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Announcing the OFF THE SHELF podcast When a follower of William Branham's message has a difficult question, particularly where William Branham and the Bible appear to be in disagreement, it is common to hear message ministers advise them to put it "on the shelf". Join co-hosts Rod Bergen and Bryan Lynch as they pull some of these issues "off the shelf" and examine what it means to be a true follower of Jesus in the context of scripture and the message of William Branham. Click here

Welcome to BelieveTheSign The comprehensive encyclopedia on the life and message of William Branham. 740 articles Who was William Marrion Branham? In the late 1940's, his healing ministry skyrocketed him from a pastor in a small church outside Louisville, Kentucky to an international evangelist. However, as his ministry progressed his visions and doctrine became increasingly controversial until his deathon December 24, 1965. Views on William Branham's legacy can be grouped into the following main categories: Most Christians have never heard of William Branham and have no idea he even has a legacy. Some older Pentecostals and "charismatic" Christians view him as a great evangelist and gifted healer who strayed from Christian orthodoxy in the latter stages of his ministry. They believe this is the reason for his obscurity today. His followers (estimated at between 500,000 and 1,000,000 people) believe him to be Elijah the Prophet, the fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. There are many different sects within William Branham's followers, although they all refer to themselves as believers of the Message of the Hour. Some of his followers believe that William Branham's every word was infallible, while others will admit that he did make some minor errors but he was infallible with respect to his visions, prophecies and his interpretation of the Bible. Some, as a result of facts coming out of research by us and other former message followers, view William Branham as a charlatan who was either willfully deceptive, or had untreated mental health issues. The purpose of this website is to provide independent, objective, comprehensive information on William Branham and to ask questions about the facts that we have discovered. At one time this website was not objective in our approach and for that we humbly apologize to our readers. Click on the links below to go to our detailed articles on a variety of subjects related to his life and ministry, his claims, the beliefs of his followers, and the criticisms of his detractors. We believe that all of the evidence presented on this website is trustworthy. However, we have tried to provide all of the necessary footnotes and references from where we obtained this evidence so that you, our readers, can confirm it independently on your own. Look at the evidence, verify it, and try to answer the questions that we have raised. A special message to followers of William Branham To the best of our knowledge, all of the information on this website is factual. If you think any of the evidence contained on this website is inaccurate, please try and disprove it. We will immediately post any evidence that conflicts with what we have found and correct the article on this website, provided that we can independently confirm the accuracy of that evidence. On January 14, 2016 we issued "A Scriptural Challenge to Followers of William Branham" and have not yet received even a single response. We are still waiting... About William Branham Was William Branham a prophet? William Branham's life story - his youth William Branham's life story - his ministry What did William Branham think of himself? Video: Was William Branham credible? William Branham's Healing Ministry Were thousands healed in William Branham's ministry? Eyewitnesses: Followers of W. Branham Eyewitnesses: Non-Message Believers Did Kenneth Hagin prophecy William Branham's death? His Prophecies and Visions Did any of William Branham's visions fail? Did William Branham make ANY "before the fact" prophecies? What were William Branham's significant prophecies? What is the true test of a Prophet? Biblical prophecies regarding Jesus Prophecy in the Bible Videos: Prophecies of William Branham Videos: Did these visions of Willliam Braham fail? William Branham and Paul Schafer Full list of issues relating to William Branham's prophetic ministry Was William Branham honest? Was William Branham credible? When did William Branham embrace Pentecostalism? Who was the man from Windsor? Why did William Branham fail to discern sexual abuse among his friends and associates? Full list of issues relating to William Branham's credibility William Branham's Teachings What were his major doctrines? The Elijah Theology of William Branham Were any of his doctrines non-Biblical? What was the underlying theology of William Branham? Videos: Doctrines of William Branham Do we need a modern day prophet? Full list of issues where William Branham disagreed with the Bible Examples of where William Branham' contradicted himself The "Message of the Hour" What is "The Message"? Is the Message a Cult? What is the theology of the message? Was William Branham a legalist? Are believers in the message united? What is the fruit of the Message? Only Believe? Is faith opposed to reasoning? Strange teachings promoted by message churches Why do sincere Christians leave the message? A Scriptural Challenge to Followers of William Branham What does it mean to leave the message? Testimonies of Former Message Followers Resources if you have further questions What We Have Learned Videos: We Left! Looking to Jesus Invitation to Eternal Life Resources Our podcast - Off The Shelf - interviews with ex-message followers and discussions of important topics relating to William Branham Our Youtube channel containing a number of videos relating to William Branham Our full list of concerns regarding William Branham and his message Information that can be printed Facebook Discussion Other Languages French Italian Romanian Dutch Español Português Other websites Biblical resources We pray that the contents of this website would speak to your soul, and lead you closer to Jesus Christ. 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