#REDIRECT [[Is the Message a Cult?]]
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=Who joins a cult?=
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==Is the message also a sect or a cult?==
...e basis of this definition, '''the message would be considered a Christian cult because:'''
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=The definition of a cult=
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My name is Joseph Hefflin, and I have been a cult pastor for many years. I feel it is time for me to confess these things sin
If you would not be familiar with what is called “a cult” a good description would be to fall under the leadership of a man instea
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...en removed from the website after the repercussions of this publication -- cult followers began to notice that the newsletter was not so much of a defense
We were recently asked about this newsletter. One ex-cult member giving their testimony mentioned that this was the very thing that m
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...er Society is finished. But when people are born again through a Christian cult there is a big problem with groups which are theologically “churches” b
==The First Marks of a Cult==
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=Is the message a cult?=
I think that what William Branham started was a cult. And I think he was directly responsible for what one sees today.
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...the twins Apollo (the sun god) and Artemis (the moon godess) by Zeus. Her cult was celebrated with great festivals, reveling, and immorality, and the most
...ame the "Mother of God" and the "Perpetual Virgin". The prominence of the cult of Cybele/Artemis overshadowed the worship of any other Greek or Roman gods
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Quit the CULT and get into Christ. The only move that counts.
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...ult of the above, '''it is clear that "message believers" are members of a cult.'''
Based on William Branham's own words, the message as it currently exists is a cult:
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...r people condemn others to Hell for leaving their religion, I would join a Cult.
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...Exodus Assembly, the church would be [[Is the Message a Cult?|considered a cult]] by virtually all Protestant, Roman Catholic or Orthodox churches.
...Branham as the greatest prophet since Jesus Christ and [[Is the Message a Cult?#William Branham's message is greater than the Bible|generally place his te
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..."Branhamites" or members of the Branham cult. But is the message really a cult?<br>
=What is a cult?=
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Some message churches have become cult-like. Just as a cult cannot be truly explored or understood without understanding its leader, so
...Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships'', ''Chapter 4 - The Cult Leader'', Bay Tree Publishing, 2nd edition (May 30, 2006)
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'''[[Is the Message a Cult?]]''' <br> It's a tough question, if you are in the message.
*The Thunders: Pick your definition and you too can start a cult.
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This is an important question. One of the key characteristics of a cult, is that there is a religious leader whose authority is viewed as being equ
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...life''']], [[Commission & Ministry|'''ministry''']] and [[Is the Message a Cult?|'''followers''']], and [[List of Issues with the Message|'''asks questions
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...reas. Map based on research published in "Adomnan's Vita Columbae and the cult of Colum Cille in Contental Europe, Jean-Michel Picard, June 22, 1998, Nati
...(one preacher, one carpenter, etc...).<ref>Adomnan's Vita Columbae and the cult of Colum Cille in Continental Europe, Jean-Michel Picard, June 22, 1998, Na
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The Returned Ministry (also referred to as "Return Ministry") sub-cult admits that there were unfulfilled visions at the time of William Branham's
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...ound all of the problems, just like [[Cognitive Dissonance#UFOCult|the UFO cult followers did in our article on cognitive dissonance]]. But to the simple
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...life''']], [[Commission & Ministry|'''ministry''']] and [[Is the Message a Cult?|'''followers''']], and [[List of Issues with the Message|'''asks questions
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The "Third Testament" movement is a sub-cult within [[The Message|the message]]. Members of this group, follow the tea
Don Parnell leads this new cult through the Third Testament Assembly (formerly Lighthouse Christian Fellows
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...hat they are becoming more fervent in their beliefs and behave more like a cult as a direct result of the work of this website and others like it.
...ervor of message believers. This will result in the message becoming more cult-like. Those in the message who are Christians will start to leave the mess
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#[[Is the Message a Cult?#William Branham's message > the Bible|ALL message churches place the words
#[[The Message is Greater than the Bible|Is the message a cult?]]
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...uld have been conceived and born in an environment directly related to the cult of a foreign religion, and therefore would be an abomination in the eyes of
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...Smyrna started to deify the city of Rome, and became the inventors of the cult of the goddess Roma. This marked the end of the Hellenistic period.
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...on-biblical “message” doctrines have to be added to the Bible to make it a cult?
...a rejection of the historic teachings of the historic Christian church. A cult, then, is a group of people polarized around someone’s interpretation of
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...’s visions, and the second coming of Christ. He '''started a 1977 rapture cult in Tirunelveli, India.''' This movement disbanded in 1978.
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...1963. He is best known for being the founder of the "Seven Thunders" sub-cult within [[The Message|the message]] (also '''referred to by his followers as
...an, as someone whose love for others was Christ-like. However, like other cult leaders, he controlled his followers with fear. He was known to humiliate
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...e prophet. That's when I thought, 'Whoa,' this is beginning to look like a cult to me."
:''"We're not a cult," she says. "If you don't like what we're teaching, you're free to leave. I
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'''[[Is the Message a Cult?]]''' <br> Its a hard question if you are in the cult.
...a has now signed which has the purpose to eliminate all [[Is the Message a Cult?|message believers]] through the use of lethal force (i.e. they are going t
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#'''DO NOT''' Tell them that they are in a cult.
#They are in a cult.
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...such as Paulaseer Lowrie's Rapture cult in India, as well as [[Jim Jones]] cult in Guyana that committed mass suicide in 1978 (possibly during the 'tribula
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*''Combating Cult Mind Control'' by Steve Hassan (updated version) - This was about cults in
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...ss some of the strange things she experienced in the Returned Ministry sub-cult within the message]
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...ages indicate that the trusts did not respect social distancing during the cult and provoked agglomeration. Also through the video, it is possible to notic
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...ere indeed part of a cult. Had you asked me ten years ago if you were in a cult, I would have told you yes then. Alot of the message churches are that way.
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...vidual churches that espouse the message but would be considered cultic or cult-like because of their [[Sociopathic Leadership]]. These would include:
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...he message. In fact, most message preachers must place [[Is the Message a Cult?#William Branham's message is greater than the Bible|William Branham's mess
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==...And gets a Cult Following==
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...he Park in Prescott, and Paulaseer Lowrie went back to India and started a cult-city near Tirunelveli, India that was founded on the premise that the raptu
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It is part of the [[The Returned Ministry Sect|Returned Ministry]] sub-cult of the message.
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...you to, not by no mean, think that I am trying to inject some kind of a--a cult of Elijah's blankets or robes and oh, all those things we've had plenty of
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...am. I believe you understand. You wouldn't go around, make some kind of a cult, say, "Brother Branham is a god," or something like that. You understand wh
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...is in fact not the case. In fact, the opposite is true. [[Is the Message a Cult?#William Branham's message is greater than the Bible|William Branham's mess
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'''[[Is the Message a Cult?]]''' <br> It's a hard question if you're in the cult.
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**[[Question 32 (ABM) - Is the message a cult?|Question 32 - Is the message a cult?]]
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The cult, or veneration, of Martin was hugely popular in the Middle Ages. His body w
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..." Bro. Branham's lasting legacy can be seen in multiple ways. For example, cult awareness activist and author Greg Sheryl in his 2013 article "The Legend o
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..." Bro. Branham's lasting legacy can be seen in multiple ways. For example, cult awareness activist and author Greg Sheryl in his 2013 article "The Legend o
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Similarly, most people that follow William Branham [[Is the Message a Cult?#William Branham's message > the Bible|exalt his words above that of the Bi
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...es of where William Brown disagreed with the plain wording of scripture. A cult can be defined as a religious group founded by, and built upon, the teachin
...you will see the massive confusion. Those that follow him are members of a cult because they exalt his teachings over scripture.
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...k yet?), Michael Moriarty (an anti-Charismatic writer), and Greg Sheryl (a cult awareness activist). In his book, Weaver goes on to explain how Branham's t
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...the reason why I kept on congregating with people that are definitely in a cult?" "That doesn't put You first, but put William Branham first?" "That read W
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...he Park in Prescott, and Paulaseer Lowrie went back to India and started a cult-city near Tirunelveli, India that was founded on the premise that the raptu
...spite Loker’s mitigating evidence focused on his upbringing in a religious cult, immaturity, emotional problems, lack of prior criminal behavior, dysfuncti
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...him. Or, there is somebody who is essentially leading what is an offshoot cult and people, who are genuine, need to be saved from that.
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...and especially Spain. They refused the sacraments and the efficacy of the cult of Saints, and they established their own clergy. The Vaudois were excommun
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...ppears in the OT both as the name of a Canaanite goddess and of her wooden cult-symbol. She functioned as consort of the chief god, El, and mother of the
The Asherah cult object does not appear to have been an image of her, since the Asherim are
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...a person believes. William Branham's teachings were those, honestly, of a cult leader, "believe in me and you've got the Holy Spirit." And that's just no
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...preaching the William Branham's message check every box for a destructive cult.
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...imed the final revelation of Jesus Christ. And so for me, every [00:01:00] cult in the world uses this, that Christian cults use this... Holy Spirit, when
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...The followers of William Branham are sadly becoming more and more like a cult.
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...and is proof that [[The Message is Greater than the Bible|the Message is a cult]].
...life…All my work here would be out here some fanatic to lead some group or cult out into a desert somewhere. Don’t let my name have to go down like that,
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...lf didn't hold. However, in Christian fundamentalism, it is somewhat of a cult in and of itself.
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...am. I believe you understand. You wouldn't go around, make some kind of a cult, say, "Brother Branham is a god," or something like that. You understand wh
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...acher who developed a relatively small following which is considered a sub-cult or sub-sect within the "message".
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...ated that God (Branham’s solemn Judge) told him to say nothing against the Cult of “Jehovah’s Winesses:
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...am. I believe you understand. You wouldn't go around, make some kind of a cult, say, "Brother Branham is a god," or something like that. You understand wh
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