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William Branham preached a series of sermons in March 1963 on the Seven Seals of the book of Revelation, and said that each seal identifies a religious disturbance.  William Branham compared Jesus’ words in Matthew 24:29-30 with the Sixth seal.   
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=Scriptures=
William Branham compared Jesus’ words in Matthew 24:29-30 with the Sixth seal.   
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|Matthew 24:29-30<br>
''Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.''<br>
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Revelation 6:12-17<br>
''And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?'' 
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|Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
|And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
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==Two Prophets Controlling Nature==
=Two Prophets Controlling Nature=
William Branham ties the earthquake, and signs in heaven and on earth, to the ministries of Moses and Elijah after the Rapture.  Since Moses and Elijah both performed signs in heaven and earth during their ministries, he concluded that they would return to continue their job.     
William Branham ties the earthquake, and signs in heaven and on earth, to the ministries of Moses and Elijah after the Rapture.  Since Moses and Elijah both performed signs in heaven and earth during their ministries, he concluded that they would return to continue their job.     


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By 1964, William Branham was trying out his own hand at condemning nature, proclaiming judgment on Los Angeles, and claiming that an earthquake in Alaska was fulfillment of his ministry’s judgment on the West Coast.   
By 1964, William Branham was trying out his own hand at condemning nature, proclaiming judgment on Los Angeles, and claiming that an earthquake in Alaska was fulfillment of his ministry’s judgment on the West Coast.   


==Plagiarism==
=Plagiarism=
William Branham opens the Sixth Seal with a modified retelling of Max Brand’s 1920 story “A Sagebrush Cinderella”.   
William Branham opens the Sixth Seal with a modified retelling of Max Brand’s 1920 story “A Sagebrush Cinderella”.   


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==Questions==
=Questions to ask yourself=


====God Will Judge Big Game Hunters====
====God Will Judge Big Game Hunters====
*''"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."''  
'''[[William Branham the Hunter|William Branham then went to Africa and shot 34 large game animals in 21 days]].  What other sins did he preach against, but participate in? '''
**[[William Branham the Hunter|William Branham then went to Africa and shot 34 large game animals in 21 days]].  What other sins did he preach against, but participate in? 
:''"...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."''  


====No Contradictions in the Word====
====No Contradictions in the Word====
*''“I can take one Scripture and say, “Judas went and hung himself,” take another and say, “You go do the same.” See?  But, see, it won’t blend in with the rest of It...The Bible does not contradict itself.  “And the Bible does not contradict Itself anywhere. I've heard the old critics say that, but I have had an offer for him for a long time to show me where it's at. It isn't in here.”''
Voice of God Recordings and many Message Believers have tried to justify inconsistencies in William Branham's stories, doctrines and prophecies by saying there are discrepancies in the Bible.  As part of the Sixth Seal, William Branham addresses these concerns himself.  So if William Branham's Message was the "Word for your day" as he claimed, then shouldn't it be free from contradictions as well? 
**Voice of God Recordings and many Message Believers have tried to justify inconsistencies in William Branham's stories, doctrines and prophecies by saying there are discrepancies in the Bible.  As part of the Sixth Seal, William Branham addresses these concerns himself.  So if William Branham's Message was the "Word for your day" as he claimed, then shouldn't it be free from contradictions as well? 
:''“I can take one Scripture and say, “Judas went and hung himself,” take another and say, “You go do the same.” See?  But, see, it won’t blend in with the rest of It...The Bible does not contradict itself.  “And the Bible does not contradict Itself anywhere. I've heard the old critics say that, but I have had an offer for him for a long time to show me where it's at. It isn't in here.”''
 


====Is the Vision Biblical?====
====Is the Vision Biblical?====