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William Branham told about a series of eight prophetic visions he experienced in June 1933. In the fifth vision, William Branham witnessed scientific | William Branham told about a series of eight prophetic visions he experienced in June 1933. In the fifth vision, William Branham witnessed scientific achievement produced a driverless vehicle, while cars continued to be shaped more and more like an egg. | ||
=Problems with the prophecy= | |||
In the Laodicean Church Age book, William Branham says, “Now let me say this. Can anyone prove any of those visions wrong? Were they not all fulfilled?” Almost 70 years after 1933, we now have the benefit of hindsight in our ability to confirm the accuracy of these prophecies. | In the Laodicean Church Age book, William Branham says, “Now let me say this. Can anyone prove any of those visions wrong? Were they not all fulfilled?” Almost 70 years after 1933, we now have the benefit of hindsight in our ability to confirm the accuracy of these prophecies. | ||
==Changes in the prophecy over time== | |||
William Branham stated that the 1933 prophecies were all written down in a book. However, this book mysteriously disappeared after his death. Why was this allowed to happen? Was it intentionally lost? | William Branham stated that the 1933 prophecies were all written down in a book. However, this book mysteriously disappeared after his death. Why was this allowed to happen? Was it intentionally lost? | ||
Because of the existence of this book of prophecy, each retelling should have been consistent through the years. However, this is not the case as the vision is only about egg-shaped cars prior to 1958. After this, the cars are remote-controlled (1958) with a glass roof and no steering wheel, with a family inside (1960) playing cards or checkers. The bumpers had sensors and the car was controlled by radar and magnets (1961). In the Church Ages Book, the car has a plastic bubble-top. | Because of the existence of this book of prophecy, each retelling should have been consistent through the years. However, this is not the case as the vision is only about egg-shaped cars prior to 1958. After this, the cars are remote-controlled (1958) with a glass roof and no steering wheel, with a family inside (1960) playing cards or checkers. The bumpers had sensors and the car was controlled by radar and magnets (1961). In the Church Ages Book, the car has a plastic bubble-top. | ||
==Newspaper ads of a driverless car pre-date the first time the vision was told= | |||
[[Image:1957 driverless cars paleo-future big.jpg|thumb|260px|Newsweek Magazine – December 17, 1956]] | [[Image:1957 driverless cars paleo-future big.jpg|thumb|260px|Newsweek Magazine – December 17, 1956]] | ||
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*Church Age Book: Plastic bubble-top car without a sterring wheel on a beautiful road. The people inside were playing a game. <ref> The fourth vision showed the great advances in science that would come after the second world war. It was headed up in the vision of a plastic bubble-topped car that was running down beautiful highways under remote control so that people appeared seated in this car without a steering wheel and they were playing some sort of a game to amuse themselves. (Church Age Book)</ref> | *Church Age Book: Plastic bubble-top car without a sterring wheel on a beautiful road. The people inside were playing a game. <ref> The fourth vision showed the great advances in science that would come after the second world war. It was headed up in the vision of a plastic bubble-topped car that was running down beautiful highways under remote control so that people appeared seated in this car without a steering wheel and they were playing some sort of a game to amuse themselves. (Church Age Book)</ref> | ||
==Timing of the fulfillment== | |||
William Branham said in 1964 that this prophecy was already fulfilled, and that companies were taking orders for driverless trucks already that they could control from headquarters. He also considered the Volkswagen a “perfect egg”. Time has proven that this prophecy was | William Branham said in 1964 that this prophecy was already fulfilled, and that companies were taking orders for driverless trucks already that they could control from headquarters. He also considered the Volkswagen a “perfect egg”. Time has proven that this prophecy was nowhere near fulfilled in 1964. William Branham also admits reading articles and a TV show about driverless cars at around the same time that he expands the vision from egg-shaped to driverless cars. | ||
*1960: ''They've already got that out; I seen it here not long ago.'' | *1960: ''They've already got that out; I seen it here not long ago.'' | ||
*1961: ''They've got it right now. You seen it on television here not long ago.'' and '' It's on television. "Popular Science"--"Mechanics," rather, all have it; we got the car.'' | *1961: ''They've got it right now. You seen it on television here not long ago.'' and '' It's on television. "Popular Science"--"Mechanics," rather, all have it; we got the car.'' | ||
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=Industry Commentary= | |||
[[Image:Boyslifecars.jpg|thumb|200px|Boy’s Life Magazine – October 1990]] | [[Image:Boyslifecars.jpg|thumb|200px|Boy’s Life Magazine – October 1990]] | ||
*''We could deliver a car to your office [near Tower Bridge] that could drive to Bristol. The technology exists, the problem is liability if there is an accident.'' [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/news/article6792747.ece '''Times Online, Aug. 12, 2009'''] | *''We could deliver a car to your office [near Tower Bridge] that could drive to Bristol. The technology exists, the problem is liability if there is an accident.'' [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/news/article6792747.ece '''Times Online, Aug. 12, 2009'''] | ||
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*''This is not science fiction...Now the question is what does society want to do with it? You're looking at these issues of congestion, safety, energy and emissions. Technically there should be no reason why we can't transfer to a totally different world."''([http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080107/ap_on_hi_te/gadget_show_driverless_cars Yahoo News, '''Jan 7, 2008'''], Larry Burns, VP of Research and Development for General Motors) | *''This is not science fiction...Now the question is what does society want to do with it? You're looking at these issues of congestion, safety, energy and emissions. Technically there should be no reason why we can't transfer to a totally different world."''([http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080107/ap_on_hi_te/gadget_show_driverless_cars Yahoo News, '''Jan 7, 2008'''], Larry Burns, VP of Research and Development for General Motors) | ||
=Driverless Vehicles= | |||
With driver assist technologies being integrated into vehicles today, the promise of a fully autonomous individual vehicle on all or designated roadways is possible. The research for autonomous vehicles began in 1977 by the Tsukuba Mechanical Engineering Lab in Japan. The Bundeswehr Universität München in Europe experimented with video-driven cars in the 1980s, and the U.S. experimented with an automated highway system in the 1990s. Today, however, the most promise is in individually autonomous vehicles made possible by advances in computer technology. | With driver assist technologies being integrated into vehicles today, the promise of a fully autonomous individual vehicle on all or designated roadways is possible. The research for autonomous vehicles began in 1977 by the Tsukuba Mechanical Engineering Lab in Japan. The Bundeswehr Universität München in Europe experimented with video-driven cars in the 1980s, and the U.S. experimented with an automated highway system in the 1990s. Today, however, the most promise is in individually autonomous vehicles made possible by advances in computer technology. | ||
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[[Image:Phileas.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Phileas Bus]] | [[Image:Phileas.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Phileas Bus]] | ||
==Parkshuttle== | |||
Developed by [http://www.frog.nl Frog Navigation] [http://www.2getthere.nl/ (2getthere)] and built by Connexion (the Dutch Transit Authority), this bus runs driverless through onboard computers and sensors, together with guiding magnets embedded in the designated roadway. However, Phileas does occasionally need to be manually overridden by a driver. Phileas is already in operation in the Netherlands between the airport and an industrial park. | Developed by [http://www.frog.nl Frog Navigation] [http://www.2getthere.nl/ (2getthere)] and built by Connexion (the Dutch Transit Authority), this bus runs driverless through onboard computers and sensors, together with guiding magnets embedded in the designated roadway. However, Phileas does occasionally need to be manually overridden by a driver. Phileas is already in operation in the Netherlands between the airport and an industrial park. | ||
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[[Image:Moovie.jpg|right|100px|Peugeot Moovie]] | [[Image:Moovie.jpg|right|100px|Peugeot Moovie]] | ||
==Peugot Moovie== | |||
The Moovie concept vehicle is driven by two large wheels, the centre of which serves as doors for the vehicle. The Moovie is an electric car designed by Andre Costa in the third [http://www.peugeot-concours-design.com/en/01_vainqueur Peugot Design Contest], and developed as a prototype by Peugot. | The Moovie concept vehicle is driven by two large wheels, the centre of which serves as doors for the vehicle. The Moovie is an electric car designed by Andre Costa in the third [http://www.peugeot-concours-design.com/en/01_vainqueur Peugot Design Contest], and developed as a prototype by Peugot. | ||
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