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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?''

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>

...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.

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:

William Branham taught that Jesus Christ died a sinner. But is that what the Bible teaches? =What the Bible teaches=

...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:

Did William Branham understand the importance of context as it relates to biblical interpretation? =The importance of context=

...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)

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>

...translation but it is not. He is adding words that simply do not exist in the original Greek manuscripts. =What do the manuscripts say?=

...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?

=What the Bible teaches= ...bdue it...<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Ge 1:28.</ref>

...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.

Consider the following questions: *If God is good and loving, why is there suffering in the world? <br>

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.

...t wasn't for Abraham, God would have struck her dead. But is this what the Bible teaches? =What the Bible says=

...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?

...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

...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".

'''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

...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.

=What the Bible says= The KJV relates the conversation of Paul and Festus:

...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.

{{Template:The Message}} ...result, they will ignore a statement from 1961 if a quote from 1965 states the opposite.

...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>

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.

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>

...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

...rayed when they raised a baby to life. Why does he disagree with what the Bible clearly states? =What the Bible teaches=

...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?

...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==

...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

...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,

=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

...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

...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

.... '''Click on the scripture reference''' to go to the detailed article on the passage. #[[The Fulfillment of Malachi 4:5|Malachi 4:5]]

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

=The scriptural witness= Paul states in the first letter to the Thessalonians (KJV):

...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.''

...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>

==Ethiopia in the Bible== ...hiopia (a eunuch serving under Candace, Queen of Ethiopia) was baptized by the disciple Philip (Acts 8:27).

'''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.

|'''[[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

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.

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>

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.

...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.