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[[Image:Branham28.jpg|right|William Branham]]
'''Who is William Marrion Branham?'''  In the late 1940's, his healing ministry skyrocketed him from  a pastor in a small church outside Louisville, Kentucky to an international evangelist.  However, as his ministry progressed his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until '''his death''' on December  24, 1965.


The purpose of this website is to provide [[Condensed List of Issues with the Message|independent, objective, comprehensive information on William Branham]] and to ask questions about the facts that we have discovered.  At one time this website was not objective in our approach and for that [[Humble Pie|we humbly apologize to our readers]].  Click on the links below to go to our detailed articles on a variety of subjects related to his life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. 


Luke made it clear that we should look for proof that what we believe is true in Luke 1:1-5 and Acts 1:1-3:


When Jesus walked on earth, healings and miracles followed his teachings.  These same signs followed his early disciples, who were given the commission "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." (Mark 16:15)  
*''Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us,  it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, '''that you may have certainty''' concerning the things you have been taught.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2016), Lk 1:1–5.</ref>
 
*''In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.  He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by '''many proofs''', appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2016), Ac 1:1–3.</ref>
Jesus told his disciples that wherever his words were carried, they would be confirmed with supernatural signs and miracles, similar to the signs that had followed his own ministry. We invite you to examine the evidence of supernatural signs and miracles in William Branham's ministry, in the church today, and around the world. 
 
Explore this website...and you will discover that Jesus Christ is alive today!
 
 


We believe that all of [[Evidence and the Message|the evidence presented on this website]] is trustworthy.  However, we have tried to provide all of the necessary footnotes and references from where we obtained this evidence so that you, our readers, can '''confirm it independently on your own'''.  Look at the evidence, verify it, and try to answer the questions that we have raised. 


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On January 14, 2016 we issued "''[[A Scriptural Challenge to Followers of William Branham]]''" and have not yet received even a single response.  We are still waiting...
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Sydney Jackson attended William Branham's meetings in South Africa. [[Sydney Jackson|Watch Sydney Jackson relating the miracles he saw.]]     
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Julius Stadsklev travelled with William Branham during his Africa campaign in 1951, and witnessed countless miracles.  [[A Prophet Visits South Africa, by Julius Stadsklev|Click here for excerpts from his report.]]
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The first of a series of seven visions, William Branham prophecied in 1933 that Mussolini would invade Ethiopia, and come to a shameful end.  [[Mussolini invades Ethiopia|Learn more.]]
 
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William Branham often invited complete strangers onto the platform pray for their healing.  [[Healing lines|Click to hear a sample of these prayers.]]
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Dying from an incurable form of leukemia, Beth Dingwall saw a vision of Jesus - and life returned to her bones. [[Beth Dingwall|Click here to read an interview with Beth]]. 
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=About William Branham=
*[http://www.believethesign.com Introduction]
*[[William Branham, A Prophet?|Was William Branham a prophet?]]
*[[Portal:William Branham|Who was William Branham?]]
*[[William Branham|William Branham's life story - his youth]]
*[[William Branham|Life Story]]
*[[Commission & Ministry|William Branham's life story - his ministry]]
*[[Prophet|What is a prophet?]]
*Did William Branham travel [[William_Branham's Travels#Around the world seven times?|around the world seven times?]]
 
*[[William Branham's View of Himself|What did William Branham think of himself?]]
 
*[[Credibility_Videos#The_Credibility_of_William_Branham|Video: Was William Branham credible?]]
<div style="border-bottom:2px #800000 solid; text-align:left; font-size:140%; padding:1px; margin:1px;">Prophecies</div>
*[[Healings|William Branham's Healing Ministry]]
*[[Prophecy|'''Prophecy of Rev. Branham''']]
**[[How many people were healed in Branham's meetings?|Were thousands healed in William Branham's ministry?]]
*[[Prophecy in the Bible|Bible Prophecy]]
**[[Eyewitnesses|Eyewitnesses: Followers of W. Branham]]
*[[Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus]]
**[[Eyewitnesses: Non-Message Believers|Eyewitnesses: Non-Message Believers]]
*[[Elijah the Prophet]]
*[[Hagin Prophecy|Did Kenneth Hagin prophecy William Branham's death?]]
 
 
<div style="border-bottom:2px #800000 solid; text-align:left; font-size:140%; padding:1px; margin:1px;">Revelation</div>
*[[Revelation|'''Why Revelation?''']]
*[[The Angel's Message]]
*[[Seven Seals|The Seven Seals]]
*[[Bible Studies]]
 
 
<div style="border-bottom:2px #800000 solid; text-align:left; font-size:140%; padding:1px; margin:1px;">Healing</div>
*[[Current Healings]]
*[[Healing lines|Prayers of William Branham]]
*[[Healings in the Bible]]
 
 
<div style="border-bottom:2px #800000 solid; text-align:left; font-size:140%; padding:1px; margin:1px;">New Articles</div>
*[[Alcohol]]
*[[Sunset Peak]]
*[[Christian Rock]]
*[[Q&A|Email Q&A]]


=His Prophecies and Visions=
*[[William Branham's Visions|Did any of William Branham's visions fail?]]
*[[An Analysis of the Seven Visions of 1933]]
*[[Proof of the Prophetic|Did William Branham make ANY "before the fact" prophecies?]]
*[[The Prophecies of William Branham|What were William Branham's significant prophecies]]?
*[[Prophet|What is the true test of a Prophet?]]
*[[Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus|Biblical prophecies regarding Jesus]]
*[[Prophecy in the Bible]]
*[[Video Resources#Prophecy By William Branham|Videos: Prophecies of William Branham]]
*[[Video Resources#Visions by William Branham|Videos: Did these visions of Willliam Braham fail?]]
*William Branham and [[Paul Schafer]]
*[[List of Issues with the Message#Was William Branham really a prophet?|Full list of issues relating to William Branham's prophetic ministry]]


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=Was William Branham honest?=
*[[Healings|'''Testimonies of healing''']]
*[[Credibility|Was William Branham credible?]]
*[[Media reports]]
*[[Roy Davis|When did William Branham embrace Pentecostalism?]]
*[[Eyewitnesses|'''Eyewitness reports''']]
*Who was [[The Man from Windsor|the man from Windsor]]?
*[[The Pillar of Fire|The Photograph]]
*Why did [[William Branham and sexual abuse|William Branham fail to discern sexual abuse]] among his friends and associates?
*[[List of Issues with the Message#Was William Branham Honest?|Full list of issues relating to William Branham's credibility]]


=William Branham's Teachings=
*[[Questions and Answers with a Message Minister]]
*[[Doctrines|What were his major doctrines]]?
*[[Elijah|The Elijah Theology of William Branham]]
*[[Non-Biblical Doctrines|Were any of his doctrines non-Biblical]]?
*[[Theology|What was the underlying theology of William Branham]]?
*[[Doctrine Videos#Doctrinal Issues|Videos: Doctrines of William Branham]]
*[[The Sufficiency of Scripture|Do we need a modern day prophet?]]
*[[List of Issues with the Message#Are William Branham's teachings in agreement with the Bible?|Full list of issues where William Branham disagreed with the Bible]]
*[[List of Issues with the Message#William Branham's often contradictory teachings|Examples of where William Branham' contradicted himself]]


<div style="border-bottom:2px #800000 solid; text-align:left; font-size:140%; padding:1px; margin:1px;">God & History</div>
=The "Message of the Hour"=
*[[God|'''God''']]
*[[Questions and Answers with a Message Minister|Q&A with a message minister]]
*[[Jesus|Who is Jesus?]]
*[[The Message|What is "The Message"?]]
*[[God in recent history|Church History]]
*[[Is the Message a Cult?]]
*[[Trinity and Oneness|Trinity vs Oneness]]
*[[Message Doctrine|What is the theology of the message]]?
*[[Legalism|Was William Branham a legalist]]?
*[[Message Sects|Are believers in the message united]]?
*[[Bad Fruit|What is the fruit of the Message?]]
*[["Blind Faith"|Only Believe? Is faith opposed to reasoning?]]
*[[List of Issues with the Message#False Doctrine Taught by Message Churches|Strange teachings promoted by message churches]]


 
=Why do sincere Christians leave the message?=
<div style="border-bottom:2px #800000 solid; text-align:left; font-size:140%; padding:1px; margin:1px;">God and You</div>
*'''[[A Scriptural Challenge to Followers of William Branham]]'''
*[[What does God want from me?|'''What does God want?''']]
*[[Leaving The Message|What does it mean to leave the message?]]
*[[Why should I care?]]
*[[Testimonies of Former Followers|Testimonies of Former Message Followers]]
*[[Resources that have helped us|Resources if you have further questions]]
*[[What We Have Learned]]
*[[Testimonies of Former Followers|Videos: We Left!]]
*[[Jesus|Looking to Jesus]]
*[[Invitation to Eternal Life]]
*[[Invitation to Eternal Life]]
*[[Water Baptism]]


=Resources=
[[Image:Off The Shelf square 1024x1024.jpg|thumb|right|250px|link=Off The Shelf]]
*The [http://offtheshelf.life/ Off The Shelf] podcast - interviews with ex-message followers, current followers and discussions of important topics relating to William Branham
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/believethesign Our Youtube channel] containing a number of videos relating to William Branham
*[[List of Issues with the Message|Our full list of concerns regarding William Branham and his message]]
*[[Sensational Documents|Information that can be printed]]
*[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Facebook Discussion]
*[[Sensational Documents|Other Languages]]
**[[French]]
**[[Italian]]
**[[Romanian]]
**[[Dutch]]
**[[Español]]
**[[Português]]
*[[Research Sources for William Branham and His Message|Other websites]]
*[[Resources that have helped us|Biblical resources]]


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Welcome to Branham.Online
The comprehensive encyclopedia on the life and message of William Branham.
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William Branham

Who is William Marrion Branham? In the late 1940's, his healing ministry skyrocketed him from a pastor in a small church outside Louisville, Kentucky to an international evangelist. However, as his ministry progressed his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death on December 24, 1965.

The purpose of this website is to provide independent, objective, comprehensive information on William Branham and to ask questions about the facts that we have discovered. At one time this website was not objective in our approach and for that we humbly apologize to our readers. Click on the links below to go to our detailed articles on a variety of subjects related to his life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors.

Luke made it clear that we should look for proof that what we believe is true in Luke 1:1-5 and Acts 1:1-3:

  • Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us,  it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.[1]
  • In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.  He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.[2]

We believe that all of the evidence presented on this website is trustworthy. However, we have tried to provide all of the necessary footnotes and references from where we obtained this evidence so that you, our readers, can confirm it independently on your own. Look at the evidence, verify it, and try to answer the questions that we have raised.

A special message to followers of William Branham
To the best of our knowledge, all of the information on this website is factual.
If you think any of the evidence contained on this website is inaccurate, please try and disprove it.
We will immediately post any evidence that conflicts with our research and correct the article on this website
, provided that we can independently confirm the accuracy of that evidence.

On January 14, 2016 we issued "A Scriptural Challenge to Followers of William Branham" and have not yet received even a single response. We are still waiting...

FEATURED ARTICLE
William Branham claimed to have prophecied in 1956 that Billy Graham would cancel his meetings and that this would mark the end of the revival in the United States.
What did William Branham actually say?
Did Billy Graham cancel any meetings in 1956?
Read our article on William Branham and Billy Graham
Examine the evidence for yourself and draw your own conclusions.


About William Branham

His Prophecies and Visions

Was William Branham honest?

William Branham's Teachings

The "Message of the Hour"

Why do sincere Christians leave the message?

Resources

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We pray that the contents of this website would speak to your soul, and lead you closer to Jesus Christ.

Have you heard the OFF THE SHELF podcast??
When a follower of William Branham's message has a difficult question, particularly where William Branham and the Bible appear to be in disagreement, it is common to hear message ministers advise them to put it "on the shelf".

Why are people continuing to leave the message in unprecedented number? Come listen to interviews with former message ministers such as Jeff Jenkins and James Rozak, as well as the authors of websites such as searchingforvindication.com, as they tell their stories of why they could not continue to follow the message of William Branham. The Off The Shelf podcast is about taking important scriptural issues "off the shelf" and examining what it means to be a true follower of Jesus in the context of scripture and the message of William Branham.
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Grace, mercy, and peace, which come from God the Father and from Jesus Christ—the Son of the Father—will continue to be with us who live in truth and love. (2 John 1:3 NLT)
  1. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2016), Lk 1:1–5.
  2. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2016), Ac 1:1–3.