...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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Can you tell whether someone has the Holy Ghost? William Branham clearly was conflicted here because he couldn't see
=No - you can't tell=
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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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...s 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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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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Consider the following questions:
*If God is good and loving, why is there suffering in the world? <br>
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...in a person's life was believing William Branham's message. But what does the Bible teach?
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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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...prophet, at least in the context of those following [[Glossary#The Message|the message]].
...alachi 4? What if he was the messenger to the last church age as those in the believe? What then?
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These were Jesus' last words about the Holy Spirit:
...efore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Jo
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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
==Where are you?==
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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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...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
1. Plausible. If false doctrines didn't hold together at all, they would never be accepted.
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What's very strange is that in Bible times, the only shoes that were generally worn were sandals, which were all generally
...hat Mary, the mother of Jesus, and basically all of the women mentioned in the Bible were all dressed in an immoral fashion?
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...ist, 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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Almost all message ministers have zero training in how to properly interpret the Bible. They rail against theologians and anything to do with reasoning and
...ving you can interpret with complete objectivity, but not recognizing that you have preconceptions that influence your interpretation.'''
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! Church Age Book statement of the vision
...As I turned to look I saw nothing but debris, craters, and smoke all over the land of America.
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We called you 'brother' because you said if we love you we should call you brother. It wasn't just a term of endearment, it was a title of utmost resp
...vinced us you were an Old Testament prophet and the very 'voice of God' to the world.
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It is helpful to click on the image on the right to open it, and then read the article below.
...e debating falls on the scale for them. Then put an "x" where it falls for you.
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...ful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. ''<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Is
Why is Jesus called “the everlasting Father” if He is the Son of God?
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...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:
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...rite down in an old book. In the last vision, there was an explosion, and the United States was turned into ashes from coast to coast. He predicted this
=The Prophecy=
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...he protests led by Martin Luther King, Jr. against segregation would cause the death of millions. But it didn't.
...gn.com/index.php/Roy_Davis#Roy_Davis_and_the_KKK was heavily involved with the K.K.K.] Perhaps this is what formed William Branham's opinion.
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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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...to pour out the plagues upon the earth now. “Come up hither and I’ll show you what’s fixing to take place. Christ-rejecting, godless sinners, I’m goi
...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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...h means ‘opinion’. Orthodoxy are those beliefs that generally accepted by the Christian church.<ref>Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, eds., Concise O
...ional orthodoxy" to refer to those doctrines and teachings that the church has always believed or held.
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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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==The angel was God==
...m as our Healer, right now. How many of you will believe that? How many of you really believe, put your hands up. Now, lay your—put your hands down.
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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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...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 Challenge=
In the sermon, The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Jeffersonville, December 4, 1960), William Bran
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...to me in 1931, and there I had written in my book, "In the last days, warn the people not to eat eggs or live in a valley.""''''']]
...rophecy of William Branham from 1933, he said '''''“In the last days, warn the people not to eat eggs or live in a valley”'''''.
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[[Image:Cliftons.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The private room at Clifton's Cafeteria in LA, California, where Danny Henry pr
...o said ''""Brother Branham, not to be sacrilegious, but that could've made the 23rd chapter of Revelation."'' Danny Henry then asked to pray for William
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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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...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.
...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 Scripture and without reali
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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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==The prediction==
! Church Age Book statement of the vision
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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
...ee what you already believe. You reject information that contradicts what you have already decided to believe, whether or not your beliefs, your prejudic
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William Branham said that the only thing we have to do is to let go and let God.
=What the Bible teaches=
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...is way. He didn't care who you were. He would not hesitate to disrespect you.''"
We have confirmed the information below with several former members of the church so believe that it is an accurate reflection of what transpired in G
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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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...ons between 1947 and 1965. His use of the word increased significantly in the latter years of his ministry (1220 times from 1962 - 1965).
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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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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>
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...is from a talk that [[Joseph Branham]] gave in Arizona in 2004 with Catch The Vision Tour (obtained from WMB1.com).
...Him and that I'll make mistakes. But that absolute that's in my heart, he can't touch it. Amen? He give it to me because of predestination. Amen. I'm jus
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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?
...d the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city, unless the LORD has done it?
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'''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
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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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....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.]]
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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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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.
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...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.
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What is a requirement of someone that is a pastor or minister in a church?
...h in a church (for example, as the pastor) if his wife was not a virgin at the time that he married her.
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...we could grieve the Holy Spirit away by various means and might be doomed if we did so! But was he correct?
:''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>
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.... He believed his faith was perfect. And he believed that magicians have the same kind of faith.
He also believed if you have enough faith, God had to heal you. And if you later lost that faith, your healing would also evaporate.
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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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...ick on any of the questions or colored links''' to read further details on the issue.
=The List of Questions=
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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</
...e, the age of the Pilgrim Holiness, the age of Pentecostal, all these ages has passed away. <ref>William Branham, 55-0410M - Proof Of His Resurrection, pa
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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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...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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...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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...another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), 1
...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
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...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:
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...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''
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People, and particularly preachers, in the message often state something similar to this:
:''First of all, know that I love you. I do not hate you. You are not my enemy... But true love is corrective.<ref>This is an excerpt fr
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NO COMPROMISE, SAY AND BELIEVE WHAT THE PROPHET SAID”
c) “A woman that cuts her hair… her husband has a right to divorce her.”
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...ence of [[Failed Prophecies]] that we and others have presented and state "You just don't believe" and then advocate a kind of "blind faith" that requires
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...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>
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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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...ting in Arizona, and how he received an angelic commission to preach about the Seven Seals.
=Why Are The Seven Seals Important?=
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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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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.
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...er, he changed his mind several times as to what he truly thought it was. The questions is - Did he get it right?
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=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
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...se they believe that he was infallible. These groups would include most of the followers of Joseph Branham.
...ave never put Brother Branham's teachings above the Bible! He told us that the Bible is our absolute and that is what I believe.
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...William Branham was his concept of the new birth, which was something that you had to earn by your conduct.
...as made up of Justification, Sanctification and finally the Baptism of the Holy Ghost.
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Click [ here to listen to part 7 of the Debate on the Off The Shelf podcast].
{{The 2020 Debate}}
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...'''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
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...etween the new covenant and the old covenant are not important? What does the Bible say about this?
=What is the "new covenant"?=
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...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.
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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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...newsletter 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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This article deals with one specific '''discernment from the audience in 1959'''.
=Calling a person out of the audience - April 11, 1959=
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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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...not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.”''''' - Friedrich Nietzsche
...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).
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...to do. '''It's a Nazarite birth.''' And so we--we don't... it's not... You can't teach that all people have to be that way. See? But I mean for myself.<re
:''I said, "But, you see, '''I was born under a Nazarite birth'''. I wasn't supposed to smoke, c
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...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
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...ew Testament passage that proves that a Gentile prophet will come prior to the second coming of Christ.
It is difficult to see how one can use this passage to justify putting William Branham forth as a prophet when
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=Is the message a cult?=
...earned in my spiritual journey as I try to follow Christ and be led by his Spirit.
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...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
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...by His mercy and grace, today I can tell you, that I am a Son of God. Are you happy today to be a royal seed of Abraham? Amen. Amen.
...Lord toward our bodies. We ask it Father in thy precious and lovely name, The name of our Lord Jesus. Amen. Amen.
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...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.
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...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?
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! Church Age Book statement of the vision
...ictator over Germany, and that he would draw the world into war. It showed the Siegfried line and how our troops would have a terrible time to overcome it
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...The 52nd message, written on October 4, 1941, mentions William Branham in the 18th paragraph, as transcribed below:
...rit will come over them to lead the way. Let them be at work, for the Lord has heard their prayers.''<ref>www.elijahmessage.net/files/message52.html</ref>
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...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.
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Recently, Owen Jorgensen, the author of ''[[Supernatural: The Life of William Branham]]'' wrote a response to those who criticize William
...''. It took me twenty-five years to research and write that biography, so you know I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about Brother Branham’s life. He
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=The Question=
...words said over the person being baptized). Here is an amalgam of some of the questions we have received:
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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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...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]]
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...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:
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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
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=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.
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...” and 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
...by William Branham. Click on the bolded part of the descriptions to read the full article.
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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.
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...g that warrants excommunication. We have been asked whether this practice has any basis in scripture.
...owhere in the Bible. We believe it is a general reference to the blood of the Passover Lamb in Exodus 12:23:
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...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.
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...-the-2020-debate-part-4/ here to listen to part 4 of the Debate on the Off The Shelf podcast].
{{The 2020 Debate}}
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So how do we help those that are still in the message?
=The psychological background=
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...great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from Whose face the earth and the heaven fled away: and there was found no place for them.
...f Life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works,
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...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.
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...sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”<Ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Mt
...ft Jesus because he had to die as a sinner. William Branham stated that on the cross:
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|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
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...the offshoots of blind faith is anti-intellectualism. This is rampant in the message.
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...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.
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...of prophecy as a prediction of an event or occurrence that will happen in the future.
='''The Challenge''' to all message followers'=
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...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:
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...ernal 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
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...t; padding:1px; margin:1px;"><font color='#800000' size='+1'>'''Honesty in the Ministry?'''.</font> </div>
...United States). Prior to the split, Ed Byskal told his congregation that if 49% of them voted for him to step down, he would. More than half of his co
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...have to [[Reading between the lines|read between the lines]] when reading the Bible?
...sing" sign that God set up as a warning specifically for men like him?<ref>The concept of "Theological Trespassing" comes from Dr. Aaron Denlinger, profes
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...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
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...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?
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...-the-2020-debate-part-5/ here to listen to part 5 of the Debate on the Off The Shelf podcast].
{{The 2020 Debate}}
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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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This article asks the question: '''Was William Branham's discernment infallible or were there err
==What is the "Oracle" act?==
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..., [[Financial accountability in the message|'''Financial accountability in the message''']]
*If not, how much should Christians give?
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...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.
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...ceive you...<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 200
...ceive you”? “Touch not her unclean things, and I’ll receive you,” the Holy Spirit speaking.
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Those who leave the message but remain Christians are generally viewed by followers of William
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...rophet, his credibility is a critical issue. I also want to thank you for the tone of your emails.
...I know it till I went and seen it?''' (58-0928M - The Baptism Of The Holy Spirit, para. 143)
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...thumb|right|250px|This DC-7C was sitting in Arizona for years, waiting for the resurrection of William Branham]]
At the Goodyear Field in Arizona is an old DC-7C airplane that has been sitting untouched for over 45 years. It is a fantastic time travel cap
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...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''':
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#believed the doctrine of the Trinity from the start of his ministry until 1958;
#rejected the doctrine of the Trinity sometime in 1958
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...f William Branham as "Branhamites" or members of the Branham cult. But is the message really a cult?<br>
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...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
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==What the Bible teaches==
In Hebrew 12, the writer of Hebrews tells us:
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...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:
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William Branham believed that when he spoke "Thus saith the Lord" that God was obligated to carry out what William Branham said.
...corders here, if you want to see what He says. Said, "THUS SAITH THE LORD, you're healed of that stomach trouble."''
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...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?"'''''
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The Voice of God Recordings, Inc. (VoGR) is a U.S. non-profit organization base
...are correct. As evidence of this, their youth publications include a "Did you know?" section that promotes very [[Wrong statements|wrong statements]] as
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...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=
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...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
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The doctrine of the clarity of Scripture means that the Bible is written in such a way that its teachings are '''able to be underst
Did William Branham beleive in the clarity of scripture?
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...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.
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[[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
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...m Branham borrowed a number of doctrines from the Jehovah's Witnesses (aka the Watchtower Society). These include:
*[[Michael the Archangel]] is Jesus Christ
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...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==
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...would keep getting more like an egg, until the last days they'd be just in the shape of an egg."
=The prophecy was "after the fact"=
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...hemselves generally as a movement. If you are "'''in the message'''" then you consider yourself a true follower of William Branham and a true follower of
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...eft Jesus at Gethsemane and, on the cross, Jesus died as a man (and not as the Son of God).
=What the Bible says=
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=Question 30 - The Mans from Windsor=
...ever occur? Personally, given all the changes, I don’t think it did. And if it did, why did he change it to make himself look more formidable as a prop
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...hen condemned the man to suffer from the sicknesses that he had written on the card.
=Problems with the Story=
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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.
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! Church Age Book statement of the vision
...apron. With this vision I saw the terrible perversion and moral plight of the whole world.
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...s about the source of his understanding of the fifth seal (all quotes from the Fifth Seal):
...I—I’m sure, '''if I don’t use my own thoughts, and It comes in the way It has. And all through life It’s never been wrong. It won’t be wrong this tim
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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
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...n questions that have been emailed to us. Please feel free to email us if you have further questions.
=Did God leave Jesus Christ on the cross?=
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Did William Branham understand the biblical concept of the providence of God?
=What do we mean by the "Providence of God"?=
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|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=
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...-the-2020-debate-part-3/ here to listen to part 3 of the Debate on the Off The Shelf podcast].
{{The 2020 Debate}}
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...here were seven other major parts to the 1933 vision that were "Thus Saith The Lord".
==1960 retelling of the 1933 prophecy==
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...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.
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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)
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=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.
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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
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...e claiming that William Branham predicted the COVID-19 pandemic that swept the globe in 2020. Is this true?
=The prophetic quote?=
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...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
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...oastline would form at the Salton Sea. However, Capernaum never sank into the Sea of Galilee, but remains in ruins on its shoreline.
In the book "Acts of the Prophet" by [[Pearry Green]], William Branham told his son [[Billy Paul Bra
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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?
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==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
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...re Christians required to tithe?]]''' and '''[[Financial accountability in the message|Financial accountability]]'''
#The local church was sovereign
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'''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?]]
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|''And [Jesus] said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.'' ~ Matthew 4:19
...oes it include the failed tent vision?[[Image:FishOK.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The vision begins with a fishing lesson...]]
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...he Scriptures except the Father of all, and the Son, and those who possess the adoption.''
...no one as Father, except Him who is in the heavens, who is the one God and the one Father;
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...es and Elijah who were coming back to earth to minister. But is this what the passage is saying?
=What the Bible says=
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...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
...ed a passage in the Bible - "As it was in the days of Sodom..." - but does the Bible say that anywhere?'''
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'''THE USE OF MONEY (text from the 1872 edition) by John Wesley'''
...e mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into the everlasting habitations." Luke 16:9
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...is Church, in physical form''', in the people, in a…in human beings, '''in the way of being a prophet.''' See?<ref>william Branham, 65-0427 - Does God Cha
....''' He is to come according to Matthew the seventeen-... Luke 17:30, says the Son of man is to reveal Himself among His people. Not a man, God!<ref>Willi
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...-the-2020-debate-part-2/ here to listen to part 2 of the Debate on the Off The Shelf podcast].
{{The 2020 Debate}}
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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:
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William Branham believed that the following were [[Grounds for Divorce in the Message|grounds for divorce]] for Christians:
*If the wife cuts her hair;
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...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.
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...m Luca Freeman, a former Message believer (the complete text of his letter can be found [[A Biographer Answers Critics of William Branham|here]]).
...William Branham, and in doing so, a defense of his own book, Supernatural: The Life of William Branham.
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=Question 14 (ABM) - What if a person rejects the message?=
This further question is a natural progression from Question 13 - What is the message?.
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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
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...:1px;"><font color='#800000' size='+1'>'''The Cloud (Part 2) - What Caused The Cloud?'''.</font> </div>
[[Image:Cloud-Large.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Page 112 of the May 1963 edition of Life Magazine]]
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William Branham taught that '''if a woman wears pants, she simply isn’t a Christian.'''
But is this biblical? '''What does the Bible say?'''
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=Jason Watkins' Defense of the Message=
...no formal theological training, which is a badge of honor in [[The Message|the message]].
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...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
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...in the last days there would be people who were anointed by the true Holy Spirit but were not Christians. Is this teaching biblical?
In his sermon, The Anointed Ones At The End Time (65-0725M), William Branham quoted Matthew 24:24:
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...ve the message and the not-so-special sons and daughters that just believe the Bible?
What does the Bible teach on this issue?
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...message group would say of themselves. Personally, I do not think that is the goal of a true Christian.
...of the legalistic nature of William Branham’s doctrine, I want to move to the next logical question: Is it OK for a woman to wear pants?
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Thanks for your recent response. I am doing some thinking on what you said and will have a follow up after a couple of additional questions.
This question has to do with William Branham’s healing ministry.
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'''Take It with You'''
To the Bride of Christ – the followers of the message
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Misogyny is the hatred or dislike of women or girls. Misogyny can be manifested in numerous ways, including sexual discrimination, belittling
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[[Image:WPCbranhamdurban.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The 1951 Durban meetings]]
=The Vision of the African Meeting=
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...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=
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..., it was illegal to manufacture, transport, or sell alcoholic beverages in the United States.
...e, or defile your body in any way. There will be a work for you to do when you get older."''
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...ctrine and culture of the Lutherans and Protestants traditions, as well as the course of Western civilization.
...rg/ "Slight Increase] Pushes LWF Global Membership to 66.2 Million", <cite>The Lutheran World Federation</cite>, accessed May 18 2006.</ref> with some fou
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...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]]
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...eg|thumb|right|250px|Kamala Harris being sworn in as the Vice President of the United States]]
..."Woman" in this vision was a physical woman, or a religious power such as the Catholic Church.
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...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
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People in the message have said to us when confronted with errors in William Branham's me
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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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...hat the word "Trinity" does not appear in the Bible, but then neither does the word "rapture" which is used regularly by message followers.
The doctrine of the Trinity is shown in John 14:23, when Jesus says:
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...s arriving in Finland on April 14, 1950. William Branham is at the top of the stairs.]]
==Concerns with the story==
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=Question 2 - The Billy Graham Prophecy=
...ival would die. I just count back and see. We got that on record. See? And the revival is gone. (62-0628 - A Greater Than Solomon Is Here, para. 8)
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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
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The following tract, entitled '''''"Jesus Christ the Same Yesterday, Today, and Forever"''''' was written and distributed by Wil
This book has been written so that everyone who reads it may know that Jesus Christ is st
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...hat the church would go through prior to the coming of the Lord. But does the Bible teach this?
=What the Bible says=
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...lieved that personal holiness would produce "rapturing faith." Throughout the course of his ministry, he discussed personal habits, activities, manners o
...le others have made their own pronouncements, expanding on the legalism of the founder of their religion.
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=Question 20 - The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa=
...red thousand people''." He also said that the vision was "'''''THUS SAITH THE LORD mark it in your book.'''''"
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=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>
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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>
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By the way, BM2, Paul was an Apostle, not a prophet.
2 which He promised long ago through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures—
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...ch he had found to be a Biblical example. The Protestants in Georgia said the following about John Wesley:
...… say they are Protestants. But as for you, they cannot tell what religion you are of. They never heard of such religion before. They do not know what to
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...latively small following which is considered a sub-cult or sub-sect within the "message".
...you to me to explain me and my ministry.”<ref>Lee Vayle, ‘The Ministry of the Word’, December 27, 1992, para. 33</ref>
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...ould 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
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In the sermon, The Future Home Of The Heavenly Bridegroom And The Earthly Bride, William Branham states:
...he confirmation of every spiritual thing that’s done, because the Bible is the complete revelation of Jesus Christ; see, It is His Body.
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=Question 23 -Can we ignore the plain reading of Deuteronomy 18:20-22?=
...recent response that I will follow up with at a later date. I am aware of the street preachers in Ontario as I know one of them personally. In my view th
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[[Image:CadillacProphet.jpg|thumb|400px|William Branham accepts the keys to a free Cadillac in front of his free house.]]
...1962, William Branham complained that he didn't have enough money to cover the expenses of his meetings.
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...rical fact have so little perceived its bearings upon Roman pretensions in the Middle Ages and modern times.
...ewarned the churches of "the grievous wolves" which were to make havoc of the fold.
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...or were guilty of behavior that would not normally be associated with the Spirit of God. These examples were given as justification that William Branham co
I would like to present the biblical perspective on your view and would welcome your comments.
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...(Leviticus 4:3), and kings (II Samuel 23:1). The Messiah also refers to the Saviour of Israel.
...hiloh has a vague meaning, which only indicates that one will come to whom the kingship belongs.
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...s that happened in message churches, that were brought to the attention of the pastor and nothing was done.
=The Serpent's Tail=
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...er during these years. William Branham mentioned that it was the Angel of the Lord that led him to contact Ern Baxter and have him accompany William Bran
Ern Baxter said the following about William Branham's ministry:
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|''But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.''
...ble Pie '''''"If you find that the evidence on this site has misled you in the past, we apologize."''''']]
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...of a minor and had been dishonest in his communications with the board of the church.
...rtain the facts nor why we, as the leadership of the church, had asked for the pastor's resignation. We wrote to Tim Pruitt on several occasions in this
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Did this event ever take place? Watch the video and read the details below to make up your own mind.
...padding:1px; margin:1px;"><font color='#800000' size='+1'>'''The Voice on the Ohio River'''.</font> </div>
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=Question 34 - The Cloud over Flagstaff=
I wish to continue with the issue of William Branham’s credibility.
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...m Branham said "Thus Saith The Lord" Donny Morton was healed. If this was the case, why did Donny Morton die 5 months later?
=Summary of problems with the story of Donny Morton=
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...ally I will have a re-cap and a conclusion. The scriptures quoted are from the KJV, unless otherwise noted.
==THE IMPORTANCE OF RIGHT DOCTRINE==
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...fe story of Saint [[Martin]] written by [[Sulpitius Severus]]. See also [[The Life of Saint Martin - Part 2|Part Two]].
'''On The Life Of Saint Martin'''
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...ing his early campaign years under the title, '''"I Was Not Disobedient To The Heavenly Vision - Acts 26:19".'''
While you are reading this tract, you should ask yourself the following questions:
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...useful and I do think they will be useful to others who might read them in the future.
...ry person and we can carry on a reasonable discussion. Almost everyone in the message that we have had contact with becomes incredibly angry when we disa
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'''FRAGMENTS FROM THE LOST WRITINGS OF IRENAEUS'''
...also, that thou in like manner copy down this adjuration, and insert it in the transcript.
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...fe story of Saint [[Martin]] written by [[Sulpitius Severus]]. See also [[The Life of Saint Martin - Part 1|Part One]].
'''On The Life Of Saint Martin'''
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=A summary of William Branham's view of the Serpent's Seed=
...igh ranking member of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). The Serpent's Seed doctrine has clear racist origins.
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..."New Testament prophet" the same as an "Old Testament prophet"? What does the Bible teach?
...s saith the Lord,” and the words that followed were the very words of God. The Old Testament prophets wrote their words as God’s words in Scripture for
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...in the message|Financial accountability]]''' and '''[[Church Governance in the Message|Church governance]]'''
[[Image:Tithing in the Bible.png|right|thumb|300px]]
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...and would be fulfilled before the coming of the Lord.<ref>An Exposition of the Seven Church Ages, William Marrion Branham, Chapter 9</ref>.
...r 13, 1960 (that he had never previously told) relating to women electing the wrong man.
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We believe that there are many scriptural references to the attributes and characteristics of a prophet of God against which one who pr
...rmine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
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...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
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...criptural doctrine for decades is tantamount to admitting that you pray to the wrong god.
...do what the Word of God exhorts us to do and examine what he says against the Word of God.
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...OUR comments, and then you will see my response. My deepest apologies for the length of this email… there was just SO MUCH to correct.
...lp us understand how Branham IS one.” Despite your attempts NO to identify the scriptural definition of a prophet of God, there is one.
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...d '''Of the Visions of Angels''' and was written by Adomnán (627/628-704), the Ninth Abbott of Iona (679-704).
'''BOOK III. HERE BEGINNETH THE THIRD BOOK. OF THE VISIONS OF ANGELS. '''
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=Off The Shelf Podcast episodes=
Click on the following to go to the podcast:
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...r some two years.'''''" Roy Davis was a convicted criminal and a leader in the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), a far-right white supremacist organization.
==Starting on the wrong foot?==
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...soon they’ll be in book form.<ref>William Branham, 64-0719M - The Feast Of The Trumpets, para. 38</ref>
...to the pulpit, I was going to preach on a certain subject, get there, the Holy Ghost turn me right back around, make me do something else. I’ve tried it
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...'Of His Prophetic Revelations''' and was written by Adomnán (627/628-704), the Ninth Abbott of Iona (679-704).
...r quiet and smooth, and his ship, in which he then happened to be, reached the desired haven in a perfect calm.
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...]] (click [[A response to Jason Watkins' letter to a believer who has left the message#Jason Watkins' original letter|here to read Jasons' original post o
...ng Branham taught which was not aligned with God's Word, sent a message to the Bethel Tabernacle Facebook page with his email address. Jason contacted Ti
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...o someone about William Branham, his ministry and message or any questions you might have about this website, we have a very active and lively discussion
If you would like to keep your conversation private, please feel free to email us
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...d '''On his Miraculous Powers''' and was written by Adomnán (627/628-704), the Ninth Abbott of Iona (679-704).
==CHAPTER I. Of the Wine which was formed from water.==
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