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Peter M. Duyzer, the author of a biography on William Branham, contacted Mr. Warren Schimpff, the owner of the store whose “red-hots,” or candies, WMB bought in his day. | Peter M. Duyzer, the author of a biography on William Branham, contacted Mr. Warren Schimpff, the owner of the store whose “red-hots,” or candies, WMB bought in his day, and asked him to measure the water mark on his building. | ||
:''When asked, Mr. Schimpff graciously consented to personally measure the still-existing water marks on his building. He said, “[T]he water went to the middle of the 2nd story windows & as best as I could measure with a long tape measure, the 1937 high water mark was 222 or 223 inches above the sidewalk [Approx 18’- 6”- PMD]. WMB stated it was “Thus saith the Lord, 22 feet to the inch, exactly.” How could the Lord be off in his measurements by 3’-6” or almost 20%?'' <ref>Legend of the Fall, Chapter 16, by Peter M. Duyzer [http://wmbranham.net/Page19.html] </ref> | :''When asked, Mr. Schimpff graciously consented to personally measure the still-existing water marks on his building. He said, “[T]he water went to the middle of the 2nd story windows & as best as I could measure with a long tape measure, the 1937 high water mark was 222 or 223 inches above the sidewalk [Approx 18’- 6”- PMD]. WMB stated it was “Thus saith the Lord, 22 feet to the inch, exactly.” How could the Lord be off in his measurements by 3’-6” or almost 20%?'' <ref>Legend of the Fall, Chapter 16, by Peter M. Duyzer [http://wmbranham.net/Page19.html] </ref> | ||