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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.
| | ==Did any of William Branham's visions or prophecies fail?== |
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| ==Was William Branham really a prophet?==
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| The scriptural test of a prophet is clear as outlined by Moses in Deuteronomy 18: | | The scriptural test of a prophet is clear as outlined by Moses in Deuteronomy 18: |
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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==
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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: | | ==Strange, bizarre, or contradictory beliefs of William Branham== |
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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== |