Rise of a Woman in America

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    In June 1933, William Branham experienced a series of 7 prophetic visions.

    In the sixth vision, a woman rose to great power in America. William Branham was not sure whether the "Woman" in this vision was a physical woman, or a religious power such as the Catholic Church. This article addresses both the rise of women, and the rise of the Catholic Church in America.

    This vision is being fulfilled.


    1958 retelling of the 1933 prophesy

    <playmp3>Why Are We Not A Denomination, 1958|woman rising 58-0927.mp3</playmp3>

    And I said, "Remember, in that day, before the end time comes, before the end time comes, that a woman... Now, you all keep this wrote down. There'll be a great powerful woman raise up, either be President, or dictator, or some great powerful woman in this United States. And she'll sink under the influence of women. Now, you remember; that's THUS SAITH THE LORD.

    See the sermon Why Are We Not A Denomination for the full text of this prophecy.

    Then in the sixth vision there arose up in America a most beautiful, but cruel woman. She held the people in her complete power. I believed that this was the rise of the Roman Catholic Church, though I knew it could possibly be a vision of some woman rising in great power in America due to a popular vote by women.

    Taken from Chapter 9 of the Church Ages Book (the Laodicean Church Age), William Branham


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    Rise of a Woman in America

    In 1933, Frances Perkins became the first female member of the United States Cabinet, and the original film version of King Kong, starring Fay Wray, premiered in New York City. Between 1933 and 2008, women have increased their presence in blue collar jobs, broke the corporate glass ceiling, and shattered the stained-glass ceiling of most religions in America.

    • In 1984 Geraldine Ferraro ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic nominee for Vice President.
    • In 2006, Nancy Pelosi became the first speaker of the house of Congress, and second in the line of Presidential succession after the Vice President.
    • Hillary Clinton campaigned unsuccessfully to become the first woman Democratic candidate for President of the United States in the 2008 presidential election. Her defeat to Barack Obama is only a sign that the power of women in America is rising, but can still rise higher in the future.
    • On August 29, 2008 Republican Presidential nominee John McCain presented Gov. Sarah Palin as the Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States. If the Republicans are successful, this nomination would put a woman first in the line of Presidential succession behind an aging President.

    In the sermon Souls in Prison Now William Branham was expounding on the scripture "But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man" (I Timothy 2:12) when he said, But they make her a ruler of the land: mayor, governor; soon she will be President. Sure. There you are. That's the way--that's way it goes. See? And people does that, because they don't care about this Word. It remains to be seen whether this unrelated comment could be fulfilled in Gov. Palin's career.


    The Catholic Church in America

    April 20, 2008 Update

    Pope Benedict XVI receives an unprecidented welcome to the United States during his visit from April 15 - 20, 2008.

    I don't think there's any question about it, [George Bush] is much more Catholic than Kennedy.

    Rick Santorum, Catholic and Former Pennsylvania Senator. [1]

    In 1783, at the end of the American Revolution, less than 1% of Americans were Catholic. As Protestant America opened its arms to immigrants from all corners of the world, it also accepted their religions. By 1910, as the result of huge number of Irish, German, Italian, Polish, French Canadian, and Eastern European immigrants, 14.6 Million Americans (16.4% of the population) were Catholic. [1]

    In 1850, New York Archbishop John Hughes made the following statement:

    Everybody should know that we have for our mission to convert the world- including the inhabitants of the United States- the people of the cities, and the people of the country, the Officers of the Navy and the Marines, commander of the Army, the legislatures, the Senate, the Cabinet, the President and all. [2]

    In 1926, one million Catholics gathered in Chicago for the 28th International Eucharist Congress; it was seen as a "kind of formal debut for the American Church" [3] The running of Catholic governor Al Smith for President in 1928 sparked a sense of alarm among Protestants, and his defeat to Herbert Hoover was widely seen as a rejection of his religion.

    Condolezza Rice meets Cardinal Angelo Sodano. Vatican City, February 8, 2005.

    The 1940's saw an abundance of positive Catholic images coming out of Hollywood. Movies regularly featured strong, sensitive priests or nuns directly involved in the lives of ordinary people. The most popular U.S. television show in the mid-1950's was Life Is Worth Living, a 30 minute lecture by the charismatic Bishop Fulton Sheen. It quickly took the number one spot from the Texaco Comedy Hour, which aired at the same time. At the height of his career, Sheen had a regular audience of 30 million.

    In 1960, the first Catholic president, John F. Kennedy, was elected. Still, Kennedy sought to distance himself from the Catholic church to assure Protestant voters that his religion would not influence his political decisions. By 2008 President George Bush had eclipsed Kennedy's association with Rome, evidenced by his enthusiastic welcomed of Pope Benedict XVI onto U.S. soil. In an article entitled A Catholic Wind in the White House, the Washington Post discussed the extent of Catholic influence on America policy, concluding that Bush has wedded Catholic intellectualism with evangelical political savvy to forge a powerful electoral coalition and that the key to understanding Bush's domestic policy is to view it through the lense of Rome.[2]

    By 2006, 69.1 Million Americans (23% of the population) were Catholic. [4] In contrast, the largest Protestant Denomination in the United States, the Southern Baptist Convention, claims to have 16.3 Million members. Catholics in the U.S. are about 6% of the church's total worldwide membership.


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    1. http://www.earthhealing.info/catholicstats.pdf
    2. Dagger John, Shaw, 1977, p. 344)
    3. (American Catholic, Morris, 1997, p.137).
    4. Official Catholic Directory 2006, (New Providence, N.J.: P.J. Kenedy & Sons, 2005), p.2003.)