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The New Testament teaches no two-level or two-class Christianity. Nowhere in the Epistles do we read of Paul or Peter telling a church that is having problems, “''You all need to be baptized in the Holy Spirit''.” Nowhere do we hear of the risen Lord Jesus speaking to the troubled and weak churches in Revelation 2–3, “Ask me to baptize you in the Holy Spirit.” Clearly the two-level or two-class view taught by all of these groups throughout history does not have a solid foundation in the New Testament and neither does William Branham's teaching on the subject.<ref>Wayne A. Grudem, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine (Leicester, England; Grand Rapids, MI: Inter-Varsity Press; Zondervan Pub. House, 2004), 777.</ref> | The New Testament teaches no two-level or two-class Christianity. Nowhere in the Epistles do we read of Paul or Peter telling a church that is having problems, “''You all need to be baptized in the Holy Spirit''.” Nowhere do we hear of the risen Lord Jesus speaking to the troubled and weak churches in Revelation 2–3, “Ask me to baptize you in the Holy Spirit.” Clearly the two-level or two-class view taught by all of these groups throughout history does not have a solid foundation in the New Testament and neither does William Branham's teaching on the subject.<ref>Wayne A. Grudem, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine (Leicester, England; Grand Rapids, MI: Inter-Varsity Press; Zondervan Pub. House, 2004), 777.</ref> | ||
==Message followers condemn everyone outside the message== | |||
William Branham stated the following: | |||
:''Now, when this Angel went to Sodom and begin to speak His message through a man, they mocked at Him and laughed at Him. And they would not receive the message. Neither do they do it today. It's the very same thing, and they won't believe it. There's only one thing left; that's judgment.<ref>58-0109</ref> | |||
:''Now there is only one thing can happen. There has to be a Message at the end time, when there is nothing else can follow It. And now the ecumenical world has set up such a regime that there can be no denomination and no not nothing else follow it; you're either in it or you're not in it.<ref>63-0728</ref> | |||
:''But he had the end-time message. Now, all that did not believe were condemned, and the ones that did believe the message was saved. God gave them Life and they were saved, and the ones that did not believe It was lost.<ref>63-0116</ref> | |||
This requires those in the message to condemn everyone that does not believe the message. This is completely contrary to the Gospel. | |||
==William Branham said his message was Jesus Christ== | |||
William Branham stated: | |||
:''"What are you going to do with Him, this Jesus called Christ? Christ is the Anointed Word. See? What are you going to do with It? It's the Message of the hour."<ref>63-1124M</ref> | |||
By doing this, William Branham effectively places his word above the Bible. If you can't disagree with William Branham, then where he disagrees with the Bible, a message follower must accept William Branham over scripture. | |||
==The message places William Branham between the Christian and Jesus== | |||
William Branham's message says we need Jesus plus the prophet for this age. But Jesus + Nothing = Everything | |||
Jesus + William Branham = Another Gospel | |||
==The message is built on lies== | ==The message is built on lies== | ||