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#[[Nikita Khrushchev|Was the meeting of Nikita Khrushchev and Dwight Eisenhower the fulfillment of Daniel chapter 2?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''

~~A number~~ of his ~~prophecies changed significantly over time~~:

=After the fact prophecies=

William Branham related his supernatural experiences so that people would believe he was a prophet. While he came across as very humble, it was clear from the start of his ministry that he wanted people to believe in him and to revere him as a prophet of God:

:If I come here to Phoenix in the name of a prophet, and I do not the things that a prophet does, then don’t believe me.151

~~A number of prophecies were simply after the fact prophecies~~:

:Do you believe I’m His prophet that was sent here for your purpose …152

:And you believe in me as His prophet, is that right?153

:… if you believe in me to be His prophet or His servant, you believe that I’m telling you the Truth.154

~~Then~~ there is one specific vision that he completely ignored... was this from God?

:As a servant of God, I never said this before, in the world, in this church, I never said. But as a prophet of the Lord, I say to you, “This is the Light. Walk ye in It.”155

:And you people even believe in me to be a prophet; I don’t claim to be.156

:If you believe me to be God’s prophet, you listen to what I’ve told you.157

William Branham related the prophecies of 1933 as part of his pitch to get people to believe him. He had to show that the prophecies he made were being fulfilled to convince people that he was a prophet:

:Five of those things has perfectly been fulfilled exactly.158

But William Branham admitted that he didn’t make his prophecies public until after they were fulfilled:

:And there was a book there I write visions in. When as they’re fulfilled, I mark them off, before I tell the people.159

A prophecy of something that will happen in the future, made public in advance of the thing happening, is a “before the fact” prophecy. A prophecy that is only made public after the prophecy is fulfilled is an “after the fact” prophecy.

William Branham only announced his prophecies “after the fact.” As a result, they cannot be classified as prophecies. Branham’s prophecies should be amazingly accurate, since he could adjust them to match the historical events as they transpired. His policy was not to make “before the fact” prophecies.

=Prophecies which changed significantly over time=

=The Vision he ignored=

There is one specific vision that he completely ignored... was this from God?

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 #[[Nikita Khrushchev|Was the meeting of Nikita Khrushchev and Dwight Eisenhower the fulfillment of Daniel chapter 2?]] '''(Failed Prophecy)'''
-A number of his prophecies changed significantly over time:
+=After the fact prophecies=
+William Branham related his supernatural experiences so that people would believe he was a prophet. While he came across as very humble, it was clear from the start of his ministry that he wanted people to believe in him and to revere him as a prophet of God:
+:If I come here to Phoenix in the name of a prophet, and I do not the things that a prophet does, then don’t believe me.151
-A number of prophecies were simply after the fact prophecies:
+:Do you believe I’m His prophet that was sent here for your purpose …152
+:And you believe in me as His prophet, is that right?153
+:… if you believe in me to be His prophet or His servant, you believe that I’m telling you the Truth.154
-Then there is one specific vision that he completely ignored... was this from God?
+:As a servant of God, I never said this before, in the world, in this church, I never said. But as a prophet of the Lord, I say to you, “This is the Light. Walk ye in It.”155
+:And you people even believe in me to be a prophet; I don’t claim to be.156
+:If you believe me to be God’s prophet, you listen to what I’ve told you.157
+William Branham related the prophecies of 1933 as part of his pitch to get people to believe him. He had to show that the prophecies he made were being fulfilled to convince people that he was a prophet:
+:Five of those things has perfectly been fulfilled exactly.158
+But William Branham admitted that he didn’t make his prophecies public until after they were fulfilled:
+:And there was a book there I write visions in. When as they’re fulfilled, I mark them off, before I tell the people.159
+A prophecy of something that will happen in the future, made public in advance of the thing happening, is a “before the fact” prophecy. A prophecy that is only made public after the prophecy is fulfilled is an “after the fact” prophecy.
+William Branham only announced his prophecies “after the fact.” As a result, they cannot be classified as prophecies. Branham’s prophecies should be amazingly accurate, since he could adjust them to match the historical events as they transpired. His policy was not to make “before the fact” prophecies.
+=Prophecies which changed significantly over time=
+=The Vision he ignored=
+There is one specific vision that he completely ignored... was this from God?