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There are 4 types of prophecies that could occur with respect to William Branham:
There are 4 types of prophecies that could occur with respect to William Branham:


:1. '''Prophecy beforehand (verified) that was not fulfilled''' - We have several occasions where William Branham prophesied of things would come to pass in the future that did not happen.  Examples of this would include the vision of the brown bear and the vision of the African meetings.
:1. '''Prophecy beforehand (verified) that was not fulfilled''' - We have several occasions where William Branham prophesied of things that would come to pass in the future but '''did not happen as prophesied''' ("failed prophecies").  Examples of this would include:


:2. '''Prophecy beforehand (unverified) that was not be fulfilled''' - This would include prophecies that William Branham said had been fulfilled that were not. Examples of this would include the Municipal Bridge vision and the vision of Marilyn Monroe.  
::A. The [[The Brown Bear Vision|vision of the brown bear]]
::B. The [[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa|vision of the African meetings]].


:3. '''Prophecy beforehand (unverified) that was clearly fulfilled''' - Message believers will provide several examples where William Branham stated that he had prophesied something that actually did come to pass.  There are several examples of this such as [[Kari Holma]] and the vision of the grizzly bear.  However, we have no record of these events being publicly recorded before the fact.  Also, there are problems associated with all of these so-called prophecies.
:2. '''Prophecy beforehand (unverified) that was not fulfilled''' - This would include '''prophecies that William Branham said had been fulfilled but, in fact, were not'''Examples of this would include:


:4. '''Prophecy beforehand (verified) that was clearly fulfilled''' - We are unaware of any prophecies that would fulfill this criteria.  Because of this, there would appear to be no independent evidence that William Branham actually had a prophetic gift.
::A. [[The Municipal Bridge Vision]]; and
::B. [[The Marilyn Monroe Vision]].
 
:3.  '''Prophecy beforehand (unverified) that was clearly fulfilled''' - Message believers will provide several examples where William Branham stated that he had prophesied something that actually did come to pass.  There are several examples of this such as [[Kari Holma]] and the vision of the grizzly bear.  However, we have '''no record''' of these events being publicly recorded before the fact.  Also, there are problems associated with all of these so-called prophecies.
 
:4. '''Prophecy beforehand (verified) that was clearly fulfilled''' - Anything in this category would be considered an actual prophecy.  '''We are unaware of any prophecies that would fulfill this criteria.''' Because of this, there would appear to be no independent evidence that William Branham actually had a prophetic gift.


We have asked publicly for examples of unambiguous prophecies that were publicly announced and clearly fulfilled at a later date but have had no response to date.
We have asked publicly for examples of unambiguous prophecies that were publicly announced and clearly fulfilled at a later date but have had no response to date.


This is a serious problem for those that wish to believe that William Branham was a prophet.
This is a serious problem for those that wish to believe that William Branham was a prophet and requires us to issue this challenge:


=The Challenge to Message Believers=
=The Challenge to Message Believers=