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[[Image:Arriving_in_Finland_Apr_14_1950_copy.jpg|frame|William Branham and others arriving in Finland on April 14, 1950. William Branham is at the top of the stairs.]] | |||
One of the most famous of William Branham's healings was that of a young boy in Finland, Kari Holma, who was supposedly killed in an automobile accident, and was restored to life by the prayers of William Branham as instructed in a vision. | One of the most famous of William Branham's healings was that of a young boy in Finland, Kari Holma, who was supposedly killed in an automobile accident, and was restored to life by the prayers of William Branham as instructed in a vision. | ||
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There are a number of concerns with the story as related by William Branham: | There are a number of concerns with the story as related by William Branham: | ||
#What was written in the flyleaf of the Bible? | |||
#Are there any surviving copies of Bibles with this vision written in their flyleaf? | |||
#Was the boy dead? | |||
#Did the boy immediately come back to life? | |||
#Did he jump to his feet as if nothing had happened? | |||
The only person that stated that the boy was dead was William Branham. There is no external evidence from anyone that the boy had died as a result of the accident. | The '''only person''' that stated that the boy was dead was William Branham. There is no external evidence from anyone that the boy had died as a result of the accident. | ||
The ONLY third party relating of the story is from a Finnish pastor, Vilho Soininen: | The ONLY third party relating of the story is from a Finnish pastor, Vilho Soininen: | ||
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#The boy was released from the hospital 3 days later. | #The boy was released from the hospital 3 days later. | ||
William Branham tells a story that is significantly different from that told by Soininen: | William Branham tells a story that is significantly different from that told by Soininen and one that changes over time: | ||
#The boy had died and was laying on the street for half an hour before William Branham's vehicle arrived on the scene. | #The boy had died and was laying on the street for half an hour before William Branham's vehicle arrived on the scene. | ||
#The following was written in the flyleaf of the Bible - ''THUS SAITH THE LORD, it shall come to pass, that a little boy, between eight and ten years old, his description, be laying on a place where rocks are wrapped together with cedars and evergreens. | |||
#William Branham was told to go look at the boy and, although he didn't want to, he finally did. | |||
#They rushed the other boy to the hospital in one of the cars while Kari Holma remained at the scene dead. | |||
#The boy had a coat over his face and they uncovered him when William Branham came to look at him. | |||
#William Branham talked to the Mayor of the city at the scene of the accident while they were waiting for the parents to arrive. | |||
It is also interesting to note that Gordon Lindsay, who was in the front seat of the car never told his version of the story in either the Voice of Healing Magazine or in his book. | It is also interesting to note that Gordon Lindsay, who was in the front seat of the car never told his version of the story in either the Voice of Healing Magazine or in his book. | ||
=The Story according to Pastor Soininen= | |||
Pastor Vilho Soininen, of Kuopio, related the story in Gordon Lindsay's book, [[A Man Sent from God, by Gordon Lindsay|William Branham: A Man Sent From God]]: | |||
:''On Friday afternoon a remarkable and startling incident took place which meant much to Brother Branham and to those of us who happened to be its witnesses. Three carloads of us made an unforgettable trip to nearby Puijo Observation Tower situated on a beautiful scenic elevation. The outing was one of the most precious I can remember, because of the blessing of God upon us. Then as we were returning from Puijo, a terrible accident occurred. A car ahead was unable to avoid striking two small boys, who ran out into the street in front of it, throwing one down on the sidewalk, and the other five yards away into a field. '''One unconscious boy was carried into a car just ahead of us and the other, Kari Holma, was lifted into our car and placed in the arms of Brother Branham and Miss Isaacson who were sitting in the back seat.''' Brothers Moore and Lindsay were in the front seat with me. | |||
:''As we hurried to the hospital, I asked through Miss Isaacson, the interpreter, how the boy was. '''Brother Branham, with his finger on the boy's pulse, answered that the boy seemed to be dead''', since the pulse did not beat at all. Then Brother Branham placed his hand over the boy's heart and realized that it was not functioning. He further checked the boy's respiration and could detect no breath. | |||
:''Remembering the vision, he asked Bro. Lindsay to look in the 'fly-leaf' of his Bible and see what the vision said about 'a little boy being raised from the dead'. It was discovered that the description of the boy in the vision was exactly like the boy placed in Bro. Branham's arms. Then he knelt down on the floor of the car and began to pray. Brothers Lindsay and Moore joined in prayer, too, that the Lord would have mercy. As we neared the hospital, about five or six minutes later, I glanced back, and to my surprise, the boy opened his eyes. As we carried the boy into the hospital, he began to cry, and I realized that a miracle had taken place. | |||
:''The other boy had been brought in a little earlier and was still unconscious. As I was taking my guests back to their hotel, Brother Branham said to me, 'Do not worry! The boy, who was in our car, will surely live.' | |||
:''At that time Brother Branham had no assurance that the other boy would live, but on Sunday evening he assured me on the basis of a vision which he had seen early Sunday morning, that he, too, would live. At the exact time that Brother Branham was telling me this at his hotel, the boy lay dying at the hospital. The boy, who was in my car, Kari, was dismissed from the hospital in just three days. | |||
=The Story According to William Branham in 1950= | =The Story According to William Branham in 1950= | ||
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''They said, “While we were watching for him to take his last breath, he suddenly became conscious. It was 10 o’clock at the time.” When the doctors examined the boy, they reported that he would be all right. After checking the time of the vision, I found that it was just 10 o’clock when the angel of the Lord had come into my room. | ''They said, “While we were watching for him to take his last breath, he suddenly became conscious. It was 10 o’clock at the time.” When the doctors examined the boy, they reported that he would be all right. After checking the time of the vision, I found that it was just 10 o’clock when the angel of the Lord had come into my room. | ||
=William Branham relates the story on many occasions= | =William Branham relates the story on many occasions= | ||
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We got Brother Lindsay, Brother Moore looked back there "'And it shall come to pass,' SAITH THE LORD," (Oh, my!) "'there will be a--a land where's a lot of evergreen growing. Rocks will be lapped together. A little boy with a cropped haircut, little pantywaist buttoned up here, and his feet... his stockings pulled up high. He'll have brown eyes, they'll be turned back. He'll be killed in an automobile accident. But you lay your hands upon him, and he'll come back to life.'"<ref>PERFECT.FAITH_ JEFF.IN 63-0825E</ref> | We got Brother Lindsay, Brother Moore looked back there "'And it shall come to pass,' SAITH THE LORD," (Oh, my!) "'there will be a--a land where's a lot of evergreen growing. Rocks will be lapped together. A little boy with a cropped haircut, little pantywaist buttoned up here, and his feet... his stockings pulled up high. He'll have brown eyes, they'll be turned back. He'll be killed in an automobile accident. But you lay your hands upon him, and he'll come back to life.'"<ref>PERFECT.FAITH_ JEFF.IN 63-0825E</ref> | ||
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