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William Branham's interpretation of Revelation 10:7 is solely about pointing to himself. Branham thought that he was: | William Branham's interpretation of Revelation 10:7 is solely about pointing to himself. Branham thought that he was: | ||
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*The angel of Revelation 10:7. | *The angel of Revelation 10:7. | ||
= | =Important questions that must be addressed= | ||
Revelation 10:7 states that: | #When does this take place? | ||
#Which scripture says that Revelation 3:14, the unveiling of Revelation 6, and Revelation 10:7 all happen at the same time? | |||
#Where does the Bible say that the Angel in Revelation 3 is the same Angel as that in Revelation 10? | |||
#What passage states that the Angel to Laodicea in Revelation 3:14 is the one who opens the seals? | |||
#How can you conclude biblically that the Angel to Laodicea in Revelation 3:14 is the same angel that sounds in Revelation 11:15? (which is the same as the Angel in Revelation 10:7) | |||
:'' | These questions must have scriptural answers. What does the Bible say? | ||
==What the Bible says== | |||
Revelation 10:7 in the New American Standard Bible, a word for word translation, states that: | |||
:''but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, '''when he is about to sound''', then the mystery of God is finished, as He preached to His servants the prophets.<ref>New American Standard Bible, 1995 Edition: Paragraph Version (La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1995), Re 10:7</ref> | |||
===When does this take place?=== | |||
The Greek can literally be translated, “but in the days of the voice [phonē] of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound his trumpet.” Since the seventh angel does not speak, however, the word phonē must refer to the “sound” that the angel’s trumpet makes. Fulfillment does not come when the angel is “about to” blow the trumpet but occurs after the trumpet sounds in Revelation 11:15.<ref>Craig R. Koester, Revelation: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary, ed. John J. Collins, vol. 38A, Anchor Yale Bible (New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 2014), 480.</ref> | |||
When the seventh angel, who is about to trumpet his message, sounds his instrument, then the mystery of God preached through the prophets will be accomplished or completed.<ref>Paige Patterson, Revelation, ed. E. Ray Clendenen, vol. 39, The New American Commentary (Nashville, TN: B&H, 2012), 233.</ref> | |||
===Is the angel of Revelation 10:7 the same angel as Revelation 3:14?=== | |||
The Bible speaks of an angel (or messenger) to each of the churches in Revelation chapters 2 & 3. There is '''no''' indication that these are the same angels as indicated in Revelation 8:1 which states: | The Bible speaks of an angel (or messenger) to each of the churches in Revelation chapters 2 & 3. There is '''no''' indication that these are the same angels as indicated in Revelation 8:1 which states: | ||
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'''The Bible does not teach that Revelation 3:14, the unveiling of Revelation 6, and Revelation 10:7 all happen at the same time.''' It also does not teach that the Angel in Revelation 3 is the same angel as that in Revelation 10. It does not teach that the Angel to Laodicea in Revelation 3:14 is the one who opens the seals (the Lamb is the one that opens the seals). Similarly, the Bible does not teach that the Angel to Laodicea is the same angel that sounds in Revelation 11:15. | '''The Bible does not teach that Revelation 3:14, the unveiling of Revelation 6, and Revelation 10:7 all happen at the same time.''' It also does not teach that the Angel in Revelation 3 is the same angel as that in Revelation 10. It does not teach that the Angel to Laodicea in Revelation 3:14 is the one who opens the seals (the Lamb is the one that opens the seals). Similarly, the Bible does not teach that the Angel to Laodicea is the same angel that sounds in Revelation 11:15. | ||
So where did William Branham get this from? Charles Taze Russell in his book, The Finished Mystery, tied together Revelation 10:7 and Revelation 3:14: | |||
:''[Rev] 10:7. But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel.—Pastor Russell was the seventh angel.—Rev. 3:14.<ref>Charles Taze Russell, The Finished Mystery, (Published Posthumously), Edited by C. J. Woodworth and George H. Fisher, Copyright 1917 | |||
Peoples Pulpit Association, Brooklyn, N. Y., U. S. A., International Bible Students Association</ref> | |||
In fact, it is clear that the sixth '''trumpeting''' angel sounds in Revelation 9:13 and the seventh '''trumpeting''' angel (the one spoken of in Revelation 10:7) does not actually sound his trumpet until Revelation 11:15: | In fact, it is clear that the sixth '''trumpeting''' angel sounds in Revelation 9:13 and the seventh '''trumpeting''' angel (the one spoken of in Revelation 10:7) does not actually sound his trumpet until Revelation 11:15: | ||
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'''The sounding of the seventh trumpet takes place AFTER [[The Two Witnesses of Revelation 11|the two witnesses of Revelation 11:1-12]] have been resurrected and leave the earth'''. | '''The sounding of the seventh trumpet takes place AFTER [[The Two Witnesses of Revelation 11|the two witnesses of Revelation 11:1-12]] have been resurrected and leave the earth'''. | ||
'''What William Branham did was to use | '''What William Branham did was to use the same interpretation as Charles Taze Russell, which Russell used to point to himself. William Branham plagiarized Russell's interpretation for the sole purpose of pointing to himself (in a fashion that the Bible never intended).''' | ||
=Where did William Branham get his interpretation?= | |||
In his book, The Finished Mystery, Charles Taze Russel said this about the seventh seal of Revelation 6:15: | |||
:''Had opened the '''seventh seal'''.—“The seal of the living God.” (Rev. 7:2.) The opening of the seventh seal is progressive. The opening and unfolding of the Truth goes on as the saints are sealed. By the time the saints are all sealed in their hearts and minds with the Present Truth, the deepest features of the Truth itself will have been disclosed. “The time will undoubtedly come in the near future when the number of the Elect will be complete. Then only such vacancies as might still occur by some falling out would remain.” (Z. ’14‐68.) “God’s people down through this Gospel age have been privileged to know something of the ‘Secret of the Lord’—the Divine Plan. But not until the last seal is broken, does the scroll fly wide open, '''permitting the ‘Mystery of God’ to be fully disclosed; as it is written: ‘In the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the Mystery of God should be finished, as He hath declared to His servants the Prophets.'''’ (Rev. 5:1; '''10:7'''.)”—Z. ’97‐257. | |||
:''10:4. And [when] WHATSOEVER the '''seven thunders''' had uttered [their voices], I.—Pastor Russell as a representative of the John class. | |||
:''10:7. But in the days of the voice of the '''seventh angel'''.—Pastor Russell was the seventh angel.—'''Rev. 3:14.''' | |||
Charles Taze Russel went on to explain that a series of seven subjects he published between 1880 and 1910 were the seven thunders that fully revealed the mystery of God, which completed the unrolling of the seventh seal. | |||
=Quotes of William Branham= | =Quotes of William Branham= | ||
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:''...now, '''in the seventh church age, "When the seventh angel begins to sound, the mysteries of God was to be made known''' right there," the Seals.<ref>THE.RAPTURE_ YUMA.AZ V-5 N-14 SATURDAY_ 65-1204</ref> | :''...now, '''in the seventh church age, "When the seventh angel begins to sound, the mysteries of God was to be made known''' right there," the Seals.<ref>THE.RAPTURE_ YUMA.AZ V-5 N-14 SATURDAY_ 65-1204</ref> | ||
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