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==The troubling doctrine of Christ Branham== | |||
William Branham claimed that he had the gift of discernment, and that discernment was the "Sign of the Messiah". Some claim this made him a prophet, but other logically conclude from this doctrine that William Branham is the Messiah. In claiming that discernment was the ‘sign of the Messiah’, William Branham taught that he alone possessed this sign for the Gentiles — the first and only person besides Jesus Christ! He became "the messiah to the Gentiles" in his own mind, because this is not a Biblical doctrine! | |||
If you believe that discernment is the sign of the Messiah, you can only believe one of two things: | |||
#Either William Branham really was the Messiah, with the sign of the Messiah, or | |||
#William Branham was not the Messiah, but he had the sign of the Messiah. Since Messiah means Christ, this would make William Branham a false Christ. | |||
:''For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.''<ref>Biblical Studies Press, The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Biblical Studies Press, 2006), Mt 24:24.</ref> | |||
==What William Branham taught== | |||
William Branham said | |||
Jesus arrived at a town of Samaritans and spoke with a woman who was living in adultery. After their short conversation the woman went into the town calling out "Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?" (John 4:29). The only Biblical evidence there is that the "sign of the Messiah" could be discernment...was the claim of an adulterous woman. | |||
The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.” 26 Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am he.” <ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Jn 4:25–26.</ref> | The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.” 26 Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am he.” <ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Jn 4:25–26.</ref> | ||