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Most people think of prophecy as a prediction of an event or occurrence that will happen in the future. | Most people think of prophecy as a prediction of an event or occurrence that will happen in the future. | ||
One significant problem with William Branham's prophetic ministry is that there does not seem to be a single occurrence where we have a clear prophecy recorded on tape that was later fulfilled. | One significant problem with William Branham's prophetic ministry is that there does not seem to be a single occurrence where we have a clear prophecy recorded on tape that was later clearly fulfilled. | ||
We have several occasions where | There are 3 types of prophecies that could occur with respect to William Branham: | ||
:1. ''Prophecy beforehand (verified) that was not fulfilled'' - We have several occasions where William Branham prophesied of things would come to pass in the future that did not happen. Examples of this would include the vision of the brown bear and the vision of the African meetings. | |||
:2. ''Prophecy beforehand (unverified) that was not be fulfilled'':'' - This would include prophecies that William Branham said had been fulfilled that were not. Examples of this would include the Municipal Bridge vision and the vision of Marilyn Monroe. | |||
:3. ''Prophecy beforehand (unverified) that was clearly fulfilled'' - We several examples where William Branham stated that he had prophesied something that actually did come to pass. There are several examples of this such as [[Kari Holma]] and the vision of the grizzly bear. However, we have no record of these events being publicly recorded before the fact. | |||
:4. ''Prophecy beforehand (verified) that was clearly fulfilled'' - We are unaware of any prophecies that would fulfill this criteria. Because of this, there would appear to be no independent evidence that William Branham actually had a prophetic gift. | |||
We have asked publicly for examples of prophecies that were publicly announced and clearly fulfilled at a later date but have had no response to date. | We have asked publicly for examples of prophecies that were publicly announced and clearly fulfilled at a later date but have had no response to date. | ||
This is a serious problem for those that wish to | This is a serious problem for those that wish to believe that William Branham was a prophet. | ||
=Prophecy in the New Testament= | =Prophecy in the New Testament= | ||