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Was William Branham a prophet?  We invite you to learn more about his life and ministry:
Was William Branham a prophet?  We invite you to learn more about his life and ministry:


'''[[William Branham|Click to read William Branham's life story]].'''  He was born in a small shed in rural Kentucky, experienced tragedy in his youth. He and became a Pentecostal minister in 1933 and started an international healing ministry in 1945.
'''[[William Branham|Click to read William Branham's life story]].'''  He was born in a small shed in rural Kentucky, experienced tragedy in his youth. He and became a Pentecostal minister in 1933 and started an international healing ministry in 1945. You may also be interested in the following articles:


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*[[William Branham|'''Life Story''']] by Believe The Sign (based on William Branham's tape recordings)
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*[[Life story by Julius Stadsklev|Life Story]] by Julius Stadsklev
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*[[Life Story Tract|Life Story]] by William Branham
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*[[Supernatural: The Life of William Branham|Life Story]] by Owen Jorgensen  
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|[[Supernatural: The Life of William Branham|Life Story]]<br><font size='-2'> By Owen Jorgensen </font>
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||'''[[Proposing to Hope Brumbach]]'''.  William Branham's in-laws were divorced, and living in separate cities at the time of his engagement to his first wife, Hope.  This is different than what he talks about as part of his Life Story.  Why?  
||'''[[Proposing to Hope Brumbach]]'''.  William Branham's in-laws were divorced, and living in separate cities at the time of his engagement to his first wife, Hope.  This is different than what he talks about as part of his Life Story.  Why?  
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||'''[[Hope Branham's Nurse]]''' was a close friend.  Hope told her, "I hope you find a man like my husband."  Her name was Hilda.  No, it was Louise.  Or Juanita?  Perhaps Evelyn?  Why is her name different every time the story was told?  
||'''[[Hope Branham's Nurse]]''' was a close friend.  Hope told her, "I hope you find a man like my husband."  Her name was Hilda.  No, it was Louise.  Or Juanita?  Perhaps Evelyn?  Why is her name different every time the story was told?  
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|{{Click||image=Charles Branham obituary.jpg|link=Was William Branham Honest|width=100px|height=75px}}
||'''[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Was_William_Branham_Honest#The_Death_of_Charles_Branham William Branham said his father died when he was young].'''  That's why he had bad grammar.  And he had to take care of 10 kids on his own.  Except his father died after William Branham already had two children.  Why did he lie?   
||'''[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Was_William_Branham_Honest#The_Death_of_Charles_Branham William Branham said his father died when he was young].'''  That's why he had bad grammar.  And he had to take care of 10 kids on his own.  Except his father died after William Branham already had two children.  Why did he lie?   
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||'''[[Three holy words]]'''.  William Braham said he had to say them before a person was healed.  He said that no mortal knows those words.  Scary...but similar to one of the Gnostic Gospels where Thomas learns three heavenly secret words that can call fire from heaven.   
||'''[[Three holy words]]'''.  William Braham said he had to say them before a person was healed.  He said that no mortal knows those words.  Scary...but similar to one of the Gnostic Gospels where Thomas learns three heavenly secret words that can call fire from heaven.   
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||'''[[The Houston Photograph]]''' is William Branham's biggest vindication.  What looks like a halo hovers behind his head. And Douglas Studios refused to let him use it as the cover for his biography, and the Beatles had a picture taken with a similar halo.  Perhaps the mystery can be solved by an article in the January 25, 1950 edition of The Houston Chronicle, which said that it all happened "under the glare of the great lights of Sam Houston Coliseum."
||'''[[The Houston Photograph]]''' is William Branham's biggest vindication.  What looks like a halo hovers behind his head. And Douglas Studios refused to let him use it as the cover for his biography, and the Beatles had a picture taken with a similar halo.  Perhaps the mystery can be solved by an article in the January 25, 1950 edition of The Houston Chronicle, which said that it all happened "under the glare of the great lights of Sam Houston Coliseum."
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||'''[[Discernment errors|Did you know that William Branham made errors in Discernment?]]''' That's one of the reasons for the infamous "blank spot on tape".  The other reason for the "blank spot" was to remove any reference to [[Jim Jones]], a man who also had the gift of "discernment", and who William Branham helped bring to fame.   
||'''[[Discernment errors|Did you know that William Branham made errors in Discernment?]]''' That's one of the reasons for the infamous "blank spot on tape".  The other reason for the "blank spot" was to remove any reference to [[Jim Jones]], a man who also had the gift of "discernment", and who William Branham helped bring to fame.   
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||'''[[Plagiarism|William Branham said he received his doctrine from an Angel]].''' He said this specifically about his sermons on the Seven Seals.  But why is much of his sermons on the Book of Revelation almost verbatim from the works of Clarence Larkin?  Was Larkin the Messenger who revealed the mysteries?   
||'''[[Plagiarism|William Branham said he received his doctrine from an Angel]].''' He said this specifically about his sermons on the Seven Seals.  But why is much of his sermons on the Book of Revelation almost verbatim from the works of Clarence Larkin?  Was Larkin the Messenger who revealed the mysteries?   
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