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'''William Branham believed that he was the fulfillment of Zechariah 14:7:''' :''And there shall be a unique day, which is known to the Lord, neither day nor night, but at evening time there shall be light.<ref>

...ng the truth, even when it seems sure they must have known that they faked the evidence. Sincerity, my dear Julia, is a quality not to be trusted.'' ::Sarah Caudwell ''The Sibyl in Her Grave''

...eft Jesus at Gethsemane and, on the cross, Jesus died as a man (and not as the Son of God). =What the Bible says=

Can you tell whether someone has the Holy Ghost? William Branham clearly was conflicted here because he couldn' ...nd say "This man has the Holy Ghost because he did this, or this woman has the Holy Ghost because she did that."

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.

=Offices in the church= In 1 Corinthians 12:28, Paul broadens the offices and overlaps them with various gifts:

This question follows on from your response to Question 5 and specifically to the interpretation of Revelation 10:7. ...nishes the mystery of the written Book.”'' (62-1230E - Is This The Sign Of The End, Sir? - Para. 241-242)

[[Image:The-Lord-will-vindicate.jpg|thumb|250px|right]] ...ons between 1947 and 1965. His use of the word increased significantly in the latter years of his ministry (1220 times from 1962 - 1965).

...am Branham told her that she would be healed and stated it was "Thus Saith The Lord." This is the story of Agnes Shippy as told by her daughter, Sylvia Shippy Perkins.

...b-sect within the "[[The Message|message]]". We refer to this sub-sect as the Jackson camp or group. ...although they would never say that publicly because the average person in the movement does not realize how far they have diverged from William Branham's

...God was the baptism of the Holy Spirit; and to prove that we could grieve the Holy Spirit away by various means and might be doomed if we did so! But was :''And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.<ref>Ephesians 4:30 English Standard Version (ESV)</ref>

...Catholic Church would never repent of any of the evil it has committed on the basis of Revelation 2:21 which states: ...epented not.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 200

...ame="Lexicon 430"> HEBREW LEXICON -- STRONG'S NUMBER 430 </ref>. Although the root-meaning of this word is unknown, it is presumed to mean power, dominio ...yim), and virginity (Betulim). The plural nature of these words refers to the endless or undefined nature. All we can conclude from this is that Elohim i

...grave.jpg|thumb|220px|right|The home where Georgia Carter was healed, and the grave marking her passing in 1998.]] The following letter appears on pages 200-201 of the book "[[A Man Sent from God, by Gordon Lindsay|William Branham, A Man Sent

=The prophecies of 1933= ...also about the visions. But now we will talk about some inconsistencies in the visions that make history seem forged.

...se they believe that he was infallible. These groups would include most of the followers of Joseph Branham. ...never put Brother Branham's teachings above the Bible! He told us that the Bible is our absolute and that is what I believe.

William Branham said this about his "revelation" of the second seal: ...ust took place that just helped me so much.<ref>William Branham, 63-0319 - The Second Seal, para. 11-12</ref>

...his message and the followers of his message are not without controversy. The important issue with controversy is to determine which issues are valid con The following list comprises issues which we feel are valid concerns. This is

Isn't this the very definition of "hypocrisy"? ...participle on the stage, hypocrisy, from hypokrinesthai to answer, act on the stage, from hypo- + krinein to decide—more at CERTAIN] 13th century

William Branham did not believe that illegitimate children could go in the rapture and his teaching was based on Deuteronomy 23:2: ...of the LORD.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 200

Was King Saul the people’s choice by democratic vote? Or was he the king that God chose? ==The people chose Saul as king==

...es and Elijah who were coming back to earth to minister. But is this what the passage is saying? =What the Bible says=

=Question 17 - The Mystery of the Empty Cornerstone= ...exhausting the many issues surrounding WMB's prophetic ministry (or rather the lack thereof) and also his credibility.

...y, Depot Road, Longdenville, Trinidad & Tobago. As with most ministers in the message, Vin Dayal has had no formal theological training which is a badge For those not familiar with Third Exodus Assembly, the church would be [[Is the Message a Cult?|considered a cult]] by virtually all Protestant, Roman Cath

...ent meetings from August 12th to August 19th, 1955 in Karlsruhe, Germany. The following testimony was written by Herbert only a few months before he pass ...pecial shoe and limped to Brother Branham. After prayer she limped back to the descent praising God for her healing and there her legs were equally long a

...ign of the Messiah". He used the example of Jesus talking to the woman at the well, and then showed how he (William Branham) also possessed this sign as ...n the discernment lines. In contrast, Jesus did not use prayer cards with the information that he would later discern.]]

...ished his father's kingdom in peace, and had wisdom above all other men of the earth. However, Solomon's temple was eventually toppled, and his kingdom d ...le to the LORD (his resurrected body), was wiser than Solomon, and brought the kingdom of his Father to earth. "

...a witness to the healing power of Jesus Christ, and wrote the book "Christ the Healer" which is still in print today. ...in tongues. Because of this disagreement, in 1918 he quietly withdrew from the Assemblies of God and started a Christian and Missionary Alliance church in

...lieved that she was not in the original creation and was a perversion from the beginning. However, this is not what scripture teaches. William Branham taught that the woman was designed by Satan for filth, unclean living, and deception.

...rds Bro Branham uses when healing as told him by the angel. He narrated in the message ''Experience''.''' ...ges, but it is very different to hear him say something out of the blue at the start of his ministry and never repeat it.

William Branham taught that "sin is unbelief"? Is that what the Bible teaches? In the New Testament, we learn that sin is:

The doctrine of the Trinity requires agreement with the following three statements: :B. The Father is God, the Son is God, the Holy Spirit is God.

|'''''If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.''''' - Mark Twain ...ieve in the moment that he is the Prince of Denmark, though when he leaves the stage he will usually remember who he really is.''

...William Branham while he was alive. Everyone was afraid of the "angel of the Lord" that stood with him and his critics only raised concerns against him Controversy surrounded Branham right from the start of his public ministry.

...n walked (or ran) away from it. Many ultimately concluded that it must be 'the way ministers are presenting it' that has caused so much confusion. ...personal views of it. After years of blaming ministers for misrepresenting the Message, there comes a time when you are forced to look deeper.

...into 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 # The minister was a member of the "Junior Jackson" camp of the message; and

This article deals with one specific '''discernment from the audience in 1959'''. =Calling a person out of the audience - April 11, 1959=

...m Branham borrowed a number of doctrines from the Jehovah's Witnesses (aka the Watchtower Society). These include: *[[Michael the Archangel]] is Jesus Christ

There are significant problems with William Branham's teaching on the [[Seven Churches In Asia|Seven Church Ages which you can read about by clic But the question must be asked - What was the reason that he taught this doctrine? Was it simply another way to point to

...in conjunction with other words, as in "El-Shaddai", which greatly expands the scope of God's relationship with mankind. |style="width:54%"|And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:

...a series of online articles called “Did you know”. (Young Foundations is the youth ministry of Voice of God Recordings, Inc. and publishes these documen !Better Science (The Truth)

=The Challenge= In the sermon, The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Jeffersonville, December 4, 1960), William Bran

...ches are known to "take people out from under the blood" if they have left the church or have done something that warrants excommunication. We have been ...owhere in the Bible. We believe it is a general reference to the blood of the Passover Lamb in Exodus 12:23:

=Question 15 - What doctrines comprise the message?= This is a follow-on question from “What is the message?”

...m all sin.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), 1 Jn 1:7.</ref> ...am Branham believed that this passage taught if Christians did not walk in the light for their age, there was no forgiveness for sins. But is this what s

...ouisville, Kentucky on September 13, 1879 and died on November 20, 1952 at the age of seventy-three. '''William Branham admitted that he attended William Sowders' School of the Prophets in Louisville.''' It is not surprising that many of William Branh

...shelf" until such time as God revealed to them the proper understanding of the scripture (which was always in agreement with William Branham's teaching). Is this the correct way of approaching scripture?

...ranham's many failings have unnecessarily put their eternal destination on the line. They point their fingers and say, "What if you're wrong?" ...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

=What is the motivation for this website?= ...nt public in 2007, with the purpose of being a sane voice '''in defense of the message''' of William Branham.

'''There are many prophecies in the Bible,''' both in the Old Testament and the New Testament. Listed below are a sample of Biblical prophecies: |''Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy'' (Revelation 1:3a)

NO COMPROMISE, SAY AND BELIEVE WHAT THE PROPHET SAID” d) “Organized religion is the mark of the beast.”

...ament, it marks him as eternal, steadfast, a refuge, and immovable. He is the foundation and habitation of his people, and his salvation is sure. ...[[Portal:Revelation|revelation]] of Jesus Christ, and [[Christ]] himself - the chief corner stone.

...ht the problems with William Branham and his message. However, we believe the scripture requires us to highlight any false teachings and to let people kn Here is what the Bible says:

:'''''For wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together.''''' (KJV) ...ing because William Branham often paid little attention to context or even the simplest laws of grammar when interpreting a passage of scripture. One exam

...saken me?”<Ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Mt 27:46–50.</Ref> ...ft Jesus because he had to die as a sinner. William Branham stated that on the cross:

...anham's message really believe in a practical sense. If you don't believe the way that they do, you are generally classified as a "foolish virgin." ...ead eating pie till I hit a seed; I wouldn't throw the pie away, I'd throw the seed away, just keep on eating pie.

...ching. Several of his books have become textbooks in Bible Schools around the world. (Biography notes taken from [http://www.osborn.org/about/tlosborn.ht ...but stated that God [[Are Christians considered amateur gods?|has come in the flesh in all of us]].

...''I usually exaggerate''' on it.<ref>William Branham, 59-0301M - Strait Is The Gate, para. 25</ref> =Is there a higher standard under the new covenant?=

=Question 18 - Why do we need the message?= ...comprise the message?”, I would say, with respect, that you did not answer the question. It is my view that WMB’s message is completely inconsequential

...e to [[Reading between the lines|read between the lines]] when reading the Bible? ...linger, professor of Church History and Historical Theology at Reformation Bible College.</ref>

People point at us and say, "You never really believed the message!". But is this true? =We were in the message!=

...that eventually, Rome would call in all of the money in the world because the governments didn't have enough gold but Rome did. In the words of William Branham:

=Question 13 - What is the Message?= ...t he was the prophet to the last age and that he was to bring a message to the church:

I was raised in the message from birth and, under that protective wing of its embrace or rather ...as though I sat at their dinner table. I visited his home town and saw all the places he told us about.

The following is a sermon on Christian cults by Jacob Prasch which we strongly =Excerpts from the sermon=

:''...if you start doubting again, the very faith that taken it out, unbelief will bring it back again.''<ref>HEAL William Branham even said that if he told a person "thus saith the Lord" that they would be healed and they didn't have faith, they wouldn't b

...ger can be a prophet (a man), or a heavenly being. William Branham was of the view that there were no women angels, however [[Are There Women Angels?|scr There are many angels identified in the scriptures:

'''The majority of message church believe the Oneness doctrine.''' ...doptionism]]. Prior to the 20th century, the Christian church referred to the Oneness doctrine as Sabellianism, Patripassianism, Modalism or modalistic m

{{Template:The Message}} ...uit. Ern Baxter said, ''"Branham as a teacher was outside of his calling. The fruits of his teaching ministry are not good."''

...r arms around your brothers, and [[The Importance of a Right Spirit|having the right spirit rather than wrong doctrine]]. ...from anyone else? Even pagans do that.<ref>Tyndale House Publishers, Holy Bible: New Living Translation, 3rd ed. (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publisher

...s position in 1947 to become William Branham's campaign manager. He began the [[William Branham and Flying Saucers|''Voice of Healing'' magazine in 1948] ...old William Branham to repent for his teachings, or God would take him off the scene.'''

...en the new covenant and the old covenant are not important? What does the Bible say about this? =What is the "new covenant"?=

...ted the message that the messenger brought (which included the doctrine of the Trinity), they were lost. 2) He also taught that in order to be saved, you have to believe the messenger’s message for that age.

...e did not know where to turn. We had been taught that anything outside of the message, was false. Was there truth anywhere to be found? ...resources have helped us in coming to grips with the problems we found in the message and have helped us draw closer to Christ:

...lagiarism. Fianlly, we deal with the specific questions raised in each of the emails. ...that William Branham plagiarized some of his more significant teachings. The easiest way to do this is to trivialize William Branham's plagiarism in suc

=Question 13 - What is the message?= ...t he was the prophet to the last age and that he was to bring a message to the church:

In a sermon in 1964, William Branham sought to tie in a lunar eclipse with the Pope's visit to Jerusalem: ...f>William Branham, An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages - Chapter Nine - The Laodicean Church Age, para. 357-1</ref>

...ranham's [[Lazy Theology|lazy theology]] is his approach to the concept of the eternal sonship of Christ. William Branham ridiculed the idea throughout his ministry as being a Catholic doctrine:

...n's sister, Florence, was diagnosed with cancer. Although she was only 39, the cancer had advanced to a stage where her doctors couldn't stop it. ...prophecy that we are aware of that can be proved to have been made before the fact.

William Branham said that the only thing we have to do is to let go and let God. =What the Bible teaches=

...ng the truth, even when it seems sure they must have known that they faked the evidence. Sincerity... is a quality not to be trusted." (Sarah Cockburn) ...ienced after the death of his wife and daughter? We will never know. But the evidence points CLEARLY to deceipt.

...also took the form of a dove when it descended on Jesus at his baptism on the Jordan River. ...sease, and one bird was killed, its blood sprinkled on the other bird, and the living bird was released into an open field.

The doctrine of the clarity of Scripture means that the Bible is written in such a way that its teachings are '''able to be understood by Did William Branham beleive in the clarity of scripture?

Deuteronomy 13:1–3 states that the test of a prophet is in his message, not in his signs: ...d out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Dt 13:1–3.

...rophet, his credibility is a critical issue. I also want to thank you for the tone of your emails. ...''How did I know it till I went and seen it?''' (58-0928M - The Baptism Of The Holy Spirit, para. 143)

...of prophecy as a prediction of an event or occurrence that will happen in the future. ='''The Challenge''' to all message followers'=

..., [[Financial accountability in the message|'''Financial accountability in the message''']] *Does the tithe belong to the ministry?

==What the Bible teaches== In Hebrew 12, the writer of Hebrews tells us:

[[Image:BreadOK.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The vision showed bread that people in his tabernacle would not eat...]] The following vision is taken from the tract '''''I Was Not Disobedient To The Heavenly Vision''''', which was written and distributed by William Branham

...'''[[Are Christians required to tithe?]]''' and '''[[Church Governance in the Message|Church governance]]''' ...nd not authority. There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.''''' (Lord Acton)

...esCC.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Aries ("ram") is the first astrological sign in the Zodiac]] ...ed that God wrote "three Bibles": the Zodiac, the Pyramids and the written Bible that we are familiar with. But does this make any sense?

...hose with a keen knowledge of scripture and spiritual discernment can tell the difference. ...e real food and appealing to the rat in order to get him to accept and eat the part that is poison.

...in some Christian circles; it holds a nearly mythological status, wherein the King James Version is perceived to possess an inherent superiority over oth ...ay that other translations are not? Or have some confused its other name, the Authorized Version to mean, as if by King Jesus, instead of King James I?

...in top to watch them. Then as a storm approached, she flew back down into the valley and took her eaglets back onto her wings and flew them to a place of ...arly making it up (we did not mention where we got this report) and one of the scientists got quite angry that someone would make up such an obviously fal

There is a lot of attention in the media being given to '''Blood Moons''' and we have received several emails ...un and the moon and the shadow of the earth causes the moon to grow dark. The moon appears red during a total lunar eclipse.

...er followers of William Branham. Each has a unique story of why they left the message in their search for spiritual truth. =Podcast Interviews with people who left the message=

...was clearly tainted by Nestorianism. It is even more clearly developed in the teachings of [[Vaylism|Lee Vayle]]. ...rist. In effect, it made Christ two distinct persons. Instead of blending the two natures into a single self-consciousness, Nestorianism places them alon

Followers of the message often point to the dead being raised in William Branham's ministry as vindication for his stat ...'we have been unable to find any evidence that anyone was ever raised from the dead''' through William Branham's prayers.

William Branham basically adopted the baptismal formula of [[Did William Branham Teach Oneness?|Oneness or "Jesus ...the Lord Jesus and was required to baptize the person again in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

One of the "keystone" verses in the message is Luke 17:30: :'''''Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.''''' (KJV)

...sequent priests had specific duties to fulfill, all of which were types of the coming [[Messiah]]. These duties included: *Authority to partake of a portion of the sacrifices

'''[[The Message|The Message of William Branham]]'''<br></font> </div> Examine it. [[Proof of the Prophetic|Test it.]] You Decide.<br></font><font color='#800000' size='+0'>

..., idolatry is just as alive and well today as it has ever been, even among the more advanced societies. In reality, an idol is anything upon which we bas ...nd financial gain? How much of our fellowship with God is sacrificed upon the altar of activities or ideals, which are not intrinsically wrong, but occup

....S.R. established diplomatic ties shortly after, on November 16, 1933. In the fourth vision, William Branham said he witnessed Fascism and Nazism being s ...''failed.'''|[[Image:Reichstag flag.jpg|right|thumb|400px|U.S.S.R. flag on the German Parliament (Reichstag) in Berlin.]]

...ter, who said, “''When God looks in the mirror, he sees me! When I look in the mirror, I see God!''” ...ng at God. You’re looking at Jesus.''”<ref>James Montgomery Boice, Romans: The New Humanity, vol. 4 (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1991–)</ref>

{{Template:Reason and the Message}} ...the offshoots of blind faith is anti-intellectualism. This is rampant in the message.

The Voice of God Recordings, Inc. (VoGR) is a U.S. non-profit organization base ...Paul Branham (treasurer) and Paul Brewer. Joseph Branham has gone around the world saying that 100% of his father's words are correct. As evidence of t

=Trying to put out the light?= ...ight being his message but we have since realized he and his following are the little birds!!!

...his vision is clear - both Trinitarians and Oneness believers are found in the Cross. Yet in 1965, he completely goes against this vision from God and d Did God change His mind, or was the vision wrong?

...ere unbiblical exclusivism arises and this is rampant within [[The Message|the Message]]. =What does the Bible say about makeup?=

...ceive you...<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 200 ...d I’ll receive you”? “Touch not her unclean things, and I’ll receive you,” the Holy Spirit speaking.

{{Reason and the Message}} ...Belief in an Age of Skepticism'' (Dutton: Feb 2008), pp. xvi-xvii) states the following:

..., Jesus calls himself "the Son of man". This does not mean that Jesus was the son of Joseph, but that he was a man, born of a woman, just like every othe ...the whole earth, and lost that inheritance. Jesus, as the Son of Man, has the authority to reclaim that inheritance.

[[File:Pentagram of Venus.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The Pentagram of Venus]] ...agram clearly displayed on the front of the Branham Tabernacle? What does the Pentagram mean?

...One. Throughout the Old Testament, God is called Holy, and the Holy One. The [[Messiah]] is shown to be none other than God when King David prophecies t ...of Jesus Christ, God's Holy Spirit becomes our own, and we are united with the Holy One.

...one(at the top) and this was part of the message that God sent by Enoch to the world (even though it is not in scripture). ...ower''', which they misused, '''causing the great flood''' which destroyed the earth.

...ivately, things that I have to do, and things, the way I have to live, and the things that I have to do. '''It's a Nazarite birth.''' And so we--we don't. ...eparated not to creeds, but to the Word. Christ is that Word. Separated to the Word!<ref>PERSEVERANT DALLAS.TX 64-0305</ref>

{{Template:Reason and the Message}} Some message believers look at the evidence of [[Failed Prophecies]] that we and others have presented and sta

...the Temple, where only the High Priest was able to enter once a year, and the Spirit also anointed and inspired men (kings, poets, and commoners) for ser After being rebuked by the Prophet Nathan for commiting adultery, King David wrote:

William Branham said this about his "revelation" of the second seal: ...to—to give It, by…as He gives It to me.'''<ref>William Branham, 63-0321 - The Fourth Seal, para. 4-5</ref>

...sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; |Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

{{Template:The Message}} ...f William Branham as "Branhamites" or members of the Branham cult. But is the message really a cult?<br>

...uld cancel his meetings and that this would mark the end of the revival in the United States. '''What did William Branham actually say? Did Billy Graham c ...passage in the Bible - "As it was in the days of Sodom..." - but does the Bible say that anywhere?'''

*Noah and Enoch were preaching at the same time; ...type of the Bride of Christ that went in the Rapture and is also a type of the seventh church age; and,

'''Prophecy''' is the foretelling of future events by a human messenger (prophet) under divine in ...d whether they were fulfilled or failed. The big question is - [[Proof of the Prophetic|Did William Branham make any '''REAL''' prophecies?]]

...er, he changed his mind several times as to what he truly thought it was. The questions is - Did he get it right? ...n a Christian's life, following justification and sanctification. This is the traditional Pentecostal understanding of scripture.

...st-hand testimonies and newspaper reports on William Branham's meetings in the 1940s and 1950s. ...Lush, Mark Coffey, and Robert Coffey) has been significantly altered from the original printed version.

{{Template:The Message}} Those who leave the message but remain Christians are generally viewed by followers of William

There are four primary arguments that are used to prove the existence of God. These are: #The cosmological or creation argument;

...folk mentioning that they have '''access to the blood through the Word of the Hour'''. Is this correct? If not, why? The word “access” is found only three times in the New Testament. (Rom. 5:1–2; Eph. 2:18, Eph. 3:12). These three passages t

|''The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;'' (Mark 1:1) ...with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:'' (Romans 1:3-4)

...was ordained as a minister by William Branham on November 21, 1965 and was the pastor of [http://www.tucsontabernacle.com/ Tuscon Tabernacle] in Tucson, A ...ing him on various hunting trips. He also wrote a book called "The Acts of the Prophet" about William Branham, and Sarah Branham (William Branham's younge

...e were to recognize a prophet. He would gain credibility as God fulfilled the things he predicted. And if he stated anything that failed to be fulfilled ...t. There had to be some current prophecies so that people would know that the person was a prophet.

Many people have asked us, both those in [[The Message|the message]] and those that have left off following William Branham: "What do Those inside the message expect that we are looking for followers (we're not) and those who

What did William Branham believe about the Holy Spirit? Was his view Biblical? William Branham believed that the Holy spirit is "God's prophet", a sign of the last days.

Recently, Owen Jorgensen, the author of ''[[Supernatural: The Life of William Branham]]'' wrote a response to those who criticize William ...s Owen Jorgensen. Some of you may know me as the author of ''Supernatural: The Life of William Branham''. It took me twenty-five years to research and wr

{{Template:The Message}} People that follow William Branham's message can be recognized by the way that their women dress - long dresses and [[Long Hair or Uncut Hair|lon

..." is none other than the [[Messiah]], the [[Son of David]] and [[Lion]] of the Tribe of Judah. |''Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.'' (I Timothy 1:

=The Brown Bear vision= ...ust before a hunting trip in 1962, William Branham said it was "Thus Saith The Lord" that he would shoot an enormous brown bear. This vision never came t

=Is the message a cult?= Thanks for your kind words regarding my talk on finding the will of God. I only speak occasionally but I do enjoy sharing what I have

...y in the established Church that sparked the creation of these groups over the years. ...adopted the Nicene Creed (in support of the Trinity), and acknowledge that the patriarchs of Alexandria and Rome had exceptional authority over their resp

But is this biblical? '''What does the Bible say?''' =What the Bible teaches=

...ns across the United States, Canada, Africa, and India. Billy Paul became the vice-president of Voice of God Recordings, Inc. in Jeffersonville, Indiana. ...rizona in March 1963. Fred Sothmann believed that William Branham was God the Father, and that people should pray in William Branham's name.

Click [ here to listen to part 7 of the Debate on the Off The Shelf podcast]. {{The 2020 Debate}}

=Question 8 - The 1933 Ohio River Baptismal experience= ...ibility and specifically, the veracity of his story about what happened on the Ohio River in 1933.

What is legalism? Did William Branham teach a legalistic version of the Gospel? Are his followers legalistic? Are there specific rules that messa ...il and the New Testament does indeed deal with it, even if it does not use the word.

...country too. I know, Jesus, when... Matthew 17, when they asked Him, "Why the Scribes say, Elias..." :''Watch what He said, "Elias truly must first come." Past, present--in the future tense, but then He give John as an example. John wasn't Malachi 4. J

=Question 27 - Are the rules for remarriage different for men and women?= ...I also understand that you believe that, if the guilty party was the man, the wife could remarry (and that this is what William Branham was really teachi

William Branham said this about his "revelation" of the first seal: ...aking it from an old context. '''I had nothing on it.''' I don't know what the Second Seal is no more than nothing, but I'd got some old contexts of somet

The following is an interview with Alfred Pohl from the February 21, 1990 edition of ''O Timothy magazine'': ...Now, did many claim to be healed, or did it seem that many were healed in the meeting?

...le Study lists most of the scriptures relating to Christian Baptism in the Bible. ...ay out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice

...or me to confess these things since by God’s wonderful Grace he has broken the bars of deception for me and pointed me to what is Truth, His Word. ...good description would be to fall under the leadership of a man instead of the Holy Ghost. In doing so you will be led to believe many things that are not

=The Question= ...words said over the person being baptized). Here is an amalgam of some of the questions we have received:

==The angel was God== ...the mind, don't you believe that He's here now? The same God, just before the world burns again in a destruction? Don't you believe He's here? Then let's

Human excrement is mentioned a number of times in the Bible. Some of it relates to prophecies about Jesus. ==The Shame of Jerusalem:==

'''The Bible includes''' many promises of healing. Some scriptures give details of spec The power over disease and death is God's alone. Although it is man's curse, i

...by Paul of Samosata, bishop of Antioch, who was condemned for his views by the church in AD 268.<ref>Sinclair B. Ferguson and J.I. Packer, New Dictionary ...as rooted in second-and third-century monarchianism but also flourished in the eighth century. According to adoptionism, Jesus was only a man but was adop

...enNine Visions of 1933|eight or nine prophetic visions in June 1933]]. In the second prophecy, William Branham witnessed Benito Mussolini brutally invadi =The initial telling of the Mussolini prophecy=

=Did God leave Jesus Christ on the cross?= ...but God had saw all in Him, at the finish, see. When God looked down upon the body...

...t all. It was just his personal desire to see no women cut their hair. The bible does not support an idea like that. If you look into his question and answe I agree with you that the Bible does not forbid women to cut their hair.

...ophecied that King David's seed would build a temple to the LORD, and that the throne of this son would be established forever. ...him, and built a temple to the LORD, so Jesus built a temple to the LORD. The difference was that Solomon's temple was a building, and Jesus' temple was

{{Template:The Message}} ...o how they refer to themselves generally as a movement. If you are "'''in the message'''" then you consider yourself a true follower of William Branham a

...s arriving in Finland on April 14, 1950. William Branham is at the top of the stairs.]] ==Concerns with the story==

...on the cross as a man.<ref>William Branham, 65-0418M - It Is The Rising Of The Sun, para. 241</ref> Does the Bible teach this?

==What were the Seven Visions== ...eculiar that this section is headed, 'What were the visions?' rather than 'The visions were' but determining exactly what they were, turns out not to be

...ontrary to William Branham's claims, no tiara has ever been inscribed with the phrase Vicarius Filii Dei.]] ...Vatican in Rome and had seen the following inscription above the throne of the Pope - VICARIVS FILII DEI.

Message followers often tell us that they will not look at the evidence because they have been called to "only believe". But what does the Bible say we should look at?

...l doing, as unto a faithful Creator. ... Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: <br> Casting all you ..., bringing glory to God when we bless those who persecute us. Eventually, the love of God will eliminate suffering.

...ge Tract printed before 1977, the year William Branham's followers thought the world would end.]] [[ William Branham]] believed that the world would end in 1977.

...t to any organization, church or man as having special status or a lock on the truth. ...for a statement of the basic truths that we hold to we would refer you to the [http://www.lausanne.org/en/documents/lausanne-covenant.html Lausanne Coven

...-the-2020-debate-part-4/ here to listen to part 4 of the Debate on the Off The Shelf podcast]. {{The 2020 Debate}}

=The following Christians all believed in the doctrine of the Trinity= ...u will die in your sins." A revelation!<ref>65-0725M, The Anointed Ones At The End Time</ref>

...re Christians required to tithe?]]''' and '''[[Financial accountability in the message|Financial accountability]]''' #The local church was sovereign

...nt is recalled, as God addresses the Hebrew king as ‘priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.’ In later literature, Melchizedek is regarded as an ideal priest-king and, in the Dead Sea Scrolls, as a heavenly judge.

=Did William Branham travel around the world seven times?= ...issue. There are minor occurrences in the Old Testament but this is under the new covenant.

...and grace? '''Why did William Branham teach that Jesus came to "magnify" the law?''' (related video: [[Fallen From Grace]]) William Branham taught that if you obey the law this means you are not under the law:

...takes a close examination of the altar calls that still remain unedited on the recorded sermons from 1947 to 1965. ...life. But it also was a measurable statistic for the success or failure of the conversions to this new gospel he proclaimed.

...dding:1px; margin:1px;"><font color='#800000' size='+1'>'''The Prophecy of the Cloud'''.</font> </div> [[Image:Cloud-Large.jpg|370px|right|thumb|Page 112 of the May 1963 edition of Life Magazine]]

...e claiming that William Branham predicted the COVID-19 pandemic that swept the globe in 2020. Is this true? =The prophetic quote?=

...llment of Malachi 4:5-6. This is a foundational doctrine of [[The Message|the message]]. ...ountless people email us asking the question: '''''"If Bro. Branham wasn't the fulfillment of Malachi 4:5, then who is?"'''''

...ting in Arizona, and how he received an angelic commission to preach about the Seven Seals. =Why Are The Seven Seals Important?=

The following is the testimony of Jennifer Hamilton published in January 2016. ...that everything I believed in all my life might be a distorted version of the truth was scary. To have ministers admit that they covered up discrepancie

...t-align:left; padding:1px; margin:1px;"><font color='#800000' size='+1'>'''The Prophecies of William Branham's Death'''.</font> </div> ''In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.'' (2 Cor 1

Bill Ivy is the pastor of Living Word Tabernacle, a message church in Gibson, Missouri. On December 24, 2019, he posted an article on the website of Living Word Tabernacle which we strongly disagree with. While h

...to articles on various doctrines taught by William Branham with respect to the nature of God. Godhead means “the nature of God”<ref name="Godhead">The following Greek words are translated into English as '''Godhead''':

=Question 9 - The Mother Eagle= ...intop to watch them. Later, as a storm approached, she flew back down into the valley and took her eaglets back onto her wings and flew them to a place of

...tions on these initial questions but want to get the substantive issues on the table first. I have been quite busy which has delayed me in sending my nex =Question 3 - The Brown Bear Vision=

William Branham believed that when he spoke "Thus saith the Lord" that God was obligated to carry out what William Branham said. ...ot your recorders here, if you want to see what He says. Said, "THUS SAITH THE LORD, you're healed of that stomach trouble."''

=Question 31 - What is the significance of a Seven-Lettered Name?= ...aying and doing. I believe the third option, obviously. And if you believe the third option, you can find his exaggerations likewise have a sincere motive

=William Branham's version of the story= ...lace, but his mound is nothing but a snake mound. And no matter, even into the fall and winter, serpents still crawl from his grave. A memorial! God forbi

...reator of the world.<ref>Philip Schaff and David Schley Schaff, History of the Christian Church, vol. 3 (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1910), 649.< ...Jesus Christ. It is clear that Lee Vayle took his doctrine directly from the teachings of William Branham.

The Off The Shelf podcast did a [http://offtheshelf.life/podcast/episode-42-how-to-defe Pastor Gwena responded in a series of comments on the podcast website, which we have provided for our readers below. We have als

...e this might not be generally problematic, it is when it is done to change the meaning of scripture. 1 John 5:6-9 in the KJV reads as follows:

...eat every part of the lamb before sunrise - or every firstborn would face the Angel of Death. ...be led as a ''"lamb to the slaughter"'', and John the Baptist called Jesus the ''"Lamb of God"''.

...unders Inspiration" or simply the "Inspiration"'''). He was the pastor of the Local Christian Assembly Church on 70th Avenue in Forest Hills, New York (Q ...n New York City. however, it is generally acknowledged that leadership of the movement now resides in Kevin Blewett and David Musgrove.

Ex-message followers who are atheists may state the following: .... Science is the only way of gaining knowledge about reality. It tells us the physical world is all there is.”

...in top to watch them. Then as a storm approached, she flew back down into the valley and took her eaglets back onto her wings and flew them to a place of ...oung eagles climbed onto her wings. She then flew down into a valley with the chicks on her wings.

Did William Branham understand the biblical concept of the providence of God? =What do we mean by the "Providence of God"?=

...raid of him.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 200 =The "One Mistake" rule of Deuteronomy 18=

...0's and throughout the 1920's, and ran for the office of the President for the Prohibition Party in 1932. ...yed for Upshaw, who was instantly healed, and had full use of his legs for the remainder of his life.

One of the controversial teachings of William Branham is the subject of [[Marriage and Divorce]]. William Branham was of the view that the following were grounds for a man to divorce his wife:

..., it was illegal to manufacture, transport, or sell alcoholic beverages in the United States. ...t a voice spoke to him as a child, while he was hauling water used to cool the still, and said: ''"Don't ever drink, or smoke, or defile your body in any

.... He believed his faith was perfect. And he believed that magicians have the same kind of faith. But that is not the New Testament version of faith.

=The Debate= ...Rod Bergen from the Off The Shelf podcast and the BelieveTheSign website). The discussion was moderated by C. Jay Cox and Tim Kraus.

...is from a talk that [[Joseph Branham]] gave in Arizona in 2004 with Catch The Vision Tour (obtained from WMB1.com). ...See that's the promise. And if I got to stumble I want to stumble here in the flesh. God knows that. He knows that I can fail Him and that I'll make mist

|Jesus said '''''"Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."''''' Below is an excerpt from David Martyn Lloyd-Jones se [[Image:Baptism Sakhalin.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The joy of Baptism in Sakhalin Island, Russia: a clean heart and identification

...g those mistakes but rather look at when he was under the "anointing" when the "Angel" was standing beside him. The following is one of the more disturbing issues that I have found.

|And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. =Examination of the Seventh Seal=

...at all subsequent generations would call her blessed, and Jesus was called the "son of Mary" by others around him. ...al child birth, and by this, God became a kinsman with Adam's race through the Son of God, Christ Jesus.

...g and vindication of William Branham are under intense scrutiny. People in the message are asking questions and are not satisfied with being ignored. ...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

...rd vision, William Branham witnessed Germany building a concrete line, and the deaths of many American soldiers on this line. [[Image:Hitler6.jpg|right|2 ==Retelling of the 1933 Prophecy==

...he message and the not-so-special sons and daughters that just believe the Bible? What does the Bible teach on this issue?

...Spirit." The Bible records that the apostles baptized all new converts in the name of Jesus Christ. [[Image:Baptism Siberia.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Baptism in Siberia through the ice]]

==William Branham the Hunter== During his sermon on the [[Sixth Seal]], William Branham takes the time to lash out critically at big-game hunters:

...Instead, he chose to give up his royal privileges and become a servant of the King of kings, and a missionary to Scotland.<ref>{{Wikipedia Reference}}</r ...es from Clarence Larkin]] including virtually all of the supposed dates of the seven ages. Clarence Larkin's exact words were as follows:

...his is a response to a supposed prophecy that William Branham made "before the fact." In 1962, William Branham related the story of the prophecy of Joseph Branham's birth by stating:

[[Image:Cloud-Large.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Page 112 of the May 1963 edition of Life Magazine]] ...AZ and remained sunlit for 28 minutes after sunset. It was highlighted in the [[Life Magazine May1963 (Page 112)|May 1963 edition of Life Magazine]]. In

...ch he had found to be a Biblical example. The Protestants in Georgia said the following about John Wesley: :''"The people… say they are Protestants. But as for you, they cannot tell what r

...aul wrote that he was not taught the Gospel by anyone, but received it "by the revelation of Jesus Christ". ...cast out devils, and preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ to believers and the heathen.

...-the-2020-debate-part-2/ here to listen to part 2 of the Debate on the Off The Shelf podcast]. {{The 2020 Debate}}

...pisode-72-debate-part-6/ here to listen to part 6 of the Debate on the Off The Shelf podcast]. {{The 2020 Debate}}

{{Template:Reason and the Message}} People in the message have said to us when confronted with errors in William Branham's me

...f Man]], the [[Son of God]], the Son of the Blessed, the son of peace, and the [[Son of Mary]]. ...o hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, '''and what [is] his son's name''', if thou cans

...also said that prophecy was fulfilled when John F. Kennedy was elected and the women's vote caused him to be elected.[[Image:800px-National Association Ag ==Problems with the Prophecy==

...ories that were experienced by ex-message believers while in [[The Message|the Message]]. ...g true stories raise serious questions about the integrity of ministers in the message.

#believed the doctrine of the Trinity from the start of his ministry until 1958; #rejected the doctrine of the Trinity sometime in 1958

...hen I discovered how far from the truth William Branham's version was from the actual events. ...nstantly healed, rose from his wheelchair and had full use of his legs for the remainder of his life.

William Branham said this about how he received the revelation of the sixth seal: ...that I had to walk completely out in the yard''', just walk around, out in the yard a little while. That’s right. '''It just simply almost took my breat

...the church would go through prior to the coming of the Lord. But does the Bible teach this? =What the Bible says=

...just stand up and tell us who he is, and his lovely little lady there, and the next brother.” ...eged to be here. And I'm... Brother Roger and me live in Kansas, travel on the field, as an evangelist, telling, 'Jesus saves, heals, by faith in Jesus...

...is a response to his letter from Luca Freeman, a former Message believer (the complete text of his letter can be found [[A Biographer Answers Critics of ...William Branham, and in doing so, a defense of his own book, Supernatural: The Life of William Branham.

=Question 33 - The The Prophecy of the Seven Angels= ...over relates to William Branham's vision prior to him giving the series on the seven seals.

This article examines the response of people in the message to the failed visions. =The use of red herring arguments by message followers=

=Jason Watkins' Defense of the Message= ...no formal theological training, which is a badge of honor in [[The Message|the message]].

...the most destructive concepts taught by William Branham was his concept of the new birth, which was something that you had to earn by your conduct. ...on was made up of Justification, Sanctification and finally the Baptism of the Holy Ghost.

William Branham believed that the following were [[Grounds for Divorce in the Message|grounds for divorce]] for Christians: *If the wife cuts her hair;

...paper, all discarded efforts to put on paper something I could share with the people I one time preached to. ...icing the fragile emotions of people while they dig their feet deeply into the soil of their steadfast opinions.

...s is a list of all of the recent pages that have been added (just click on the links): *Added an article on [[The real problem with the Nicene Council]]

...ght|250px|William, Billy Paul, Rebekah (with cut hair) and Meda Branham in the 1950s.]] ...the easiest way to identify women that are followers of William Branham is the length of their hair and their mode of dress.

...n about a tent. (See the article on the [[Heavenly Vision]] to learn about the first tent vision.)]] ...es the vision is in January 1956. He indicated the vision was "Thus Saith The Lord."

=Question 14 (ABM) - What if a person rejects the message?= This further question is a natural progression from Question 13 - What is the message?.

{{Template:Reason and the Message}} ...cast down reasoning''". The problem is that there is no scripture in the Bible that states this. Was William Branham adding to scripture? Is there any s

=Question 30 - The Mans from Windsor= ...e to ask the question – did it actually ever occur? Personally, given all the changes, I don’t think it did. And if it did, why did he change it to ma

William Branham was all over the map on what he believed and what he preached. So it is not surprising that ...He loves me. So there we are; we're all one together in Christ Jesus.<ref>THE.CHILDREN.OF.ISRAEL_ PHOENIX.AZ 47-1123</ref>

! Church Age Book statement of the vision ...apron. With this vision I saw the terrible perversion and moral plight of the whole world.

...ould expect that his healing ministry would be similar to that of Jesus or the apostles. ...was healed that Jesus prayed for. We read this in a number of passages in the Gospels:

...s-155 - Br Br - seated with Bible.jpg|200px|right|thumb|William Branham in the 1940's, still with hair.]] |'''The Commission''' <br> [http://en.believethesign.com/images/b/be/The_Simple_Tru

...that were fulfilled in the life and ministry of Jesus, identifying him as the Christ. |width="45%"|But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to

...effersonville, Indiana, during which time he introduced William Branham to the Pentecostal religion. "I am the minister who received Brother Branham into the first Pentecostal assembly he ever frequented. I baptized him, and was his

'''Is it possible for Christians to honestly celebrate the birth of Christ on December 25th?''' ...e family traditions founded on love while not worrying about how others in the past may have had a different focus.