John 18:6

William Branham stated that the spirit of God left Jesus at Gethsemane and, on the cross, Jesus died as a man (and not as the Son of God).

What the Bible says

Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, “Whom do you seek?”  They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.” Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.  When Jesus said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

When Jesus said to them, “I am he,” they retreated and fell to the ground.

What he actually said, in the Greek, were just 2 words - "I am" (ἐγώ εἰμί) Why did they fall to the ground? Because the "I AM" was standing in front of them. When he revealed to them who He really was, just for even a moment, the force of the power that lay in Him knocked them to the ground.

When Jesus Christ left the Garden of Gethsemane, he was still God. And when He went to the cross, he was still God in flesh.

William Branham was wrong.

Quotes

He never died as God. He died as a man. The sin of man was upon the Son of man, and He had to become a man in order to pay the penalty.

When He was--last cry, "Eli, Eli. My God, My God," That was a man. "Why hast Thou forsaken Me?"

In the Garden of Gethsemane, the anointing left Him, you know, He had to die as a sinner. He died a sinner, you know that; not His sins, but mine and yours. That's where that love come in, how He took mine. Oh, hallelujah, how He took mine.