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='''Discrepancies''' between Upshaw and Branham=
='''Discrepancies''' between Upshaw and Branham=


The picture of William Upshaw that has been painted into the minds of William Branham's followers is that of a frail, old man who was destined to a crippled life in a wheelchair. William Branham often mentions how the Congressman was so bad off that he had to be wheeled around, carried on beds, and practically unable to function.
There is a significant concern with the huge changes in the story over time as it was told by William Branham.  When do you move from exaggeration to an outright lie?


But in the newspapers, we find Upshaw travelling around in convoys of automobiles, '''walking around freely using his crutches''', and speaking to multiple audiences per day -- both for policical speeches and evangelistic sermons.  
In Congressman Upshaw's testimony, William Branham never speaks to him or even acknowledges him.  The message that he is healed is delivered by Brother Leroy Kopp.


So it appears that Congressman Upshaw's healing may not have been quite as miraculous as it was described by William Branham.
William Branham's initial testimony (1951 - see below) is initially in basic agreement with that of the Congressman.  However, by 1954 it had changed to the point that there is a vision of a brown suit and a wired microphone is run back to the Congressman to allow him to have a conversation with William Branham from the pulpit.  Leroy Kopp's part in the miracle is completely eliminated as William Branham himself told the Congressman over the pulpit -  "''THUS SAITH THE LORD, you're healed.''"


Additionaly, there is a significant concern with the huge changes in the story over time as it was told by William Branham.
Why did a real miracle from God require embellishment?  If it really was a miracle, why did William Branham have to lie about it?


In Congressman Upshaw's testimony, William Branham never speaks to him or even acknowledges him.  The message that he is healed is delivered by Brother Leroy Kopp.
The picture of William Upshaw that has been painted into the minds of William Branham's followers is that of a frail, old man who was destined to a crippled life in a wheelchair. William Branham often mentions how the Congressman was so bad off that he had to be wheeled around, carried on beds, and practically unable to function.  


William Branham's testimony (1951) is initially in basic agreement with that of the Congressman.  However, by 1954 it had changed to to the point that there is a vision of a brown suit and a wired microphone is run back to the Congressman to allow him to have a conversation with William Branham from the pulpit.  Leroy Kopp's part in the miracle is completely eliminated as William Branham himself told the Congressman over the pulpit -  "''THUS SAITH THE LORD, you're healed.''"
But in the newspapers, we find Upshaw travelling around in convoys of automobiles, '''walking around freely using his crutches''', and speaking to multiple audiences per day -- both for policical speeches and evangelistic sermons.


Why did a real miracle from God require embellishment?
So it appears that Congressman Upshaw's healing may not have been quite as miraculous as it was described by William Branham.


=The tract written by Congressman Upshaw=
=The tract written by Congressman Upshaw=