...d the Bible as saying: ''"We're borned in sin, shaped in iniquity, come to the world speaking lies."''
But this verse is no where to be found in the Bible.
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...them: but the people magnified them. And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
...ick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
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Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
...accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came ou
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...hey watched him. And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
...lawyers and Pharisees, saying, <font color="red">''Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?''</font>
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...rusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.
...f God: the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites.
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...ty, The Holy Bible: The Good News Translation, 2nd ed. (New York: American Bible Society, 1992), Je 23:29–31.</ref>
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...ile he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.
But Jesus said unto him, <font color="red">''Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?''</font>
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...am stated that the Bible was the absolute and that he only taught what the Bible said. Is that true?
...erson just with one Book, and that’s the Bible. '''I just believe what the Bible says''' and—and don’t try to take other’s word.<ref>William Branham,5
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...nd against Moses, ''Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul
And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
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...n of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.''
...e spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, ''Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more d
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...ge]] church in Surrey, BC, Canada. It was founded by [[Edward Byskal]] in the early 1970's.
...ming" sub-sect within the Message and has become more and more cultic over the years, focused around Byskal and his unique interpretations of [[William Br
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...y were come down from the hill, much people met him. And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying,
...w him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.
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...ow; and continued his speech until midnight. And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.
...nd as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
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Who was the God of William Branham? Was the God of the Bible or was he portrayed as someone different?
=The God who kills your wife and daughter=
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'''William Branham appears to disagree with the plain reading of Revelation 5:4-5.'''
==What the Bible says==
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...d the Bible as saying: ''"We're borned in sin, shaped in iniquity, come to the world speaking lies."''
But this verse is no where to be found in the Bible.
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...d out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, <font color="red
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We have been asked the question by message followers many times:
:''If William Branham is not the seventh messenger, then who is the messenger for this age?
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...racle that Moses could do. Does this contradict scripture? What does the Bible say?
=What the Bible teaches=
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...did not enter the promised land were eternally lost. But is this what the Bible teaches?
=What the Bible says=
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And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eig
...which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.''
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And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
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...o the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, ''Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou S
...red and said, <font color="red">''I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.''</font>
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William Branham tells the following story:
...n ordinary little box in the shape of a pyramid. And she brought it with a Bible to my wife. Thank you, sister. Every one of your little gifts and things th
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...the message and everybody that had left the message only did so to live in the world.
...topics to see if the former message believer could refute the message from the scriptures.
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...(the fulfillement of Malachi 4, the messenger to the Laodicean church, and the angel of Revelation 10:7, then it also follows that:
#The mysteries of the Bible were not lost;
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...d persist in sin, rebuke and admonish them in the presence of all, so that the rest may be warned."'' <br>(1 Timothy 5:20a Amplified)
...you, but for others. It comes down to knowing the truth, and speaking for the love of others.
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...re, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
...hemselves, ''No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.''
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...wo prophets on the earth as the same time. However, anyone that knows any Bible history is aware that this is totally false.
=What the Bible shows=
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...in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked: The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he
...oices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, ''The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.''
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Where does the message of William Branham move you?
*Moving from the Son of man to a son of man.
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...d his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, ''Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days?'' that they might accuse him.
...ch then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.''</font>
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...and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he b
And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, ''[Thou] Son of David, have mercy on me.''
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...rophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, ''Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.''
Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying, ''I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked befo
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...ved that the Holy Spirit had been bound by denominations since the days of the early church.
==What does the Bible say?==
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...me judgment.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 200
...walk as men?<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 200
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When does the Bible teach mercy will end?
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...all prosper.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 200
=What does the Bible teach?=
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...upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, ''Who is this which speaketh blasphemies
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And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, the
...saw them, he said unto them, <font color="red">''Go shew yourselves unto the priests.''</font>
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In 1965 William Branham said that the world was square, based on Rev. 7:1 and what he read in a newspaper article
...s ago, it's been now, the papers packing this article, they found out that the world is square. How many seen that? Why, sure. See? I got it all copied of
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...who did not believe his message with people that rejected the truth in the Bible.
Is this the correct comparison?
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==Why were the Visions given?==
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...e is fulfilled."'' (John 3:29) In the book of Revelation, '''the Bride is the Lamb's wife.'''
==Bible Study==
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...f the bible on this issue can be found in our article on [[The Prophet and The Eagle]].
William Branham also stated that the standard of the tribe of Dan, according to scripture, was an eagle. But is this true?
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...nerstone."<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Eph 2:20</ref>
...le John, that believed the doctrine of the Trinity as being fundamental to the Christian faith:
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...pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
...ered him, ''Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.''
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=What the Bible actually says=
...devour it.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Re 12:3–4.</ref>
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=What the Bible says=
:'' Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Ge 2:25.</re
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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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...ulpit news article.jpg|thumb|right|250px|From the March 8, 1937 edition of the Jeffersonville Evening News]]
...floor with the Bible still open where he preached his last sermon prior to the flood. But is this story true?
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...y lasts as long as your faith lasts. He also believed that you could have the Holy Spirit and go to hell.
=What the Bible teaches=
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...ght evoke a bad reaction to the Gospel, thus causing a person to blaspheme the Holy Spirit. Rather than risk this, they choose to remain silent.
But what does the Bible say about this?
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The Bible teaches:
1. IF a person believes in Jesus Christ, repents, is baptized, receives the Holy Spirit, has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and dies, they
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...y campaign. He later changed his doctrine to say that Romanism would rule the world, not Communism.
...The government of Russia no longer has a major problem with the Vatican as the opposition to Christianity has largely disappeared, along with Communism.
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...And when she saw that Solomon could discern spirits, and made known to her the secrets in her heart, she said, "All I heard about you was right, and more
..., "Now, I'm going to see; I've heard that he could discern the thoughts of the mind, a great power of discernment." 58-0625
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...ir charismatic leader(s) authority and set newcomers on their path towards the group's "Absolute Truth."
|The Bible is our Absolute Authority
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The message of william Branham is like a 3-legged stool. The three legs are:
...sions and Prophecies|William Branham prophetic ministry]]. This refers to the supposed supernatural element in his life and ministry.
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Have you ever compared William Branham's interpretation of the Bible directly with scripture? Here is your chance.
=What the Bible says=
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...of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
...th thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?''
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...andle not...<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 200
...ot, taste not, handle not, smell not. That don’t have one thing to do with the Holy Ghost.
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Message Believers claim that William Branham’s doctrine agrees 100% with the Bible.
So, let’s compare the two:
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...these names in the Old Testament are similar to the names of God found in the New Testament book of Revelation.
|style="width:300px"|The Giver of Salvation
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'''The Credibility of Message Ministers (Part 3): 1 Peter 3:15 - The Failure to Obey Scripture'''
The apostle Peter issues a command to all Christians in 1 Peter 3:15:
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William Branham completely contradicted the Bible at times. Here is one example:
==What the Bible says==
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...me "Lord Jesus Christ" appears 81 times in the New Testament, beginning in the book of Acts. Christ and Messiah both mean "anointed".
==Bible Study: Lord Jesus Christ==
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William Branham believed that one of the truths that he restored to the church was that of "eternal security".
=What the Bible teaches=
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And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
...e and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said,
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...the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
And she said unto her mistress, ''Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.''
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...William Branham taught (he actually said that this came directly from the Bible) that:
#The foetus had not moved for 6 months.
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...his feet, And besought him greatly, saying, ''My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be
...gue's house certain which said, ''Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?''
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If someone appoints themselves as the Divine Interpreter of God's Word, '''they are mistaken.'''
:''Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation.<ref>2 Peter 1:20</ref>
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...s being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect...<ref>1 Peter 3
...lways being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, but do it with gentleness and respect.
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William Branham admitted in 1950 that he often guessed at the disease. We would guess that perhaps he got better at guessing after years
William Branham admitted that he initially started guessing the diseases of the people he was praying for:
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William Branham taught that Jesus Christ died a sinner. But is that what the Bible teaches?
=What the Bible teaches=
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...s Book's fine. That's right. But I'd rather know the Author. <ref>51-0413, The Works That I Do Bear Witness Of Me</ref>
Consider the following:
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Did William Branham understand the importance of context as it relates to biblical interpretation?
=The importance of context=
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...ot relate to a name, but to a physical manifestation. While the Spirit of the Lord may choose to work through certain people, He sometimes works and appe
...as upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.'' (Genesis 1:2)
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And the LORD said furthermore unto him, <font color="red">''Put now thine hand into
...earken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.</font>
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...translation but it is not. He is adding words that simply do not exist in the original Greek manuscripts.
=What do the manuscripts say?=
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...ft; padding:1px; margin:1px;"><font color='#800000' size='+1'>'''Errors in the New Testament? (Part 1)'''</font> </div>
...Is the New Testament that we have today the same as the New Testament that the early church had?
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=What the Bible teaches=
...bdue it...<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Ge 1:28.</ref>
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...diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
...Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole.''</font> And the woman was made whole from that hour.
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Consider the following questions:
*If God is good and loving, why is there suffering in the world? <br>
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The Hebrew word '''יהוה''' (English: Jehovah) means "the existing One"<ref name="Lexicon 3068"> HEBREW LEXICON -- STRONG'S NUMBER 30
...ers of the Hebrew word for "the existing One", and is the present tense of the Hebrew language.
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...t wasn't for Abraham, God would have struck her dead. But is this what the Bible teaches?
=What the Bible says=
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...bends its intended meaning. Click on the picture or description name for the full article.
...e wise virgin while Noah represented the foolish virgin. Is this what the Bible actually teaches?
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...nham's lies with comparing him to the "humanness" of the characters in the Bible.
...him. His lies are affecting millions of honest people. His lies were about the foundational aspects of his ministry. His entire ministry was built upon th
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...nes taught by William Branham. Click on the picture or description to read the full article.
...a, and the angel sent in Revelation 10:7 to sound the trumpet and fulfill "the mystery of God".
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'''Who was William Marrion Branham?''' In the late 1940's, his healing ministry skyrocketed him from a pastor in a small
...anham."''</ref>. He was born in rural Kentucky, raised in Indiana, and in the 1940’s his healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an int
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...ound on the internet at [http://www.thefreeword.com www.thefreeword.com]. The following article is adapted from Rev. Mamalis' biography on that website.
...time that the brothers of the church he attended prophesied over him that the Lord had a definite work for him to do.
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=What the Bible says=
The KJV relates the conversation of Paul and Festus:
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...ed by an angel in a dream to leave Bethlehem and go to Egypt with Mary and the young child Jesus, and escaped Herod's slaughter.
King Herod died in 4 BC, which places the birth of Jesus before that time - possibly in 6 BC.
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...result, they will ignore a statement from 1961 if a quote from 1965 states the opposite.
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...of the church in the last days and, specifically, that William Branham was the one by whom restoration came:
...has eaten.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Joe 1:4.</ref>
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People in the message believe they are in a higher level of spiritual knowledge and holin
...s a false prophet, they also need to come to an understanding that many of the things they were taught were also false.
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And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
...and said to him, <font color="red">''Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.''</font>
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...our into it.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 200
Followers of the message believe there are multiple tiers of Christians and that this will b
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...rayed when they raised a baby to life. Why does he disagree with what the Bible clearly states?
=What the Bible teaches=
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...to the ocean. A couple of things were certain. Nineveh was a port city on the ocean and was a city of fisherman.
But what does the Bible teach?
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...to a text, even if that meaning could not have been originally intended at the time of its writing.
'''Exegesis''', on the other hand, means “drawing meaning out of” and is the process of seeking to understand what a text means or communicates on its o
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...mind. But if his revelation was by vision, how could it change? How does the passage read in context?
==What the Bible says==
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...dently on your own'''. Look at the evidence, verify it, and try to answer the questions that we have raised.
To date, we have only had a couple of people contact us regarding errors on the site. They have all been relatively minor in nature but they have been cor
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...rion, beseeching him, And saying, ''Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.''
...''Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under authority,
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=What the Bible teaches=
...aking in languages that are not understood by and have not been learned by the person speaking, whether known human languages or other kinds of angelic or
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...the root word "Adon" (Hebrew: a ruler, one with power and authority). In the Old Testament, Adon is used in reference to earthly kings, rulers, and mast
|A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemi
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...e told his followers not to interpret what he said but to simply "say what the tapes say".
...ing. There is proof beyond any doubt that [[Condensed List of Issues with the Message#Did William Branham preach what Paul preached?|many things that he
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.... '''Click on the scripture reference''' to go to the detailed article on the passage.
#[[The Fulfillment of Malachi 4:5|Malachi 4:5]]
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Are message believers really "the bride of Christ" as William Branham claimed?
.... It can't recognize a denomination or a perversion. It knows better; It's the Word." 65-0801M
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=The scriptural witness=
Paul states in the first letter to the Thessalonians (KJV):
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...m that entered into the temple; Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
...er said, ''Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.''
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...ns, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians, The New International Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1984), 314
...all, all these things.<ref>William Branham, 62-1230E - Is This The Sign Of The End, Sir?, para. 289</ref>
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==Ethiopia in the Bible==
...hiopia (a eunuch serving under Candace, Queen of Ethiopia) was baptized by the disciple Philip (Acts 8:27).
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'''Eloah''' is a singular form of [[Elohim]]. '''Elah''' is the Aramaic (rather than Hebrew) version of Eloah.
...his secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
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|'''[[Knowledge and Love]].''' Knowledge is not the basis for Christian behavior, love is.
...rlying emotion is that of fear. It is interesting that in virtually all of the emails that we have received from message believers, fear is what they try
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William Branham thought that he was a prophet with the spirit of Elijah
...ael." Because Joseph Branham is the president of VoGR, we can assume that the statements contained in CTV represent his beliefs.
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William Branham taught that the Holy Spirit would leave a person under certain conditions.
...the limb of peace, waiting for your nature to be changed." <ref>56-0805 - The Church And Its Condition, para. 102</ref>
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Isn't it ironic that William Branham downplays the birth of Jesus Christ?
:''Christmas is not mentioned in the entire book of the Bibles. Never one time did Jesus refer them to His birth, but to His death.
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...ural and prophetical claims, including that he was the ‘angel messenger to the Laodicean Church Age’ (Rev 3:14).
...ovided a timeframe which would set the scene for the apocalyptic events of the end time.
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El Shaddai is found seven times in the Scriptures (Gn 17:1; 28:3; 35:11; 43:14; 48:3; Ex 6:3; Ez 10:5), while Shad
...nted as the all-powerful One, totally self-sufficient, absolute ruler, and the One who can and does make final disposition.
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What did William Branham teach about the "The Parable of the Ten Virgins"?
...e. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.
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In his sermon on the Fifth Seal, William Branham stated:
...aled this whole Book of Revelation to him. Revelation the 22nd chapter and the 19th verse, I believe that's right if I've got it written down here: 22:19.
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...ocal Pentecostal church. David's uncle was the Arizona State Preceptor of the United Pentecostal Organization.
...when William Branham would come to their area, David's family would go to the meetings. When David became a teenager, his mother advised him to make an
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=What does the Bible say?=
...ought that something similar happened to Paul when he encountered Jesus on the Damascus Road (Acts 9).
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:''Jesus Christ is the Word for our day. God always uses man to bring His Word. That's a scriptura
Is this correct? Is that what the message of William Branham is? - the word for our day?
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:Jesus said, "Whosoever receive a prophet in the name of a prophet, receives a prophet's reward."
:#To be a friend with the prophet
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'''Clarence Larkin''' (1850–1924) is important as the source of many of William Branham's basic premillennial dispensationalist t
...l). In each case, he states that he does not agree with Larkin. Here are the ONLY three references to Larkin that William Branham makes in all of his se
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In the King James Version of the Bible, 1 John 5:7-8 states:
::'''''[in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witnes
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=What the Bible says=
The Lamb's Book of Life is referred to only in the Book of Revelation:
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William Branham said this about his "revelation" of the third seal:
...He hears me, I know. And I’m very grateful.<ref>William Branham, 63-0320 - The Third Seal, para. 20</ref>
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...es Press, The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Biblical Studies Press, 2005), 2 Co 11:4.</ref>
Paul also tells the Galatian church:
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...PTM was founded in order to spread [[The Message|the message]] throughout the world.''"
=Who are the personalities?=
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...none; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000;"> [[BelieveTheSign:About|Believe The Sign?]]</div>
...m; font-size:150%;">The encyclopedia of the [[William Branham|life]] and [[The Message|message]] of William Branham.</div>
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...o on the red carpet.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Baruti Kasongo and his wife have the red carpet rolled out for them in Charlotte]]
...bout 12,000 people) in the city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He has spoken in many message churches in North America, including
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...ten, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. '' (Revelation 17:1,3,5)
...man which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.'' (Revelation 17:7)
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...te the prophecy down on the fly leaf of his Bible in 1933 and placed it in the cornerstone of Branham Tabernacle.
But did you know that the cornerstone was "exhumed" and the contents revealed to everyone?
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...ave you heard Christians say, "God is doing a new thing in his church"?''' The "new thing" they refer to may be called a revival, an outpouring, a visitat
...lieve God is doing a new thing in his church today. Yet this great work of the Spirit can´t be found in just one location. It´s happening worldwide.
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...econciliation Report have verified that Colonia Dignidad was used by DINA, the Chilean secret police, as a torture and detention center during Augusto Pin
...y her husband and apocalyptic visions, such as Los Angeles sinking beneath the ocean.<ref>Reuters.com, Insight: German sect victims seek escape from Chile
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...all message ministers have zero training in how to properly interpret the Bible. They rail against theologians and anything to do with reasoning and, as a
...esuppositions. Once we recognize this, we are better equipped to interpret the text honesty. Otherwise, our preconceptions will always color our interpret
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...cial class, etc. Denominationalism is any attempt to justify and maintain the separate existence of a denomination.<ref>John M. Frame, Systematic Theolog
'''On the basis of this definition, it is clear that [[The Message|the message]] is a denomination.
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...Joseph should have been there at the time based on [[Prophecy of the Cloud|The Vision of Angels in Arizona]].]]
=The dedication of Joseph Branham=
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...sufficiency of scripture is one of the primary reasons for concluding that the message of William Branham is unnecessary for Christians today.
The doctrine of the sufficiency of scripture can be defined as follows:
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You're out of the message... now what?<ref>This page is based on an article by Allison Grovel
...least the vindicated interpretation of the Bible to prepare the Church for the return of Jesus Christ?
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...left; padding:1px; margin:1px;"><font color='#800000' size='+1'>'''Michael the Archangel'''</font> </div>
==What does the Bible teach?==
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...eachings of Scripture, for the Bible contains an abundance of evidence for the deity of Christ.<ref>L. Berkhof, Systematic Theology (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm.
Within the message, the deity of Christ is also rejected by the followers of [[Vaylism|Lee Vayle]].
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...ates into the followers of William Branham teaching that that the gifts of the Holy Spirit had been done away with because "that which is perfect has come
=What the Bible teaches=
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..., the town of Mary and her sister Martha. (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus
...or="red">''This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.'' </font>
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...rs. But unfortunately, the math just doesn't work. Wouldn't you think if the man was a prophet, he would get it right?
==What the Bible teaches==
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...he Ohio River would flood Jeffersonville and New Albany, Indiana, and that the water would rise 22 feet over Spring Street. [[Image:Flood-6.jpg|thumb|250
The flood took place in January and early February of 1937, with damage stretch
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...pray in the name of the Angel, or even know His name. But if you'll check the Scriptures, when God sends His people, it's an Angel that directs them." 48
...e You, I bow to ask You with all my heart. Angel of God, You Who came into the room that night, and told me these things... I've tried to live true to it.
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...on to ask: '''What's wrong with wearing dresses, not drinking, and all of the other rules that message followers live by?'''
There are a number of reasons why we '''must''' counsel people to leave the message and simply follow Christ.
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...e possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.''
...all that were sick: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.''
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...repentance.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 200
=What the Bible teaches=
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Paul says specifically here that the SPIRITUAL DID NOT COME FIRST, BUT THE NATURAL".
:''So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that
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...liam Branham. Prior to the 20th century, the Christian church referred to the Oneness doctrine as Sabellianism, Patripassianism, Modalism or modalistic m
=Was the early church Oneness in its theology?=
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...reets, the disciples spoke in foreign languages understood by strangers in the city.
The people asked: ''"And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we we
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...B87333 solid; text-align:center; font-size:140%; padding:1px; margin:1px;">The Birth (II Kings 4:8-17)</div>
...h passeth by us continually. Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a c
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...d ''"every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.'' According to the Bible, it is impossible to be righteous without God.
...s and follow Jesus. He had not yet learned the lesson that he had read in the scriptures about Job.
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What is the status of message preachers from a scriptural perspective?
James, the brother of Jesus, tells us:
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...veryone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Jn 13:34–3
...ood to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back."<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Lk 6:32–35
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...meeting of Nikita Khrushchev and Dwuight Eisenhower was the fulfillment of the prophecy contained in Daniel chapter 2. It wasn't.
...n clay. Eisenhower means "iron hewer": the person who works with iron, not the iron itself.<ref>[https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Kruschev Surname Databa
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==The Prophecy==
...d thousand of them in there." And you see if that isn't right. There's how the Gospel's going to be preached just overnight. She'll just sweep like that f
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...hat, in order to understand the Bible, you had to read between the lines. The problem is that this leads to extra-biblical (i.e. non-biblical) revelation
=What the Bible says=
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'''''Supernatural: The Life of William Branham''''' is a '''fictionalized biography''' of William
...mons of William Branham with absolutely no critical thought on the part of the author.
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...ts, and the subject of how many people will be saved was a good example of the wild contradictions that are found in his teachings.
=What does the Bible say?=
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But of course, Jesus didn't say this, the prophet Amos did.
...some important matter. For example, he said that God could never be among the United Nations because people in different nations were too different from
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...his death at the end of 1965. The book is referred to in this article as the Church Age book or CAB.
=The concept of "church ages"=
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If you are a follower of William Branham, these are the things that you are asking people to ignore when you proclaim him as a prop
The following prophecies clearly failed:
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...person's life was believing William Branham's message. But what does the Bible teach?
=What the Bible says=
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...message follower, it's the trump card that settles the issue and silences the critic.
However, to those outside the message it's an abstraction that impedes dialogue.
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William Branham taught the doctrine of "annihilationism" or "conditional immortality". He believed th
...om their writings that the following did not believe in the immortality of the soul:
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*The angel sent to the Church in Laodicea in Revelation 3:14;
*Responsible for the opening of the seven seals of Revelation 6; and,
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...of the website. This should assist in navigating to a specific section of the website.
|'''[[The Pillar of Fire|The Photograph]]'''
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...vinced us you were an Old Testament prophet and the very 'voice of God' to the world.
...Ghost. We dared not question you, as we didn't want to be lost or without the Holy Ghost.
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[[Image:Open-toed bible sandals.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
What's very strange is that in Bible times, the only shoes that were generally worn were sandals, which were all generally
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...back, "A hypocrite, and a false prophet, a false teacher," and go through the streets.''' There's no such a thing. Never was anybody baptized that way. I
...pture where any person was ever baptized any other way than in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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=What the Bible teaches=
...“night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. <ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Ge 1:1, 3–
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...ets no harm.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 200
...tter that a millstone was hanged at your neck and drowned in the depths of the sea, than to offend these that believe in Me? “These signs shall follow t
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...ted in finding out more information about William Branham and his message, the following links will assist you:
{{Template:Off The Shelf}}
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...of a mature Christian and that he was the "wave sheaf" that was waved over the people, demonstrating that more like him would soon be appearing.
This is another teaching where William Branham pointed to himself. It is the height of arrogance.
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...d by him as the Image to the Beast. [[Image:Vatican.jpg|right|500px|thumb|The Vatican City, Rome]]
==Summary of the prophecy==
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...thumb|right|250px|This DC-7C was sitting in Arizona for years, waiting for the resurrection of William Branham]]
...illiam Branham will rise from the dead to "ride this trail once again." At the time of his resurrection, he will:
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:''What are you offering as an alternative to the message that he has brought?
This is really another way of asking whether the Church, the Bride of Jesus Christ, needs a special message from God.
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...dently on your own'''. Look at the evidence, verify it, and try to answer the questions that we have raised.
=The response we get when we ask questions=
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...the book of Malachi - whose message was clearly to Israel) and apply it to the Gentiles in order to declare oneself an OT prophet.
The Bible makes it plain in Luke 16:16 that the law and prophets ended with John.
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...ssion with a Branham minister who is of the Progressive Revelation sect of the message]]
:3. closer to the truth.
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The Hebrew word '''יהוה''' (English: Jehovah) means "the existing One"<ref name="Lexicon 3068"> HEBREW LEXICON -- STRONG'S NUMBER 30
...ers of the Hebrew word for "the existing One", and is the present tense of the Hebrew language.
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...Peace. ''<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Is 9:6.</ref>
Why is Jesus called “the everlasting Father” if He is the Son of God?
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William Branham taught that being engaged was the same as being married and couldn't be broken:
...e married to her.'''<ref>William Branham, 65-1125 - The Invisible Union Of The Bride Of Christ, para. 86</ref>
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The word "heresy" only appears once in the [[The King James Version of the Bible|KJV]] but is translated as "sect" in most modern biblical translations.
...our fathers...<ref>New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1995), Ac 24:14.</ref>
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William Branham believed that if you squeezed or touched your lip in the wrong way, you would die:
...t around here… Don't never squeeze nothing on your lips, 'cause it runs to the nerve that runs to your brain. Really, people… A man should never shave o
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...ould not only include virtually all of the followers of Joseph Branham but the vast majority of those following William Branham's message in all of its va
=How the message is exalted=
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*'''[[Jesus]] was a witness''' of God the Father, <br>
*The disciples were a witness of the testimony of Jesus, and <br>
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...e that are questioning the message that there is a deeper understanding of the Gospel and a closer relationship with Jesus Christ that is available for th
===I am in the message but I know there are problems. Where can I find out more?===
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One of the most confusing teachings of William Branham was his concept of "the token".
...ly Spirit and that without the token, a person was lost. He believed that the token could be applied to an entire family for their salvation.
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William Branham taught that Judas Iscariot was given the gift of healing by Jesus Christ.
William Branham taught that Judas Iscariot cast out devils and healed the sick.
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...a fairly innocuous phrase in the Old Testament. Referring to Abraham, the Bible states that when he died "he was gathered to his people.”
...r pastor. The hierarchy of the earthly church will become the hierarchy of the heavenly church, and those that rule on earth will rule in heaven. Because
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...cribed and edited by Lee Vayle and pubulhed in book form, An Exposition of the Seven church Ages, shortly after William Branham's death.
...t on the side of the wall. Why, It stood out here, and reflected Itself on the wall and made that same thing.<ref>William Branham, 61-0208 - Sirs, We Woul
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...t; padding:1px; margin:1px;"><font color='#800000' size='+1'>'''Honesty in the Ministry?'''.</font> </div>
...ip (one new Church in Canada and a second in the United States). Prior to the split, Ed Byskal told his congregation that if 49% of them voted for him to
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...ick on any of the questions or colored links''' to read further details on the issue.
=The List of Questions=
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...letter was not so much of a defense as it was a blatant attack on the Holy Bible.
...sletter. One ex-cult member giving their testimony mentioned that this was the very thing that made him realize that they are uplifting a man rather than
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...|250px|thumb|It's a pretty cool bird, but its not typed to prophets in the Bible.]]
...ually compared to eagles in the Bible as William Branham claimed? What is the importance of an "Eagle Ministry"?
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...ew Testament passage that proves that a Gentile prophet will come prior to the second coming of Christ.
...brethren.''<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., Acts 3:19-22 (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Syst
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...le carefully. This is another example of William Branham not knowing his Bible or what I refer to as “lazy theology.”
...led him. And David killed him because he said, "You have taken the life of the anointed of God." And Saul was a prophet himself.<ref>William Branham, 53
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...ted he them.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 200
...ly home. But by his spirit he contacts God.<ref>William Branham, 53-0509 - The Pillar Of Fire, para. 11</ref>
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...h means ‘opinion’. Orthodoxy are those beliefs that generally accepted by the Christian church.<ref>Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, eds., Concise O
...rm "confessional orthodoxy" to refer to those doctrines and teachings that the church has always believed or held.
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These were Jesus' last words about the Holy Spirit:
...it to you.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), John 16:13–15</ref>
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...argely shown to have been a fraud, the same verdict would apply to Jesus - the New Testament is not factual but simply a myth based on even more ancient m
So let's start with the historical question: Did Jesus exist?
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...it and then God put that "spirit being" into a body. But is that what the Bible teaches?
=The Creation of Man=
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...trines suited his life well, as it gave him freedom from responsibility in the home. However, these doctrines are not Biblical.
...ere respected as deaconesses, prophetesses, advisors, and were involved in the sale of merchandise and land.
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...d is also used as a general term for the study of all the teachings of the Bible.<ref>Systematic Theology: Revised Edition, ed. Stanley M. Horton, 652 (Spri
...by William Branham. Click on the bolded part of the descriptions to read the full article.
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...lk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people. (Romans 16:18)<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Ro 16:18.</r
...s and feels so much like the real that it takes those trained to recognize the counterfeit to realize that it is not genuine.<ref>Bill Hamon, How Can Thes
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...at this earthquake was the fulfillment of a prophecy made just days before the quake occurred.
==Problems with the Prophecy==
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...at it means to be a true follower of Jesus in the context of scripture and the message of William Branham.
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==What William Branham got wrong about the First Council of Nicaea==
...an bishops convened in Nicaea in Bithynia (present-day Iznik in Turkey) by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325.
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...message is that jewelry is generally forbidden. But is this scriptural? The following is a biblical examination of this issue.
...you? Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”
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...Branham Tabernacle but that turned out to be false - see [[The Mystery of the Empty Cornerstone]]
'''So where is the list today?'''
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{{Template:Reason and the Message}}
...f the truth. These rules follow a rational structure because God designed the universe to have a rational structure.
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...redeem the land by refusing to redeem Ruth. Boaz then inherited Ruth and the land.
...e under the law in the form of a man. He then became our redeemer through the shedding of his blood for our sins.
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What are the reasons people are attracted to a cult? What factors make some people more
#The target population for most recruitment efforts by cults is young adults. Pe
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...ernacle is a [[The Message|message]] church in Beaufort, South Carolina . The pastor is Jason Watkins.
It is part of the "Bride Coming" sub-sect within the Message which has become decidedly more cultic in recent years.
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...nes taught by William Branham. Click on the picture or description to read the full article.
...mself and the importance of his ministry]]''' - This link details some of the major doctrines that pointed to his own ministry.
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People, and particularly preachers, in the message often state something similar to this:
...that appears to be filled with hatred. This attitude comes directly from the teachings of William Branham (see quotes below).
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...a trumpet...<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 200
...day, the first day of the week. But when he preached the sermon series on the Seven Churches, he changed his view. Was this a revelation from God or was
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We often hear people say, "But people in the message are so nice. Should I really be concerned about what they believe?
The answer is - you should be very concerned. Why? Because the teachings of William Branham and those that follow him can create problems
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As with most issues, William Branham has some strange opinions on the subject of suicide.
...ith as we please. Life is a gift from God. But this did not appear to be the view of William Branham.
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Paul prophecied of heretics and liars arising from both inside and outside the churches:
...t after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, t
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...liam Branham? Is it the Roman Catholic church? Is is some denomination? The better question is this - How do I, as a Christian, determine what constitu
=The question that was directed to us=
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...ne thing it cannot be is moderately important.''''<ref>C. S. Lewis, God in the Dock, ed. Walter Hooper (HarperOne, 1994), 102.</ref>
...However, as a teenager in my final year in high school, I stepped out of the church and stopped attending. We had changed churches and, my friends from
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=The definition of a cult=
...r to those who are “turning to a different gospel,” whose leaders “pervert the gospel of Christ.”
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...the next morning, he and all of his household was baptized in the Name of the Lord.<ref>William Branham, 55-0410M - Proof Of His Resurrection, para. 17</
...of the Baptist, the age of the Nazarene, the age of the Pilgrim Holiness, the age of Pentecostal, all these ages has passed away. <ref>William Branham, 5
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...tthew 17:2). Jesus said ''"as long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world"''.
...of light"''. The children of light are the sons of God, just as Jesus is the [[Son of God]].
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...ticize William Branham's ministry. This is is our response to his letter (the complete text of his letter is [[A Biographer Answers Critics of William Br
...message = the Bible|believe that William Branham's word is on par with the Bible]] so you have simply parroted his words in your books. '''There is no inde
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...n the manuscript of one of his speeches which was underlined in red and in the margin he had written '''“Weak point. Speak louder.”'''
...olic church, he refuses to speak up about the sins within the ministers of the message.
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...two “persons,” the Father and the Son, the Father being the deity, the Son the human nature.
Scripture leaves no room for confusing the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As John taught:
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...hets are to be judged (1 Cor 2:15, 1 Cor 14:29) and those in leadership in the church are held to a high standard (Titus 1:6-8, 1 Tim. 3:2-9).
:'''''“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”''''' ― Mark Twain
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...ment was ready; oh, while He was making ready to pour out the plagues upon the earth now. “Come up hither and I’ll show you what’s fixing to take pl
...en? “What then? What then? When that great book is opened, what then? When the one’s that reject this message tonight, is going to be asked to give a re
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...message of love into one of hate for those Christians that do not believe the message.
...ther a person is a Christian or not - Do they love? But what do we see in the message?
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|'''[[The Message]]''' <br> Learn more about the Message.
'''[[Is the Message a Cult?]]''' <br> It's a tough question, if you are in the message.
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...of the Seals from 63 through 65. I have looked into the so called believe the sign and other critic groups and find them to be satanically destructive in
...ould be probably unbelievable to critics.....so I am a personal witness to the exacting supernatural aspect of that ministry. That's where I thankfully an
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...h in a church (for example, as the pastor) if his wife was not a virgin at the time that he married her.
...to the Levitical priesthood out of the Old Testament and applying them to the New Testament church. However, this is not Biblical teaching.
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It is helpful to click on the image on the right to open it, and then read the article below.
...ask them to put an "x" where the proposition that you're debating falls on the scale for them. Then put an "x" where it falls for you.
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...the Bible was referring to him? Are you aware that the Mormon church uses the same passage to prove they are correct?
...city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city, unless the LORD has done it?
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...Bible says and then looking at what William Branham said. With respect to the Godhead, William Branham's doctrine was a mixture of [[Dynamic Monarchianis
=What the Bible says=
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1. There are no valid reasons that the New Testament should not be accepted as a reliable historical document....
...eyewitnesses within forty years of the events that are described therein. The accounts are credible and trustworthy.
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...everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Jn 13:34–3
...ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Lk 6:32–36
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This article examines William Branham's interpretation of the concept of '''''"kenosis"''''' as found in Philippians 2:7.
=What the Bible says=
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=Question 35 - The Eagle and The Prophet=
...ns have been vetted by someone who follows William Branham. While many in the message have written off our views as trivial and not being able to withsta
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=Question 16 - The Vision of the Plum and Apple Trees=
...back here so I could get a--a recording of it to send it to you peoples of the world.
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