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William Branham claimed he saw a series of [[Prophecy#William Branham's SevenNine Visions of 1933|eight or nine prophetic visions in June 1933]]. In the second prophecy, William Branham witnessed Benito Mussolini brutally invading Ethiopia and then coming to a shameful demise. [[Image:Benito_Mussolini.gif|thumb|right|450px|Benito Mussolini]] | |||
William Branham | |||
= | =The initial telling of the Mussolini prophecy= | ||
The first recorded version of this prophecy was on March 26, 1953, when William Branham stated: | |||
:''When I said that Mussolini, when he first come in power twenty-some-odd years ago, I said, "If Mussolini ever goes towards Ethiopia, mark this down, there'll never be peace till Jesus Christ comes."''<ref>ISRAEL.AND.THE.CHURCH.2 JEFF.IN IC 35-64 53-0326</ref> | |||
== | ==The 1961 version== | ||
The | |||
:''The dictator that's now arising in Italy (which is Mussolini), he will come into power, and he will go to Ethiopia; and Ethiopia will fall at his steps." There's people setting here now that knows that there's a group of people come and stood...was going to throw me out of the hall for saying such a thing...when I said that. But did he do it? But I said, "He'll come to a shameful end," and he did. Him and the woman he run with was turned upside down and hung on a rope in the street with their feet up, their clothes hanging down. All right, that come to pass.'' <ref> William Branham, Sermon: Seventy Weeks of Daniel, August 6, 1961 </ref> | |||
=Problems with the Prophecy= | |||
There are significant problems with this prophecy as detailed below. | |||
==The initial prophecy is not really a prophecy== | |||
William Branham initially said: | |||
:'''''IF''' Mussolini ever goes towards Ethiopia...'' (emphasis added) | |||
Starting a statement with "if" is hardly prophetic. However, given that Mussolini did invade Ethopia, we now have a clear prophecy: | |||
:''"...there'll never be peace till Jesus Christ comes."'' | |||
According to the New York Times: | |||
:War is defined as an active conflict that has claimed more than 1,000 lives. | |||
:Of the past 3,400 years, humans have been entirely at peace for 268 of them, or just 8 percent of recorded history.<ref>New York Times, 'What Every Person Should Know About War', Chris Hedges, July 6, 2003</ref> | |||
So given that there are normally wars going on somewhere in the world most of the time, how is this a prophecy? Isn't William Branham just couching his "prophecy" in a way that reflects what the Bible has already said? | |||
:''And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.''<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Mt 24:6–8.</ref> | |||
:'And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must take place, but the end is not yet. 8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.''<ref> | |||
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Mk 13:7–8.</ref> | |||
We must conclude therefore, that the original Mussolini prophecy by William Branham was not a prophecy at all. | |||
==Incorrect Statements as part of the Prophecy== | |||
William Branham often included incorrect statements as part of this prophecy, such as: | William Branham often included incorrect statements as part of this prophecy, such as: | ||
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*''…standing up as a dictator; he will make his first invasion to Ethiopia.'' (61-03-12) | *''…standing up as a dictator; he will make his first invasion to Ethiopia.'' (61-03-12) | ||
Italy’s first invasion under Mussolini's rule was the Greek island of Corfu in 1923. Italy then invaded Ethiopia in May, 1936. In June 1936, Italian planes were assisting in the Spanish civil war. Italy thereafter invaded Albania (1939), France (1940), British Somaliliand, Sudan and Kenya (1940), Egypt (1940), Belgium (1940), Greece (1940), and the Soviet Union (1941). Mussolini also declared war on the United States on December 11, 1941 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. | |||
2) Mussolini would rise to power after 1933: | 2) Mussolini would rise to power after 1933: | ||
*''I saw it in 1933. …Neither was Mussolini in power,'' (63-07-24) | *''I saw it in 1933. …Neither was Mussolini in power,'' (63-07-24) | ||
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*''Mussolini, who was then becoming dictator, he would become dictator. And, also, he would make an invasion and go down to Ethiopia,'' (64-07-26) | *''Mussolini, who was then becoming dictator, he would become dictator. And, also, he would make an invasion and go down to Ethiopia,'' (64-07-26) | ||
However, Mussolini became Prime Minister of Italy in October 1922, and was already a dictator by 1925. | However, Mussolini became Prime Minister of Italy in October 1922, and was already a dictator by 1925. | ||
How can a prophecy be true, yet contain multiple incorrect statements? While the truth can sometimes be found in a lie, can a lie be found in the truth? | |||
==Progressive Changes In The Prophecy== | |||
William Branham said repeatedly that the prophecies he received in 1933 were written down: | |||
:''...it's written on old paper, laying at the house today, dated way back in 1933--'32 or '33.''<ref>THE.FAITH.THAT.WAS.ONCE.DELIVERED.TO.THE.SAINTS_ CHICAGO.IL 55-0501E</ref> | |||
:''I've got it wrote, old yellow paper still waiting in a Bible. I saw the end time coming.''<ref>TEACHING.ON.MOSES_ JEFF.IN V-14 N-4 56-0513</ref> | |||
:''Yeah, I know that, see, just exactly what's wrote on my book of prophecy in 1933, that would take place.''<ref>SOULS.THAT.ARE.IN.PRISON.NOW_ JEFF.IN V-2 N-22 SUNDAY_ 63-1110M</ref> | |||
But if this is the case, then why is it so difficult to ascertain exactly what the prophecy was? The problem is that William Branham slowly changed it over the years. | |||
#1953: No peace until Jesus comes if Mussolini goes towards Ethiopia <ref>''When I said that Mussolini, when he first come in power twenty-some-odd years ago, I said, "If Mussolini ever goes towards Ethiopia, mark this down, there'll never be peace till Jesus Christ comes."'' (Israel and the Church, March 26, 1953)</ref> | #1953: No peace until Jesus comes if Mussolini goes towards Ethiopia <ref>''When I said that Mussolini, when he first come in power twenty-some-odd years ago, I said, "If Mussolini ever goes towards Ethiopia, mark this down, there'll never be peace till Jesus Christ comes."'' (Israel and the Church, March 26, 1953)</ref> | ||
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#1960: Mussolini would fail to take Ethiopia <ref>''I said, "Ethiopia, Mussolini will go to Ethiopia, but he'll fail." (The Thyatirean Church Age, December 8, 1960)</ref> | #1960: Mussolini would fail to take Ethiopia <ref>''I said, "Ethiopia, Mussolini will go to Ethiopia, but he'll fail." (The Thyatirean Church Age, December 8, 1960)</ref> | ||
#1960: Mussolini would successfully invade Ethiopia, but he would come to a disgraceful end<ref>''How that Mussolini would make his first invasion to Ethiopia, and he would take it, but he'd come to a disgraceful end. (The Laodicean Church Age, December 11, 1960)</ref> | #1960: Mussolini would successfully invade Ethiopia, but he would come to a disgraceful end<ref>''How that Mussolini would make his first invasion to Ethiopia, and he would take it, but he'd come to a disgraceful end. (The Laodicean Church Age, December 11, 1960)</ref> | ||
#1961: The | #1961: The dictator, Mussolini, would make his first invasion into Ethiopia, and come to a disgraceful end. <ref>''There's a dictator now by the name of Mussolini. And his first invasion will be at Ethiopia, and he will overcome Ethiopia, but he will come to a disgrace. (Turning Northward, January 29, 1961)</ref> | ||
#1961: He would come to disgraceful end with a woman. <ref>''Notice. I said, "Mussolini is standing up as a dictator; he will make his first invasion to Ethiopia. But he will take Ethiopia, but he will come to a disgraceful end, him and that woman both." (Jehovah Jireh, March 12, 1961)</ref> | #1961: He would come to disgraceful end with a woman. <ref>''Notice. I said, "Mussolini is standing up as a dictator; he will make his first invasion to Ethiopia. But he will take Ethiopia, but he will come to a disgraceful end, him and that woman both." (Jehovah Jireh, March 12, 1961)</ref> | ||
#1961: Mussolini would rise to power, Ethiopia would fall at his feet, and he would come to a shameful end. <ref>''I said, "The dictator that's now arising in Italy (which is Mussolini), he will come into power, and he will go to Ethiopia; and Ethiopia will fall at his steps." ...But I said, "He'll come to a shameful end," and he did.'' (The Seventieth Week of Daniel, August 6, 1961) </ref> | #1961: Mussolini would rise to power, Ethiopia would fall at his feet, and he would come to a shameful end. <ref>''I said, "The dictator that's now arising in Italy (which is Mussolini), he will come into power, and he will go to Ethiopia; and Ethiopia will fall at his steps." ...But I said, "He'll come to a shameful end," and he did.'' (The Seventieth Week of Daniel, August 6, 1961) </ref> | ||
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The problem with all of these changes is that William Branham said on November 17, 1963 that the vision was ''"perfectly on the dot. And it's never failed, and it won't fail, because it's THUS SAITH THE LORD."'' | The problem with all of these changes is that William Branham said on November 17, 1963 that the vision was ''"perfectly on the dot. And it's never failed, and it won't fail, because it's THUS SAITH THE LORD."'' | ||
===Independent Evidence=== | |||
The first recorded mention of this prophecy is in 1953. William Branham also refers to this and other prophecies being contained in his book of prophecies, but no copies of this book appear to be in existence, or were ever released to the public.<ref>''Yeah, I know that, see, just exactly what's wrote on my book of prophecy in 1933, that would take place.'' (Souls That are in Prison Now, November 10, 1963)</ref> | |||
It is our understanding that Voice of God Recordings has indicated that the book of prophecies have (conveniently?) been lost. | |||
==About Ethiopia and the Italian Invasion== | ==About Ethiopia and the Italian Invasion== | ||
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On April 28, Mussolini, his mistress, and their fifteen-man train (mostly ministers and officials of the Italian Social Republic) were taken to the small village of Giulino di Mezzegra, and shot. | On April 28, Mussolini, his mistress, and their fifteen-man train (mostly ministers and officials of the Italian Social Republic) were taken to the small village of Giulino di Mezzegra, and shot. | ||
The next day the bodies of Mussolini and his mistress were found hanging upside down on meat hooks in Piazzale Loreto (Milan). The corpse of the former leader became subject to ridicule and abuse by many. | The next day the bodies of Mussolini and his mistress were found hanging upside down on meat hooks in Piazzale Loreto (Milan). The corpse of the former leader became subject to ridicule and abuse by many. | ||
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