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*[[Testimonies of Former Message Ministers|Why are Ministers are leaving the Message?]]
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...owing are articles on individual ministers or pastors in [[The Message|the message]].
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*[[Ministers must marry a virgin|Ministers must marry virgins]]
*[[The Rules of the Message]]
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...m and the Bible appear to be in disagreement, it is common to hear message ministers advise them to put it "on the shelf".<br>
...t means to be a true follower of Jesus in the context of scripture and the message of William Branham.<br>
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=Issues relating to churches or ministers that follow William Branham=
The followers of William Branham refer to themselves as [[The Message|Message]] churches. Are they credible? How do they deal with criticisms of Willia
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Message ministers often say that one of the signs that William Branham was a prophet was his
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...questions that we and others have brought to the attention of those in the message. As a result, we want to respond to these "defenses" not as a challenge to
If you are aware of any additional defenses of the message by message minisers, please let us know and we will attempt to respond.
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The message of william Branham is like a 3-legged stool. The three legs are:
...ssage or teachings of William Branham]]. This is what unites those in the message and is what holds them apart and separate from other Christians.
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...essage minister who has agreed to answer our questions with respect to the message. He has asked to remain anonymous which we respect. In the Q&A, we refer to
...nister (referred to a BM2) is of the Progressive Revelation subsect of the message.
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'''Dozens of pastors and ministers who followed William Branham have left the message.''' And they continue to leave.
...s this happening?''' Why would a minister, who had not only followed the message of William Branham but also encouraged others to follow it, leave?
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#If you don't believe the message, you are not going in the rapture.
#Only ministers can handle the Word.
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'''The Credibility of Message Ministers (Part 3): 1 Peter 3:15 - The Failure to Obey Scripture'''
But my experience with virtually all message ministers is that, first, they are not prepared to make a defense, second, they are n
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...ssions) and a message minister from the progressive revelation sect of the message (referred to as BM2 - Branham Minister #2). Click on the link to go to the
...is the second in our series of questions and answers with ministers of the message. Please [[Question 1 (ABM) - The Municipal Bridge vision|click here to go
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...order to explain the shift in William Branham's doctrines over time, many ministers who believe he was Elijah the Prophet teach that his sermons became more in
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My experience with virtually all message ministers is that:
Take for example the pastor of Bethel Tabernacle. This message minister has specifically stated on several occasions that he will not enga
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...t means to be a true follower of Jesus in the context of scripture and the message of William Branham.
...m and the Bible appear to be in disagreement, it is common to hear message ministers advise them to put it "on the shelf". In the podcast, our hosts regularly
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...the lies we were told, and how the teaching of William Branham are used by ministers to place people in fear, take their faith off the finished work of Christ,
...people leaving the Message for Atheism. Why would William Branham or any message minister deserve any respect or reverence, when they have tried to intentio
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William Branham, his message and the followers of his message are not without controversy. The important issue with controversy is to de
...the message AND an affordable way for all households to access all of the message.
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...wrong with wearing dresses, not drinking, and all of the other rules that message followers live by?'''
=Why we must reject William Branham's message=
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...het, at least in the context of those following [[Glossary#The Message|the message]].
...phet. Is it possible to be a true follower of Jesus Christ outside of the message? Certainly!
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...dreds of problems, concerns and issues relating to William Branham and his message.
We believe that all of [[Evidence and the Message|the evidence presented on this website]] is trustworthy. We have tried to
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The message often points to Catholicism as “polished up idolatry.” They took down
==Idolatry in the message==
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...nd objective examination of the [[William Branham|life]] and [[The Message|message]] of William Branham.</div>
...mprehensive information on William Branham]] and [[List of Issues with the Message|to ask questions]] about the facts that we have discovered. Click on the l
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This is a small representative of the various sects in the Message, most of which don't talk to each other. There is also the "Seven Thunders
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...sues that have come to our attention in respect to William Branham and his message'''. It summarizes, in the form of a list of questions, virtually all of t
...erence guide when discussing any concerns relating to William Branham, his message or those that follow him. Our aim is to provide a detailed explanation for
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Is this vision a better description today of message followers (and ministers in particular), than it is of Pentecostals? That has certainly been my exp
...al evidence of the Holy Spirit. Why do you think it is?" And then find a message pastor and ask him a question similar to the following - "Why do you follow
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...(or ran) away from it. Many ultimately concluded that it must be 'the way ministers are presenting it' that has caused so much confusion.
...onal views of it. After years of blaming ministers for misrepresenting the Message, there comes a time when you are forced to look deeper.
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...in the Middle East. PTM was founded in order to spread [[The Message|the message]] throughout the world.''"
Jason Demars is a pastor of a [[The Message|Branhamite]] church near Minneapolis, MN (Grace Ministries Hopkins, MN)
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...f Jesus Christ) in Johnson City, Tennessee. It is also one of the largest message churches in North America. Donny Reagan is known for his "screaming" style
...church, he refuses to speak up about the sins within the ministers of the message.
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Almost all message ministers have zero training in how to properly interpret the Bible. They rail again
...ult?#William Branham's message is greater than the Bible|William Branham's message above the Bible]].
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...Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He has spoken in many message churches in North America, including [[Cloverdale Bibleway]].
...here was an acutally healing by a blind man receiving his sight, and a non-message Bishop, this would be monumental news.
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...This is a first in a series of spots examining the credibility of message ministers. The first is of Ed Byskal of Cloverdale Bibleway in Surrey, British Colum
...I’ve mentioned this before, but now I am going to tie it together with my message. He said, “I don’t believe in the “Cloud” anymore. He says. “I ha
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...ublic in 2007, with the purpose of being a sane voice '''in defense of the message''' of William Branham.
...re apostate. '''The most problematic issue was the fact that not a single message minister stood up publicly against the terrible sin of our former pastor.''
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Actually that challenge is quite easy to meet and we would '''challenge''' message believers to '''find us one scripture where anyone was actually baptized in
...ism. thereby proving one of the fundamental doctrines of William Branham's message to be flawed.
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...Dayal has had no formal theological training which is a badge of pride in message churches. In 2021, Pastor Dayal was charged with criminal money laundering
...hose not familiar with Third Exodus Assembly, the church would be [[Is the Message a Cult?|considered a cult]] by virtually all Protestant, Roman Catholic or
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#[[Financial accountability in the message|Should 100% of the tithes go to the pastor?]]
#[[Financial accountability in the message#Do pastors = Levitical priests?|Are pastors today the same as priests in th
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...tion; it was made known to the apostles and prophets because they were the ministers through whom the truth of God was communicated to their fellow-believers.<R
....”] And we know it. He will be the second Elijah, as promised. Oh, my! The Message he—he’ll bring will be the mysteries, all, all these things.<ref>Willia
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=Question 13 - What is the message?=
...taught that he was the prophet to the last age and that he was to bring a message to the church:
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==Some African Ministers believe William Branham taught that polygamy was acceptable==
...nisters in Africa see polygamy as being acceptable to those who follow the message.
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{{ABM Q&A re Message}}
=Question 13 - What is the Message?=
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It's interesting that Jason Watkins and Donny Reagan, two well-known message pastors, have both issued public challenges. But when Tim Kraus called them
...of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the scriptures every day to see if what P
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Those who leave the message but remain Christians are generally viewed by followers of William Branham
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...nd the scripture that William Branham was referring to. If you are in the message and know the reference, we would appreciate it if you could email it to us
Now, therefore, I stand here with ministers around me, behind me, and out front, Christian people. And here we stand he
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This website was borne out of a burden to spread the message that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. We are very th
...nsive information on William Branham]]''' and '''[[List of Issues with the Message|to ask questions]]''' that flow from our research. We provide an objective
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...first published, as it made a general comparison between those leaving the message and atheists. This does not sit well with a family who watches their sons a
...anham cult pastors -- at least until the publication of this article. Many ministers that have proclaimed Scriptural Inerrancy for the past fifty years have now
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=William Branham’s message as an example=
Message preachers may seem to teach the same as an evangelical would on being born
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To the Bride of Christ – the followers of the message
...o preach “The trail of the serpent” and expose names of the people of this message that were doing wrong including family members. In this tension we left Ari
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...concerning the message of William Branham. [[Questions and Answers with a Message Minister|These are the guidelines that we suggest to keep the conversation
...am received many offerings and material items from people who followed his message.
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...eems to have picked up on William Branham's phraseology relating to "[[The Message]]" (refer to the transcript of the handwritten note below). His mass murd
...God Recordings seems to have avoided listing them on their Tape Index and Message Audio page. We have not yet analyzed these audio clips to determine where
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But some message believers say:
Whether the message is a cult turns on the issue of whether William Branham's teaching are view
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