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Why would William Branham make up such a convincing story about something that was completely untrue? | Why would William Branham make up such a convincing story about something that was completely untrue? | ||
=Saul didn't commit suicide= | |||
William Branham stated, contrary to scripture, that Saul did not kill himself. Why did William Branham contradict scripture? It appears he simply did not read the Bible carefully. | |||
:''Saul never committed suicide. A Philistine killed him. Any of you Bible readers that reads it thoroughly know that. A Philistine killed him, and David killed the Philistine for it. All right. Notice, Saul was wounded; it's true. But he… A Philistine killed him. And David killed him because he said, "You have taken the life of the anointed of God." And Saul was a prophet himself.<ref>William Branham, 53-1112 - Demonology, para. 29</ref> | |||
Here are the problems with William Branham's view of Saul's death: | |||
:1. The Bible clearly states that Saul killed himself in 2 separate passages: | |||
::1 Samuel 31:4-6 | |||
:::''...Saul took his own sword and fell on it. When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died with him. So Saul and his three sons and his armor-bearer and all his men died together that same day. <ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), 1 Sa 31:4–6. </ref> | |||
::1 Chronicles 10:4-6 | |||
:::''Saul took his own sword and fell on it. When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died. So Saul and his three sons died, and all his house died together.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), 1 Ch 10:4–6.</ref> | |||
:2. In an attempt to gain favour with David, an Amalekite misjudges the reaction of the one he wants to impress. It is clear that his story does not tally with the events already recorded: Saul had not needed assistance in dying by his own spear. The Bible clearly states that he fell on his own sword. | |||
2 Samuel 1:6-10 | |||
:''Then David said to the young man who brought him the report, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?” | |||
:''“I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” the young man said, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and their drivers in hot pursuit. When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, and I said, ‘What can I do?’ | |||
:''“He asked me, ‘Who are you?’ | |||
:''‘An Amalekite,’ I answered. | |||
:''“Then he said to me, ‘Stand here by me and kill me! I’m in the throes of death, but I’m still alive.’ | |||
:''“So I stood beside him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band on his arm and have brought them here to my lord.” <ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), 2 Sa 1:5–10.</ref> | |||
Here is another clear example of William Branham apparently not understanding the clear meaning of scripture. | |||
=Stephen Foster= | =Stephen Foster= | ||