An Exposition of the Seven Church Ages
William Branham's only book, "An Exposition of the Seven Church Ages", was released after his death at the end of 1965. The book is referred to in this article as the Church Age book or CAB.
The concept of "church ages"
Some early dispensationalists (such as Clarence Larkin) interpreted the seven churches of Asia (Rev. 1:4) symbolically as seven “church ages,” or stages of church history, though few hold this view today outside of the message. For a number of reasons, this line of interpretation is no more feasible than allegorizing the churches addressed in Paul’s letters. Abundant evidence suggests that the Book of Revelation addresses seven literal church communities, including items of local color that fit each of the seven letters (see Seven Churches In Asia).[1]
Critique on specific comments in Branham's book
| Quote from the CAB | Comments |
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| "...this volume will concern itself with various major doctrines (such as the Godhead, Water Baptism, etc.) found in Revelation, chapters One through Three..."[2] | Outside of William Branham's statement, Revelation 1-3 says nothing about the doctrine of Baptism, or any direct reference to the Godhead.
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