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| <div style="text-align:Center; padding:2px; margin:1px;"><font color='#800000' size='+3'> | | [[Image:Branham28.jpg|right|William Branham]] |
| '''[[The Message|The Message of William Branham]]'''<br></font> </div>
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| Examine it. [[Proof of the Prophetic|Test it.]] You Decide.<br></font><font color='#800000' size='+0'>
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| | <div style="font-size:300%; 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; 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; 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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| | =Prophecies & Visions= |
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| | *[[An Analysis of William Branham's Visions and Prophecies|Did any of William Branham's visions or prophecies '''fail'''?]] |
| |'''''In the days of his prominence, the 1950's, what Spirit-filled believer did not know [William Branham's] name?<br>Yet today, we may wonder, what believer does?'''''<br>Robert Price in Douglas Weaver's ''The Healer-Prophet: William Marrion Branham'')
| | *What are [[Prophet|the biblical identifications of a prophet]]? |
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| '''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.
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| Views on his legacy can be grouped into three main categories:
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| 1) Some believe him to be Elijah the Prophet in fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are two main groups of followers, although they are refer to themselves as followers of [[The Message|the Message of the Hour]]. The first view his every word as infallible, while the second only accept his "Thus Saith The Lord" teachings as infallible.
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| 2) Some view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the 1950's and 60's.
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| 3) Some view him as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive or had untreated mental health concerns.
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| The purpose of this website is to provide the most comprehensive information available on William Branham's life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors.
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| ! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">William Branham</h2>
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| *[[William Branham|Life Story - Youth]]
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| *[[Commission & Ministry|Life Story - Ministry]]
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| *[[William Branham, A Prophet?|A Prophet?]] | |
| *[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Credibility_Videos#The_Credibility_of_William_Branham Video: Credibility]
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| ! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Eyewitnesses</h2>
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| *[[Eyewitnesses|Message Believers]]
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| *[[Eyewitnesses: Non-Message Believers|Non-Message Believers]]
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| ! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Prophecies</h2>
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| *[[Prophecy|Prophecies]]
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| *[[Prophet|What is a Prophet]]
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| *[[Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus|Prophecy of Jesus]] | |
| *[[Prophecy in the Bible]]
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| *[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Prophecy_By_William_Branham Video: Prophecies]
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| ! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Visions</h2>
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| *[[William Branham's Visions]]
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| *[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Video_Resources#Visions_by_William_Branham Video: Visions]
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| ! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">His Doctrine</h2>
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| *[[Doctrines|Major Doctrines]]
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| *[[Elijah|Elijah Theology]]
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| *[[Non-Biblical Doctrines]]
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| *[[Theology|Theology & Salvation]]
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| *[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Doctrine_Videos#Doctrinal_Issues Video: Doctrines]
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| ! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Healings</h2>
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| *[[Healings]]
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| *[[How many people were healed in Branham's meetings?|Were thousands healed?]]
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| ! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">The Message</h2>
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| *[[The Message]]
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| *[[Message Doctrine]]
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| *[[Bad Fruit]]
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| ! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Leaving the Message</h2>
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| *[[Leaving The Message]]
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| *[[What We Have Learned]]
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| *[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Testimonies_of_Former_Followers Video: We Left!]
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| | *[[Was William Branham Honest|Was William Branham '''honest'''?]] |
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| | *[[Plagiarism|'''Where''' did William Branham get his doctrine?]] |
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| | *[[Did William Branham's teaching agree with the Bible?|Did William Branham's teaching '''agree''' with the Bible?]] |
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| *[[Invitation to Eternal Life]] | |
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| | *[[William Branham|Who was William Marrion Branham?]] |
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| | *[[The Message|What is '''the message''' of William Branham?]] |
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| | *[[Seven Seals|The Mystery of the '''Seven Seals''']] |
| ! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Resources</h2>
| | *The Revelation of '''[[The Seven Churches Ages]]''' |
| |- | | *If not William Branham, [[The Fulfillment of Malachi 4:5|'''who is the fulfillment of Malachi 4'''?]] |
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| | *[[What if I think BelieveTheSign is wrong?|What if I find something I '''disagree''' with?]] |
| *[[Condensed List of Issues with the Message|Full list of issues]] | |
| *[[Sensational Documents|Print Material]] | |
| *[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Facebook Discussion] | |
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| | =Other Resources= |
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| | *'''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 |
| ! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;text-align:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">External Links</h2>
| | *[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 |
| *[http://morningmercy.com/a-new-day-for-your-soul/ Morning Mercy] | | *[[Multi-Lingual Resources]] |
| *[http://searchingforvindication.com/ Search for Vindication] | | *[[Research Sources for William Branham and His Message|Other websites]] |
| *[http://thebitterbelly.com/2013/07/26/female-created/ Women of the Message] | |
| *[http://www.seekyethetruth.com/Pages/57/ Seek Ye The Truth] | |
| *[http://wmbranham.net/ WMBranham.net] | |
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| We pray that the contents of this website would speak to your soul, and lead you closer to Jesus Christ.
| | *[[Why are people leaving the message?]] |
| | *[[Advice for those who have left the message|What should our attitude be to those in the larger Christian church?]] |
| | *[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Our Facebook Discussion page]. |
| | *I need help, [[Resources that have helped us|where can I go?]] |
| | *[[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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