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:South Africa, based on reports in [[A Prophet Visits South Africa, by Julius Stadsklev]].  These services were held in a racetrack, as no venue was large enough in Durban to hold all of these people in a single building.  
:South Africa, based on reports in [[A Prophet Visits South Africa, by Julius Stadsklev]].  These services were held in a racetrack, as no venue was large enough in Durban to hold all of these people in a single building.  


'''Crowd of 500,000'''
'''Crowd of over 100,000'''
:India: The meetings in India all took place in a church building.  As most sports coliseums hold between 25,000 - 50,000 people at a time, it is not known how 500,0000 people fit into one church, even if it had a balcony.  William Branham said, ''And the mayor himself told me that there was five hundred thousand people in the city, had come for the healing services, for the meetings.''  (February 20, 1955, The Second Coming)  So while many people did attend those services, the logistics of the venue make it impossible for even 100,000 to have attended one service.   
:India: The meetings in India all took place in a church building.  As most sports coliseums hold between 25,000 - 50,000 people at a time, it is impassible that even 20,000 people would fit into one church, even if it had a balcony.  William Branham said, ''And the mayor himself told me that there was five hundred thousand people in the city, had come for the healing services, for the meetings.''  (February 20, 1955, The Second Coming)  So while many people did attend those services, the logistics of the venue make it impossible for even 100,000 to have attended one service.   


William Branham once said he baptized 500 people while 10,000 people watched [http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/1933_Ohio_River_Experience#Story_in_the_paper while the newspaper only reported that 14 people were converted in a tent meeting].  Based on his reputation for exaggeration, and the fact that that most of the meeting numbers were self-reported, it is very likely that less people came than were reported.  
William Branham once said he baptized 500 people while 10,000 people watched [[1933 Ohio River Experience#Concerns with the experience#What was reported in the newspapers|while the newspaper only reported that 14 people were converted in a tent meeting]].  Based on his reputation for exaggeration, and the fact that that most of the meeting numbers were self-reported, it is very likely that less people came than were reported.  




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