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 The prophecies that William Branham made can be categorized as:
-. Before-the-fact or after-the-fact; and
+#Before-the-fact or after-the-fact;
-. Ambiguous (clear) or unambiguous (fuzzy).
+#Fulfilled, unfulfilled or failed; and
 #[[Proof of the Prophetic|Did William Branham make any '''REAL''' prophecies?]] '''(We can't find any ''before the fact'' prophecies on any tape!)'''
-#[[The Municipal Bridge Vision|Why did William Branham say that the municipal bridge vision was fulfilled when it clearly wasn't?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''
-#[[The Brown Bear Vision|Why did William Branham say "Thus Saith The Lord" that he would shoot a large brown bear, when he didn't?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''
-#[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa|Why did the vision that William Branham had of the meetings in south Africa fail to be fulfilled?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''
 #'''[[Prophecy#William Branham's SevenNine Visions of 1933|The <strike>Seven</strike> Ten Prophecies of 1933]]'''
 ##[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Why did William Branham prophecy that America would start World War 2?]] '''(Prophecy Changed/Failed Prophecy)'''
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 #[[Was the birth of Joseph Branham foretold]]?  '''(Ambiguous prophecy)'''
 #[[The Death of Florence Shakarian|Was the death of Florence Shakarian prophesied before she died?]] '''(Ambiguous prophecy)'''
-#[[Santa Rosa prophecy about William Branham|Was William Branham's ministry foretold in a Santa Rosa church?]]  '''("After the Fact" Prophecy)'''
-#[[What if William Branham was a Prophet?]]

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			The prophecies that William Branham made can be categorized as:

			1. Before-the-fact or after-the-fact; and
			2. Ambiguous (clear) or unambiguous (fuzzy).

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	:''If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, and if the sign or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, “Let us follow other gods” (gods you have not known) “and let us worship them,” you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. The LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Dt 13:1–3.</ref>		:''If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, and if the sign or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, “Let us follow other gods” (gods you have not known) “and let us worship them,” you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. The LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Dt 13:1–3.</ref>

			According to Deuteronomy 18:20–2:

			#He must speak in the name of the Lord, not some other god.
			#His message must be in accord with God’s revealed truth in Scripture.
			#His predictions of future events must come true exactly as predicted.

	This primary test of a prophet in Old Testament times that his predictions could be precisely validated at a later time as also confirmed in 1 Samuel 3:19 and 9:6:		This primary test of a prophet in Old Testament times that his predictions could be precisely validated at a later time as also confirmed in 1 Samuel 3:19 and 9:6:
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	:''But the servant replied, “Look, in this town there is a man of God; he is highly respected, and everything he says comes true.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), 1 Sa 9:6.</ref>		:''But the servant replied, “Look, in this town there is a man of God; he is highly respected, and everything he says comes true.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), 1 Sa 9:6.</ref>

	~~Richard N. Longenecker, “‘Who Is the Prophet Talking About?’ Some Reflections on the~~ New ~~Testament’s Use of the Old,” Themelios 13, no. 1 (1987)~~: 4.		Paul lays a test down for New Testament prophets:

	~~According to Deuteronomy 18:20–2:~~

	~~#He must speak in the name of the Lord, not some other god.~~
	~~#His message must be in accord with God’s revealed truth in Scripture.~~
	~~#His predictions of future events must come true exactly as predicted.~~


	If anyone thinks they are a prophet or otherwise gifted by the Spirit, let them acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command. But if anyone ignores this, they will themselves be ignored.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), 1 Co 14:37–38.</ref>		:''If anyone thinks they are a prophet or otherwise gifted by the Spirit, let them acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command. But if anyone ignores this, they will themselves be ignored.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), 1 Co 14:37–38.</ref>

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			=Biblical test of a prophet=

			Deuteronomy 13:1–3 states that the test of a prophet is in his message, not in his signs:

			:''If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, and if the sign or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, “Let us follow other gods” (gods you have not known) “and let us worship them,” you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. The LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Dt 13:1–3.</ref>

			This primary test of a prophet in Old Testament times that his predictions could be precisely validated at a later time as also confirmed in 1 Samuel 3:19 and 9:6:

			:''As Samuel grew up, the LORD was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable.<ref>Tyndale House Publishers, Holy Bible: New Living Translation (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2013), 1 Sa 3:19.</ref>

			:''But the servant replied, “Look, in this town there is a man of God; he is highly respected, and everything he says comes true.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), 1 Sa 9:6.</ref>

			Richard N. Longenecker, “‘Who Is the Prophet Talking About?’ Some Reflections on the New Testament’s Use of the Old,” Themelios 13, no. 1 (1987): 4.

			According to Deuteronomy 18:20–2:

			#He must speak in the name of the Lord, not some other god.
			#His message must be in accord with God’s revealed truth in Scripture.
			#His predictions of future events must come true exactly as predicted.


			If anyone thinks they are a prophet or otherwise gifted by the Spirit, let them acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command. But if anyone ignores this, they will themselves be ignored.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), 1 Co 14:37–38.</ref>


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William Branham clearly claimed to be a prophet. But is there any evidence to back up his claim.

#[[Proof of the Prophetic|Did William Branham make any '''REAL''' prophecies?]] '''(We can't find any ''before the fact'' prophecies on any tape!)'''
#[[The Municipal Bridge Vision|Why did William Branham say that the municipal bridge vision was fulfilled when it clearly wasn't?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''
#[[The Brown Bear Vision|Why did William Branham say "Thus Saith The Lord" that he would shoot a large brown bear, when he didn't?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''
#[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa|Why did the vision that William Branham had of the meetings in south Africa fail to be fulfilled?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''
#'''[[Prophecy#William Branham's SevenNine Visions of 1933|The <strike>Seven</strike> Ten Prophecies of 1933]]'''
##[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Why did William Branham prophecy that America would start World War 2?]] '''(Prophecy Changed/Failed Prophecy)'''
##[[Mussolini invades Ethiopia|Was Mussloni's invasion of Ethiopia really his last invasion?]] '''(Prophecy Changed/Failed Prophecy)'''
##[[Hitler and WWII|Why did William Branham's prophecy of Hitler change over time?]] '''(Prophecy Changed)'''
##[[Russia and the three ...isms|Did Facism, Nazisim and Communism really unite into Communism?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''
##[[The Egg-shaped Car|Did the prophecy of egg-shaped come from William Branham's visit to the 1933 World's Fair?]] '''("After the Fact" Prophecy)'''
##[[Driverless Cars|Was William Branham's prophecy of a driverless car based on a Disney TV program?]] '''("After the Fact" Prophecy)'''
##[[Morality|Are women really going to wear a fig leaf apron and go topless?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''
##[[Women's Suffrage|Did women elect the wrong person or was it the men's vote?]] '''("After the Fact" Prophecy/Failed Prophecy)'''
##[[Rise of a Woman in America|Why did William Branham state that the prophecy of the rise of the cruel woman in America was already fulfilled?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''
##[[America in Ashes|Why did William Branham change his prophecy of the destruction of America?]] '''(Prophecy Changed)'''
#[[Destruction of Los Angeles|Why is Los Angeles still above water if Billy Paul is an old man?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''
#[[The Seventh Angel is on the Earth at Christ's Coming|Was William Branham's death before the Rapture a failed prophecy?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''
#[[Racial Violence in America|Why did William Branham prophecy that Martin Luther King, Jr. would cause the death of millions, when this didn't happen?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''
#[[The Marilyn Monroe Vision|Was William Branham's vision of Marilyn Monroe's death accurate?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''
#[[Prophecy of the Cloud|Why did William Branham change the vision of the angels appearing?]] '''(Prophecy Changed)'''
#[[1977|Why did William Branham predict that the USA would be destroyed by 1977?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''
#[[Nikita Khrushchev|Was the meeting of Nikita Khrushchev and Dwight Eisenhower the fulfillment of Daniel chapter 2?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''
#[[Destruction of the Vatican|Will Russia destroy the Vatican?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''
#[[Man and the moon|Why did William Branham say that man would never land on the moon... but the communists might?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''
#[[World Council of Churches|Was the prophecy of the World Council of Churches accurate?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''
#[[Plum and Apple Trees|If the vision of the Plum and Apple Trees was from God, why did William Branham change his mind about it in 1965?]] '''(Prophecy Changed)'''
#[[The Alaska Earthquake|Was the prophecy of the 1964 Alaska earthquake made after the fact?]] '''("After the Fact" Prophecy)'''
#[[Third Pull|What is the Third Pull? Was it prophetic?]] '''(too vague to qualify as a bona fide prophecy)'''
#[[New Albany Prophecy|Did William Branham really prophecy where he would live?]] '''("After the Fact" Prophecy)'''
#[[Ohio River flood of 1937|Why did William Branham mention the Ohio river flood years before he told of his prophecy without saying anything about it?]] '''("After the Fact" Prophecy)'''
#[[Florida under water|Is Florida going under as well?]] '''(Ambiguous prophecy)'''
#[[Did William Branham prophesy his own death?]] '''(This was not a prophecy)'''
#[[Heavenly Vision|Why did William Branham's original commissioning vision disappear?]] '''(This vision was abandoned by William Branham)'''
#[[Was the birth of Joseph Branham foretold]]? '''(Ambiguous prophecy)'''
#[[The Death of Florence Shakarian|Was the death of Florence Shakarian prophesied before she died?]] '''(Ambiguous prophecy)'''
#[[Santa Rosa prophecy about William Branham|Was William Branham's ministry foretold in a Santa Rosa church?]] '''("After the Fact" Prophecy)'''
#[[What if William Branham was a Prophet?]]

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