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| This page is a '''master list of all of the issues that have come to our attention in respect to William Branham and his message'''. It summarizes, in the form of a list of questions, virtually all of the research we have conducted since 2004 with respect to William Branham.''' Click on any of the questions or colored links''' to read further details on the issue. | | This page is a '''master list of all of the issues that have come to our attention in respect to William Branham and his message'''. It summarizes, in the form of a list of questions, virtually all of the research we have conducted since 2004 with respect to William Branham.''' Click on any of the questions or colored links''' to read further details on the issue. |
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| =='''THE CHALLENGE'''== | | =The List of Questions= |
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| If you disagree with anything that you might find on this website, '''[[A Scriptural Challenge to Followers of William Branham|please prove us wrong]]'''. Honestly, we don't want this website to contain any incorrect information.
| | The purpose of this list is to provide a short concise summary of all known issues that can be used as a quick reference guide when discussing any concerns relating to William Branham, his message or those that follow him. Our aim is to provide a detailed explanation for each issue, as well as our detailed research. To the extent that the specific question does not link to anything, it simply means we have not had the time to research the issue as yet. |
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| =='''OUR PROMISE'''== | | ===Our request & promise=== |
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| If you are aware of any errors/problems/concerns with any on our website, please let us know [[Contact information|by email]] or by [https://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign a message to us on our Facebook page]. We will correct any factual errors as quickly as possible.
| | Please let us know of any factual errors on our website, either [[Contact information|by email]] or by [https://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign a message to us on our Facebook page]. If you provide us with evidence, we will correct any errors as quickly as possible. |
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| Some followers of William Branham have suggested that it is wrong to highlight these issues. However, we believe it is not only right but that we are [[Are we wrong to highlight the problems with William Branham and his message?|required to tell people the information we have found.]] | | Some followers of William Branham have suggested that it is wrong to highlight these issues. However, we believe it is not only right but that we are [[Are we wrong to highlight the problems with William Branham and his message?|required to tell people the information we have found.]] |
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| =The List of Questions=
| | If you do disagree with anything on this website, we would request that you '''[[A Scriptural Challenge to Followers of William Branham|please prove us wrong]]'''. Honestly, we don't want this website to contain any incorrect information. However, to date, we have only received a couple such requests and corrected the errors as soon as they were reported to us. |
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| The purpose of this list is to provide a short concise summary of all known issues that can be used as a quick reference guide when discussing any concerns relating to William Branham, his message or those that follow him. Our aim is to provide a detailed explanation for each issue, as well as our detailed research. To the extent that the specific question does not link to anything, it simply means we have not had the time to research the issue as yet.
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| ==Was William Branham really a prophet?== | | ==Was William Branham really a prophet?== |
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| {{Doctrinal Questions}} | | {{Doctrinal Questions}} |
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| ==Other strange, bizarre, or false beliefs of William Branham== | | ==Strange, bizarre, or contradictory beliefs of William Branham== |
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| William Branham believed, and taught, some outrageous things that people should accept as the truth. Here are a few of these bizarre teachings:
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| #[[William Branham and the Freemasons|Why was there a Pentagram clearly displayed on the front of the Branham Tabernacle?]]
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| #[[Plum and Apple Trees#Trinitarian Christians|Are Christians that believe the doctrine of the Trinity lost?]]
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| #[[William Branham and Flying Saucers|Are UFO's actually investigating angels?]]
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| #[[The Rock Where Moses Stood|Did God moved the rock that Moses stood on to the Arizona desert in 1964?]]
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| #[[William Branham's understanding of astronomy|Does the sun revolve around the earth]]
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| #[[William Branham and the Pyramids#Who built the pyramids?|Who built the Pyramids?]]
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| #[[William Branham and the Pyramids#The pyramids couldn't be built today|The Pyramids couldn't be built today.]]
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| #[[William Branham and the Pyramids#Did the Great Pyramid ever have a capstone?|The Great Pyramid never had a capstone]].
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| #[[William Branham and the Pyramids#Do the pyramids cast a shadow?|The Pyramids don't cast a shadow.]]
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| #[[The earth is square|Did you know that the earth is square?]]
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| #[[William Branham and biology|Do women have one less rib than men?]]
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| #[[Wrong statements|What other strange things did William Branham believe?]]
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| ===William Branham's often contradictory teachings===
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| William Branham often contradicted himself, both in his biographical stories but also in his preaching. Here are a few examples:
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| #[[An Uncertain Sound|I am God's prophet... I never said I was a prophet.]]
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| #[[How many will be saved?|Millions will be saved... or maybe only 50.]]
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| #[[Are you going to the wrong church?|Don't leave your church... No! Leave your church now!]]
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| #[[Can you tell if someone has the Holy Spirit?|You can't tell if someone has the Holy Spirit... Yes you can! Only people that believe me have the Holy Spirit!]]
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| #[[Did he blow the horn?|Did William Branham blow his horn... or not?]]
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| #[[The confused teachings of William Branham|Other confused teachings of William Branham]]
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| ==Other Issues Relating to William Branham's Message== | | ==Other Issues Relating to William Branham's Message== |
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| #[[The Rules of the Message]] | | #[[The Rules of the Message]] |
| #Are [[Blood Moons]] of importance today? | | #Are [[Blood Moons]] of importance today? |
| #If you don't believe the message, you are not going in the rapture.
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| #Only ministers can handle the Word.
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| #Your Pastor will take you through.
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| #The Message is our Absolute. In other words - ''William Branham said it, I believe it, that settles it.''
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| #The Pastor is our Absolute or Your Pastor in his Office is always right.
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| #Diminishing the Life and Ministry of Jesus Christ of two thousand years ago, as a result of Promoting the Jesus Christ of Today.
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| #The focus on the message, removes the focus from the Bible.
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| #Rapturing Faith in on the Tapes.
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| #Don't question. Don't argue. Don't Debate. Don't Discuss. Just give them a message book.
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| #If they're Seed...
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| #The church is the wife, the husband is the pastor
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| #"programs" are of the devil, so message churches do nothing to help the poor.
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| #Missions are for people overseas, not the homeless down the street.
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| #It's OK to preach against other churches who don't have the mighty revelation.
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| #Deacons are glorified ushers and no longer redistribute wealth to the poor.
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| #There's no higher order to reveal the Word than a prophet. The following is a quote of Luke Gibson - ''that is an elementary teaching in this message and a close look at the scriptures will declare God always reveals His Word by prophets (Amos 3:7)''.
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| #Education is of the devil... but I know more than other Christians.
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| #Everyone outside the message is foolish virgin
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| #Legalistic teachings related to [[The Celebration of Christmas]] | | #Legalistic teachings related to [[The Celebration of Christmas]] |
| #People have made Jesus into a super man. Message believers are the sons of God and ultimately, don't need Jesus to be the sacrifice.
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| ==Other issues related to message churches== | | ==Other issues related to message churches== |