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    <div style="text-align:center; top:+0.2em; font-size:150%;">The encyclopedia of the [[William Branham|life]] and [[The Message|message]] of William Branham.</div>
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    <div style="text-align:center; border:none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;"> [[BelieveTheSign:About|Believe The Sign?]]</div>
    <div style="text-align:center; top:+0.2em;">A comprehensive and objective examination of the [[William Branham|life]] and [[The Message|message]] of William Branham.</div>
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    This website presents the historical facts relating to [[William Branham|'''William Branham's life''']], [[Commission & Ministry|'''ministry''']] and [[Is the Message a Cult?|'''followers''']], and [[List of Issues with the Message|'''asks questions''']] that arise from the facts.  We try not to arrive at conclusions but rather leave it to our readers to answer the questions we raise.


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    '''[[The Message|The Message and Ministry of William Branham]]'''<br></font>  </div>
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    Examine it. [[A Challenge to Message Believers|Test it.]] You Decide.<br></font><font color='#800000' size='+0'>
    (And, please, don't take our word for it.  Search it out yourself.)
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    *[[An Analysis of William Branham's Visions and Prophecies|Did any of William Branham's visions or prophecies '''fail'''?]]
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    *What are [[Prophet|the biblical identifications of a prophet]]?
    '''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's.  However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his death in 1965.
    *[[The Seven Visions of 1933]]


    Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories:
    =Credibility=


    1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5.  There are two main groups of followers. the first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible.
    *[[Was William Branham Honest|Was William Branham '''honest'''?]]
    *[[Plagiarism|'''Where''' did William Branham get his doctrine?]]
    *[[Did William Branham's teaching agree with the Bible?|Did William Branham's teaching '''agree''' with the Bible?]]


    2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's. 
    =Doctrines and Teaching=


    3) Some view him as a charlatan.  Some view him as willfully deceptive, while others think he had untreated mental health concerns. 
    *[[William Branham|Who was William Marrion Branham?]]
    *[[The Message|What is '''the message''' of William Branham?]]
    *[[Seven Seals|The Mystery of the '''Seven Seals''']]
    *The Revelation of '''[[The Seven Churches Ages]]'''
    *If not William Branham, [[The Fulfillment of Malachi 4:5|'''who is the fulfillment of Malachi 4'''?]]
    *[[What if I think BelieveTheSign is wrong?|What if I find something I '''disagree''' with?]]


    The purpose of this site is to provide objective and first-hand information on William Branham's life, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. 
    =Other 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, [[The September 2020 Debate|'''debates with current followers''']] and discussions of important topics relating to William Branham
    *[https://www.youtube.com/user/believethesign Our Youtube channel] containing [[Video Resources|a number of videos]] relating to William Branham
    *[[List of Issues with the Message|Our full list of questions regarding William Branham and his message]]
    *[[Print Resources]] - Print- ready documents
    *[[Multi-Lingual Resources]]
    *[[Research Sources for William Branham and His Message|Other websites]]


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    =Help for former followers of William Branham=
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    *[[Why are people leaving the message?]]
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    *[[Advice for those who have left the message|What should our attitude be to those in the larger Christian church?]]
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    *[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Our Facebook Discussion page].
     
    *I need help, [[Resources that have helped us|where can I go?]]
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    *[[Why does this website exist?|Why a website about William Branham?]]
     
    *[[Contact information|I have a question. Who can I talk to?]]
     
     
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    *[[What's New]]?
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    *[[Progressive Revelation]]
    *[[The Prophet and The Eagle|Prophets and Eagles]]
    *[[Matthew 17:11]]
    *[[Enoch and Noah]]
    *[[Matthew 24:28]]
    *[[Three holy words|The Secret Formula]]
    *[[Tithing]]
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    *[[William Branham|Life Story]]
    *[[The Message#Is the message a cult?|Cult founder?]]
    *[[Sensational Documents]]
    *[[THUS SAITH THE LORD|Thus saith the Lord?]]
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    *[[Prophecy|Prophecies]]
    *[[Proof of the Prophetic]]
    *[[Plagiarism|Plagiarism]]
    *[[A Challenge to Message Believers|No real prophecies?]]
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    *[[The Municipal Bridge Vision|Failed Bridge Vision]]
    *[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa|Failed Africa Prophecy]]
    *[[The Brown Bear Vision|Failed Hunting Vision]]
    *[[1933 Ohio River Experience|The Ohio River Voice]]
    *[[Prophecy of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 1]]
    *[[The Cause of the Cloud|The Arizona Cloud Part 2]]
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    *[[Roy Davis|Honesty - Part 1]]
    *[[Was William Branham Honest|Honesty - Part 2]]
    *[[The Man from Windsor|Honesty - Part 3]]
    *[[An Uncertain Sound|Uncertain Teaching]]
    *[[Marriage and Divorce|Teaching on Divorce]]
    *[[Fallen From Grace|What Paul Preached?]]
    *[[Are There Women Angels?|Women Angels]]
    *[[Michael the Archangel|Michael the Archangel]]
    *[[Edward Byskal|Message Ministers 1]]
    *[[Failed Prophecies|Message Ministers 2]]
    *[[The History of Believe The Sign|Our History Part 1]]
    *[[The History of Believe The Sign - Part 2|Our History Part 2]]
    *[[Errors in the New Testament|Bible Errors?]]
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    *[[Prophecy of the Cloud|The Prophecy]]
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    William Branham
    The encyclopedia of the life and message of William Branham.
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    A comprehensive and objective examination of the life and message of William Branham.
    740 articles

    This website presents the historical facts relating to William Branham's life, ministry and followers, and asks questions that arise from the facts. We try not to arrive at conclusions but rather leave it to our readers to answer the questions we raise.

    Prophecies & Visions

    Credibility

    Doctrines and Teaching

    Other Resources

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    Help for former followers of William Branham


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