=Issues relating to churches or ministers that follow William Branham=
The followers of William Branham refer to themselves as [[The Message|Message]] churches. Are they credible? How do they deal with criticisms of Willia
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The message of william Branham is like a 3-legged stool. The three legs are:
...ssage or teachings of William Branham]]. This is what unites those in the message and is what holds them apart and separate from other Christians.
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'''Dozens of pastors and ministers who followed William Branham have left the message.''' And they continue to leave.
...s this happening?''' Why would a minister, who had not only followed the message of William Branham but also encouraged others to follow it, leave?
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#If you don't believe the message, you are not going in the rapture.
#Only ministers can handle the Word.
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'''The Credibility of Message Ministers (Part 3): 1 Peter 3:15 - The Failure to Obey Scripture'''
But my experience with virtually all message ministers is that, first, they are not prepared to make a defense, second, they are n
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...order to explain the shift in William Branham's doctrines over time, many ministers who believe he was Elijah the Prophet teach that his sermons became more in
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My experience with virtually all message ministers is that:
Take for example the pastor of Bethel Tabernacle. This message minister has specifically stated on several occasions that he will not enga
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...t means to be a true follower of Jesus in the context of scripture and the message of William Branham.
...m and the Bible appear to be in disagreement, it is common to hear message ministers advise them to put it "on the shelf". In the podcast, our hosts regularly
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...the lies we were told, and how the teaching of William Branham are used by ministers to place people in fear, take their faith off the finished work of Christ,
...people leaving the Message for Atheism. Why would William Branham or any message minister deserve any respect or reverence, when they have tried to intentio
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William Branham, his message and the followers of his message are not without controversy. The important issue with controversy is to de
...the message AND an affordable way for all households to access all of the message.
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...wrong with wearing dresses, not drinking, and all of the other rules that message followers live by?'''
=Why we must reject William Branham's message=
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...het, at least in the context of those following [[Glossary#The Message|the message]].
...phet. Is it possible to be a true follower of Jesus Christ outside of the message? Certainly!
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...dreds of problems, concerns and issues relating to William Branham and his message.
We believe that all of [[Evidence and the Message|the evidence presented on this website]] is trustworthy. We have tried to
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The message often points to Catholicism as “polished up idolatry.” They took down
==Idolatry in the message==
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This is a small representative of the various sects in the Message, most of which don't talk to each other. There is also the "Seven Thunders
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...sues that have come to our attention in respect to William Branham and his message'''. It summarizes, in the form of a list of questions, virtually all of t
...erence guide when discussing any concerns relating to William Branham, his message or those that follow him. Our aim is to provide a detailed explanation for
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Is this vision a better description today of message followers (and ministers in particular), than it is of Pentecostals? That has certainly been my exp
...al evidence of the Holy Spirit. Why do you think it is?" And then find a message pastor and ask him a question similar to the following - "Why do you follow
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...(or ran) away from it. Many ultimately concluded that it must be 'the way ministers are presenting it' that has caused so much confusion.
...onal views of it. After years of blaming ministers for misrepresenting the Message, there comes a time when you are forced to look deeper.
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...in the Middle East. PTM was founded in order to spread [[The Message|the message]] throughout the world.''"
Jason Demars is a pastor of a [[The Message|Branhamite]] church near Minneapolis, MN (Grace Ministries Hopkins, MN)
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...f Jesus Christ) in Johnson City, Tennessee. It is also one of the largest message churches in North America. Donny Reagan is known for his "screaming" style
...church, he refuses to speak up about the sins within the ministers of the message.
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Almost all message ministers have zero training in how to properly interpret the Bible. They rail again
...ult?#William Branham's message is greater than the Bible|William Branham's message above the Bible]].
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...Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He has spoken in many message churches in North America, including [[Cloverdale Bibleway]].
...here was an acutally healing by a blind man receiving his sight, and a non-message Bishop, this would be monumental news.
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...This is a first in a series of spots examining the credibility of message ministers. The first is of Ed Byskal of Cloverdale Bibleway in Surrey, British Colum
...I’ve mentioned this before, but now I am going to tie it together with my message. He said, “I don’t believe in the “Cloud” anymore. He says. “I ha
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...ublic in 2007, with the purpose of being a sane voice '''in defense of the message''' of William Branham.
...re apostate. '''The most problematic issue was the fact that not a single message minister stood up publicly against the terrible sin of our former pastor.''
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Actually that challenge is quite easy to meet and we would '''challenge''' message believers to '''find us one scripture where anyone was actually baptized in
...ism. thereby proving one of the fundamental doctrines of William Branham's message to be flawed.
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...Dayal has had no formal theological training which is a badge of pride in message churches. In 2021, Pastor Dayal was charged with criminal money laundering
...hose not familiar with Third Exodus Assembly, the church would be [[Is the Message a Cult?|considered a cult]] by virtually all Protestant, Roman Catholic or
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...tion; it was made known to the apostles and prophets because they were the ministers through whom the truth of God was communicated to their fellow-believers.<R
....”] And we know it. He will be the second Elijah, as promised. Oh, my! The Message he—he’ll bring will be the mysteries, all, all these things.<ref>Willia
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=Question 13 - What is the message?=
...taught that he was the prophet to the last age and that he was to bring a message to the church:
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==Some African Ministers believe William Branham taught that polygamy was acceptable==
...nisters in Africa see polygamy as being acceptable to those who follow the message.
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{{ABM Q&A re Message}}
=Question 13 - What is the Message?=
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It's interesting that Jason Watkins and Donny Reagan, two well-known message pastors, have both issued public challenges. But when Tim Kraus called them
...of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the scriptures every day to see if what P
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Those who leave the message but remain Christians are generally viewed by followers of William Branham
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...nd the scripture that William Branham was referring to. If you are in the message and know the reference, we would appreciate it if you could email it to us
Now, therefore, I stand here with ministers around me, behind me, and out front, Christian people. And here we stand he
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...first published, as it made a general comparison between those leaving the message and atheists. This does not sit well with a family who watches their sons a
...anham cult pastors -- at least until the publication of this article. Many ministers that have proclaimed Scriptural Inerrancy for the past fifty years have now
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=William Branham’s message as an example=
Message preachers may seem to teach the same as an evangelical would on being born
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To the Bride of Christ – the followers of the message
...o preach “The trail of the serpent” and expose names of the people of this message that were doing wrong including family members. In this tension we left Ari
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...concerning the message of William Branham. [[Questions and Answers with a Message Minister|These are the guidelines that we suggest to keep the conversation
...am received many offerings and material items from people who followed his message.
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...eems to have picked up on William Branham's phraseology relating to "[[The Message]]" (refer to the transcript of the handwritten note below). His mass murd
...God Recordings seems to have avoided listing them on their Tape Index and Message Audio page. We have not yet analyzed these audio clips to determine where
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But some message believers say:
Whether the message is a cult turns on the issue of whether William Branham's teaching are view
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==Message churches addition to this doctrine==
Message ministers attempt to use Psalms 51:5 to prove that God never did intend children to b
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...50px|thumb|right|James Rozak preaching at Edmonton Living Word Assembly, a message church in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada]]
...n and knows 'something isn't right'. In March of 2013, after preaching the Message of the Hour for over 10 years and travelling to many churches and countries
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[[Joseph Branham]] speaking at a ministers meeting in in St. Petersburg, Russia on or about September 22, 2006. (This
...and we all thank the Lord Jesus for sending us a Prophet and the end time Message. It's one thing we all have in common, that God sent a Messenger to call ou
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...th. Rather, logic or reason are often the reason for faith. For example, Message Believers believe faithfully in a man they consider to be a vindicated prop
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...a discussion with us and answer some of our questions with respect to the message. He asked to remain anonymous which we respected. We have come to underst
# The minister was a member of the "Junior Jackson" camp of the message; and
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...Branham a racist?|William Branham preached against them as do many message ministers.]]
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...but seemingly, they could not find the cause. We also had many outstanding ministers of the city and country around to pray for her. She steadily grew worse. Th
...ey could not find the cause of her sickness. We also had many outstanding ministers of the city and country around, praying for her. She steadily grew worse.
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The excuse we hear from message followers regarding William Branham's lack of credibility is as follows:
==Ministers walking to the platform==
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...he Word of God that a friend gave me a tape of William Branham preaching a message called: “a total separation from unbelief.”
...me I searched for others that were acquainted with William Branham and his message, which I found and they were very glad to help me farther into the cult.
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...offshoots of blind faith is anti-intellectualism. This is rampant in the message.
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...d vindication of William Branham are under intense scrutiny. People in the message are asking questions and are not satisfied with being ignored.
...lliam Branham. Our true purpose is to show those that are questioning the message that there is a deeper understanding of the Gospel and a closer relationshi
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...ved directly from God were, in fact, [[Plagiarism|plagiarized]] from other ministers. Another significant issue is that many of [[Different Stories|William Bra
#[[Prophecy: Danny Henry|Danny Henry message]]
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*The name "Branham" may not have seven letters when Message Books are translated into foreign languages such as Hindi, Mandarin or Gree
:''And you also remember, that in the days of Sodom… Any of you ministers and you Bible students, I believe you would agree with this. Doctor Scofiel
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...in their congregations. I hope that our dialogue will cause some message ministers to more closely examine our concerns.
...sage followers - the significante of the eagle. This is reflected in some message followers penchant to wear eagle belt buckles.
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...two 'tape boys'). He went on the lead "The Park", which was a gathering of Message Believers in Prescott Arizona. He was accused of homosexuality by Lee Vayl
...d Byskal, a hunting partner of William Branham and a major minister in the Message, came out against Peter Duyzer in an emotional story. We asked Peter if th
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Bill Ivy is the pastor of Living Word Tabernacle, a message church in Gibson, Missouri.
...ed the initial textual search technology for the message. We believed the message with our whole hearts.
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...] on the subjects of '''"What did John the Baptist restore?"''' and '''"Do message followers think William Branham restored all things?"'''
...Tim Humes|presenting the opening arguments for a jury trial related to the message of William Branham]]
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So how do we help those that are still in the message?
...ults from holding two conflicting beliefs (the message is God's word / the message is false). This conflict can cause feelings of unease, discomfort, frustra
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...e Christians will start to leave the message, which in turn will cause the message to become even more cultish. '''This prediction was made on December 10,
...ere is a quote from that book that describes perfectly what happens when a message follower is confronted with evidence that William Branham's visions failed:
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*The name "Branham" may not have seven letters when Message Books are translated into foreign languages such as Hindi, Mandarin or Gree
:''And you also remember, that in the days of Sodom… Any of you ministers and you Bible students, I believe you would agree with this. Doctor Scofiel
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...d The Lost Books of Jesus as their holy books. Message followers hold the message of William Branham as equal to or greater than the Bible.
Jehovah’s Witnesses and message followers teach that Jesus was actually Michael the Archangel, not God in t
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...Financial accountability in the message|'''Financial accountability in the message''']]
Paul didn't want the money and neither should message pastors. A minister should get paid a reasonable wage - not the highest an
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...e a doctrine of the devil (the Trinity) to be saved. If they rejected the message that the messenger brought (which included the doctrine of the Trinity), th
Any Message Believer should know this, because:
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{{ABM Q&A re Message}}
=Question 18 - Why do we need the message?=
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...age. But as we tried to prove the message true after a myriad of message ministers failed to react in a scriptural way to sin in the pulpit of one of their ow
When we first began to examine the message, with the purpose of proving it to be true, we came across numerous instanc
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...s that were experienced by ex-message believers while in [[The Message|the Message]].
...ue stories raise serious questions about the integrity of ministers in the message.
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==What message ministers teach==
When asked whether people needed William Branham's message to be saved, one message pastor responded:
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|'''[[Glossary]]''' <br> Do you want to understand the Message? Here are a list of important terms.
'''[[The Message]]''' <br> Learn more about The Message.
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I am sure, having been in the message many years, you are aware that Bro. Branham's followers interpret his sayin
Later in the same message her refers back
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......Recourse to any unreliable and fraudulent evidence discounts the very message that we are commissined of heaven to give to men, and reflects upon the hon
...h Day Adventist church. Even when confronted with clear evidence, message ministers cannot admit that
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This article examines the response of people in the message to the failed visions.
=The use of red herring arguments by message followers=
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:''I hear Message folk mentioning that they have '''access to the blood through the Word of t
=What are message believers referring to?=
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...all my life might be a distorted version of the truth was scary. To have ministers admit that they covered up discrepancies is hurtful. To admit that I was w
...reason is because of how I viewed those who left while I was still in the Message. '''I saw them as back-sliders or altogether unsaved.'''
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For those who have been in the message for long, to question the honesty of William Branham appears almost blasphe
...the facts and doesn’t tamper with reality.'''<ref>Eugene H. Peterson, The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2005),
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...w they refer to themselves generally as a movement. If you are "'''in the message'''" then you consider yourself a true follower of William Branham and a tru
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:''Brother Green preaches the same thing and Message that I believe in. He's left his home; he's left his people; he's left his
:''May he carry this Message, Lord, into this city and wherever You'll call him. May he be loyal, filled
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People in [[The Message|the message]] often talk about the Third Pull as something very important. William Bra
#He began to explain to a group of ministers what he was doing, and jerked the lure too hard.
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...t me expand on that just a bit. Keep in mind, there are a large number of message believers who believe in the manner I am going to explain. The idolaters ge
It is our belief that his message did not include a fully defined doctrine of the Godhead. Certainly not one
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We often hear from message ministers that
...ed as healed later died.<ref>Carl Dyck, ''William Branham: The Man and His Message'', Saskatoon, 1984, ISBC 0-919847-00-5</ref>
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According to the message doctrine of [[Progressive Revelation]], the correct understanding of this t
...do this while at the same time denying that they do. Here Barry Coffey, a message pastor from North Carolina:
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Many people have asked us, both those in [[The Message|the message]] and those that have left off following William Branham: "What do you thin
Those inside the message expect that we are looking for followers (we're not) and those who have lef
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...r the thousand thousands who are ministering to Him are the bride, for who ministers to the husband but the wife?
[[Category:The Message]]
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While many in the message have repeated the story that William Branham was killed by a drunk driver,
There is a story that has been propagated by some Message ministers that none of William Branham's bones were broken as a result of the acciden
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...iscover the same issues. Unfortunately, you were all part of a wing of the message that had no answers because the acceptable answers are incompatible with th
...st, than in his company would have to be placed a vast number of Christian ministers who made the same claim.
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...[[Are Christians required to tithe?]]''' and '''[[Church Governance in the Message|Church governance]]'''
...this almost guarantees that financial abuse will take place and, in larger message churches (based on our experience), financial abuse is quite common.
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...led by William Branham's sons and dedicated to spreading William Branham's message, reported assets of $109,834,481 on its US tax return as of June 30, 2011.<
==Sarah Branham's Open Letter to Message Believers==
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...undone, left undone. For, '''it’s predicted here that the seventh angel’s Message would finish the mysteries of God.'''<ref>William Branham, 63-0324E - The S
...a—a seventh angel’s Message. And '''at the sounding of the seventh angel’s Message, all the mysteries of God would be made known.''' Then come seven mysteriou
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...elieved (see quotes below), and it is commonly taught in [[The Message|the message]], that a man cannot minister, preach or teach in a church (for example, as
The requirement which William Branham laid on ministers of the Gospel was simply another example of his old covenant, legalistic ap
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Believers of William Branham's message view the cloud as part of the fulfillment of a vision that William Branham
...complete supernatural explanation for the Cloud while those outside of the message think that it simply a natural phenomena that had a credible scientific exp
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...ate was held between a message pastor (Jesse Smith of Akron, OH) and an ex-message Christian (Rod Bergen from the Off The Shelf podcast and the BelieveTheSign
...tly and and then Got caught up with rod again, since having been in the message.
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...ctice cannot be found in scripture, Finney's influence is widespread. Many ministers today are abandoning the practice, because attributing salvation to a physi
...nt and made three or four trials, and didn't—just kindly unconcerned. That message is sinking right down in their heart right now, ever who it is. This would
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...of their prophet, to be living in a "backslidden" condition. Many message ministers also no longer hold to these religious conventions while others have made t
==The Basic Rules of the Message (according to William Branham)==
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...common in the message. We are aware of a number of cases that happened in message churches, that were brought to the attention of the pastor and nothing was
...with how the message didn't seem to mesh well with a particular scripture, ministers would often tell them to just put their question on the shelf and let it si
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...ll say that he just did not communicate clearly and many people (including message people) misunderstand what he meant. But honestly, I think he is very cle
...ut either. People are nuts. There are so many nuts that claim to be in the message.
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...n William Branham's life is his choice of disciples. In fact, many of the ministers and associates he chose ended up displaying significant lack of morals. Wh
...ng the Message is the unpardonable sin, even if the person that leaves the Message remains a Christian. They deny the power of salvation through Jesus Christ
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{{ABM Q&A re Message}}
=Question 14 (ABM) - What if a person rejects the message?=
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Women that follow William Branham's message are not permitted to cut their hair. This is one of the primary legalistic
...ng with their head covered.... that means, men should all be BALD. (using "message logic").
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...p was in the ark. And the Angel of the Lord, Who went down into Sodom, His message was haste; it was deliverance and mercy. The same Angel, Who had His back t
...od's prophet? A prophet is a messenger to an age. You believe I have God's message? You do it? I don't know you, but God does know you. If God will tell me yo
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...do this is to trivialize William Branham's plagiarism in such a way that a message follower will feel comfortable ignoring it.
...ey delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; 3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding
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...Wisper Gwena's defense of William Branham.] Pastor Gwena is a pastor of a message congregation in North London, UK.
...how the examples you used (Abraham and Elijah) had anything to do with the message discrepancies. This is the sign of a red herring. You do not use proper log
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...he Godhead Explained'', William Branham tells of when he was confronted by ministers of both the Assemblies of God (Trinitarian) and the United Pentecostal Chur
...ad were all over the map. As a result, this is one of the areas that most message believers apply the doctrine of [[Progressive Revelation]].
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...nd it was probably motivated by their unwillingness to accept Jesus or his message.
Followers of the message have similar pre-conceptions to the Pharisees. They see the truth only unf
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This is a story that is familiar to all message believers. But did it really happen? Or was William Branham making up a s
...“Bad Research.” These videos are responses to statements made by message ministers who simply take WMB’s word for something… but have never bothered to ch
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Message believers are under the impression that this photograph was verified by the
...Bosworth against being argumentative, the newspapers reported that the two ministers talked at once, and a fist-fight broke out in the audience. The meeting wa
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...rominent, but I think you perhaps overstate the importance of the cloud to message believers.
...or other silly ideas. But this is all just silliness, and always has been. Ministers have been pointing out it was silliness since the 1960s when they started c
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This is the testimony of former message pastor James Bernard Manuel of Cape Town, South Africa.
=Introduced to the message=
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...of scripture. One example is Matthew 24:28, a verse frequently repeated in message pulpits. Similar comments would also apply to Luke 17:37, although it is no
...the living Son of Man pulling in those crowds.<ref>Eugene H. Peterson, The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language, Mt 24:27–28 (Colorado Springs, CO: N
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...nt of Malachi 4:5-6. This is a foundational doctrine of [[The Message|the message]].
Here is a summary of the reasons why William Branham's and message followers interpretation of Malachi 4:5 are wrong:
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...r Hagin, this morning is teaching on Divine healing, which had a marvelous message. I sure appreciate it. My first time ever getting to shake hands with the b
...le and prepare them for His second coming. Months later we heard this same message interpreted amidst a large crowd of people attending the Branham meeting in
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...he message|Financial accountability]]''' and '''[[Church Governance in the Message|Church governance]]'''
...plastered on bulletins, offering envelopes, and sermon titles in many non-message evangelical churches. William Branham taught that tithing was required of
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Message followers often tell us that they will not look at the evidence because the
...ished 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
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=A message to our readers=
...n.com has been to provide evidence to support truth. Having grown up in a Message Church, the truth being supported was naturally that William Branham was El
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We challenged message believers several years ago to provide us with an unambiguous prophecy made
:''So the next one come; it was a girl. So then did I get a razzing. Ministers wrote me letters from everywhere, said, "You meant Josephine, Brother Branh
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...hile it came in 1946 in Gordon Linday's book. The impact this has on the Message is that William Branham's commission does not coincide with the inauguratio
...s from Jeffersonville, Indiana. Of course we will be expecting many of the ministers and workers of this section to be with us for that night.
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...t was produced by Erasmus, a Roman Catholic monk. And I know people in the message really don't like the Roman [00:01:00] Catholic church.
...uch a critical issue. Before I actually started looking at [00:08:00] the message, I went back and looked and said, what version of the Bible can I trust? I
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...nteracted with him directly when the leadership of our church (3 associate ministers, all of the trustees and 10 out of 11 of the deacons) asked for the resigna
=Belief in the message is required to properly believe the Bible=
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...d not diagnose the case, but, dear reader, it was God's way of getting the message of healing to the dear people of St. Louis, as you will read later.
...l but with no results. Rev. Daugherty said there had been many outstanding ministers and Christians of the city there to pray for her. Bro. Daugherty, his fathe
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...d so well and for so long that they’ve lost their capacity for truth. (The Message Bible)
...e Mount. More serious examples could be found among believers who were not ministers - Ananias and Sapphira, two believers, lied and died as a result. Or perhap
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|The Message to the Church at '''Thyatira'''. This Period extended from '''A. D. 606 to
:''And, remember, '''the messenger is always comes at the end of the Message.''' We know in the church ages there how we got that.<ref>William Branham,
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...Branham admitted that the South Africa prophecy did not come to pass. And ministers who accompanied Branham on his hunting trip to British Columbia admit that
:20 But the prophet who dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the nam
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...click [[A response to Jason Watkins' letter to a believer who has left the message#Jason Watkins' original letter|here to read Jasons' original post on Facebo
...duce anything Branham taught which was not aligned with God's Word, sent a message to the Bethel Tabernacle Facebook page with his email address. Jason conta
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...the homeland, two years ago, He told me this would happen. And there these ministers, and all, it’s wrote on the flyleaf of our Bible, and here it is exactly.
:''Some man speaks in tongues, then let him... It's a message to the church; everybody keep still; that's God speaking. And listen and se
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Believers of William Branham's message view the cloud as part of the fulfillment of a vision that William Branham
...f the ground. And '''just above me was the Angels of the Lord''' that sent Message back, for me to come here to break these Seals...
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...very heart and, Oh Righteous One, help thy humble servant to carry on Your message.
...ed instantly. I saw then that the disciples had somethimg that most of the ministers do not have today. The disciples were bapized with the Holy Ghost and so co
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...he Godhead Explained'', William Branham tells of when he was confronted by ministers of both the Assemblies of God (Trinitarian) and the United Pentecostal Chur
...ong us, in the form of the Holy Spirit.<ref>William Branham, 61-0827 - The Message Of Grace, para.37</ref>
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...classes of children? Are there really special Christians that believe the message and the not-so-special sons and daughters that just believe the Bible?
...giveness of their sins. They are not saved by following William Branham's message.
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If you would like to talk to someone about William Branham, his ministry and message or any questions you might have about this website, we have a very active a
...this video exposes a crack in the "Thus Saith The Lord" foundation of the Message).
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{{Message sects}}
...ely small following which is considered a sub-cult or sub-sect within the "message".
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===Deception by message followers===
...bridge vision was fulfilled. Sadly, this is a lie promoted by some in the message who have no regard for the truth.
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...here will be people who read these emails which aren’t formally trained as ministers of God like you are. I want to be clear for them about the topics we discu
...TH THE LORD, he fell right into God, and he acted as God. Then he gave his Message, which was God speaking through him, "THUS SAITH THE LORD!"” ASHAMED_ JE
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...ul would say they should be interrupted and not be allowed to finish their message. But that is what Paul commands.
...ceive—whether we receive the words directly or only receive a sense of the message.”
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...were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, since they welcomed the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things wer
...n the LORD did not send them, yet they wait for the fulfillment of ⌊their⌋ message.
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Some Message followers try to argue that William Branham was not plagiarizing because he
...tes|Nathan Rivera in his ebook entitled "A Logical Refutation of Branham's Message" which is available for free download]].
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...erson and we can carry on a reasonable discussion. Almost everyone in the message that we have had contact with becomes incredibly angry when we disagree wit
...n in message churches for men to divorce their wives and remarry. Message ministers do not speak against this because they would be speaking against their prop
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...debate and tensions boiled over after Davis made threats against the other ministers. One minister reported Davis's threatenings to police and filed charges aga
...h this bishop. That infidel said, "Any of you guys," and some of them, the ministers was saying, 'Mark 16 from the 9th verse on is not inspired. It isn't inspir
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...ead is one of the biggest obstacles for people coming out of Wm. Branham’s message. I would like to address this in as simple, non-technical, a way, as possib
That is, of course, problematic, because a few minutes later in that same message Branham said, “Jesus could not be His own father, and neither can Jesus h
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...hath sent, for the celebration of His mysteries." The holy bishop and his ministers having ascertained the fact, returned most ardent thanks to God. But the ho
...d), for it is of the very utmost importance to me that thou be sent with a message from me to Clocher, of the sons of Daimen (Clogher). For this last night, b
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