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===5 - Prophecies made beforehand (verified) that were clearly fulfilled=== | ===5 - Prophecies made beforehand (verified) that were clearly fulfilled=== | ||
Anything in this category would be considered a true prophecy. '''We are | Anything in this category would be considered a true prophecy. '''We are only aware of one of William Branham's prophecies that could be considered to fulfill this criteria.''' | ||
The prophecy of [[The Death of Florence Shakarian|The Death of Florence Shakarian]] was made publicly a few months before she died. However, this prophecy has a couple of problems: | |||
:1. In 1963, Florence (Demos Shakarian's sister) was diagnosed with cancer. Although she was only 39, the cancer had advanced to a stage where her doctors couldn't stop it. How hard is it to predict that someone will die when they have received a medical diagnosis 2 years earlier that they have terminal inoperable cancer? | |||
:2. The prophecy was not ambiguous because William Branham left open the possibility that she might be healed when he stated: | |||
::''And I said, "Pray, just pray. You know there's... A prophet one time was told to go tell a king put his house in order. And he prayed, and He spared his life, fifteen years longer." I said, "Pray." | |||
Other than the Florence Shakarian prophecy (which is dubious because of the factors listed above), there would appear to be no independent evidence that William Branham actually had a prophetic gift. | |||
It is quite amazing, given the claims made of William Branham's prophetic ministry, that there is not a single clear example of a fulfilled "before the fact" prophecy on any of William Branham's tapes from 1947 to 19658. | It is quite amazing, given the claims made of William Branham's prophetic ministry, that there is not a single clear example of a fulfilled "before the fact" prophecy on any of William Branham's tapes from 1947 to 19658. | ||
We have repeatedly asked publicly for examples of unambiguous prophecies that were made on tape and clearly fulfilled at a later date, but have had no response to date. | We have repeatedly asked publicly for examples of unambiguous prophecies that were made on tape and clearly fulfilled at a later date, but have had no response to date other than the Florence Shakarian prophecy. | ||
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. | ||