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|'''''In the days of his prominence, the 1950's, what Spirit-filled believer did not know [William Branham's] name?<br>Yet today, we may wonder, what believer does?'''''<br>Robert Price in Douglas Weaver's ''The Healer-Prophet: William Marrion Branham''
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'''William Marrion Branham's''' healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist in the late 1940's.  However, his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until '''his death 50 years ago''' on December 24, 1965.
This website contains hundreds of articles relating to [[William Branham|'''William Branham's life''']], [[Commission & Ministry|'''ministry''']] and [[Is the Message a Cult?|'''followers''']], and [[List of Issues with the Message|'''asks questions''']] that arise from our research.  We try not to arrive at conclusions or engage in speculation but rather leave it to our readers to answer the questions we raise.
 
Views on William Branham's legacy can be grouped into the following main categories:
#Most Christians have never heard of William Branham and have no idea he even has a legacy.
#Some older Pentecostals and "charismatic" Christians view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the latter stages of his ministry.  They believe this is the reason for his obscurity today.
#His followers (estimated at between 500,000 and 1,000,000 people) believe him to be Elijah the Prophet, the fulfillment of Malachi 4:5.  There are [[Message Sects|many different sects within William Branham's followers]], although they all refer to themselves as believers of [[The Message|the Message of the Hour]].  Some of his followers believe that William Branham's every word was infallible, while others will admit that he did make some minor errors but he was infallible with respect to his visions, prophecies and his interpretation of the Bible.  
#Some, [[Research Sources for William Branham and His Message#Independent research sources|as a result of facts coming out of research by us and other former message followers]], view William Branham as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive, or had untreated mental health issues. 


The purpose of this website is to provide [[Condensed List of Issues with the Message|independent, objective, comprehensive information on William Branham]] and to ask questions about the facts that we have discovered. At one time this website was not objective in our approach and for that [[Humble Pie|we humbly apologize to our readers]].  Click on the links below to go to our detailed articles on a variety of subjects related to his life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. 
=Featured Video=
'''Was the sermon on the Future Home stolen?'''
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We do not ask you to trust the evidence that we have presented BUT, we have tried to provide footnotes and reference sources from where we obtained the evidence so that it can be '''confirmed independently'''.  Look at the evidence, verify it, and try to answer the questions that we have raised. 
=Prophecies & Visions=


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*[[Billy Paul Branham|The failed prophecy regarding Billy Paul Branham]]
|'''''A special message to followers of William Branham'''''<br>To the best of our knowledge, all of the information on this website is factual.<br>[[A Scriptural Challenge to Followers of William Branham|If you think any of the evidence is inaccurate, please try and disprove it.<br>  We will immediately post any evidence that conflicts with what we have found and correct the article on this website]],<br> provided that we can independently confirm the accuracy of that evidence.
*[[An Analysis of William Branham's Visions and Prophecies|A detailed analysis of all of William Branham's significant visions]]
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*What are [[Prophet|the biblical identifications of a prophet]]?
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*[[The Seven Visions of 1933]]
=About William Branham=
*[[Videos: Prophecies & Visions|Prophecy & Vision Videos]]
*[[William Branham, A Prophet?|Was William Branham a prophet?]]
*[[William Branham|William Branham's life story - his youth]]
*[[Commission & Ministry|William Branham's life story - his ministry]]
*[[William Branham's View of Himself|What did William Branham think of himself?]]
*[[Credibility_Videos#The_Credibility_of_William_Branham|Video: Was William Branham credible?]]
*[[Healings|William Branham's Healing Ministry]]
**[[How many people were healed in Branham's meetings?|Were thousands healed in William Branham's ministry?]]
**[[Eyewitnesses|Eyewitnesses: Followers of W. Branham]]
**[[Eyewitnesses: Non-Message Believers|Eyewitnesses: Non-Message Believers]]


=His Prophecies and Visions=
=Credibility=
*[[William Branham's Visions|Did any of William Branham's visions fail?]]
*[[Proof of the Prophetic|Did William Branham make ANY "before the fact" prophecies?]]
*[[Prophecy|What were William Branham's significant prophecies]]
*[[Prophet|What is a Prophet?]]
*[[Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus|Biblical prophecies regarding Jesus]]
*[[Prophecy in the Bible]]
*[[Video Resources#Prophecy By William Branham|Videos: Prophecies of William Branham]]
*[[Video Resources#Visions by William Branham|Videos: Did these visions of Willliam Braham fail?]]
*William Branham and [[Paul Schafer]]


=Was William Branham honest?=
*[[William Branham|Who was William Marrion Branham?]]
*[[Credibility|Was William Branham credible?]]
*[[Was William Branham Honest|Was William Branham '''honest'''?]]
*[[Roy Davis|When did William Branham embrace Pentecostalism?]]
*[[Plagiarism|'''Where''' did William Branham get his doctrine?]]
*Who was [[The Man from Windsor|the man from Windsor]]?
*[[Strange Teachings|Did William Branham believe or teach anything strange?]]
*Why did [[William Branham and sexual abuse|William Branham fail to discern sexual abuse]]?
*[https://offtheshelf.life/podcast/ots84-the-serpents-tail1/ '''Off The Shelf Podcast #84'''] - The Serpent's Tail - Abuse in the Park - An interview with Deborah Thibodeau, a survivor of childhood abuse in the message.


=His Teachings=
=Doctrines and Teaching=
*[[Doctrines|What were his major doctrines]]?
*[[Elijah|The Elijah Theology of William Branham]]
*[[Non-Biblical Doctrines|Were any of his doctrines non-Biblical]]?
*[[Theology|What was the underlying theology of William Branham]]?
*[[Doctrine Videos#Doctrinal Issues|Videos: Doctrines of William Branham]]
*[[The Sufficiency of Scripture|Do we need a modern day prophet?]]
*[[The Message|What is "The Message"?]]
**[[Is the Message a Cult?]]
**[[Message Doctrine|What is the theology of the message]]?
**[[Legalism|Was William Branham a legalist]]?
**[[Message Sects|Are believers in the message united]]?
**[[Bad Fruit|What is the fruit of the Message?]]
**[["Blind Faith"|Only Believe? Is faith opposed to reasoning?]]


=Why do sincere Christians leave the message?=
*[[Did William Branham's teaching agree with the Bible?|Did William Branham's teaching '''agree''' with the Bible?]]
*[[A Scriptural Challenge to Followers of William Branham]]
*[[The Message|What is '''the message''' of William Branham?]]
*[[Leaving The Message|What does it mean to leave the message?]]
*[[Was William Branham a racist?|[Was William Branham '''racist'''?]]
*[[Testimonies of Former Followers|Testimonies of Former Message Followers]]
*[[Seven Seals|The Mystery of the '''Seven Seals''']] - Was his revelation stolen?
*[[Resources that have helped us|Resources if you have further questions]]
*The Revelation of '''[[The Seven Churches Ages]]''' - Was it copied too?
*[[What We Have Learned]]
*If not William Branham, [[The Fulfillment of Malachi 4:5|'''who is the fulfillment of Malachi 4'''?]]
*[[Testimonies of Former Followers|Videos: We Left!]]
*[[What if I think BelieveTheSign is wrong?|What if I find something I '''disagree''' with?]]
*[[Jesus|Looking to Jesus]]
*[[Invitation to Eternal Life]]


=Resources=
=Other Resources=
*[[List of Issues with the Message|Our full list of concerns regarding William Branham and his message]]
[[Image:Off The Shelf square 1024x1024.jpg|thumb|right|250px|link=Off The Shelf]]
*[[Sensational Documents|Information that can be printed]]
*'''The [http://offtheshelf.life/ Off The Shelf] podcast''' - interviews with ex-message followers, [[The September 2020 Debate|'''debates with current followers''']] and discussions of important topics relating to William Branham
*[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Facebook Discussion]
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/believethesign Our Youtube channel] containing [[Videos: Prophecies & Visions|a number of videos]] relating to William Branham
*[[Sensational Documents|Other Languages]]
*[[List of Issues with the Message|Our full list of questions regarding William Branham and his message]]
**[[French]]
*[[Print Resources]] - Print- ready documents
**[[Italian]]
*[[Multi-Lingual Resources]]
**[[Romanian]]
**[[Dutch]]
**[[Español]]
**[[Português]]
*[[Research Sources for William Branham and His Message|Other websites]]
*[[Research Sources for William Branham and His Message|Other websites]]
*[[Resources that have helped us|Biblical resources]]


We pray that the contents of this website would speak to your soul, and lead you closer to Jesus Christ.
=Help for former followers of William Branham=
 
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*[[Why are people leaving the message?]]
*The problem of [[Cognitive Dissonance]]
*[[What should we believe?|What should I believe]]?
*[[Advice for those who have left the message|What should our attitude be to those in the larger Christian church?]]
*[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Our Facebook Discussion page].
*I need help, [[Resources that have helped us|where can I go?]]
*[[Why does this website exist?|Why a website about William Branham?]]
*[[Contact information|I have a question.  Who can I talk to?]]


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William Branham
The encyclopedia of the life and message of William Branham.
740 articles
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A comprehensive and objective examination of the life and message of William Branham.
740 articles
‎

This website contains hundreds of articles relating to William Branham's life, ministry and followers, and asks questions that arise from our research. We try not to arrive at conclusions or engage in speculation but rather leave it to our readers to answer the questions we raise.

Featured Video

Was the sermon on the Future Home stolen?

Prophecies & Visions

Credibility

Doctrines and Teaching

Other Resources

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Help for former followers of William Branham


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