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==What William Branham belileved==
==What William Branham belileved==


William Branham said the token was the seal, the Holy Spirit.   
William Branham said the token was the seal, the Holy Spirit and that without the token, a person was lostHe believed that the token could be applied to an entire family for their salvation.
   
   
He also instructed the people on how to "apply the token":  
He also instructed the people on how to "apply the token":  
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:''Yes, clean out the cupboard, clean out this house, oh, we have a good old-fashion housecleaning! Let the Blood be applied, and then the Token will come in. Clean it out! Sanctify it!  Then apply the Token in prayer, with confidence, when you've cleaned yourself up.<ref>64-0208</ref>
:''Yes, clean out the cupboard, clean out this house, oh, we have a good old-fashion housecleaning! Let the Blood be applied, and then the Token will come in. Clean it out! Sanctify it!  Then apply the Token in prayer, with confidence, when you've cleaned yourself up.<ref>64-0208</ref>


William Branham also said that the token had to be applied to the whole family:
:''Then when we pray, we must have the Token to present with our prayers, as I said, and now believe for ourself and apply the Token to the whole family, like in Egypt, Jericho, or either in Acts 16:31.<ref>64-0308</ref>


William Branham attached to the token his own idea of 'holiness' by turning it into a list of rules (rules that aren't even in the Bible!)  He even claimed that it was "God's requirement of the hour" and tied it directly to his "evening-time message".  
William Branham attached to the token his own idea of 'holiness' by turning it into a list of rules (rules that aren't even in the Bible!)  He even claimed that it was "God's requirement of the hour" and tied it directly to his "evening-time message".  


:''"But when I see the Token, I'll pass over you." It's God's requirement of the hour. The evening-time message, is to apply the Token.<ref>63-0901M </ref>
The evening-time message, is to apply the Token.<ref>63-0901M </ref>


He also referenced Ephesians 4:29-30 in reference to the token:
He also referenced Ephesians 4:29-30 in reference to the token: