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:The basic distinction between eagles and vultures is that the former either capture their prey or feed upon dead carcasses, while vultures only feed upon dead carcasses. Only in the Western Hemisphere are there two distinct families of birds: (1) birds of prey, which also feed upon dead bodies (eagles) and (2) vultures, which never take live prey, but only feed upon carcasses. <ref>Johannes P. Louw and Eugene Albert Nida, vol. 1, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains, electronic ed. of the 2nd edition., 44 (New York: United Bible Societies, 1996).</ref> | :The basic distinction between eagles and vultures is that the former either capture their prey or feed upon dead carcasses, while vultures only feed upon dead carcasses. Only in the Western Hemisphere are there two distinct families of birds: (1) birds of prey, which also feed upon dead bodies (eagles) and (2) vultures, which never take live prey, but only feed upon carcasses. <ref>Johannes P. Louw and Eugene Albert Nida, vol. 1, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains, electronic ed. of the 2nd edition., 44 (New York: United Bible Societies, 1996).</ref> | ||
How can we be sure William Branham wasn’t correct? Perhaps the numerous translators leaned too heavily on the apparent vulture/carcass context and missed Jesus’ subtle meaning. William Branham certainly seemed to think so: | |||
:''Where the carcass is (the Manna is, the Word is), there the eagles will be gathered.<ref>The Anointed Ones at the End Time, vol.5, no.3A, 1965 (tape#65-0725M)</ref> | |||
===William Branham's Incorrect Understanding of Nature=== | |||
William Branham believed that eagles could only eat fresh meat. He also considered himself an expert on eagles. | |||
:''They claim as the--that some of them were vultures because they eat carrion, but that was wrong. I would just different with the man that wrote, '''because I know eagles.''' Eagles only eat live meat. Vultures eat--eat carrion. But a real eagle kills his own meat. He has to have it fresh, just like the grizzly bear and the black bear. The black bear is a scavenger. He--he eats carrion. But--but the grizzly bear, he has to kill fresh every night or when he's going to eat, he eats. | |||
:''And so is the eagle. A eagle gets fresh meat. He doesn't want anything that's stale, or left over, or hand-me-downs. He--he wants to get his--his own meat. <ref>AS.THE.EAGLE.STIRS.HER.NEST_ BEAUMONT.TX SUNDAY_ 61-0122</ref> | |||
While William Branham stated that he knew eagles, he didn't. It is well known and an accepted fact that all eagles eat carrion.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Eagle]</ref> | |||
==Fresh Kill or Dead Body?== | ==Fresh Kill or Dead Body?== | ||