 Page 112 of the May 1963 edition of Life Magazine On December 22, 1962 in Jeffersonville, Indiana, just before 10:00 in the morning, William Branham saw a vision of Angels coming from the west in a pyramid-constellation. Shortly after this vision, William Branham moved his family to Tuscon, Arizona, where the vision was fulfilled, commissioning the final stage of his ministry.
The Vision: A Prophecy
The following quotes are taken from the sermon entitled "Reproach for the cause of the Word" (December 23, 1962) and "Is this the sign of the end, Sir?" (December 30, 1962):
Part 1: Little Birds
- Now, I have had many things to happen in my life, but I never had anything like that. I went into a trance...And I--I looked up, and kind of in the shape of a pyramid, standing before me, was little small birds, something like a half-inch long. And they were up at the top on the limbs, they was a--may say three or four, and the next--next limb had maybe eight or ten, and down at the bottom had fifteen or twenty. They were little warriors, because their feathers was beaten; and looked like they were trying to talk to me, saying something.
- Sermon: "Reproach for the cause of the Word" (December 23, 1962)
Part 2: Near Tucson
- For it made it so purpose that He didn't want me to fail to see where it was at, I was picking a sand burr off of me from the desert. And I said, "Now, I know this is a vision, and I know that I'm at Tucson. And I know that them little birds there represent something." And they were watching eastward. And all of sudden they taken a notion to fly, and away they went eastward.
- Sermon: "Is this the sign of the end, Sir?" (December 30, 1962)
Part 3: Doves
- And as soon as they left, a constellation of larger birds came. They looked like doves, sharp pointed wings, kind of a gray color, a little lighter color than what these first little messengers was. And they were coming eastward swiftly.
- Sermon: "Is this the sign of the end, Sir?" (December 30, 1962)
Part 4: The Blast
- And no sooner than they got out of my sight, I turned again to look westward, and there it happened. There was a blast that actually shook the whole earth.
- Sermon: "Is this the sign of the end, Sir?" (December 30, 1962)
Part 5: The constellation of Angels
- …I was still looking westward. And way off into eternity I saw a constellation of something coming. It looked like that it might've been little dots. There could've been no less than five, and not more than seven. But they were in the shape of a pyramid, like these messengers coming. And when it did, the power of Almighty God lifted me up to meet them.
- …I could see those Angels, those shaped-back wings traveling faster than sound could travel. They come from eternity in a split like a twinkling of an eye, not enough to bat your eye, just a twinkle. They were there. I didn't have time to count. I didn't have time, no more than just look. Mighty ones, great powerful Angels, snow white, wings set in head, and they were "whew wheeew," [Brother Branham illustrates--Ed.] and when it did, I was caught up into this pyramid of constellation.
- Sermon: "Is this the sign of the end, Sir?" (December 30, 1962)
Part 6: Interpretation
- “By the help of God, I'll be here when this thing is finished and preach the Seven Seals;”
- 'I'm asking you the question. It blasted with thunder when this voice rung out. Did you notice that when the seven seals, that followed the seven church ages; when the first seal was opened, that there was a thunder? The first seals in the Book was opened, there was a thunder.
- Could it be that? The mighty thunder, or the seventh angel in the seven constellation, seventh period constellation, the pyramid made in a form, three on a side, and one on top, and they dropped from eternity. Could it be? Is this the mystery of the thunders that will bring back the Headstone?...
- And you know, the pyramid never was capped. The Headstone's yet to come. It's been rejected. Could it be, brethren, sisters? Or is this that third pull that He told me three or four years ago?
- Notice, the first little flight: hand. The second was greater, whiter, doves: Holy Spirit revealing the secrets of the heart. And the third flight was angels, not birds, angels. And that's the end time.
- Sermon: "Is this the sign of the end, Sir?" (December 30, 1962)
Fulfillment of the Prophecy
 The "shaped back" or "pointed" wings of the Angel on the south portion of the cloud, nearest William Branham. - And I have the--the article here this morning, in the Life magazine, of to show. Now here It is, the same time I was there. See the pyramid of the Cloud? I was standing just below this. And there, see the distinctive Angel on the right-hand side? See the pointed wing of It? Just exactly what was said. And here it's in the view of Mexico and different places from where they took the picture.
- Sermon: STANDING.IN.THE.GAP_ JEFF.IN V-6 N-7 SUNDAY_ 63-0623M
- I went up in the mountain and I went with...Brother Fred Sothmann, Brother Gene Norman; ...And I had already got my javelina, and I was trying to chase one around to Brother Fred. ...And I could see Brother Fred, wave at him, he was about a mile away from me.
- ...And I went around a great big chasm, oh, my, hundreds and hundreds of feet, just great rocks in the great canyon there, them big walls. And it was kindly getting... the sun was raising up, about seven o'clock, I guess, or something like that. And I set down and I was looking around, I happened to look down on my trouser leg and there was that bull-header, burr. And I said, "You know, that seems strange. You know, the Angel of the Lord told me I'd be about forty miles northeast of Tucson, I'd be picking a bull-header off of my leg." You remember it? Do you? Yes, sir. See? I said, "That's strange." I was holding it.
- ...And just as I looked up, I seen about twenty hogs about five hundred yards from me, come out eating this little phyllary and laid down. I said, "Now, if I can just get Brother Fred and get him around to that point there, he'll get his hog right there. ...I throwed this little bull-header down, forgetting about That. And started across the hill real easy and looked back, they didn't see me, and run down and hit this deer trail. I had a great big black hat on. I started running up through this canyon real fast, and it happened.
- ...The whole earth shook, everywhere. Rocks that size rolled down, dust flying like that. And I looked, and standing before me stood seven Angels; just exactly the way it was. I felt like I was standing way up off the ground. First, I thought somebody had shot me, you know, with that black hat on; looked like a javelina hog, anyhow, you know they're dark. I thought somebody had shot me, such a... right close. And I--I seen then what it was. Well, as soon as... I got my commission, and the Scripture, "The Seven Seals which is the seven mysteries." See?
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