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Most people think of prophecy as a prediction of an event or occurrence that will happen in the future. | Most people think of prophecy as a prediction of an event or occurrence that will happen in the future. | ||
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One significant problem with William Branham's prophetic ministry is that '''we have been unable to find a single occurrence''' where we have a clear prophecy recorded on tape that was later clearly fulfilled. | One significant problem with William Branham's prophetic ministry is that '''we have been unable to find a single occurrence''' where we have a clear prophecy recorded on tape that was later clearly fulfilled. | ||
= | ='''The Challenge''' to all message followers'= | ||
'''This is a test''' for anyone that is a follower of the message of William Branham. '''Did William Branham make any REAL "before the fact" prophecies in any of his tapes?''' | '''This is a test''' for anyone that is a follower of the message of William Branham. '''Did William Branham make any REAL "before the fact" prophecies in any of his tapes?''' | ||
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:''As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him, and '''everything Samuel said proved to be reliable'''. And all Israel, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord<ref>1 Samuel 3:19-20</ref> | :''As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him, and '''everything Samuel said proved to be reliable'''. And all Israel, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord<ref>1 Samuel 3:19-20</ref> | ||
In the Old Testament, prophets prophesied within | In the Old Testament, prophets prophesied within two time frames: their own time, and for the distant future. The test of a prophet was the prophecies which would be clearly fulfilled in his own lifetime. Obviously, if it was beyond his lifetime, he wouldn't be around to have to answer for it so there had to be some current prophecies so that people would know that the person was a prophet. What we find hard to believe is that message followers are unfailing in their belief that William Branham was a prophet, yet we have been unable to find a single prophecy that he made on tape that was later clearly fulfilled. | ||
We will publish any such prophecy and its fulfillment on our website. Surely somewhere on a tape between 1947 and 1965, there is a prophecy that he recorded before the event that was later clearly fulfilled. However, to date no one has brought us such a prophecy and we have been unable to find a single one. | We will publish any such prophecy and its fulfillment on our website. Surely somewhere on a tape between 1947 and 1965, there is a prophecy that he recorded before the event that was later clearly fulfilled. However, to date no one has brought us such a prophecy and we have been unable to find a single one. | ||
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Such prophecies are '''made in advance''' but '''contain enough vagueness for deniability''' if they don't happen but also something that can be pointed to as a "fulfillment of prophecy" if it does happen. With respect to William Branham, a good example of this would be [[Was the birth of Joseph Branham foretold|the "prophecy" of the birth of his son, Joseph]]. | Such prophecies are '''made in advance''' but '''contain enough vagueness for deniability''' if they don't happen but also something that can be pointed to as a "fulfillment of prophecy" if it does happen. With respect to William Branham, a good example of this would be [[Was the birth of Joseph Branham foretold|the "prophecy" of the birth of his son, Joseph]]. | ||
===2 - Prophecies made beforehand (verified) that | ===2 - Prophecies made beforehand (verified) that were 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: | 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: | ||