Search results

'''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)