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:''So that night I just waited to see what the would do. They had all the preachers come up on the platform. They said, "We're—we have…" '''About five hundred of us''' up there.<ref>Life Story, 53-1108A</ref> | :''So that night I just waited to see what the would do. They had all the preachers come up on the platform. They said, "We're—we have…" '''About five hundred of us''' up there.<ref>Life Story, 53-1108A</ref> | ||
Notice that on every telling, the number became larger. In the short space of less than 4 years, the numbers change from 150 to 500 (333% increase). Is that the formula that should be used to | Notice that on every telling, the number became larger. In the short space of less than 4 years, the numbers change from 150 to 500 (333% increase). Is that the formula that should be used to correct all his numbers?<ref>This example of William Branham's exaggerations was provided by [[Research Sources for William Branham and His Message#Books|Peter M. Duyzer, author of the book, Legend of the Fall]]</ref> | ||
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*A Court Trial, 64-0412 - About ten thousand people standing on the bank, | *A Court Trial, 64-0412 - About ten thousand people standing on the bank, | ||
*A Trial, 64-0427 - around seven or eight thousand people on the bank. | *A Trial, 64-0427 - around seven or eight thousand people on the bank. | ||
=Quotes of William Branham= | |||
''In the newspaper it said that all the birds had flew away from their coves… In India, they don’t have nice fences like you have here in the States, woven wire, and so forth, and fine picket fences. They pick up the stones mostly, and lay the stones together. There’s four hundred and seventy million people in India. And honest (I know I’m exaggerating), but I’d guess four hundred million beggars. There’s just… They know nothing but beg. They got plenty of natural resources, but not the mentality to develop it. All they know is beg and religion.<ref>William Branham, 61-0119E - Queen Of Sheba, para. 8</ref> | |||
For specific examples of William Branham's exaggeration, see the following articles: | |||
*[[Fulfillment of Prayer for Great Men of the World]] | |||
*[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa]] | |||
*[[The Man from Windsor]] | |||
*[[Congressman Upshaw|The story of Congressman Upshaw]] | |||
*[[Question 8 (ABM) - The 1933 Ohio River Baptismal experience|The 1933 Ohio River Baptismal]] | |||
*[[Question 9 (ABM) - The Mother Eagle|The Mother Eagle]] | |||
*[[Question 28 (ABM) - Did William Branham visit the graves of Muhammad, Buddha, and Confucius?|Did William Branham visit the graves of Muhammad, Buddha, and Confucius?]] | |||
*[[Question 29 (ABM) - Did William Branham travel around the world seven times?|Did William Branham travel around the world seven times?]] | |||
*[[Question 34 (ABM) - The Cloud over Flagstaff|The Cloud over Flagstaff]] | |||
*[[Question 35 (ABM) - The Prophet and the Eagle|The Prophet and the Eagle]] | |||
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