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The question is: are these things true? | The question is: are these things true? | ||
=What does the Bible say= | |||
The only reference to the | The only reference to the birth of John the Baptist is in the Book of Luke: | ||
:'' | :''And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. 13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, 15 for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and '''he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.'''<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Lk 1:12–15.</ref> | ||
:''In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. '''And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb.''' And '''Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit''', and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Lk 1:39–45.</ref> | |||
:''And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying...<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Lk 1:67.</ref> | :''And his father '''Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit''' and prophesied, saying...<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Lk 1:67.</ref> | ||
:''And the child grew and '''became strong in spirit''', and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Lk 1:80.</ref> | |||
:''And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Lk 1:80.</ref> | |||
Contrary to what William Branham said that the Bible taught, it is clear that the Bible teaches the following: | Contrary to what William Branham said that the Bible taught, it is clear that the Bible teaches the following: | ||
#There is no indication from the text that Mary told Elizabeth the name of the baby (Jesus) and that this was the cause of the baby leaping in the womb. | |||
#The Bible NEVER states that either John was dead in his mother's womb or that the foetus had not moved for 6 months. | |||
#What we do know is that the Bible clearly says that: | |||
##John the Baptist would be filled with the Holy Spirit '''even from''' his mother's womb. The Greek words, ἔτι ἐκ, which are translated as "''even from''" connote a meaning of "''from a point in time continuing forward''" or "''from that moment and moving forward''". In other words, John was filled with the Holy Spirit '''at the time of his birth''' and continuing forward in his life. The Bible never states he was filled with the Holy Spirit in his mother's womb. | |||
##Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit when she heard '''the greeting''' of Mary. | |||
##Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit after the baby was born. | |||
We can clearly conclude that William Branham did not teach what the scripture clearly stated but instead added to scripture. | |||
=Quotes of William Branham= | =Quotes of William Branham= | ||
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''When, when that Name was first spoke, when Mary come up into Judah. And Elisabeth had conceived, and '''little John was six months old, in his mother's womb, and had not moved yet'''. Now, anybody knows, about three months, or four, at the most, the baby is moving. And Elisabeth was strange, she… It hadn't moved. She had hid herself. And when she seen Mary coming, her little face all lit up with the glory of God. And she said, "You know…" And she seen she was to be mother, and she said, "I suppose you and Joseph are married?" "No. We're not married." "Well, uh, and you're going to have a baby?" "Yes. The Holy Ghost overshadowed me, and He said that Thing would be born in me would be called 'the Son of God.' And I would call His Name 'Jesus.'" And just as soon as she said, "Jesus," the first time that the Name of Jesus Christ was ever spoke through a human lip, '''the little dead baby in its mother's womb received the Holy Ghost''' and begin to jump for joy, in the womb of a mother.<ref>William Branham, 64-0417, Then Jesus Came And Called, para. 268-270</ref> | ''When, when that Name was first spoke, when Mary come up into Judah. And Elisabeth had conceived, and '''little John was six months old, in his mother's womb, and had not moved yet'''. Now, anybody knows, about three months, or four, at the most, the baby is moving. And Elisabeth was strange, she… It hadn't moved. She had hid herself. And when she seen Mary coming, her little face all lit up with the glory of God. And she said, "You know…" And she seen she was to be mother, and she said, "I suppose you and Joseph are married?" "No. We're not married." "Well, uh, and you're going to have a baby?" "Yes. The Holy Ghost overshadowed me, and He said that Thing would be born in me would be called 'the Son of God.' And I would call His Name 'Jesus.'" And just as soon as she said, "Jesus," the first time that the Name of Jesus Christ was ever spoke through a human lip, '''the little dead baby in its mother's womb received the Holy Ghost''' and begin to jump for joy, in the womb of a mother.<ref>William Branham, 64-0417, Then Jesus Came And Called, para. 268-270</ref> | ||
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