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    The following list are some of the people that William Branham claimed to have met personally in the 19 years after this prophecy:
    The following list are some of the people that William Branham claimed to have met personally in the 19 years after this prophecy:
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    *[[King George VI]] of England <ref>No public record of this.</ref>
    *King Gustav of Sweden <ref name="Sweden">No public record of this. Quote: ''I've been in Hollywood, and I prayed for King George in the palace, and Gustav up in Sweden...'' Sermon: God Hiding Himself in Simplicity, Albq, NM, April 12, 1963</ref>
    *King Farouk (Egypt) <ref> No public record of this.  Owen Jorgensen wrote that this happened in Egypt, although Farouk was deposed and exiled at the time.</ref>


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    '''[[King George VI|King George VI of England]]'''
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    :There is no public record of this.
    *Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India  <ref name="Nehru">''I was entertained there by, well, the celebrity, that's true, from Mr. Nehru, and the president, and the parliament and all of them. I got their tickets and things, right here in my pocket, their little cards, and so forth. They were nice. Couldn't be any nicer.'' (Sermon: India Trip Report, Jeffersonville, IN, October 3, 1954)</ref>
    *[[Congressman Upshaw|William David Upshaw]], Democratic Congressman
    *Richard Nixon, President of the United States<ref name="Nixon">William Branham attended a prayer breakfast with the President.  It is not known whether they ever talked or were introduced.  Quote: ''I had the privilege of eating breakfast not long ago with Vice President Nixon.'' Sermon: Handwriting on the Wall, Greenville, SC, June 18, 1958</ref>


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    '''King Gustav of Sweden'''
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    :There is no public record of this.  The only source for this is William Branham who said, ''"I've been in Hollywood, and I prayed for King George in the palace, and Gustav up in Sweden."'' (April 12, 1963, Sermon: God in Simplicity).  
    *Finland: 20,000 <ref name="MSFG">[[A Man Sent from God, by Gordon Lindsay]]</ref>
    *Mexico: 25,000 <ref name="Supernatural">Supernatural: The Life of William Branham by Owen Jorgensen</ref>
    *South Africa: 50,000 <ref name="APVSA">[[A Prophet Visits South Africa, by Julius Stadsklev]]</ref>
    *India: 500,0000 in one church<ref name="500,000">''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...'' (Sermon: The Second Coming, Phoenix, AZ, Feb 20, 1955.  However, the India meetings were all held inside in a church with one balcony. While many people did attend those services, and speakers were set in the streets for others to hear, the number of people who came was nowhere near 500,000 due to the size constraints of the facility. </ref>
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    However, other than Congressman Upshaw, there is no public record of William Branham meeting any of the these people.  As for the size of the crowds, 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.   
    '''King Farouk of Egypt'''
    :There is no public record of this.  Owen Jorgensen wrote that this happened in Egypt, although Farouk was deposed (no longer a King) and exiled at the time of William Branham's visit to Egypt.
     
    '''Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India'''
    :The only source for this is William Branham who said, ''I was entertained there by, well, the celebrity, that's true, from Mr. Nehru, and the president, and the parliament and all of them. I got their tickets and things, right here in my pocket, their little cards, and so forth. They were nice. Couldn't be any nicer.'' (October 3, 1954, India Trip Report)
    '''[[Congressman Upshaw|William David Upshaw]], Retired Democratic Congressman'''
    :Congressman Upshaw was healed after attending one of William Branham's meetings.  The story of this event as told by William Branham and as told by Congressman Upshaw differ in their facts.
     
    '''Richard Nixon, President of the United States'''
    :It appears that William Branham attended a prayer breakfast with a number of people that that the president attended. It is not known whether they ever talked or were introduced.  William Branham said, ''I had the privilege of eating breakfast not long ago with Vice President Nixon.'' (June 18, 1958, Sermon: Handwriting on the Wall)
     
    '''Crowd of 20,000'''
    :Finland: 20,000 based on reports in [[A Man Sent from God, by Gordon Lindsay]]
     
    '''Crowd of 25,000'''
    :Mexico: 25,000 based on the biography, Supernatural: The Life of William Branham by Owen Jorgensen.
    '''Crowd of 50,000'''
    :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'''
    :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. 
     
     
    Other than Congressman Upshaw, there is no public record of William Branham meeting any of the these people.  As for the size of the crowds, 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.   


    [[Image:SA1.jpg|thumb|800px|Portions of the crowds that gathered in East London, Durban City Hall, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town, South Africa.  Lots of people did came in the 1950's, but he was banned from preaching here in the 1960's despite a THUS SAITH THE LORD prophecy that 300,000 would attend a single meeting in Africa.]]
    [[Image:SA1.jpg|thumb|800px|Portions of the crowds that gathered in East London, Durban City Hall, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town, South Africa.  Lots of people did came in the 1950's, but he was banned from preaching here in the 1960's despite a THUS SAITH THE LORD prophecy that 300,000 would attend a single meeting in Africa.]]
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