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?

What they really believe

When PTM uses the words "the message", these are really code words for "the message of William Branham" (see our article on the subject by clicking here). As such, PTM and Jason DeMars believe a number of unusual doctrines, including:

Modalism
Christians that believe the doctrine of the Trinity are lost
The Serpent had sex with Eve
Women were designed by Satan
People in demoninations are "foolish virgins"
Jesus Christ is Michael the Archangel
William Branham was the fulfillment of:

In reality, they hold the message of William Branham above the Bible. This can be clearly seen from an affiliated website that they operate called "contendingforthemessage.com".

By referencing various comments from the "Contending for the Message" website it is apparent that they believe William Branham to be a prophet that must be listened to if one is to understand the Bible:

Our intention is to respond to the critics who are stating the message contradicts itself or that brother William Branham was an outright liar. We will show step by step that his prophecies are accurate and that he is not a liar, but instead a man of God that should be listened to and we should take his words back to the Bible to ensure proper understanding.

By this they mean that in order to truly understand the Bible, you must believe the teachings of William Branham. They also believe in the doctrine of the Serpent's Seed:

The Serpent, under the influence of Satan, deceived Eve into a sexual act resulting in the conception of Cain and later that day she had a relationship with Adam resulting in the conception of Abel. (from Contendingforthemessage.com)

This is also clear from the testimony of Jason DeMars on the the propheticrevelation.net website:

The teaching on Revelation 10:7 really blessed my soul, that the mystery of God is the dispensation of grace wherein God is dealing with the Gentiles, grafting them into the olive tree. That in the days of the voice or message of bro. Branham the mystery of God should be completed...

What was written on the Serpent’s Seed and the Original Sin really answered some questions for me too. (Jason DeMars, Mn., USA)

Who are the people behind Present Truth Ministries?

Both the Present Truth Ministries and the Contending For the Message websites are run by Jason DeMars and Benjamin Wheeldon.

What they say they believe

PTM is not forthright about their own beliefs. They attempt to come across as an innocuous non-denomination ministry that is only interested in spreading the Gospel and in freeing Christian ministers that have been imprisoned for the faith in Muslim countries.

So we agree with PTM in their efforts to free anyone who has been imprisoned for their faith. We earnestly hope they succeed.

We also earnestly hope that those behind Present Truth Ministries will find their own freedom from the non-Biblical message of a false prophet, William Branham.