available on William Branham's life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. <br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">William Branham</h2><br />
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*[[William Branham|Life Story]]<br />
*[[William Branham, A Prophet?|A Prophet?]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Credibility_Videos#The_Credibility_of_William_Branham Video: Credibility]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Visions</h2><br />
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*[[William Branham's Visions]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Visions_by_William_Branham Video: Visions]<br />
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*[[Eyewitnesses|Message Believers]]<br />
*[[Eyewitnesses: Non-Message Believers|Non-Message Believers]]<br />
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*[[Healings]]<br />
*[[Healings in the Bible]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Prophecies</h2><br />
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*[[Prophecy|Prophecies]]<br />
*[[Prophet|What is a Prophet]]<br />
*[[Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus|Prophecy of Jesus]]<br />
*[[Prophecy in the Bible]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Prophecy_By_William_Branham Video: Prophecies]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Doctrine</h2><br />
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*[[Doctrines|Major Doctrines]]<br />
*[[Elijah|Elijah Theology]]<br />
*[[Non-Biblical Doctrines]]<br />
*[[Theology|Theology & Salvation]]<br />
*[[Minor Doctrines]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Doctrine_Videos#Doctrinal_Issues Video: Doctrines]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">The Message</h2><br />
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*[[The Message]]<br />
*[[Message Doctrine]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Leaving the Message</h2><br />
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*[[Leaving The Message]]<br />
*[[What We Have Learned]]<br />
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*[[The Municipal Bridge Vision|Failed Bridge Vision]]<br />
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*[[The Brown Bear Vision|Failed Hunting Vision]]<br />
*[[1933 Ohio River Experience|The Ohio River Voice]]<br />
*[[Prophecy of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 1]]<br />
*[[The Cause of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 2]]<br />
*[[Hagin Prophecy|The Hagin Prophecy]]<br />
*[[Roy Davis|Honesty - Part 1]]<br />
*[[Was William Branham Honest|Honesty - Part 2]]<br />
*[[The Man from Windsor|Honesty - Part 3]]<br />
*[[An Uncertain Sound|Uncertain Teaching]]<br />
*[[Marriage and Divorce|Teaching on Divorce]]<br />
*[[Fallen From Grace|What Paul Preached?]]<br />
*[[Are There Women Angels?|Women Angels]]<br />
*[[Michael the Archangel|Michael the Archangel]]<br />
*[[Edward Byskal|Message Ministers 1]]<br />
*[[Failed Prophecies|Message Ministers 2]]<br />
*[[The History of Believe The Sign|Our History Part 1]]<br />
*[[The History of Believe The Sign - Part 2|Our History Part 2]]<br />
*[[Errors in the New Testament|Bible Errors?]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Leaving the Message</h2><br />
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*[http://morningmercy.com/the-purpose-of-this-website/ Following Jesus]<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/a-new-day-for-your-soul/ A New Day In Christ]<br />
*[http://thebitterbelly.com/2013/07/26/female-created/ Women: Created by God]<br />
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*[[Invitation to Eternal Life|An Invitation]]<br />
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*[[Condensed List of Issues with the Message|Full list of issues]]<br />
*[[Sensational Documents]]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Facebook Discussion]<br />
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'''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's. However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965.<br />
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Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories: <br />
<br />
1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are two main groups of followers. The first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible. <br />
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2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's. <br />
<br />
3) Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns. <br />
<br />
The purpose of this website is to provide the most comprehensive, independent, objective information available on William Branham's life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. <br />
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*[[William Branham|Life Story]]<br />
*[[William Branham, A Prophet?|A Prophet?]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Credibility_Videos#The_Credibility_of_William_Branham Video: Credibility]<br />
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*[[William Branham's Visions]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Visions_by_William_Branham Video: Visions]<br />
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*[[Eyewitnesses: Non-Message Believers|Non-Message Believers]]<br />
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*[[Healings]]<br />
*[[Healings in the Bible]]<br />
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*[[Prophecy|Prophecies]]<br />
*[[Prophet|What is a Prophet]]<br />
*[[Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus|Prophecy of Jesus]]<br />
*[[Prophecy in the Bible]]<br />
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*[[Doctrines|Major Doctrines]]<br />
*[[Elijah|Elijah Theology]]<br />
*[[Non-Biblical Doctrines]]<br />
*[[Theology|Theology & Salvation]]<br />
*[[Minor Doctrines]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Doctrine_Videos#Doctrinal_Issues Video: Doctrines]<br />
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*[[The Municipal Bridge Vision|Failed Bridge Vision]]<br />
*[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa|Failed Africa Prophecy]]<br />
*[[The Brown Bear Vision|Failed Hunting Vision]]<br />
*[[1933 Ohio River Experience|The Ohio River Voice]]<br />
*[[Prophecy of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 1]]<br />
*[[The Cause of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 2]]<br />
*[[Hagin Prophecy|The Hagin Prophecy]]<br />
*[[Roy Davis|Honesty - Part 1]]<br />
*[[Was William Branham Honest|Honesty - Part 2]]<br />
*[[The Man from Windsor|Honesty - Part 3]]<br />
*[[An Uncertain Sound|Uncertain Teaching]]<br />
*[[Marriage and Divorce|Teaching on Divorce]]<br />
*[[Fallen From Grace|What Paul Preached?]]<br />
*[[Are There Women Angels?|Women Angels]]<br />
*[[Michael the Archangel|Michael the Archangel]]<br />
*[[Edward Byskal|Message Ministers 1]]<br />
*[[Failed Prophecies|Message Ministers 2]]<br />
*[[The History of Believe The Sign|Our History Part 1]]<br />
*[[The History of Believe The Sign - Part 2|Our History Part 2]]<br />
*[[Errors in the New Testament|Bible Errors?]]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/BelieveTheSign/videos?view=0&flow=grid&sort=p Our Youtube Channel] <br />
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'''[[The Message|The Message of William Branham]]'''<br></font> </div><br />
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'''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's. However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965.<br />
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Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories: <br />
<br />
1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are two main groups of followers. The first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible. <br />
<br />
2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's. <br />
<br />
3) Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns. <br />
<br />
The purpose of this website is to provide the most comprehensive, independent, objective information available on William Branham's life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. <br />
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*[[William Branham|Life Story]]<br />
*[[William Branham, A Prophet?|A Prophet?]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Credibility_Videos#The_Credibility_of_William_Branham Video: Credibility]<br />
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*[[William Branham's Visions]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Visions_by_William_Branham Video: Visions]<br />
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*[[Healings]]<br />
*[[Healings in the Bible]]<br />
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*[[Prophet|What is a Prophet]]<br />
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*[[Doctrines|Major Doctrines]]<br />
*[[Elijah|Elijah Theology]]<br />
*[[Non-Biblical Doctrines]]<br />
*[[Theology|Theology & Salvation]]<br />
*[[Minor Doctrines]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Doctrine_Videos#Doctrinal_Issues Video: Doctrines]<br />
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*[[The Municipal Bridge Vision|Failed Bridge Vision]]<br />
*[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa|Failed Africa Prophecy]]<br />
*[[The Brown Bear Vision|Failed Hunting Vision]]<br />
*[[1933 Ohio River Experience|The Ohio River Voice]]<br />
*[[Prophecy of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 1]]<br />
*[[The Cause of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 2]]<br />
*[[Hagin Prophecy|The Hagin Prophecy]]<br />
*[[Roy Davis|Honesty - Part 1]]<br />
*[[Was William Branham Honest|Honesty - Part 2]]<br />
*[[The Man from Windsor|Honesty - Part 3]]<br />
*[[An Uncertain Sound|Uncertain Teaching]]<br />
*[[Marriage and Divorce|Teaching on Divorce]]<br />
*[[Fallen From Grace|What Paul Preached?]]<br />
*[[Are There Women Angels?|Women Angels]]<br />
*[[Michael the Archangel|Michael the Archangel]]<br />
*[[Edward Byskal|Message Ministers 1]]<br />
*[[Failed Prophecies|Message Ministers 2]]<br />
*[[The History of Believe The Sign|Our History Part 1]]<br />
*[[The History of Believe The Sign - Part 2|Our History Part 2]]<br />
*[[Errors in the New Testament|Bible Errors?]]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/BelieveTheSign/videos?view=0&flow=grid&sort=p Our Youtube Channel] <br />
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*'''[[Humble Pie]]'''<br />
*'''[[Here we stand, corrected]]'''<br />
*[[Significant concerns]]<br />
*[[BelieveTheSign:About|Who are we?]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Leaving the Message</h2><br />
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*[[If you need help]]...<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/the-questioning// A Checkup]<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/the-purpose-of-this-website/ Following Jesus]<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/a-new-day-for-your-soul/ A New Day In Christ]<br />
*[http://thebitterbelly.com/2013/07/26/female-created/ Women: Created by God]<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/survey/ Take A Survey]<br />
*[[Invitation to Eternal Life|An Invitation]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Resources</h2><br />
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|{{Click ||image=Book-stack.jpg|width=250px|height=110px|link=Research Sources for William Branham and His Message}}<br />
*[[Condensed List of Issues with the Message|Full list of issues]]<br />
*[[Sensational Documents]]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Facebook Discussion]<br />
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'''[[The Message|The Message of William Branham]]'''<br></font> </div><br />
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Examine it. [[Proof of the Prophetic|Test it.]] You Decide.<br></font><font color='#800000' size='+0'><br />
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'''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's. However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965.<br />
<br />
Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories: <br />
<br />
1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are two main groups of followers. The first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible. <br />
<br />
2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's. <br />
<br />
3) Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns. <br />
<br />
The purpose of this website is to provide the most comprehensive, independent, objective information available on William Branham's life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. <br />
<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">William Branham</h2><br />
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*[[William Branham|Life Story]]<br />
*[[William Branham, A Prophet?|A Prophet?]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Credibility_Videos#The_Credibility_of_William_Branham Video: Credibility]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Visions</h2><br />
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*[[William Branham's Visions]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Visions_by_William_Branham Video: Visions]<br />
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*[[Eyewitnesses|Message Believers]]<br />
*[[Eyewitnesses: Non-Message Believers|Non-Message Believers]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Healings & Meetings</h2><br />
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*[[Healings]]<br />
*[[Healings in the Bible]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Prophecies</h2><br />
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*[[Prophecy|Prophecies]]<br />
*[[The Prophet and The Eagle|Prophets and Eagles]]<br />
*[[Proof of the Prophetic|No Real Prophecies?]]<br />
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{| width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#f5faff"<br />
! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Doctrine</h2><br />
|-<br />
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*[[Plagiarism|Plagiarism]]<br />
*[[Progressive Revelation]]<br />
*[[Matthew 17:11]]<br />
*[[Enoch and Noah]]<br />
*[[Matthew 24:28]]<br />
*[[Three holy words|The Secret Formula]]<br />
*[[Tithing]]<br />
*[[Lazy Theology]]<br />
*[[The Godhead]]<br />
*[[The Serpent's Seed]]<br />
*[[Marriage and Divorce]]<br />
*[[Christians that were required to believe Satanic doctrine|Christians that had to believe Satan to be saved?]] <br />
*[[Doctrines]]<br />
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*[[The Municipal Bridge Vision|Failed Bridge Vision]]<br />
*[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa|Failed Africa Prophecy]]<br />
*[[The Brown Bear Vision|Failed Hunting Vision]]<br />
*[[1933 Ohio River Experience|The Ohio River Voice]]<br />
*[[Prophecy of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 1]]<br />
*[[The Cause of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 2]]<br />
*[[Hagin Prophecy|The Hagin Prophecy]]<br />
*[[Roy Davis|Honesty - Part 1]]<br />
*[[Was William Branham Honest|Honesty - Part 2]]<br />
*[[The Man from Windsor|Honesty - Part 3]]<br />
*[[An Uncertain Sound|Uncertain Teaching]]<br />
*[[Marriage and Divorce|Teaching on Divorce]]<br />
*[[Fallen From Grace|What Paul Preached?]]<br />
*[[Are There Women Angels?|Women Angels]]<br />
*[[Michael the Archangel|Michael the Archangel]]<br />
*[[Edward Byskal|Message Ministers 1]]<br />
*[[Failed Prophecies|Message Ministers 2]]<br />
*[[The History of Believe The Sign|Our History Part 1]]<br />
*[[The History of Believe The Sign - Part 2|Our History Part 2]]<br />
*[[Errors in the New Testament|Bible Errors?]]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/BelieveTheSign/videos?view=0&flow=grid&sort=p Our Youtube Channel] <br />
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[[Sensational Documents|Other Languages]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Humble Pie</h2><br />
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*'''[[Humble Pie]]'''<br />
*'''[[Here we stand, corrected]]'''<br />
*[[Significant concerns]]<br />
*[[BelieveTheSign:About|Who are we?]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Leaving the Message</h2><br />
|-<br />
|{{Click ||image=Steps.jpg|width=250px|height=110px|link= [http://morningmercy.com/the-purpose-of-this-website/] }}<br />
*[[If you need help]]...<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/the-questioning// A Checkup]<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/the-purpose-of-this-website/ Following Jesus]<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/a-new-day-for-your-soul/ A New Day In Christ]<br />
*[http://thebitterbelly.com/2013/07/26/female-created/ Women: Created by God]<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/survey/ Take A Survey]<br />
*[[Invitation to Eternal Life|An Invitation]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Resources</h2><br />
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|{{Click ||image=Book-stack.jpg|width=250px|height=110px|link=Research Sources for William Branham and His Message}}<br />
*[[Condensed List of Issues with the Message|Full list of issues]]<br />
*[[Sensational Documents]]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Facebook Discussion]<br />
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We pray that the contents of this website would speak to your soul, and lead you closer to Jesus Christ.<br />
<br />
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|''Grace, mercy, and peace, which come from God the Father and from Jesus Christ—the Son of the Father—will continue to be with us who live in truth and love.'' (2 John 1:3 NLT)<br />
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'''[[The Message|The Message of William Branham]]'''<br></font> </div><br />
<div style="border-bottom:2px #B87333 solid; text-align:Center; padding:2px; margin:1px;"><font color='#800000' size='+3'><br />
Examine it. [[Proof of the Prophetic|Test it.]] You Decide.<br></font><font color='#800000' size='+0'><br />
<br>(And, please, don't take our word for it. Search it out yourself.)<br />
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'''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's. However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965.<br />
<br />
Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories: <br />
<br />
1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are two main groups of followers. The first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible. <br />
<br />
2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's. <br />
<br />
3) Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns. <br />
<br />
The purpose of this website is to provide the most comprehensive, independent, objective information available on William Branham's life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. <br />
<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">William Branham</h2><br />
|-<br />
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*[[William Branham|Life Story]]<br />
*[[William Branham, A Prophet?|A Prophet?]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Credibility_Videos#The_Credibility_of_William_Branham Video: Credibility]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Visions</h2><br />
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*[[William Branham's Visions]]<br />
*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Visions_by_William_Branham Video: Visions]<br />
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*[[Eyewitnesses|Message Believers]]<br />
*[[Eyewitnesses: Non-Message Believers|Non-Message Believers]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Healings & Meetings</h2><br />
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*[[Healings]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Prophecies</h2><br />
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*[[Prophecy|Prophecies]]<br />
*[[The Prophet and The Eagle|Prophets and Eagles]]<br />
*[[Proof of the Prophetic|No Real Prophecies?]]<br />
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Doctrine</h2><br />
|-<br />
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*[[Plagiarism|Plagiarism]]<br />
*[[Progressive Revelation]]<br />
*[[Matthew 17:11]]<br />
*[[Enoch and Noah]]<br />
*[[Matthew 24:28]]<br />
*[[Three holy words|The Secret Formula]]<br />
*[[Tithing]]<br />
*[[Lazy Theology]]<br />
*[[The Godhead]]<br />
*[[The Serpent's Seed]]<br />
*[[Marriage and Divorce]]<br />
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*[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa|Failed Africa Prophecy]]<br />
*[[The Brown Bear Vision|Failed Hunting Vision]]<br />
*[[1933 Ohio River Experience|The Ohio River Voice]]<br />
*[[Prophecy of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 1]]<br />
*[[The Cause of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 2]]<br />
*[[Hagin Prophecy|The Hagin Prophecy]]<br />
*[[Roy Davis|Honesty - Part 1]]<br />
*[[Was William Branham Honest|Honesty - Part 2]]<br />
*[[The Man from Windsor|Honesty - Part 3]]<br />
*[[An Uncertain Sound|Uncertain Teaching]]<br />
*[[Marriage and Divorce|Teaching on Divorce]]<br />
*[[Fallen From Grace|What Paul Preached?]]<br />
*[[Are There Women Angels?|Women Angels]]<br />
*[[Michael the Archangel|Michael the Archangel]]<br />
*[[Edward Byskal|Message Ministers 1]]<br />
*[[Failed Prophecies|Message Ministers 2]]<br />
*[[The History of Believe The Sign|Our History Part 1]]<br />
*[[The History of Believe The Sign - Part 2|Our History Part 2]]<br />
*[[Errors in the New Testament|Bible Errors?]]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/BelieveTheSign/videos?view=0&flow=grid&sort=p Our Youtube Channel] <br />
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*[http://morningmercy.com/the-purpose-of-this-website/ Following Jesus]<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/a-new-day-for-your-soul/ A New Day In Christ]<br />
*[http://thebitterbelly.com/2013/07/26/female-created/ Women: Created by God]<br />
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*[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Facebook Discussion]<br />
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==[[The Municipal Bridge Vision]]==<br />
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==[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa|The African Prophecy]]==<br />
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==[[The Brown Bear Vision]]==<br />
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==[[1933 Ohio River Experience|The Voice on the Ohio River]]==<br />
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==[[Hagin Prophecy]]==<br />
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==[[Prophecy of the Cloud|The Prophecy of the Cloud]]==<br />
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==[[The Cause of the Cloud|What caused the Cloud?]]==<br />
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'''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's. However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965.<br />
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1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are two main groups of followers. The first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible. <br />
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2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's. <br />
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3) Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns. <br />
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The purpose of this website is to provide the most comprehensive, independent, objective information available on William Branham's life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. <br />
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*[[William Branham|Life Story]]<br />
*[[William Branham, A Prophet?|A Prophet?]]<br />
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*[[Heavenly Vision|The Heavenly Vision]]<br />
*[[Third Pull|The Third Pull]]<br />
*[[Plum and Apple Trees|Plum & Apple Trees]]<br />
*[[The Cloud]]<br />
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*[[Prophecy|Prophecies]]<br />
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*[[Plagiarism|Plagiarism]]<br />
*[[Progressive Revelation]]<br />
*[[Matthew 17:11]]<br />
*[[Enoch and Noah]]<br />
*[[Matthew 24:28]]<br />
*[[Three holy words|The Secret Formula]]<br />
*[[Tithing]]<br />
*[[Lazy Theology]]<br />
*[[The Godhead]]<br />
*[[The Serpent's Seed]]<br />
*[[Marriage and Divorce]]<br />
*[[Christians that were required to believe Satanic doctrine|Christians that had to believe Satan to be saved?]] <br />
*[[Doctrines]]<br />
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*[[The Municipal Bridge Vision|Failed Bridge Vision]]<br />
*[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa|Failed Africa Prophecy]]<br />
*[[The Brown Bear Vision|Failed Hunting Vision]]<br />
*[[1933 Ohio River Experience|The Ohio River Voice]]<br />
*[[Prophecy of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 1]]<br />
*[[The Cause of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 2]]<br />
*[[Hagin Prophecy|The Hagin Prophecy]]<br />
*[[Roy Davis|Honesty - Part 1]]<br />
*[[Was William Branham Honest|Honesty - Part 2]]<br />
*[[The Man from Windsor|Honesty - Part 3]]<br />
*[[An Uncertain Sound|Uncertain Teaching]]<br />
*[[Marriage and Divorce|Teaching on Divorce]]<br />
*[[Fallen From Grace|What Paul Preached?]]<br />
*[[Are There Women Angels?|Women Angels]]<br />
*[[Michael the Archangel|Michael the Archangel]]<br />
*[[Edward Byskal|Message Ministers 1]]<br />
*[[Failed Prophecies|Message Ministers 2]]<br />
*[[The History of Believe The Sign|Our History Part 1]]<br />
*[[The History of Believe The Sign - Part 2|Our History Part 2]]<br />
*[[Errors in the New Testament|Bible Errors?]]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/BelieveTheSign/videos?view=0&flow=grid&sort=p Our Youtube Channel] <br />
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*'''[[Humble Pie]]'''<br />
*'''[[Here we stand, corrected]]'''<br />
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*[[If you need help]]...<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/the-questioning// A Checkup]<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/the-purpose-of-this-website/ Following Jesus]<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/a-new-day-for-your-soul/ A New Day In Christ]<br />
*[http://thebitterbelly.com/2013/07/26/female-created/ Women: Created by God]<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/survey/ Take A Survey]<br />
*[[Invitation to Eternal Life|An Invitation]]<br />
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*[[Condensed List of Issues with the Message|Full list of issues]]<br />
*[[Sensational Documents]]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Facebook Discussion]<br />
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<div>William Branham, his message and the followers of his message are not without controversy. The important issue with controversy is to determine which issues are valid concerns and which issues at not significant.<br />
<br />
The following list comprises issues which we feel are valid concerns. This is not an inclusive list but we have tried to list everything that we are aware of. If there is anything that you feel should be dealt with on this page or information that will bring greater accuracy or clarity to this information, please [[Contact information|contact us]].<br />
<br />
=Why Are These Controversies Showing Up Now?=<br />
<br />
There are a number of factors that have allowed research to be carried out now that was incredibly difficult only a few years ago. These include things such as:<br />
<br />
#word and phrase search functionality for the Bible on the internet (do a search for "in the name of"--- very informative, particularly the OT scriptures).<br />
#word and phrase search functionality for the message AND an affordable way for all households to access all of the message. <br />
#multiple researchers who have published articles/books/videos showing issues with the message (it's much harder to ignore or discredit a multitude of voices). This has caused other people to add to the research, increasing the amount of objective information on the message.<br />
#google (search engines used to be MUCH harder to us<br />
#email (instant communication)<br />
#unlimited long distance (remember the days of itemized telephone bills?)<br />
#Skype (some people are much easier to get to know when you see their faces than when you merely read their typed words. <br />
#the perspective of time - we can see the fruits of the Message movement over time.<br />
<br />
=External Controversies=<br />
<br />
==The Hagin Prophecy==<br />
<br />
Did Kenneth Hagin and Anna Schrader predict William Branham’s death in 1964? This question is addressed in the article on the [[Hagin Prophecy]].<br />
<br />
=Controversies Relating Directly to William Branham=<br />
<br />
==Visions that were Unfulfilled, Incorrect or Changed Over Time==<br />
<br />
*[[Proof of the Prophetic]]<br />
*[[The Municipal Bridge Vision]]<br />
*[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa]]<br />
*[[The Brown Bear Vision]]<br />
*[[1933 Ohio River Experience|The Voice on the Ohio River in 1933]]<br />
*[[Prophecy|The 1933 Prophecies]]<br />
**[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]<br />
**[[Mussolini invades Ethiopia]]<br />
**[[Hitler and WWII]]<br />
**[[Russia and the three ...isms]]<br />
**[[Driverless Cars]]<br />
**[[Morality]]<br />
**[[Rise of a Woman in America]]<br />
**[[America in Ashes]]<br />
*[[Rattlesnake Mesa]]<br />
*[[Destruction of Los Angeles]]<br />
*[[Heavenly Vision]]<br />
*[[The Pillar of Fire]]<br />
*[[The Marilyn Monroe Vision]]<br />
*The Tent Vision<br />
<br />
The problem with unfulfilled visions is that they are directly in conflict with Deut. 18:21–22 which states:<br />
:''And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.'' <br />
<br />
[[Cognitive Dissonance|Cognitive dissonance]] is a condition in followers of William Branham. This psychological condition shows itself in a number of manifestations, including the develoopment of the [[The Returned Ministry Sect]] as a means of dealing with unfulfilled prophecies and visions..<br />
<br />
==The Credibility of William Branham==<br />
<br />
Are the stories that William Branham told true and factual? Do they hold up under scrutiny? Is he believable?<br />
<br />
If not, then this has a significant impact on everything that he stated in his sermons. Here are some issues that need to be considered in determining whether he was credible.<br />
<br />
*[[Plagiarism]]<br />
*[[The Cloud]]<br />
*[[Prophecy of the Cloud]]<br />
*[[Rattlesnake Mesa]]<br />
*[[Roy Davis|When did William Branham embrace Pentecostalism?]]<br />
*[[Was William Branham Honest|The Explanation for His Poor Grammar]]<br />
*[[1933 Ohio River Experience|The Voice on the Ohio River in 1933]]<br />
*[[The Man from Windsor]]<br />
*Changes to [[Congressman Upshaw]]'s story<br />
*The [[Donny Morton]] story<br />
*The story of [[King George VI]]<br />
*[[William Branham Speaking as God|William Branham messes up as God speaks through him]]<br />
*[[The Rock Where Moses Stood|God moved the rock that Moses stood on to the Arizona desert in 1964]]<br />
<br />
=Doctrinal Controversies/Questions=<br />
<br />
Doctrinal issues directly relating to William Branham's teachings are detailed on our page - [[Doctrines]]<br />
<br />
=Controversies Relating to Followers of the Message=<br />
<br />
==The Doctrine of Progressive Revelation==<br />
<br />
What is the doctrine of [[Progressive Revelation]]? Is it supportable from scripture?<br />
<br />
==The Credibility of Message Ministers==<br />
<br />
A number of message ministers have been plagued by scandal. Here is a [[Edward Byskal|message minister that is know for embellishing stories to the point where they are no longer true]]. Sound familiar?<br />
<br />
==Sects within the Message==<br />
<br />
The followers of the message of William Branham are not a united group. There are varying interpretations which have formed into sub-sects or denominations within the message. These subgroups have little or nothing to do with anyone in other message subgroups. Some of these sects would be considered Christian in a broad sense while others can only be considered cultic and Christian in name only as their beliefs have significantly departed from those of the Bible in critical areas.<br />
<br />
The underlying theme of most of these subgroups is very similar to that of the message itself - if you do not believe the "special revelation" that the specific subgroup holds, then you are not part of the "true bride" and you will not participate in the rapture. Those outside of a subgroup are viewed by the members of that subgroup as "foolish virgins" or "pentecostals", a derogatory term used by many followers of the message.<br />
<br />
<br />
*[[The Returned Ministry Sect|Returned Ministry]] - Believing that William Branham will return to fulfill those visions that remained unfulfilled at his death<br />
*Josephism - Believing that Joseph Branham is a prophet carrying on the works of his father. <br />
*Christ Branham or Diety - Believing that William Branham was God in flesh.<br />
*Jospeh Diety - Believing that Joseph Branham is God in flesh.<br />
*The Seven Thunders - followers of Joseph Coleman<br />
*[[Vaylism]] - followers of Lee Vayle<br />
<br />
Additionally, there are a number of individual churches that espouse the message but would be considered cultic or cult-like because of their [[Sociopathic Leadership]]. These would include:<br />
<br />
*Cloverdale Bibleway, Surrey, BC, Canada<br />
*[[Golden Dawn Tabernacle]], Tucson, AZ, USA<br />
*Word of Life Tabernacle, Edmonton, AB, Canada</div>Believethesignhttps://en.believethesign.com/index.php?title=Portal:Controversies&diff=18810Portal:Controversies2014-07-23T08:13:24Z<p>Believethesign: /* Doctrinal Controversies/Questions */</p>
<hr />
<div>William Branham, his message and the followers of his message are not without controversy. The important issue with controversy is to determine which issues are valid concerns and which issues at not significant.<br />
<br />
The following list comprises issues which we feel are valid concerns. This is not an inclusive list but we have tried to list everything that we are aware of. If there is anything that you feel should be dealt with on this page or information that will bring greater accuracy or clarity to this information, please [[Contact information|contact us]].<br />
<br />
=Why Are These Controversies Showing Up Now?=<br />
<br />
There are a number of factors that have allowed research to be carried out now that was incredibly difficult only a few years ago. These include things such as:<br />
<br />
#word and phrase search functionality for the Bible on the internet (do a search for "in the name of"--- very informative, particularly the OT scriptures).<br />
#word and phrase search functionality for the message AND an affordable way for all households to access all of the message. <br />
#multiple researchers who have published articles/books/videos showing issues with the message (it's much harder to ignore or discredit a multitude of voices). This has caused other people to add to the research, increasing the amount of objective information on the message.<br />
#google (search engines used to be MUCH harder to us<br />
#email (instant communication)<br />
#unlimited long distance (remember the days of itemized telephone bills?)<br />
#Skype (some people are much easier to get to know when you see their faces than when you merely read their typed words. <br />
#the perspective of time - we can see the fruits of the Message movement over time.<br />
<br />
=External Controversies=<br />
<br />
==The Hagin Prophecy==<br />
<br />
Did Kenneth Hagin and Anna Schrader predict William Branham’s death in 1964? This question is addressed in the article on the [[Hagin Prophecy]].<br />
<br />
=Controversies Relating Directly to William Branham=<br />
<br />
==Visions that were Unfulfilled, Incorrect or Changed Over Time==<br />
<br />
*[[Proof of the Prophetic]]<br />
*[[The Municipal Bridge Vision]]<br />
*[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa]]<br />
*[[The Brown Bear Vision]]<br />
*[[1933 Ohio River Experience|The Voice on the Ohio River in 1933]]<br />
*[[Prophecy|The 1933 Prophecies]]<br />
**[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]<br />
**[[Mussolini invades Ethiopia]]<br />
**[[Hitler and WWII]]<br />
**[[Russia and the three ...isms]]<br />
**[[Driverless Cars]]<br />
**[[Morality]]<br />
**[[Rise of a Woman in America]]<br />
**[[America in Ashes]]<br />
*[[Rattlesnake Mesa]]<br />
*[[Destruction of Los Angeles]]<br />
*[[Heavenly Vision]]<br />
*[[The Pillar of Fire]]<br />
*[[The Marilyn Monroe Vision]]<br />
*The Tent Vision<br />
<br />
The problem with unfulfilled visions is that they are directly in conflict with Deut. 18:21–22 which states:<br />
:''And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.'' <br />
<br />
[[Cognitive Dissonance|Cognitive dissonance]] is a condition in followers of William Branham. This psychological condition shows itself in a number of manifestations, including the develoopment of the [[The Returned Ministry Sect]] as a means of dealing with unfulfilled prophecies and visions..<br />
<br />
==The Credibility of William Branham==<br />
<br />
Are the stories that William Branham told true and factual? Do they hold up under scrutiny? Is he believable?<br />
<br />
If not, then this has a significant impact on everything that he stated in his sermons. Here are some issues that need to be considered in determining whether he was credible.<br />
<br />
*[[Plagiarism]]<br />
*[[The Cloud]]<br />
*[[Prophecy of the Cloud]]<br />
*[[Rattlesnake Mesa]]<br />
*[[Roy Davis|When did William Branham embrace Pentecostalism?]]<br />
*[[Was William Branham Honest|The Explanation for His Poor Grammar]]<br />
*[[1933 Ohio River Experience|The Voice on the Ohio River in 1933]]<br />
*[[The Man from Windsor]]<br />
*Changes to [[Congressman Upshaw]]'s story<br />
*The [[Donny Morton]] story<br />
*The story of [[King George VI]]<br />
*[[William Branham Speaking as God|William Branham messes up as God speaks through him]]<br />
*[[The Rock Where Moses Stood|God moved the rock that Moses stood on to the Arizona desert in 1964]]<br />
<br />
=Doctrinal Controversies/Questions=<br />
<br />
Doctrinal issues directly relating to William Branham's teachings are detailed on our page - [[Doctrines]]<br />
<br />
=Controversies Relating to Followers of the Message=<br />
<br />
==The Doctrine of Progressive Revelation==<br />
<br />
What is the doctrine of [[Progressive Revelation]]? Is it supportable from scripture?<br />
<br />
==The Credibility of Message Ministers==<br />
<br />
A number of message ministers have been plagued by scandal. Here is a [[Edward Byskal|message minister that is know for embellishing stories to the point where they are no longer true]]. Sound familiar?<br />
<br />
==Sects within the Message==<br />
<br />
The followers of the message of William Branham are not a united group. There are varying interpretations which have formed into sub-sects or denominations within the message. These subgroups have little or nothing to do with anyone in other message subgroups. Some of these sects would be considered Christian in a broad sense while others can only be considered cultic and Christian in name only as their beliefs have significantly departed from those of the Bible in critical areas.<br />
<br />
The underlying theme of most of these subgroups is very similar to that of the message itself - if you do not believe the "special revelation" that the specific subgroup holds, then you are not part of the "true bride" and you will not participate in the rapture. Those outside of a subgroup are viewed by the members of that subgroup as "foolish virgins" or "pentecostals", a derogatory term used by many followers of the message.<br />
<br />
<br />
*[[The Returned Ministry Sect|Returned Ministry]] - Believing that William Branham will return to fulfill those visions that remained unfulfilled at his death<br />
*[[Josephism]] - Believing that Joseph Branham is a prophet carrying on the works of his father. <br />
*[[Christ Branham]] or Diety - Believing that William Branham was God in flesh.<br />
*Jospeh Diety - Believing that Joseph Branham is God in flesh.<br />
*The Seven Thunders - followers of Joseph Coleman<br />
*[[Vaylism]] - followers of Lee Vayle<br />
<br />
Additionally, there are a number of individual churches that espouse the message but would be considered cultic or cult-like because of their [[Sociopathic Leadership]]. These would include:<br />
<br />
*[[Cloverdale Bibleway]], Surrey, BC, Canada<br />
*[[Golden Dawn Tabernacle]], Tucson, AZ, USA<br />
*[[Word of Life Tabernacle]], Edmonton, AB, Canada</div>Believethesignhttps://en.believethesign.com/index.php?title=Main_Page_sandbox&diff=18809Main Page sandbox2014-07-23T08:12:06Z<p>Believethesign: </p>
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'''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's. However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965.<br />
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Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories: <br />
<br />
1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are two main groups of followers. The first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible. <br />
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2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's. <br />
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3) Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns. <br />
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The purpose of this website is to provide the most comprehensive, independent, objective information available on William Branham's life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. <br />
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*[[William Branham|Life Story]]<br />
*[[The Message#Is the message a cult?|Cult founder?]]<br />
*[[THUS SAITH THE LORD|Thus saith the Lord?]]<br />
*[[Was William Branham a racist?|Racist?]]<br />
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*[[Heavenly Vision|The Heavenly Vision]]<br />
*[[Third Pull|The Third Pull]]<br />
*[[Plum and Apple Trees|Plum & Apple Trees]]<br />
*[[The Cloud]]<br />
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*[[Healings]]<br />
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*[[Prophecy|Prophecies]]<br />
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*[[Proof of the Prophetic|No Real Prophecies?]]<br />
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*[[Plagiarism|Plagiarism]]<br />
*[[Progressive Revelation]]<br />
*[[Matthew 17:11]]<br />
*[[Enoch and Noah]]<br />
*[[Matthew 24:28]]<br />
*[[Three holy words|The Secret Formula]]<br />
*[[Tithing]]<br />
*[[Lazy Theology]]<br />
*[[The Godhead]]<br />
*[[The Serpent's Seed]]<br />
*[[Marriage and Divorce]]<br />
*[[Christians that were required to believe Satanic doctrine|Christians that had to believe Satan to be saved?]] <br />
*[[Doctrines]]<br />
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*[[The Municipal Bridge Vision|Failed Bridge Vision]]<br />
*[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa|Failed Africa Prophecy]]<br />
*[[The Brown Bear Vision|Failed Hunting Vision]]<br />
*[[1933 Ohio River Experience|The Ohio River Voice]]<br />
*[[Prophecy of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 1]]<br />
*[[The Cause of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 2]]<br />
*[[Hagin Prophecy|The Hagin Prophecy]]<br />
*[[Roy Davis|Honesty - Part 1]]<br />
*[[Was William Branham Honest|Honesty - Part 2]]<br />
*[[The Man from Windsor|Honesty - Part 3]]<br />
*[[An Uncertain Sound|Uncertain Teaching]]<br />
*[[Marriage and Divorce|Teaching on Divorce]]<br />
*[[Fallen From Grace|What Paul Preached?]]<br />
*[[Are There Women Angels?|Women Angels]]<br />
*[[Michael the Archangel|Michael the Archangel]]<br />
*[[Edward Byskal|Message Ministers 1]]<br />
*[[Failed Prophecies|Message Ministers 2]]<br />
*[[The History of Believe The Sign|Our History Part 1]]<br />
*[[The History of Believe The Sign - Part 2|Our History Part 2]]<br />
*[[Errors in the New Testament|Bible Errors?]]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/BelieveTheSign/videos?view=0&flow=grid&sort=p Our Youtube Channel] <br />
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*'''[[Here we stand, corrected]]'''<br />
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*[[What's New]]?<br />
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*[http://morningmercy.com/the-purpose-of-this-website/ Following Jesus]<br />
*[http://morningmercy.com/a-new-day-for-your-soul/ A New Day In Christ]<br />
*[http://thebitterbelly.com/2013/07/26/female-created/ Women: Created by God]<br />
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Those who leave the message but remain Christians are generally viewed by followers of William Branham as unbelievers, i.e. non-Christians.<br />
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The comments we have received from those in the message include:<br />
#"''You could scream all you want for mercy, but like Esau you have sold your birthright. You were predestinated to that like Pharoah. You have crossed the line of mercy willfully.''"<br />
#"''You have blasphemed the Holy Ghost''", and<br />
#"''You are not even fit to be foolish virgins, so what is left? Hell.''"<br />
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Those that say such things are in danger of condemning themselves, as Jesus said that “''God will judge you in the same way as you judge others, and he will apply to you the same rules you apply to others''.” (Matt 7:2 GNT)<br />
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Additionally, we have had old friends convey to us that they no longer want to have anything do with us in the future. <br />
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But the question has also been asked – '''What is the true status of those in the message?'''<br />
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=Some Message Believers are Christians=<br />
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Having spent many years in [[The Message|the message]] ourselves as Christians, there is no question that we believe that there are many people in the message that are sincere Christians. There are those that have left the message that do not believe that anyone in the message can or should be considered a Christian, but we take a strong exception to such a judgmental view. <br />
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However, there are also those in the message who have not truly accepted Christ’s sacrifice but rather are resting on William Branham’s message for their salvation. We have even talked to a number of people who were raised in message churches and had no concept of the true message of salvation through the sacrifice of Christ on Calvary. Salvation is not found in the Message, Salvation is found only in Jesus Christ.<br />
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It should also be said that those who are Christians in the Message...aren't on a great diet for spiritual growth.<br />
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=The Many Problems with Wiliam Branham's message=<br />
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The comments below simply reflect some of the main obstacles that people will face in balancing Christianity with their belief in William Branham's role, policies, prophecies and doctrines.<br />
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==Failed visions and constantly changing prophecies==<br />
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One significant problem with William Branham's prophetic ministry is that '''we have been unable to find a single occurrence''' where we have a clear prophecy recorded on tape that was later clearly fulfilled. We have [[Condensed List of Issues with the Message#Problems with Prophecies and Visions|compiled a comprehensive listing of all of the problems with William Branham's prophetic ministry]].<br />
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==Shocking lack of credibility==<br />
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Message believers revere William Branham as a prophet of Biblical proportions. In fact, most believe that he is the greatest prophet that lived, aside from Jesus Christ and, perhaps, Moses. One would expect that such a prophet would be beyond reproach, given the Biblical requirements of servants of the church as outlined in 1 timothy 3:1-13 and Titus 1:6-9.<br />
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But when William Branham's sermons are examined in detail and compared with historical evidence, huge credibility gaps become painfully evident. We have [[Condensed List of Issues with the Message#General Credibility Issues|provided a detailed listing of the multitude of our concerns]] in this regard.<br />
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==Heretical Teaching==<br />
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Some message churches teach a distorted, heretical, view of basic truths that most would assume have to be believed properly in order to be a Christian. We have compiled [[Condensed List of Issues with the Message#Doctrinal/Biblical Issues|a list of all of the doctrinal issues that we have identified to date]]. Many of these doctrines are heretical or non-biblical. <br />
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For example, '''is it possible for a person to be saved if they do not believe that Jesus Christ was God in flesh''' (Matthew 1:23)? Certain followers of [[Vaylism|Lee Vayle]] hold to a heretical view of the Godhead – that Jesus Christ was not deity. Such doctrinal beliefs are against the plain teaching of scripture (John 20:28), and therefore put those who believe such teachings at risk of missing the basic tenets of the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Apostles.<br />
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Most message believers [[The Message#William Branham's message > the Bible|view William Branham's message as being superior to the Bible]]. Can one really be considered a Christian if they hold William Branham's teachings as superseding those of the Bible?<br />
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==Lukewarmness==<br />
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Many message believers condemn denominational and non-denominational churches on the basis that those congregations are lukewarm. However, message congregations can also fall within the same classification as lukewarm. The message of Revelation 3:16 is crystal clear when the Lord states “''because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I am going to spit you out of my mouth''.” The peril of being lukewarm is the same, whether in relation to a message church or a non-message church! <br />
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:''I think most American churchgoers are the soil that chokes the seed because of all the thorns. Thorns are anything that distracts us from God. When we want God and a bunch of other stuff, then that means we have thorns in our soil. A relationship with God simply cannot grow when money, sins, activities, favorite sports teams, addictions, or commitments are piled on top of it.<ref>Francis Chan, Crazy Love (Colorado Springs, CO: David C. Cook, 2008).</ref> <br />
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==Legalism==<br />
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The legalistic teachings of William Branham have a decidedly negative impact on believer’s spiritual development. So while there are those in the message that have experienced Christ’s redemptive work, they are weighed down by a theology that is inconsistent with Paul’s teachings regarding the grace of Christ. Paul states that such beliefs can alienate a person from the grace of God – “''Those of you who try to be put right with God by obeying the Law have cut yourselves off from Christ. You are outside God’s grace''.” (Gal 5:4 GNT)<br />
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A man named Simon thought that he could buy the Holy Spirit with money. It appears that some message believers are trying to buy the Holy Spirit by public demonstrations of their own righteousness. <br />
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:''But if '''the ministry that produced death—carved in letters on stone tablets'''—came with glory, so that the Israelites11 could not keep their eyes fixed on the face of Moses because of the glory of his face12 (a glory which was made ineffective), how much more glorious will the ministry of the Spirit be?<ref>Biblical Studies Press, The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible, 2 Co 3:7–8 (Biblical Studies Press, 2006).</ref><br />
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Paul clearly states that the ten commandments, written in tablets of stone, represented the ministry of death. Paul also was clear that Jesus did not redeem us from the curse of sin but from the curse of the law:<br />
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==Lack of Love==<br />
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Most individuals that leave William Branham's message are not contacted after they leave by either the church leadership or those in the congregation. If those in the message really think that those who fall away from the message are lost, one has to wonder why there is generally no attempt to go after them. '''Didn’t Jesus talk about leaving the ninety-nine sheep grazing on the hillside to go and look for the lost sheep? One wonders what kind of Christians those in the message are when they don’t even make a half-hearted attempt to go after those that have left.''' <br />
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Another evidence of a lack of love is a church's response to the poor, or a catastrophe. When disaster strikes, do you say "Thank God no believers were hurt", or do you extend a helping hand to those that were hurt? When the poor come into your church, do you lead them to the deacon (the policeman of message churches) or help them yourself? When the poor don't come to your church, do you find it easy to ignore their problems?<br />
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==Spiritual Pride==<br />
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All message believers insist that William Branham's teaching constitute divine revelation. <br />
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But true Christian behavior cannot be predicated on William Branham's teachings, which lead to pride, but on the way of love, which is in fact the true way of knowledge.<br />
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The tyranny of the message and other special revelations as the basis of Biblical understanding and "spiritual revelation" has a long and unfortunate history in the church, from which most likely few — including the authors of this website — are exempt. <br />
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And it is especially tempting, as message believers often do, to use it as a club on others. <br />
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This does not mean that such revelatory knowledge is either irrelevant or unimportant, but it does mean that it cannot serve as the primary basis of Christian behavior. Special knowledge or revelation must always lead to love - see 1 Cor 13.<br />
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'''One must always beware of those teachers or systems that entice one by special “revelation” or “deeper insights.” Such appeals are invariably to one’s pride, not to one’s becoming a more truly loving Christian.''' <br />
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In the true Christian faith “special knowledge” or “insight” or "revelation" is never an end in itself; it is only a means to a greater end, the building up of others.<br />
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And this is clearly lacking in the message.<br />
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Those in the message will state that "love is corrective" which is simply an excuse for clubbing people over the head with their "revelation". However, true corrective love can only come out of relationship.<br />
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==The Abuse of Message Believers by Ministers==<br />
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We have been shocked by the number of former message believers that have contacted us and have clearly been abused by their former pastors while in the message. While that is clearly '''not the experience in all message churches''', it certainly occurs in enough churches to represent a significant problem within the message. Additionally, message ministers when they become aware of abuse in other churches rarely say anything and avoid criticisms of any other ministers, regardless of how abusive they have become or how questionable their personal conduct.<br />
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=The Main Problem=<br />
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We have been told that the problems we have with the message are just a few "cherry pits" and that they don't destroy the basic goodness of the "cherry pie" that is the message of William Branham.<br />
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But what if you are eating a piece of cherry pie and you discover that what you have in your mouth also contains maggots - or something that '''will''' make you very ill? At that point of realization, you have to throw out the whole pie and go back to the source of truth - the Bible. That is what we have done. We are not pointing anyone to a specific church or to any man. We are simply urging people to get back to basic Biblical teaching and to find a church that teaches simple Biblical truths. And, yes, such churches do exist.<br />
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William Branham's message has problems in three major areas:<br />
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If you want some of the major problems we have identified, simply [http://www.youtube.com/user/BelieveTheSign go to our Youtube channel and watch some of the videos we have produced].<br />
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William Branham held himself out to be a prophet but '''[[Proof of the Prophetic| we have been unable to find one unambiguous prophecy that he stated publicly (i.e. on tape) in advance that was later fulfilled in a clear manner]]'''! We have also found several prophecies that William Branham stated were from God but were clearly not fulfilled. All of these issues are addressed in our apology to message believers entitled "[[Humble Pie]]". We invite you to read that apology. <br />
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In short, William Branham's message is not healthy. You can eat junk food, but if that becomes your diet you will eventually experience side effects. A Christian will have a healthier spiritual life outside of a faulty belief system, and that is what William Branham taught – a view of the scriptures and reality that is seriously flawed.<br />
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||'''[[If you need help]]'''. If you are in the agonizing process of questioning or even leaving the Message of the Hour, we want to help you. The purpose of this website is not to ridicule the message and it is not to throw rocks at William Branham. Our true purpose is to show those that are questioning the message that there is a deeper understanding of the Gospel and a closer relationship with Jesus Christ that is available for them. <br />
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*[[Leave the message and follow Christ]]<br />
*[[Why would I want to hear the Message?]]<br />
*[[A Synopsis of the Message]]<br />
*[[Captured]] - People point at us and say, "You never really believed the message!". But is this true?<br />
*[[Do you know what you believe]] and why you believe it?<br />
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|'''[[Research Sources for William Branham and His Message]]'''. If you are interested in finding out more information about William Branham and his message, this page should help you. <br />
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|'''[[Resources that have helped us|Research Sources After The Message]]'''. If you want to grow in your Christian faith, we have been benefited by the ministries in the link provided. One difference from the Message is that we are not looking to a man to lead us. We are not trying to replace William Branham. Rather, these resources have helped us in coming to grips with the problems we developed while in the Message, and finding overcoming power (by God's Grace) through prayer and the wisdom of others. <br />
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