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| '''[[The Message|The Message of William Branham]]'''<br></font> </div>
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| | <div style="font-size:300%; text-align:center; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;"> [[BelieveTheSign:About|Believe The Sign?]]</div> |
| | <div style="text-align:center; top:+0.2em; font-size:150%;">The encyclopedia of the [[William Branham|life]] and [[The Message|message]] of William Branham.</div> |
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| | <div style="text-align:center; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;"> [[BelieveTheSign:About|Believe The Sign?]]</div> |
| | <div style="text-align:center; top:+0.2em;">A comprehensive and objective examination of the [[William Branham|life]] and [[The Message|message]] of William Branham.</div> |
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| | This website contains hundreds of articles relating to [[William Branham|'''William Branham's life''']], [[Commission & Ministry|'''ministry''']] and [[Is the Message a Cult?|'''followers''']], and [[List of Issues with the Message|'''asks questions''']] that arise from our research. We try not to arrive at conclusions or engage in speculation but rather leave it to our readers to answer the questions we raise. |
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| | '''Was the sermon on the Future Home stolen?''' |
| '''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's. However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965. | | <youtube width="192" height="108">https://youtu.be/I5nyOpqRka0</youtube> |
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| Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories:
| | =Prophecies & Visions= |
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| 1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are two main groups of followers. The first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible.
| | *[[Billy Paul Branham|The failed prophecy regarding Billy Paul Branham]] |
| | *[[An Analysis of William Branham's Visions and Prophecies|A detailed analysis of all of William Branham's significant visions]] |
| | *What are [[Prophet|the biblical identifications of a prophet]]? |
| | *[[The Seven Visions of 1933]] |
| | *[[Videos: Prophecies & Visions|Prophecy & Vision Videos]] |
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| 2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's.
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| 3) Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns.
| | *[[William Branham|Who was William Marrion Branham?]] |
| | *[[Was William Branham Honest|Was William Branham '''honest'''?]] |
| | *[[Plagiarism|'''Where''' did William Branham get his doctrine?]] |
| | *[[Strange Teachings|Did William Branham believe or teach anything strange?]] |
| | *[https://offtheshelf.life/podcast/ots84-the-serpents-tail1/ '''Off The Shelf Podcast #84'''] - The Serpent's Tail - Abuse in the Park - An interview with Deborah Thibodeau, a survivor of childhood abuse in the message. |
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| The purpose of this website is to provide the most comprehensive, independent, objective information available on William Branham's life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors.
| | =Doctrines and Teaching= |
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| | *[[Did William Branham's teaching agree with the Bible?|Did William Branham's teaching '''agree''' with the Bible?]] |
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| | *[[The Message|What is '''the message''' of William Branham?]] |
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| | *[[Was William Branham a racist?|[Was William Branham '''racist'''?]] |
| |- | | *[[Seven Seals|The Mystery of the '''Seven Seals''']] - Was his revelation stolen? |
| | | | *The Revelation of '''[[The Seven Churches Ages]]''' - Was it copied too? |
| | *If not William Branham, [[The Fulfillment of Malachi 4:5|'''who is the fulfillment of Malachi 4'''?]] |
| | *[[What if I think BelieveTheSign is wrong?|What if I find something I '''disagree''' with?]] |
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| | *'''The [http://offtheshelf.life/ Off The Shelf] podcast''' - interviews with ex-message followers, [[The September 2020 Debate|'''debates with current followers''']] and discussions of important topics relating to William Branham |
| | | *[https://www.youtube.com/user/believethesign Our Youtube channel] containing [[Videos: Prophecies & Visions|a number of videos]] relating to William Branham |
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| | *[[List of Issues with the Message|Our full list of questions regarding William Branham and his message]] |
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| | *[[Print Resources]] - Print- ready documents |
| | | *[[Multi-Lingual Resources]] |
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| | *[[Research Sources for William Branham and His Message|Other websites]] |
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| ! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">William Branham</h2>
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| *[[William Branham|Life Story]]
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| *[[The Message#Is the message a cult?|Cult founder?]] | |
| *[[THUS SAITH THE LORD|Thus saith the Lord?]]
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| *[[Was William Branham a racist?|Racist?]]
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| *[[Heavenly Vision|The Heavenly Vision]]
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| *[[Third Pull|The Third Pull]]
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| *[[Plum and Apple Trees|Plum & Apple Trees]]
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| *[[Eyewitnesses]]
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| *[[Healings]]
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| ! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Prophecies</h2>
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| *[[Prophecy|Prophecies]]
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| *[[The Prophet and The Eagle|Prophets and Eagles]] | |
| *[[Proof of the Prophetic|No Real Prophecies?]]
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| ! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Doctrine</h2>
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| *[[Plagiarism|Plagiarism]]
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| *[[Progressive Revelation]]
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| *[[Matthew 17:11]]
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| *[[Enoch and Noah]]
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| *[[Matthew 24:28]] | |
| *[[Three holy words|The Secret Formula]]
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| *[[Tithing]]
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| *[[Lazy Theology]]
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| *[[The Godhead]]
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| *[[The Serpent's Seed]]
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| *[[Marriage and Divorce]]
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| *[[Christians that were required to believe Satanic doctrine|Christians that had to believe Satan to be saved?]]
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| *[[The Municipal Bridge Vision|Failed Bridge Vision]]
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| *[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa|Failed Africa Prophecy]]
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| *[[The Brown Bear Vision|Failed Hunting Vision]] | |
| *[[1933 Ohio River Experience|The Ohio River Voice]]
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| *[[Prophecy of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 1]]
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| *[[The Cause of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 2]]
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| *[[Hagin Prophecy|The Hagin Prophecy]]
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| *[[Roy Davis|Honesty - Part 1]]
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| *[[Was William Branham Honest|Honesty - Part 2]] | |
| *[[The Man from Windsor|Honesty - Part 3]]
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| *[[An Uncertain Sound|Uncertain Teaching]]
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| *[[Marriage and Divorce|Teaching on Divorce]]
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| *[[Fallen From Grace|What Paul Preached?]]
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| *[[Are There Women Angels?|Women Angels]]
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| *[[Michael the Archangel|Michael the Archangel]]
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| *[[Edward Byskal|Message Ministers 1]]
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| *[[Failed Prophecies|Message Ministers 2]]
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| *[[The History of Believe The Sign|Our History Part 1]]
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| *[[The History of Believe The Sign - Part 2|Our History Part 2]]
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| *[[Errors in the New Testament|Bible Errors?]]
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| *[http://www.youtube.com/user/BelieveTheSign/videos?view=0&flow=grid&sort=p Our Youtube Channel]
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| | =Help for former followers of William Branham= |
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| | *The problem of [[Cognitive Dissonance]] |
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| | *[[What should we believe?|What should I believe]]? |
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| | *[[Advice for those who have left the message|What should our attitude be to those in the larger Christian church?]] |
| ! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Humble Pie</h2>
| | *[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Our Facebook Discussion page]. |
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| | *[[Why does this website exist?|Why a website about William Branham?]] |
| *'''[[Humble Pie]]''' | | *[[Contact information|I have a question. Who can I talk to?]] |
| *'''[[Here we stand, corrected]]''' | |
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| *[[If you need help]]... | |
| *[http://morningmercy.com/the-questioning// A Checkup] | |
| *[http://morningmercy.com/the-purpose-of-this-website/ Following Jesus]
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| *[http://morningmercy.com/a-new-day-for-your-soul/ A New Day In Christ]
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| *[http://thebitterbelly.com/2013/07/26/female-created/ Women: Created by God]
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| *[http://morningmercy.com/survey/ Take A Survey]
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| *[[Condensed List of Issues with the Message|Full list of issues]]
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| *[[Sensational Documents]]
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| *[[Research Sources for William Branham and His Message|Research Sources]] | |
| *[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Discussion Forum]
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