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{{Prophecies}} | |||
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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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: |