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'''Sardis''' (Greek: "red ones") is the fifth city mentioned in the Book of Revelation to receive a message from Jesus Christ. Sardis rose to power because of its location on an important highway from the Aegean Sea, its command over the fertile plain of Hermus, and its military strength. Sardis was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia, the seat of a proconsul under the Roman Empire, and the metropolis of the province Lydia in later Roman and Byzantine times.

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==The Plagiarized Timeline==

William Branham claimed that God gave him the exact dates and timelines of the Seven Church Ages by divine revelation. In his sermon series, he assigned the '''Sardisean Church Age''' to the period between '''AD 1520 and AD 1750''', and chose '''Martin Luther''' as its messenger.

William Branham claimed that God gave him the exact dates and timelines of the Seven Church Ages by divine revelation. In his sermon series, he assigned the '''Sardisean Church Age''' to the period between '''AD 1520 and AD 1750''', and chose '''Martin Luther''' (1483–1546 A.D.)as its messenger.

* '''The Audit:''' This was not a divine revelation. William Branham copied these dates verbatim from page 25 of Clarence Larkin’s 1919 book, ''The Book of Revelation''. By copying Larkin’s arbitrary dispensational chart, Branham adopted these boundaries without realizing that they created an duplicate timeline for his chosen messenger.

* '''The Audit:''' William Branham said that God always sent the messenger at the end of the church age. But Luther was born 37 years prior to the start of his church age and died 26 years after it had started. This was not a divine revelation. William Branham copied these dates verbatim from page 25 of Clarence Larkin’s 1919 book, ''The Book of Revelation''. By copying Larkin’s arbitrary dispensational chart, Branham adopted these boundaries without realizing that they created an duplicate timeline for his chosen messenger.

==2. The Fictional "Nine Gifts of the Spirit" Quote==

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In '''Chapter 7, section 'The Messenger'''', William Branham quotes a German historical work to prove Martin Luther had supernatural gifts:

''"It is recorded of Dr. Martin Luther, in Sauer’s History, Volume 3, page 406, that he was, 'a prophet, evangelist, speaker in tongues, interpreter, in one person, endowed with all nine gifts of the Spirit.' "''

<Blockquote>''"It is recorded of Dr. Martin Luther, in Sauer’s History, Volume 3, page 406, that he was, 'a prophet, evangelist, speaker in tongues, interpreter, in one person, endowed with all nine gifts of the Spirit.' "''</Blockquote>

* '''The Audit:''' This quote is a complete fabrication. The actual German text (which was never translated into English, and which Branham copied out of context from a book by Pentecostal author Carl Brumback) says "all gifts of grace" (''Gaben der Gnade''), not the nine supernatural gifts of 1 Corinthians 12.

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In '''Chapter 7, section 'The Warning'''', Branham claims:

''"This age had justification, but it had missed sanctification and the Baptism with the Holy Ghost. That is what God’s original plan was."''

<Blockquote>''"This age had justification, but it had missed sanctification and the Baptism with the Holy Ghost. That is what God’s original plan was."''</Blockquote>

* '''The Audit:''' This represents a fatal '''Category Error''' and scriptural misinterpretation. Under this rigid dispensational model, because the Sardisean believers allegedly lacked the Holy Spirit, they were not regenerate. Romans 8:9 states plainly: ''"But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him."''.

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 '''Sardis''' (Greek: "red ones") is the fifth city mentioned in the Book of Revelation to receive a message from Jesus Christ.  Sardis rose to power because of its location on an important highway from the Aegean Sea, its command over the fertile plain of Hermus, and its military strength.  Sardis was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia, the seat of a proconsul under the Roman Empire, and the metropolis of the province Lydia in later Roman and Byzantine times.
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 ==The Plagiarized Timeline==
-William Branham claimed that God gave him the exact dates and timelines of the Seven Church Ages by divine revelation. In his sermon series, he assigned the '''Sardisean Church Age''' to the period between '''AD 1520 and AD 1750''', and chose '''Martin Luther''' as its messenger.
+William Branham claimed that God gave him the exact dates and timelines of the Seven Church Ages by divine revelation. In his sermon series, he assigned the '''Sardisean Church Age''' to the period between '''AD 1520 and AD 1750''', and chose '''Martin Luther''' (1483–1546 A.D.)as its messenger.
-* '''The Audit:''' This was not a divine revelation. William Branham copied these dates verbatim from page 25 of Clarence Larkin’s 1919 book, ''The Book of Revelation''. By copying Larkin’s arbitrary dispensational chart, Branham adopted these boundaries without realizing that they created an duplicate timeline for his chosen messenger.
+* '''The Audit:''' William Branham said that God always sent the messenger at the end of the church age. But Luther was born 37 years prior to the start of his church age and died 26 years after it had started. This was not a divine revelation. William Branham copied these dates verbatim from page 25 of Clarence Larkin’s 1919 book, ''The Book of Revelation''. By copying Larkin’s arbitrary dispensational chart, Branham adopted these boundaries without realizing that they created an duplicate timeline for his chosen messenger.
 ==2. The Fictional "Nine Gifts of the Spirit" Quote==
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 In '''Chapter 7, section 'The Messenger'''', William Branham quotes a German historical work to prove Martin Luther had supernatural gifts:
-''"It is recorded of Dr. Martin Luther, in Sauer’s History, Volume 3, page 406, that he was, 'a prophet, evangelist, speaker in tongues, interpreter, in one person, endowed with all nine gifts of the Spirit.' "''
+<Blockquote>''"It is recorded of Dr. Martin Luther, in Sauer’s History, Volume 3, page 406, that he was, 'a prophet, evangelist, speaker in tongues, interpreter, in one person, endowed with all nine gifts of the Spirit.' "''</Blockquote>
 * '''The Audit:''' This quote is a complete fabrication. The actual German text (which was never translated into English, and which Branham copied out of context from a book by Pentecostal author Carl Brumback) says "all gifts of grace" (''Gaben der Gnade''), not the nine supernatural gifts of 1 Corinthians 12.
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 In '''Chapter 7, section 'The Warning'''', Branham claims:
-''"This age had justification, but it had missed sanctification and the Baptism with the Holy Ghost. That is what God’s original plan was."''
+<Blockquote>''"This age had justification, but it had missed sanctification and the Baptism with the Holy Ghost. That is what God’s original plan was."''</Blockquote>
 * '''The Audit:''' This represents a fatal '''Category Error''' and scriptural misinterpretation. Under this rigid dispensational model, because the Sardisean believers allegedly lacked the Holy Spirit, they were not regenerate. Romans 8:9 states plainly: ''"But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him."''.