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'''Saint Columba or Saint Colm Cille''' (December 7, 521 - June 9, 597) sometimes known as ''St. Columba of Iona'' was born in County Donegal, Ireland. His name, in Old Irish, means "Dove of the church." He was born into royalty and could himself have possibly become a high king of Ireland. Instead, he chose to give up his royal privileges and become a servant of the King of kings, and a missionary to Scotland.<ref>{{Wikipedia Reference}}</ref> | '''Saint Columba or Saint Colm Cille''' (December 7, 521 - June 9, 597) sometimes known as ''St. Columba of Iona'' was born in County Donegal, Ireland. His name, in Old Irish, means "Dove of the church." He was born into royalty and could himself have possibly become a high king of Ireland. Instead, he chose to give up his royal privileges and become a servant of the King of kings, and a missionary to Scotland.<ref>{{Wikipedia Reference}}</ref> | ||
=Problems with William Branham's choice of Columba= | =Problems with William Branham's choice of Columba= | ||
There are a number of significant issues with William Branham's choice of Columba. | |||
==Dead Before It Happened== | |||
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William Branham [[Plagiarism|plagiarized the concept of the church ages from Clarence Larkin]] including virtually all of the supposed dates of the seven ages. Clarence Larkin's exact words were as follows: | William Branham [[Plagiarism|plagiarized the concept of the church ages from Clarence Larkin]] including virtually all of the supposed dates of the seven ages. Clarence Larkin's exact words were as follows: | ||
:''The Message to the Church at Thyatira. | :''The Message to the Church at Thyatira...extended from A. D. '''606''' to the Reformation A. D. 1520.<ref>Clarence Larkin, Dispensational Truth, or “God’s Plan and Purpose in the Ages“, 130 (Philadelphia, PA: Clarence Larkin, 1918).</ref> | ||
William Branham stated: | William Branham stated: | ||
:'' | :''The church age of Thyatira begin at '''606''' and went to 1520, the dark ages.<ref>THE EPHESIAN CHURCH AGE 60-1205</ref> | ||
The problem is that Columba died in '''597 A.D.''', almost a decade before the church age started. That is one of the problems when you don't do your own work, it's easy to make an error. | The problem is that Columba died in '''597 A.D.''', almost a decade before the church age started. That is one of the problems when you don't do your own work, it's easy to make an error when you copying someone else. | ||
==Columba Was A Prophet== | |||
William Branham made the following statement and challenge when preaching the Seventh Seal: | William Branham made the following statement and challenge when preaching the Seventh Seal: | ||
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:''"If, you had seen what the Lord has this day thought fit to show to me regarding this his chosen one, whom you dishonour, you would never have excommunicated a person whom God not only doth not excommunicate, according to your unjust sentence, but even more and more highly esteemeth. '''I have seen, a most brilliant pillar wreathed with fiery tresses preceding this same man of God whom you treat with contempt; I have also seen holy angels accompanying him on his journey through the plain.''' Therefore I do not dare to slight him whom I see foreordained by God to be the leader of his people to life."''<ref>Vita Columbae</ref> | :''"If, you had seen what the Lord has this day thought fit to show to me regarding this his chosen one, whom you dishonour, you would never have excommunicated a person whom God not only doth not excommunicate, according to your unjust sentence, but even more and more highly esteemeth. '''I have seen, a most brilliant pillar wreathed with fiery tresses preceding this same man of God whom you treat with contempt; I have also seen holy angels accompanying him on his journey through the plain.''' Therefore I do not dare to slight him whom I see foreordained by God to be the leader of his people to life."''<ref>Vita Columbae</ref> | ||
So the historic evidence supports Columba as a gentile prophet, exactly as William Branham defined a true prophet of Biblical proportions. As a result, William Branham's statement in "The Seventh Seal" is wrong. | So the historic evidence supports Columba as a gentile prophet, exactly as William Branham defined a true prophet of Biblical proportions. As a result, William Branham's statement in "The Seventh Seal" is wrong. | ||
=His Youth= | |||
=Youth= | |||
When Columba was young, it was a common practice for ruling families to find their children a foster home in which to be raised. Columba, was sent to be raised by a priest. | When Columba was young, it was a common practice for ruling families to find their children a foster home in which to be raised. Columba, was sent to be raised by a priest. | ||
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The ''vita'' of Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to Adomnan, Columba came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and saved a swimmer with the sign of the Cross and the imprecation "You will go no further", at which the beast fled terrified, to the amazement of the assembled Picts who glorified Columba's God. Whether or not this incident is true, Adomnan's text specifically states that the monster was swimming in the River Ness, rather than in the lake itself. | The ''vita'' of Columba is also the source of the first known reference to the Loch Ness Monster. According to Adomnan, Columba came across a group of Picts who were burying a man killed by the monster, and saved a swimmer with the sign of the Cross and the imprecation "You will go no further", at which the beast fled terrified, to the amazement of the assembled Picts who glorified Columba's God. Whether or not this incident is true, Adomnan's text specifically states that the monster was swimming in the River Ness, rather than in the lake itself. | ||
==Adomnan of Iona== | ==Adomnan of Iona== | ||
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