View source for Prophets that ministered at the same time

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William Branham taught that God never had two prophets on the earth as the same time.  However, anyone that knows any Bible history is aware that this is totally false.

=What the Bible shows=

The Bible clearly states that William Branham's prophet theory is false:

:''At that time the prophets '''Haggai and Zechariah''' son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem. They prophesied in the name of the God of Israel who was over them."<ref>Ezra 5:1 NLT</ref>

The following is a timeline showing the prophets that ministered at the same time between 800 and 400 B.C.<ref>Word in Life Study Bible, electronic ed. (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 1996)</ref>:
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=What William Branham taught=

''And it's strange, but '''through the Bible, He never had two prophets''', major prophets in operation at the same time. He always had one prophet. Then when He got through with that one, He--taken him away and put another one in his place.<ref>GETTING.IN.THE.SPIRIT_  CHICAGO.IL  61-0428</ref>


''Show me one time God ever dealt any way but one single person. '''He never even had two prophets the same time''', always an individual.  Men has different ideas. Cope that together, you get a mess. God has one man He works with. There's one Elijah, then Elisha, then a John, on down to Jesus, so forth, right on down. There's a Luther, a Wesley, so forth, just right on down.<ref>SUPER.SIGN  S.GATE.CA  62-0624</ref>


''God never did deal but with one person at a time. '''He never even had two prophets at the same time'''. One! God can get one man in His hand. <ref>THE.FEAST.OF.THE.TRUMPETS_  JEFF.IN  64-0719M</ref>


''Now, God always uses a—a prophet, a man. If you use a bunch of man, you get different ideas; see, each man, two man. '''Never did He have two major prophets on the earth at one time.'''  He takes one, so the other one can take its place for another day, another message. He never has two, He has one at a time.''<ref>THE.EVENING.MESSENGER_  MESA.AZ  63-0116</ref>	

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