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William Branham's interpretation of Revelation 10:7 is solely about pointing to himself. | William Branham's interpretation of Revelation 10:7 is solely about pointing to himself. Branham thought that he was: | ||
*The angel sent to the Church in Laodicea in Revelation 3:14; | *The angel sent to the Church in Laodicea in Revelation 3:14; | ||
*Responsible for the opening of the seven seals of Revelation 6; and, | *Responsible for the opening of the seven seals of Revelation 6; and, | ||
*The angel of Revelation 10:7. | *The angel of Revelation 10:7. | ||
Under William Branham's interpretation, the angel of Revelation 3:14 and the angel of Revelation 3:14 are the same angel. Additionally, William Branham must himself be the LAMB since it is the Lamb who opens each of the seven seals of Revelation chapter 6 and Revelation 8:1. | |||
=Important questions that must be addressed= | =Important questions that must be addressed= | ||
#When does this take place? | |||
#Which scripture says that Revelation 3:14, the unveiling of Revelation 6, and Revelation 10:7 all happen at the same time? | #Which scripture says that Revelation 3:14, the unveiling of Revelation 6, and Revelation 10:7 all happen at the same time? | ||
#Where does the Bible say that the Angel in Revelation 3 is the same Angel as that in Revelation 10? | #Where does the Bible say that the Angel in Revelation 3 is the same Angel as that in Revelation 10? | ||
#What passage states that the Angel to Laodicea in Revelation 3:14 is the one who opens the seals? | #What passage states that the Angel to Laodicea in Revelation 3:14 is the one who opens the seals? | ||
#How can you conclude biblically that the Angel to Laodicea in Revelation 3:14 is the same angel that sounds in Revelation 11:15? (which is the same as the Angel in Revelation 10:7) | #How can you conclude biblically that the Angel to Laodicea in Revelation 3:14 is the same angel that sounds in Revelation 11:15? (which is the same as the Angel in Revelation 10:7)? | ||
These questions must have scriptural answers. | These questions must have scriptural answers. '''What does the Bible say?''' | ||
==What the Bible says== | ==What the Bible says== | ||
Revelation 10:7 states that | Revelation 10:7 in the New American Standard Bible, a word for word translation, states: | ||
:''...but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, '''when he is about to sound''', then the mystery of God is finished, as He preached to His servants the prophets.<ref>New American Standard Bible, 1995 Edition: Paragraph Version (La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1995), Re 10:7</ref> | |||
Revelation 10:7 is prior to the sounding of the seventh trumpet - "when he is about to sound." | |||
The mystery (not multiple "mysteries") of God is finished. The mystery is that which had been previously announced by God to His servants the prophets. It is not something that the seventh angel announces. | |||
===When does this take place?=== | |||
The Greek can literally be translated, “but in the days of the voice [phonē] of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound his trumpet.” Since the seventh angel does not speak, however, the word "phonē" must refer to the “sound” that the angel’s trumpet makes. Fulfillment does not come when the angel is “about to” blow the trumpet, but occurs after the trumpet sounds, which happens in Revelation 11:15.<ref>Craig R. Koester, Revelation: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary, ed. John J. Collins, vol. 38A, Anchor Yale Bible (New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 2014), 480.</ref> | |||
When the seventh angel, who is about to trumpet his message, sounds his instrument, then the mystery of God preached through the prophets will be accomplished or completed.<ref>Paige Patterson, Revelation, ed. E. Ray Clendenen, vol. 39, The New American Commentary (Nashville, TN: B&H, 2012), 233.</ref> | |||
===Is the angel of Revelation 10:7 the same angel as Revelation 3:14?=== | |||
The Bible speaks of an angel (or messenger) to each of the churches in Revelation chapters 2 & 3. There is '''no''' indication that these are the same angels as indicated in Revelation 8:1 which states: | The Bible speaks of an angel (or messenger) to each of the churches in Revelation chapters 2 & 3. There is '''no''' indication that these are the same angels as indicated in Revelation 8:1 which states: | ||
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:''Now the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.<ref>Revelation 8:1 (ESV)</ref> | :''Now the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.<ref>Revelation 8:1 (ESV)</ref> | ||
'''The Bible does not teach that Revelation 3:14, the unveiling of Revelation 6, and Revelation 10:7 all happen at the same time.''' It also does not teach that the Angel in Revelation 3 is the same angel as that in Revelation 10. It does not teach that the Angel to Laodicea in Revelation 3:14 is the one who opens the seals (the Lamb is the one that opens the seals). Similarly, the Bible does not teach that the Angel to Laodicea is the same angel | The angels of Revelation chapters 2 & 3 do not have trumpets. The ones with trumpets are the angels of Revelation 8:1. | ||
'''The Bible does not teach that Revelation 3:14, the unveiling of Revelation 6, and Revelation 10:7 all happen at the same time.''' It also does not teach that the Angel in Revelation 3:14 is the same angel as that in Revelation 10. It does not teach that the Angel to Laodicea in Revelation 3:14 is the one who opens the seals (the Lamb is the one that opens the seals). Similarly, the Bible does not teach that the Angel to Laodicea is the same angel who sounds in Revelation 11:15. | |||
So where did William Branham get this from? | |||
Charles Taze Russell in his book, The Finished Mystery, is the first person who tied together Revelation 10:7 and Revelation 3:14: | |||
:''[Rev] 10:7. But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel.—Pastor Russell was the seventh angel.—Rev. 3:14.<ref>Charles Taze Russell, The Finished Mystery, (Published Posthumously), Edited by C. J. Woodworth and George H. Fisher, Copyright 1917, Peoples Pulpit Association, Brooklyn, N. Y., U. S. A., International Bible Students Association</ref> | |||
In fact, it is clear that the sixth '''trumpeting''' angel sounds in Revelation 9:13 and the seventh '''trumpeting''' angel (the one spoken of in Revelation 10:7) does not actually sound his trumpet until Revelation 11:15: | In fact, it is clear that the sixth '''trumpeting''' angel sounds in Revelation 9:13 and the seventh '''trumpeting''' angel (the one spoken of in Revelation 10:7) does not actually sound his trumpet until Revelation 11:15: | ||
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'''The sounding of the seventh trumpet takes place AFTER [[The Two Witnesses of Revelation 11|the two witnesses of Revelation 11:1-12]] have been resurrected and leave the earth'''. | '''The sounding of the seventh trumpet takes place AFTER [[The Two Witnesses of Revelation 11|the two witnesses of Revelation 11:1-12]] have been resurrected and leave the earth'''. | ||
'''What William Branham did was to use | '''What William Branham did was to use the same interpretation as Charles Taze Russell. Russell used this interpretation to point to himself. William Branham plagiarized Russell's interpretation for the sole purpose of pointing to himself (in a fashion that the Bible never intended).''' | ||
=Where did William Branham get his interpretation?= | =Where did William Branham get his interpretation?= | ||