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:'''''For wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together.''''' (KJV) | :'''''For wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together.''''' (KJV) | ||
William Branham’s followers insist that he was Elijah of Malachi 4, and therefore had a divine right and supernatural ability to interpret the scripture. His interpretation of scripture is accepted over any other, no matter the source, | William Branham’s followers insist that he was Elijah of Malachi 4, and therefore had a divine right and supernatural ability to interpret the scripture. His interpretation of scripture is accepted over any other, no matter the source, often despite the plain meaning of scripture itself. This is especially troubling because William Branham often paid little attention to context or even the simplest laws of grammar when interpreting a passage of scripture. One example is Matthew 24:28, a verse frequently repeated in message pulpits. | ||
=What William Branham taught= | =What William Branham taught= | ||
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The way William Branham unpacks this verse, we are to understand Jesus to mean: Wherever the living Word of the hour is being preached, the elect bride will be congregated around it. | The way William Branham unpacks this verse, we are to understand Jesus to mean: Wherever the living Word of the hour is being preached, the elect bride will be congregated around it. | ||
We won't deal with the issue of whether an eagle is a type of the prophet in the Bible, this is also a false teaching which we deal with in a separate article - [[The Prophet and The Eagle]] | |||
=What the Bible is actually saying= | =What the Bible is actually saying= | ||