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    The scriptural test of a prophet is clear as outlined by Moses in Deuteronomy 18:20-22:
    People are often interested in whether any of William Branham's prophecies came to pass.  However, this is not how we are to judge a prophet. The scriptural test of a prophet is clearly outlined by Moses in Deuteronomy 18:20-22:


    :''But if any prophet presumes to speak anything in my name that I have not authorized him to speak, or speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must die. Now if you say to yourselves, ‘How can we tell that a message is not from the LORD?’ — w'''henever a prophet speaks in my name and the prediction is not fulfilled, then I have not spoken it; the prophet has presumed to speak it, so you need not fear him.'''”<ref>Biblical Studies Press, The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Biblical Studies Press, 2005), Dt 18:20–22.</ref>
    :''But if any prophet presumes to speak anything in my name that I have not authorized him to speak, or speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must die. Now if you say to yourselves, ‘How can we tell that a message is not from the LORD?’ — w'''henever a prophet speaks in my name and the prediction is not fulfilled, then I have not spoken it; the prophet has presumed to speak it, so you need not fear him.'''”<ref>Biblical Studies Press, The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Biblical Studies Press, 2005), Dt 18:20–22.</ref>


    Below, we indicate whether a prophecy was "before the fact" or "after the fact." If the first telling of a prophecy or vision occurred after the prophecied event had taken place, this would be considered an '''"after the fact" prophecy'''.  In order to be classified as a true prophecy, the prophecy must be publicly recorded '''"before the fact" (that is, before the fulfillment of the prophecy occurs)'''.
    The question that must be asked is - Did any of William Branham's prophecies clearly fail.  IF we can find a single prophecy or "Thus Saith the Lord" that failed, then William Branham MUST be rejected as a prophet from a biblical standpoint.


    Even William Branham believed that prophecy must be judged to see if it was true:
    William Branham agreed that prophecy must be judged to see if it was true:


    :''I said, "Now, sir, the Bible said, 'If there be one among you spiritual or the prophet, and if what he said comes to pass, then hear him, if it doesn't...'" And I took four outstanding prophecies of Jehovah Witness, and showed him that none of had come to pass. Every one of them failed.<ref>William Branham, 57-0623 - Believe From The Heart, para. 126</ref>
    :''I said, "Now, sir, the Bible said, 'If there be one among you spiritual or the prophet, and if what he said comes to pass, then hear him, if it doesn't...'" And I took four outstanding prophecies of Jehovah Witness, and showed him that none of had come to pass. Every one of them failed.<ref>William Branham, 57-0623 - Believe From The Heart, para. 126</ref>
    Additionally, we have indicated below whether a prophecy was "before the fact" or "after the fact."  If the first telling of a prophecy or vision occurred after the prophecied event had taken place, this would be considered an '''"after the fact" prophecy'''.  In order to be classified as a true prophecy, the prophecy must be '''publicly recorded''' '''"before the fact" (that is, before the fulfillment of the prophecy occurs)'''.


    We invite you to study William Branham's prophecies and make your own decision as to whether William Branham was a true prophet or not.  If you click on the individual prophecies below, they will take you to a detailed explanation of each issue.
    We invite you to study William Branham's prophecies and make your own decision as to whether William Branham was a true prophet or not.  If you click on the individual prophecies below, they will take you to a detailed explanation of each issue.

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    Prophecy is the foretelling of future events by a human messenger (prophet) under divine inspiration.

    During his life, William Branham claimed to have a number of visions and prophecies. This article contains all of William Branham's major prophecies and visions, the first date that they were told by William Branham and whether they were fulfilled or failed. The big question is - Did William Branham make any REAL prophecies?

    Prophecy MUST be judged

    Revising the prophecies.jpg

    People are often interested in whether any of William Branham's prophecies came to pass. However, this is not how we are to judge a prophet. The scriptural test of a prophet is clearly outlined by Moses in Deuteronomy 18:20-22:

    But if any prophet presumes to speak anything in my name that I have not authorized him to speak, or speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must die. Now if you say to yourselves, ‘How can we tell that a message is not from the LORD?’ — whenever a prophet speaks in my name and the prediction is not fulfilled, then I have not spoken it; the prophet has presumed to speak it, so you need not fear him.”[1]

    The question that must be asked is - Did any of William Branham's prophecies clearly fail. IF we can find a single prophecy or "Thus Saith the Lord" that failed, then William Branham MUST be rejected as a prophet from a biblical standpoint.

    William Branham agreed that prophecy must be judged to see if it was true:

    I said, "Now, sir, the Bible said, 'If there be one among you spiritual or the prophet, and if what he said comes to pass, then hear him, if it doesn't...'" And I took four outstanding prophecies of Jehovah Witness, and showed him that none of had come to pass. Every one of them failed.[2]

    Additionally, we have indicated below whether a prophecy was "before the fact" or "after the fact." If the first telling of a prophecy or vision occurred after the prophecied event had taken place, this would be considered an "after the fact" prophecy. In order to be classified as a true prophecy, the prophecy must be publicly recorded "before the fact" (that is, before the fulfillment of the prophecy occurs).

    We invite you to study William Branham's prophecies and make your own decision as to whether William Branham was a true prophet or not. If you click on the individual prophecies below, they will take you to a detailed explanation of each issue.

    William Branham's SevenTen Visions of 1933

    William Branham tells of a series of prophecies that were given to him in June 1933 by vision that would transpire before the coming of the Lord.[3]. William Branham was very bold with these prophecies, claiming that the visions would be accurate "to the dot" and were "Thus Saith The Lord".[4]. While he states that there were seven visions , he added the Roosevelt prophecy (in 1958); the egg-shaped, driverless car is clearly two prophecies; and he added an additional prophecy in 1964 (that he had never previously told) relating to women electing the wrong man (we assume that he went with seven visions because seven is a much more prophetic number).

    In the Laodicean Church Age book, William Branham says, “Now let me say this. Can anyone prove any of those visions wrong? Were they not all fulfilled?” Over 80 years after 1933, we now have the benefit of hindsight in our ability to confirm whether these prophecies were accurate or not.

    Click on the links below to go to the detailed explanation for each vision.

    1 - Franklin Roosevelt

    2 - Mussolini Invades Ethiopia

    • Prophecy - Mussolini will invade Ethiopia
    • First time mentioned on tape - Mar. 26, 1953
    • Timing - After the fact
    • Status - The prophecy was changed over time

    3 - Hitler and WWII

    • Prophecy - Hitler and WWII
    • First time mentioned on tape - Sept. 27, 1958
    • Timing - After the fact
    • Status - The prophecy changed over time

    4 - Three Isms

    5 - Egg-shaped Cars

    • Prophecy - The Egg-shaped Car
    • First time mentioned on tape - Mar. 26, 1953
    • Timing - After the fact
    • Status - Failed

    6 - Driverless Cars

    • Prophecy - Driverless Cars
    • First time mentioned on tape - Sept. 27, 1958
    • Timing - After the fact
    • Status - William Branham claimed it was fulfilled

    7 - American Morality

    • Prophecy - American Morality
    • First time mentioned on tape - July 19, 1964
    • Timing - After the fact
    • Status - Failed

    8 - Women will elect the wrong person?

    • Prophecy - American Morality
    • First time mentioned on tape - July 19, 1964
    • Timing - After the fact
    • Status - Failed

    9 - Cruel American Woman Leader

    10 - America in Ashes

    • Prophecy - America in Ashes
    • First time mentioned on tape - December 4, 1960
    • Timing - Before the fact
    • Status - Unfulfilled

    William Branham's recorded sermons are the only source as to the accuracy and timing of these visions. However, William Branham often included facts when describing these prophecies that are historically inaccurate. William Branham stated that he kept a book of his prophecies[6]; however, the contents of this book were never released to the public. It is our understanding that the Branham family has stated that this book has been "lost". However, others have speculated that it was intentionally destroyed because its contents did not support the claims that William Branham made.

    Now, in 1933 when we were worshiping over here in the Masonic temple where the Church of Christ stands today, on one April morning before leaving home, I was dedicating my--a car (I got a '33 model car, and I was dedicating it to the Lord's service.), and in a vision I saw the end time. Now, notice how striking this is. Back yonder when I was just a boy, and you can imagine what a 1933 model car looked like--now, what it looked like. And I went over there to the Masonic temple where... Some of you old-timers in here remembers; it's wrote down on an old paper at home. It's already in print and went out around the world. See? That was in 1933. And I predicted that there would be some great tragedy happen to this United States before or by the year of 1977. How many remembers me saying that? Look at the hands. Sure.[7]

    We have been unable to locate a copy of the print version of the 1933 prophecies and many speculate that it, in fact, never existed.

    Other Prophecies and Visions of William Branham

    The Municipal Bridge Vision

    The Brown Bear Vision

    • Prophecy - The Brown Bear Vision
    • First time mentioned on tape - April 1, 1962
    • Timing - Before the fact
    • Status - Failed

    The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa

    The Vision of Marilyn Monroe

    Prophecy of the Cloud

    The Seventh Angel will be on the Earth at Christ's Coming

    The birth of Joseph Branham

    • Prophecy - The birth of Joseph Branham
    • First time mentioned on tape - May 6, 1951
    • Timing - Before the fact (sort of)
    • Status - Not a true prophecy (too ambiguous)[8]

    1977 will mark the end of the world

    • Prophecy - The world will end in 1977
    • First time mentioned on tape - Nov. 13, 1960
    • Timing - Before the fact
    • Status - Failed (although William Branham did say that it was an "inspired" prediction and not a prophecy)

    The Death of Florence Shakarian

    New Albany Prophecy

    • Prophecy - New Albany Prophecy
    • First time mentioned on tape - May 1, 1951
    • Timing - After the fact
    • Status - Fulfilled (but not sure how anyone would consider this a true prophecy since there were no witnesses and it was made after the fact)

    Prophecy of the Five Angels

    • Prophecy - The Prophecy of the Five Angels
    • First time mentioned on tape - December 23, 1962
    • Timing - Before the fact
    • Status - Changed from 5 to 7 and, therefore, it never was a prophecy (and no one saw any angels... ever)

    Ohio river flood

    • Prophecy - Ohio river flood
    • First time mentioned on tape - July 17, 1951
    • Timing - After the fact
    • Status - (but not sure how anyone would consider this a true prophecy since there were no witnesses and it was made after the fact)

    Destruction of Los Angeles

    A Boy Would Be Raised From The Dead

    • Prophecy - A Boy Would Be Raised From The Dead
    • First time mentioned on tape - August, 18 1950
    • Timing - After the fact (there is no hard evidence that this was made in advance)
    • Status - There are serious questions about the fulfillment of this prophecy

    The Heavenly Vision

    • Prophecy - The Heavenly Vision
    • First time mentioned on tape - 1945 (in a tract)
    • Timing - After the fact/Changed
    • Status - Failed

    Man and the moon

    The Destruction of the Vatican

    Third Pull

    • Prophecy - The Third Pull
    • First time mentioned on tape - January 1, 1956
    • Timing - After the fact
    • Status - There are serious questions about the fulfillment of this prophecy

    World Council of Churches

    Don't Eat Eggs

    • Prophecy - Don't Eat Eggs
    • First time mentioned on tape - July 21, 1963
    • Timing - Before the fact
    • Status - Unfulfilled

    Plum and Apple Trees

    • Prophecy - The vision of the Plum and Apple Trees
    • First time mentioned on tape - September 8, 1962
    • Timing - Before the fact
    • Status - While William Branham said that this vision was from God, he effectively rejected it in 1965.

    William Branham was also vocal about his doctrine concerning the end times, and the future after the rapture of the Church.

    Prophecies about William Branham

    The following are prophecies that were made about William Branham:

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    This article is one in a series of studies on prophecies, particularly those of William Branham - you are currently on the article that is in bold:


    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Biblical Studies Press, The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Biblical Studies Press, 2005), Dt 18:20–22.
    2. ↑ William Branham, 57-0623 - Believe From The Heart, para. 126
    3. ↑ An Exposition of the Seven Church Ages, William Marrion Branham, Chapter 9
    4. ↑ Once More, November 17,1963
    5. ↑ The “ambiguous” school of prophecy has as its foremost member in Nostradamus. Ambiguous prophecies are phrased in such a way as to allow a great breadth of potential fulfillments. In respect of William Branham's prophecies, his classic ambiguous prophecy relates to the "prophesied" birth of his son, Joseph.
    6. ↑ Souls That are in Prison Now, November 10, 1963
    7. ↑ SEVENTY.WEEKS.OF.DANIEL_ JEFF.IN DA 89-141 SUNDAY_ 61-0806
    8. ↑ See reference to ambiguous prophecies above.


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