The Message on Trial - Part 2: Difference between revisions

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The young prophet in 1 Kings 13 was killed by God precisely because he listened to a prophet who lied to him. The moral of the story is not "ignore what prophets do and focus on the word." The moral is: God holds people accountable for following a lying prophet, even when the lie comes from a legitimate prophetic figure. If anything, this story is a warning to Message believers to test prophetic claims rigorously — because God does not excuse those who follow prophets uncritically.

====The Critical Distinction Francis Ignores.==== The old prophet's lie was about a personal instruction (come eat with me). The young prophet's actual prophecy about Israel remained true. This story distinguishes between a prophet's personal behavior and the content of tested, fulfilled prophecy. The criticism of William Branham is not merely about personal behavior — it is about the content of his prophetic claims themselves. When Branham declared "Thus Saith the Lord" about the brown bear, or "Thus Saith the Lord" about Donny Morton's healing, or "Thus Saith the Lord" about the India crusade — and these prophecies did not come to pass — the problem is not his character but the prophecies themselves. When his stories about historical events change across tellings, the problem is the content of those stories. This is the opposite of the 1 Kings 13 scenario.

====The Critical Distinction Francis Ignores.====

The old prophet's lie was about a personal instruction (come eat with me). The young prophet's actual prophecy about Israel remained true. This story distinguishes between a prophet's personal behavior and the content of tested, fulfilled prophecy. The criticism of William Branham is not merely about personal behavior — it is about the content of his prophetic claims themselves. When Branham declared "Thus Saith the Lord" about the brown bear, or "Thus Saith the Lord" about Donny Morton's healing, or "Thus Saith the Lord" about the India crusade — and these prophecies did not come to pass — the problem is not his character but the prophecies themselves. When his stories about historical events change across tellings, the problem is the content of those stories. This is the opposite of the 1 Kings 13 scenario.

====The Question Francis Should Be Asking.====

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 The young prophet in 1 Kings 13 was killed by God precisely because he listened to a prophet who lied to him. The moral of the story is not "ignore what prophets do and focus on the word." The moral is: God holds people accountable for following a lying prophet, even when the lie comes from a legitimate prophetic figure. If anything, this story is a warning to Message believers to test prophetic claims rigorously — because God does not excuse those who follow prophets uncritically.
-====The Critical Distinction Francis Ignores.==== The old prophet's lie was about a personal instruction (come eat with me). The young prophet's actual prophecy about Israel remained true. This story distinguishes between a prophet's personal behavior and the content of tested, fulfilled prophecy. The criticism of William Branham is not merely about personal behavior — it is about the content of his prophetic claims themselves. When Branham declared "Thus Saith the Lord" about the brown bear, or "Thus Saith the Lord" about Donny Morton's healing, or "Thus Saith the Lord" about the India crusade — and these prophecies did not come to pass — the problem is not his character but the prophecies themselves. When his stories about historical events change across tellings, the problem is the content of those stories. This is the opposite of the 1 Kings 13 scenario.
+====The Critical Distinction Francis Ignores.====
+The old prophet's lie was about a personal instruction (come eat with me). The young prophet's actual prophecy about Israel remained true. This story distinguishes between a prophet's personal behavior and the content of tested, fulfilled prophecy. The criticism of William Branham is not merely about personal behavior — it is about the content of his prophetic claims themselves. When Branham declared "Thus Saith the Lord" about the brown bear, or "Thus Saith the Lord" about Donny Morton's healing, or "Thus Saith the Lord" about the India crusade — and these prophecies did not come to pass — the problem is not his character but the prophecies themselves. When his stories about historical events change across tellings, the problem is the content of those stories. This is the opposite of the 1 Kings 13 scenario.
 ====The Question Francis Should Be Asking.====