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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 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 with the revelation of the seal, and noted that Jesus did not talk about the seventh seal.  Not to be outdone by Jesus, William Branham went on to talk about the seventh seal.
:''“Jesus never mentioned it…John couldn’t write of it …I’m going to tell you my revelation of it…Jesus said…He didn’t know it, Himself.  Said, ‘Only God’ would know it.”''


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==Silence! The Seventh Seal is the Third Pull==
The seventh seal in the Bible is a half-hour of silence.  In contrast, William Branham talked for two hours about it, yet tried to avoid saying what it actually was.   
The seventh seal in the Bible is a half-hour of silence.  In contrast, William Branham talked for two hours about it, yet tried to avoid saying what it actually was.   
:''“This seventh seal is the end of time, of all things…if Satan should get a hold of it, he might do great damage.”''
:''“This seventh seal is the end of time, of all things…if Satan should get a hold of it, he might do great damage.”''
:''"It’s the Third Pull. …you remember, when he took me up there, and said, “This is the Third Pull, and no one will know It. …Visions never fail.  They are perfectly the Truth.”''
:''"It’s the Third Pull. …you remember, when he took me up there, and said, “This is the Third Pull, and no one will know It. …Visions never fail.  They are perfectly the Truth.”''
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William Branham actually felt that he had said too much during the sermon, so he went back and edited the sermon.  To do this, he cut the tape, recorded a new ending, and taped that new ending in.  Thankfully, Voice of God Recordings released both endings after his death, so we know that the revised version omitted the story of "The Kings Sword" in Sabino Canyon, and a statement that the pillar of fire whirled toward a tent ministry.
[[Third Pull|Click here to learn more about the Third Pull]].
 
==Cut the Tape. With scissors.==
William Branham actually felt that he had said too much during the sermon, so he went back and edited the sermon.  To do this, he cut the tape, recorded a new ending, and taped that new ending in.   
 
Thankfully, Voice of God Recordings released both endings after his death, so we know that the revised version omitted the story of "The Kings Sword" in Sabino Canyon, and a statement that the pillar of fire whirled toward a tent ministry.


:''“And just then a Voice shook down through there, that rocked the rocks.  Said, “it’s the Sword of the King! …Something hit, and said, “Don’t fear. This is that Third Pull. …And I seen that Light…and it whirled away from me, like that, and went over that tent.  And said, “I’ll meet you in there.” And said, “This will be the Third Pull, and you won’t tell It to nobody. …that’s the reason all heaven was silent. …I just feel checked, not to say no more about it. …We’re at the end time, the opening of the Seventh Seal. ”''
:''“And just then a Voice shook down through there, that rocked the rocks.  Said, “it’s the Sword of the King! …Something hit, and said, “Don’t fear. This is that Third Pull. …And I seen that Light…and it whirled away from me, like that, and went over that tent.  And said, “I’ll meet you in there.” And said, “This will be the Third Pull, and you won’t tell It to nobody. …that’s the reason all heaven was silent. …I just feel checked, not to say no more about it. …We’re at the end time, the opening of the Seventh Seal. ”''
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The Sword that William Branham said he received was “The King’s Sword”.  It was not the sword of a prince, but a word of judgment.  
The Sword that William Branham said he received was “The King’s Sword”.  It was not the sword of a prince, but a word of judgment.  


During this sermon, William Branham also paralleled himself an Angel, and possibly even God.   
The pillar of light that went to the tent referred to the coming fulfillment of the Tent Vision, which was the final scene in his vision of the [[Third Pull]].  William Branham talked about having a tent meeting near the end of his life, but this never happened. 
 
 
==William Branham does what Jesus would not do...==
William Branham compared Jesus’ words in Matthew 24 with the revelation of the seal, and noted that Jesus did not talk about the seventh seal.  Not to be outdone by Jesus, William Branham went on to talk about the seventh seal.
:''“Jesus never mentioned it…John couldn’t write of it …I’m going to tell you my revelation of it…Jesus said…He didn’t know it, Himself.  Said, ‘Only God’ would know it.”''
 
During this sermon, William Branham also paralleled himself to an Angel, and possibly even God.   
:''“Remember, the seventh Messenger was…the noted One to me, the seventh Angel.  It seemed more to me than any.”
:''“Remember, the seventh Messenger was…the noted One to me, the seventh Angel.  It seemed more to me than any.”
:''“When the supernatural comes in, that’s the mind of Christ.”
:''“When the supernatural comes in, that’s the mind of Christ.”
:''“There is only one person could fulfill that, only one Spirit that’s ever been on the earth, that I know of.  Would either be…it would have to be Elijah, in his time.  And it was predicted that it would be, which is nothing but the Spirit of Christ.”
:''“There is only one person could fulfill that, only one Spirit that’s ever been on the earth, that I know of.  Would either be…it would have to be Elijah, in his time.  And it was predicted that it would be, which is nothing but the Spirit of Christ.”


==...And gets a Cult Following==
William Branham’s statements from this and following sermons have been used by the “Christ Branham” movement and [[Fred Sothmann]] to say that William Branham was greater than Jesus Christ.  Using the logic that since only God the Father knows the contents of this Seal (remember that even Jesus did not know the hour or day) then William Branham must be God the Father because he alone knew the contents of the Seventh Seal, even though he didn't say what it was. You would think that theses doctrines would have ended with William Branham's death in December 1965, or his burial in April 1966...but they did not.   
William Branham’s statements from this and following sermons have been used by the “Christ Branham” movement and [[Fred Sothmann]] to say that William Branham was greater than Jesus Christ.  Using the logic that since only God the Father knows the contents of this Seal (remember that even Jesus did not know the hour or day) then William Branham must be God the Father because he alone knew the contents of the Seventh Seal, even though he didn't say what it was. You would think that theses doctrines would have ended with William Branham's death in December 1965, or his burial in April 1966...but they did not.   


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In the online version of the Message search program, the word “it” is not capitalized.  However, in the printed version distributed in 1993 by Voice of God Recordings, every “It” is capitalized.  Voice of God Recordings obviously felt at some point that the “It” referred to a person.   
In the online version of the Message search program, the word “it” is not capitalized.  However, in the printed version distributed in 1993 by Voice of God Recordings, every “It” is capitalized.  Voice of God Recordings obviously felt at some point that the “It” referred to a person.   
==Plagiarism==
William Branham’s secret source of information for this sermon was the writings of [[Plagiarism|Clarence Larkin]].  Here is a comparison:
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!What William Branham Said <ref> William Branham, March 24, 1963, The Seventh Seal </ref> 
!What Clarence Larkin Said <ref> Clarence Larkin, The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture, 68 (Philadelphia, PA: Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate, 1919)</ref>
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|Now, oh, my. Now, the forfeited '''title deed''' is now in the hands of the original Owner, Almighty God. The title deed to the earth…<ref> William Branham, March 17, 1963, The Breach Between the Seals and the Church Ages </ref>
|What was this “LITTLE BOOK”? Some claim that it was the “SEVEN SEALED BOOK,” now open, and therefore the “TITLE DEED” to the Earth... <ref> Clarence Larkin, The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture, 81 (Philadelphia, PA: Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate, 1919) </ref>
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|Notice, it's the end of the church age. It's the--the end of the Seven Seals. It's the end of the trumpets. It's the end of the vials, and even ends '''the ushering in of the millennium'''; that's on the Seventh Seal.
|We must not forget that the “SEVENTH SEAL” includes all that happens during the sounding of the “Trumpets,” and the pouring out of the “Vials,” and so extends down to '''the ushering in of the Millennium'''.
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|It's just like '''firing a rocket into the air''', and that rocket explodes here, and it goes up, then it explodes again. It puts out five stars. One of those stars explodes and blows out five stars from it; and then one of them stars explodes, blows out five stars from it (See?); it fades on out. That's what the Seventh Seal; it just ends the time for the world. It ends the time for this. It means the time for that. It ends the time for this. It ends the time... Everything just ended up on that Seventh Seal.
|To illustrate, '''a rocket fired into the air''' may burst into “seven stars,” and one of these stars into “seven other stars,” and one of the second group of stars into a third group of “seven stars.” So the “Seventh” Seal includes the “Seven Trumpets,” and the “Seventh” Trumpet includes the “Seven Vials.”
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|And the '''four and twenty elders that stood before God there harping with their harps''', they quit playing their harps. The Angels hushed their singing in heaven. Think, the holy '''Cherubims and Seraphim'''s, that Isaiah saw it in the temple with six sets... or three sets of wings, three on--two over his face and two over his feet, and flying. And he's day and night they're before God, saying, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty." And even when they walked in, or come into the temple, the posts of the temple moved with their--their presence. And these holy Seraphims hushed up. Angels quit singing. (Whew.) Flying in the Presence of God, singing, "Holy, holy, holy..." they shut up.
They were '''awed by it'''...
|The “SILENCE” that followed the breaking of the “Seventh Seal” was preparatory to what was to follow during the sounding of the “Trumpets,” and the pouring out of the “Vials.” This “SILENCE” was something remarkable. '''The Four and Twenty Elders ceased their harp-playing'''; the angels hushed their voices, and the '''Cherubim and Seraphim''' and all the host of Heaven were silent, and so great was the silence that all Heaven was '''awed by it''';
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|Now, a '''half hour might not be long''' if you're having a good time, but in the '''suspense of between death and life''', it seemed like a millennium.
|Now a '''“half an hour” is not long''' when engaged in some pleasant employment, but it causes a nerve breaking tension when we do not know what is going to happen, and '''when a life is at stake''' a minute, or even a few seconds, seem to be hours. The '''suspense''' of the half hour of SILENCE in Heaven was intense.
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==Was the Seventh Seal Ever Revealed?==
==Was the Seventh Seal Ever Revealed?==
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It was during this time that [[Hagin Prophecy|Anna Schrader and Kenneth Hagin prophesied William Branham’s impending death]] by the end of 1965, for “Walking in the way of Dowie.”   
It was during this time that [[Hagin Prophecy|Anna Schrader and Kenneth Hagin prophesied William Branham’s impending death]] by the end of 1965, for “Walking in the way of Dowie.”   


==Plagiarism==
William Branham’s secret source of information for this sermon was the writings of [[Plagiarism|Clarence Larkin]].  Here is a comparison:
{| class="wikitable"
!What William Branham Said <ref> William Branham, March 24, 1963, The Seventh Seal </ref> 
!What Clarence Larkin Said <ref> Clarence Larkin, The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture, 68 (Philadelphia, PA: Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate, 1919)</ref>
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| style="width: 50%; background-color: white;"|
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|Now, oh, my. Now, the forfeited '''title deed''' is now in the hands of the original Owner, Almighty God. The title deed to the earth…<ref> William Branham, March 17, 1963, The Breach Between the Seals and the Church Ages </ref>
|What was this “LITTLE BOOK”? Some claim that it was the “SEVEN SEALED BOOK,” now open, and therefore the “TITLE DEED” to the Earth... <ref> Clarence Larkin, The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture, 81 (Philadelphia, PA: Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate, 1919) </ref>
|-
|Notice, it's the end of the church age. It's the--the end of the Seven Seals. It's the end of the trumpets. It's the end of the vials, and even ends '''the ushering in of the millennium'''; that's on the Seventh Seal.
|We must not forget that the “SEVENTH SEAL” includes all that happens during the sounding of the “Trumpets,” and the pouring out of the “Vials,” and so extends down to '''the ushering in of the Millennium'''.
|-
|It's just like '''firing a rocket into the air''', and that rocket explodes here, and it goes up, then it explodes again. It puts out five stars. One of those stars explodes and blows out five stars from it; and then one of them stars explodes, blows out five stars from it (See?); it fades on out. That's what the Seventh Seal; it just ends the time for the world. It ends the time for this. It means the time for that. It ends the time for this. It ends the time... Everything just ended up on that Seventh Seal.
|To illustrate, '''a rocket fired into the air''' may burst into “seven stars,” and one of these stars into “seven other stars,” and one of the second group of stars into a third group of “seven stars.” So the “Seventh” Seal includes the “Seven Trumpets,” and the “Seventh” Trumpet includes the “Seven Vials.”
|-
|And the '''four and twenty elders that stood before God there harping with their harps''', they quit playing their harps. The Angels hushed their singing in heaven. Think, the holy '''Cherubims and Seraphim'''s, that Isaiah saw it in the temple with six sets... or three sets of wings, three on--two over his face and two over his feet, and flying. And he's day and night they're before God, saying, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty." And even when they walked in, or come into the temple, the posts of the temple moved with their--their presence. And these holy Seraphims hushed up. Angels quit singing. (Whew.) Flying in the Presence of God, singing, "Holy, holy, holy..." they shut up.
They were '''awed by it'''...
|The “SILENCE” that followed the breaking of the “Seventh Seal” was preparatory to what was to follow during the sounding of the “Trumpets,” and the pouring out of the “Vials.” This “SILENCE” was something remarkable. '''The Four and Twenty Elders ceased their harp-playing'''; the angels hushed their voices, and the '''Cherubim and Seraphim''' and all the host of Heaven were silent, and so great was the silence that all Heaven was '''awed by it''';
|-
|Now, a '''half hour might not be long''' if you're having a good time, but in the '''suspense of between death and life''', it seemed like a millennium.
|Now a '''“half an hour” is not long''' when engaged in some pleasant employment, but it causes a nerve breaking tension when we do not know what is going to happen, and '''when a life is at stake''' a minute, or even a few seconds, seem to be hours. The '''suspense''' of the half hour of SILENCE in Heaven was intense.
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