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By doing this, William Branham was clearly stating that he was more spiritual than Billy Graham. | By doing this, William Branham was clearly stating that he was more spiritual than Billy Graham. | ||
This was part of his self-deception. | |||
This ties into something we previously quoted: | |||
:''"In order to thoroughly deceive others, it is necessary to also deceive oneself. The actor playing Hamlet must indeed believe in the moment that he is the Prince of Denmark, though when he leaves the stage he will usually remember who he really is. On the other hand, when someone's entire life is based on such pretense, they seldom if ever return to reality. That is the secret of many successful politicians, evangelists and confidence tricksters alike–they believe they are telling the truth, even when it seems sure they must have known that they faked the evidence. Sincerity... is a quality not to be trusted." (Sarah Cockburn) | |||
'''William Branham believed his own lies. Did this develop as the result of some psychotic break he experienced after the death of his wife and daughter? We will never know. But the evidence points CLEARLY to deception.''' | |||
Why is the English language important when spelling non-English names? | Why is the English language important when spelling non-English names? | ||
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=Response from ABM= | |||
BTS, | |||
I have found this particular subject to be a bit of a curiosity. I cannot say I really understand Bro. Branham's logic here (because it does not make any sense, and seems to be not the least bit biblical). But I do see and accept the point he was making. | |||
If I understand him, I think it is the "ham" in the name which he regards as important. The fact that he had seven letters is secondarily important. "Ham" meaning father. (I do not think he actually knew what "ham" meant. I could be mistaken though) | |||
So from the aspect that they are both fathers in their movement, I can see the comparison. Likewise Abraham was a father of a nation. I do not think you would dispute the fact that Bro. Branham birthed a movement, and he is the father of it. By the time he made those statements, his movement was well underway and established. So, rather than trying to promote himself above someone else, I interpret his statements as reflecting reality. He is the father of a movement, and so was Billy Graham. | |||
He then, by strange logic, considers that Graham is to the world church since he has six letters in his name, while he is to the bride church because he has seven letters. I do not understand the logic, as I said, but the point I can see. | |||
I listened today to a message you gave on YouTube where you spoke on the Will of God. I very much enjoyed it. I have also finished your podcast series. There were alot of sad stories on there. It is unfortunate how many people have been hurt by wicked men. | |||
Kind Regards, | |||
ABM | |||