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| {{Prophetic Questions}} | | {{Prophetic Questions}} |
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| ==Was William Branham Honest?== | | ==Was William Branham Credible?== |
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| :'''If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.''' - ''Mark Twain'' | | :'''If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.''' - ''Mark Twain'' |
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| William Branham portrayed himself as a simple, honest, uneducated man who was sent from God as a prophet to fore-run the second coming of Christ. However, many of the stories that he told have been proven to be untrue and many of the doctrines that he said he received directly from God were, in fact, plagiarized from other ministers. If you click on the individual items below, they will take you to a detailed explanation of each issue. | | William Branham portrayed himself as a simple, honest, uneducated man who was sent from God as a prophet to fore-run the second coming of Christ. However, many of the stories that he told have been proven to be untrue and many of the doctrines that he said he received directly from God were, in fact, plagiarized from other ministers. If you click on the individual items below, they will take you to a detailed explanation of each issue. |
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| #[[Question 7 (ABM) - William Branham's visit to Rome|Q&A with a message minister relating to William Branham's credibility]]
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| #[[Did William Branham visit the graves of Muhammad, Buddha, and Confucius?]]
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| #Did William Branham visit the Vatican and see the inscription "''[[VICARIVS FILII DEI]]''" above the throne of the Pope?
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| #[[William Branham and Billy Graham|Did William Branham lie about his prophecy regarding Billy Graham?]]
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| #[[1933 Ohio River Experience|Did anyone hear the voice on the Ohio River in 1933?]]
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| #Did William Branham see [[Stories about Eagles|a mother eagle carry her babies on her wings?]]
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| #[[The Cloud|Why did William Branham say that he was under the cloud when they took its picture, when he clearly wasn't?]]
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| #Did William Branham travel [[William_Branham's Travels#Around the world seven times?|around the world seven times?]]
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| #[[Bible saved from the flood|Was William Branham's Bible saved miraculously in the 1937 flood?]]
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| #[[The Man from Windsor|Why did the story of the man from Windsor change so drastically over time?]]
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| #[[Plagiarism|Why did William Branham say that he received his revelations from God when he took many of his doctrines from other men?]]
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| #Why did William Branham change the story of [[Congressman Upshaw]]'s healing?
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| #[[Roy Davis|When did William Branham embrace Pentecostalism?]]
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| #Was [[Donny Morton]] really healed?
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| #[[William Branham speaks in tongues|Did William Branham speak in an unknown tongue that a Finnish woman understood?]]
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| #[[Was William Branham Honest|Was it reasonable for William Branham to blame his poor grammar on his dad?]]
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| #Did William Branham prayer for [[King George VI|King George VI and was he really healed?]]
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| #[[Kari Holma|Did William Branham raise a boy from the dead in Finland?]]
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| #Who was [[Hope Branham's Nurse]]?
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| #Was [[Florence Nightingale]] the granddaughter of the original Florence Nightingale?
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| #[[The Pillar of Fire|Did the Pillar of Fire really appear above William Branham's head in Houston? Why did other pictures from that evening appear in the newspaper, when he said his picture was the only one that turned out?]]
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| #[[Proposing to Hope Brumbach|Was William Branham truthful about asking Hope's parents for her hand in marriage?]]
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| #[[William Branham's Double Standard#William Branham in Shorts|If only sissies wear shorts, why did William Branham wear them?]]
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| #[[Leo Mercer|How could William Branham have allowed Leo Mercer to be part of his ministry?]]
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| #[[An Uncertain Sound|Did William Branham claim to be a prophet?]]
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| #[[The Nazarite Birth|Was William Branham born under a Nazarite Vow?]]
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| #[[Discernment errors|Was William Branham's discernment 100% accurate?]]
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| #[[Guessing the disease|Was William Branham's ministry always 100%?]]
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| #[[The Mystery of the Empty Cornerstone|What was in the cornerstone of Branham Tabernacle?]]
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| #[[Billy Paul Branham|Why was William Branham dishonest about his son's first marriage?]]
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| #[[Prophecy of the Cloud|Why was the vision of the five angels changed to a vision of seven angels?]]
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| #[[Rattlesnake Mesa|Why did William Branham say that he was at Sunset Mountain when he was actually at Rattlesnake Mesa?]]
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| #Why did William Branham make up [[The Story of the Pyramid Box|the story of the Pyramid Box]]?
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| #[[Different Stories|Why did William Branham's stories change so radically over time?]]
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| #[[The Perfect Man|Was William Branham really the first fruits of spiritual maturity? The perfect man?]]
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| #[[The Houston Photograph|Was the photo from Houston supernatural or just the out of focus picture of a flood light?]]
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| #[[The Amber Light|Did William Branham see an amber light?]]
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| #[[Jim Jones|Did William Branham help to launch the ministry of Jim Jones?]]
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| #Was Marshal [[Matt Dillon]] from Gunsmoke a real person?
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| #[[Is Joseph Branham a prophet?]]
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| #Was there a [[Mormon prophecy about William Branham]]?
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| #[[Prophecy: Danny Henry|Did Danny Henry's prophecy take place?]]
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| #[[William Branham's View of Himself|How did William Branham view himself?]]
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| #[[William Branham and Money|Was William Branham a wealthy man when he died?]]
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| #[[William Branham Speaking as God|If God spoke through William Branham, why did he mess up?]]
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| #[[William Branham's Double Standard#William Branham the Hunter|If it was wrong to kill animals for sport, why did William Branham do it?]]
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| #[[William Branham's Double Standard#William Branham at the Theatre|Why did William Branham deny that he went to movies 3 weeks after admitting that he did?]]
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| #[[William Branham's Double Standard#William Branham, sold out for a Cadillac|Why did William Branham criticize those who drove Cadillac's when he owned one?]]
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| #[[William Branham's Double Standard#Trimmed Hair & Short Skirts in the Branham Family|Why did William Branham criticize women that cut their hair and wore short skirts, when his own family did?]]
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| #[[Arvel Mosier|What actually happened to Hattie Wright's boys?]]
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| #[[William Branham on Suicide#Inaccuracies about William Cowper's death|Why did William Branham say he went to William Cowper's grave when he didn't?]]
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| #[[William Branham on Suicide#Inaccuracies about William Cowper's death|Why did William Branham say William Cowper committed suicide when he died of heart failure?]]
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| #[[William Branham on Suicide#Stephen Foster|Why did William Branham state the Stephen Foster committed suicide, when this is not true?]]
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| #Was there really a connection between [[The Pope and the Lunar Eclipse|the Pope visiting israel in 1964 and the lunar eclipse that preceded his visit?]]
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| ==Are William Branham's teachings in agreement with the Bible?== | | ==Are William Branham's teachings in agreement with the Bible?== |
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| If you study the message, you will find that William Branham departed significantly from the plain meaning of scripture in many things that he taught. If you click on the individual items below, they will take you to a detailed explanation of each issue. | | If you study the message, you will find that William Branham departed significantly from the plain meaning of scripture in many things that he taught. If you click on the individual items below, they will take you to a detailed explanation of each issue. |
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| #[[William Branham's View of Creation|Was Adam first created as a "spirit being"]] or is this Mormon doctrine?
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| #[[Is it permissible for women to wear pants?]]
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| #[[Was Time Created as a Result of Sin?]]
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| #[[Who got naked first?]] Adam or Eve?
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| #[[Christians that were required to believe Satanic doctrine|Why did William Branham teach that some Christians were required to believe Satanic doctrine to be saved?]]
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| #[[Elijah and Elisha did pray|Elijah and Elisha prayed. So why did William Branham say they didn't?]]
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| #Why did William Branham disagree with the doctrine of [[The Clarity of Scripture|the clarity of scripture]], a long held doctrine of the church?
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| #[[Revelation 10:7|William Branham believed he was the fulfillment of Revelation 10:7. Was he correct?]]
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| #[[Did God change Saul's name to Paul?]]
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| #[[The Prophet and The Eagle|William Branham taught that eagles typed prophets in the Bible. Where is this found in scripture?]]
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| #[[Marriage and Divorce|William Branham believed that if a wife cuts her hair, her husband can divorce her. Does the Bible teach this?]]
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| #[[Marriage and Divorce|William Branham believed that a man can remarry after divorce but a woman can't. Why did william Branham preach something that neither Jesus or Paul did?]]
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| #[[THUS SAITH THE LORD|Were there any times when William Branham's "Thus Saith The Lord" actually failed?]]
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| #[[King Saul - The Peoples' Choice?|Why did William Branham disagree with the Bible and teach that the people chose Saul as King of Israel?]]
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| #[[Three holy words|What are the three holy words of the Bible that William Branham spoke of?]]
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| #[[Prophets that ministered at the same time|Why did William Branham say that 2 major prophets were never on the scene at the same time when the Bible doesn't teach that?]]
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| #[[Q&A on the Godhead#Did God leave Jesus Christ on the cross?|William Branham said that God left Jesus when He was on the cross. Does the Bible teach this?]]
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| #[[William Branham and the Zodiac|Does God really have '''THREE Bibles''' as William Branham taught?]]
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| #[[Temporary Salvation|If you don't feel saved, are you still a Christian?]]
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| #[[Twisted Theology#Lilies work hard|How hard do lilies work?]]
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| #[[The Reason John Wept|Did John weep for joy or because no one was worthy?]]
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| #[[Women were designed by Satan|Were women really designed by Satan?]]
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| #[[Can you lose your healing?]]
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| #[[Enoch and Noah#The Seventh from Adam|Was Enoch the seventh from Adam]]? Is this proof of the Serpent Seed doctrine?
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| #[[Mystery Babylon#The Identity of the Woman|Is the harlot in the Book of Revelation the Roman Catholic Church?]]
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| #[[Are Christians considered amateur gods?]]
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| #[[Michael the Archangel|Is Jesus Christ the same as Michael the Archangel?]]
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| #[[Reading between the lines|Does the Bible say that we have to "read between the lines"?]]
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| #[[Enoch and Noah|Noah started building the ark after he saw Enoch go in a Rapture]]
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| #[[Enoch and Noah|Was Enoch a type of the wise virgin, and Noah a type of the foolish virgin?]]
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| #[[The Fulfillment of Malachi 4:5|Was William Branham the fulfillment of Malachi 4:5?]]
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| #[[The Importance of a Seven-Lettered Name|Is the spelling of William Branham's name of spiritual significance?]]
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| #[[Illegitimate children]] cannot be part of the rapture.
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| #[[Reason and Faith|Should Christians "cast down reasoning"?]]
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| #[[Can the Holy Spirit abandon you?]]
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| #[[Love is corrective|How nice do you have to be to people that disagree with you doctrinally?]]
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| #[[Justification, Sanctification, and the Holy Spirit|Is salvation something that you earn?]]
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| #[[Long Hair or Uncut Hair|Does long hair mean uncut (i.e. no trimming of split ends) for women?]]
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| #[[Long Hair or Uncut Hair|Does God hear the prayer of a woman that has cut her hair]]?
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| #[[Grounds for Divorce in the Message|Can a man get a divorce for any reason?]]
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| #[[The Midwives of Egypt|Were the midwives in Egypt actually witches?]]
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| #[[Hierarchy in Heaven|Is your admission to heaven conditional on William Branham's judgment?]]
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| #[[Are There Women Angels?]]
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| #[[Matthew 27:46|Did Jesus die screaming for help, crying for mercy because He was separated from God?]]
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| #[[Mixing Law and Grace|William Branham mixed law and grace. Is that a problem?]]
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| #[[Water baptism|Was William Branham's understanding of water baptism historically correct?]]
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| #[[John 18:6|When Jesus died on the cross, did God leave him? Did he simply die as a man?]]
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| #[[The Godhead|Did William Branham simply copy Emmanual Swedenborg's teaching on the Godhead?]]
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| #[[The Serpent's Seed|Does the Bible really teach that the serpent had sex with Eve?]]
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| #[[Amos 3:3|Can any two walk together unless they be agreed? Did William Branham understand Amos 3:3?]]
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| #[[Amos 3:7|Was William Branham's understanding of Amos 3:7 correct?]]
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| #[[1 John 1:7]]
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| #[[Fallen From Grace|What did William Branham teach happened when someone "fell from grace"?]]
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| #[[The Sin in the Wilderness|Were the Israelites that died in the wilderness eternally lost?]]
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| #Was William Branham guilty of [[Theological Trespassing]]?
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| #Did William Branham's teaching on [[The Token|the Token]] agree with Paul's teaching on the subject?
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| #[[Ephesians 4:30|When is a person sealed by the Holy Spirit?]]
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| #[[Matthew 17:11|Is a gentile Elijah prophesied in the Bible?]]
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| #[[Matthew 24:28|Does the message teach the correct interpretation of Matthew 24:28?]]
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| #[[Destruction of Los Angeles#Pearry Green's Testimony|Is Billy Paul an old man? And if he is, why aren't sharks swimming through Los Angeles?]]
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| #The evidence of [[The Baptism of the Holy Spirit|the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is believing in William Branham]]
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| #[[Luke 17:30|Did William Branham reveal the Son of Man?]]
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| #[[John 16:13|Does the Holy Spirit lead people into the message?]]
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| #[[Seventh Seal|If the seventh seal was silent, how did William Branham know what it meant?]]
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| #[[Isaiah 9:6]]
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| #[[Zechariah 14:7]]
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| #[[Was William Branham a racist?|Are biracial marriages unscriptural]]?
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| #[[Abraham and Sarah|What was God's reaction to Sarah laughing?]]
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| #[[The Body of Christ|Does the Bible teach there are two tiers of Christians?]]
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| #[[The Message#Is the "Bride" a special category of Christian?|Is the "Bride" a special category of Christian?]]
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| #[[Eternal Sonship|If the Son is not eternal, can the Father be eternal?]]
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| #Is there a difference in the meaning of [[Q&A on the Godhead#Eternal vs. Everlasting|Eternal vs. Everlasting]]
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| #[[Sex was not in God's original plan|If sex was not in God's original plan, how come he made us as sexual beings?]]
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| #[[Gifts and callings are without repentance|Are people born with spiritual gifts as William Branham taught?]]
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| #[[Q&A on the Godhead#What is the meaning of "begotten"?|What is the meaning of "begotten"?]]
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| #[[Three Persons|Does the Christian church actually teach that there are three gods in the Trinity?]]
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| #Did William Branham misrepresent [[The Trinity|the Church's historical view of the Trinity]]?
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| #[[Tithing|Is tithing required in the New Testament?]]
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| #[[Destruction of Los Angeles|Is Capernaum under the sea?]]
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| #[[The Message Dress Code|Is the message dress code in the Bible?]]
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| #[[Legalism|How many rules do I have to keep in order to get to heaven?]]
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| #[[That which is perfect is come|Has "that which is perfect" come?]]
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| #What is the actual meaning of [[El Shaddai]]?
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| #What was [[The Sign of the Messiah]]?
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| #[[William Branham and the future|Was William Branham's view of the future biblical?]]
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| #[[William Branham's View of Himself|How did William Branham view himself?]]
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| #[[Jehovah|Does God only have seven compound names?]]
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| #[[The Two Witnesses of Revelation 11|Who are the two witnesses of Revelation 11]]?
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| #Why do we need William Branham's message when [[The Sufficiency of Scripture|scripture is sufficient?]]
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| #[[A New Thing|Is the message "stale" manna?]]
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| #[[Alcohol|William Branham and Alcohol]]
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| #[[Can you tell if someone has the Holy Spirit?]]
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| #[[William Branham on Suicide#Saul didn't commit suicide|Why did William Branham say that Saul did not commit suicide, when the Bible says he did?]]
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| #How could [[Open-toed shoes|open-toed shoes]] be immoral if virtually everyone in the Bible wore them?
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| #[[Question 6 (ABM) - Revelation 10:7|Q&A with a message minister relating to William Branham's doctrine]]
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| ==Other strange, bizarre, or false beliefs of William Branham== | | ==Other strange, bizarre, or false beliefs of William Branham== |