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On January 20, 2021, Kamala Harris was sworn-in as the Vice President of the United States of America. Was this the fulfillment of William Branham's prophecy? | On January 20, 2021, Kamala Harris was sworn-in as the Vice President of the United States of America. Was this the fulfillment of William Branham's prophecy? | ||
== | ==Classifying William Branham's prophecies== | ||
Branham's "prophecies" can be classified into three categories: | |||
#Demonstrably False, | |||
#So vague as to be largely unfalsifiable,or | |||
#Based on common scientific knowledge and/or common | |||
sense. | |||
This is true even if you allow multiple variations of the same prophecy over time, which is in itself problematic. One would think that a would-be prophet who often mentioned his "prophecies" after their supposed fulfillment would at least havesome wins to debate, but strangely enough, this isn't the case. In the matter of the woman coming to power, it is both (b) and (c). | |||
One could use the exact same prophecy to claim fulfillment ofheavy Catholic influence or an actual woman in power, and predicting that a woman will someday be President of the UnitedStates carries with it the same inevitability as a massiveearthquake along the San Adreas fault line, or cars that will oneday drive themselves. As they say, doesn't take a prophet. | |||
The x-factor here is the purple dress. Without it, this is justanother vague non-prophecy to go along with dozens of others. The fact that Kamala Harris wore a purple dress at inauguration– along with several other women, to symbolize an era of cooperation between Republicans (red) and Democrats (blue), Imight add–seems to carry some specificity, an ingredient sorelylacking most of Branham's prophecies/predictions. | |||
There are a couple of problems with this. The first is thatBranham's followers are so accustomed to sloppy, vague nonpropheciesthat one element of a vision that seems to align perfectly is cause for celebration and confidence. That in itself istelling. The bible is very clear on the requirements for prophecy totake seriously and we are still waiting for a msg minister toprovide a single example that meets the criteria. | |||
Speaking of the purple dress, I think there is ample evidence tosupport that Branham was using the purple of royalty to symbolize the "purple curtain" (Roman Catholic Church), thoughin a debate I would happily concede the point as the validity ofthe prophecy hardly rests on that one detail. Branham himselfrepeatedly stressed how every single detail of a vision must be | |||
just exactly right. | |||
Even more importantly, even if every single detail of this visionwere undeniably perfect, (it's not), that wouldn't negate theinsurmountable case against him as a false prophet otherwise. IfKamala Harris's term comes and goes with little drama, expectmsg folks to simply re-assign this "prophecy" to the next womancandidate, just as they did with Hillary Clinton. If she happens tonot wear purple, well, I expect they'll leave that detail out. Afterall, there are multiple versions of this prophecy/prediction to pickfrom. And if Joe Biden is in some way incapacitated or dies andHarris actually becomes president? Fasten your seatbelts, thenoise from the msg corner will become even louder. | |||
===The Multiple Versions of the Prophecy=== | |||
William Branham said that the prophecy was written down, so each retelling of it should have been consistent. However, William Branham's statement that a woman would rise to the American Presidency later changed to women voting in a Catholic president. The great woman became beautiful and cruel, and William Branham claimed this was fulfilled with the election of JFK. Later, the woman was dressed in purple. In one sermon this was to be followed immediately by the destruction of America. William Branham omitted JFK from the fulfillment of this prophecy after the President was assassinated in November 1963. | William Branham said that the prophecy was written down, so each retelling of it should have been consistent. However, William Branham's statement that a woman would rise to the American Presidency later changed to women voting in a Catholic president. The great woman became beautiful and cruel, and William Branham claimed this was fulfilled with the election of JFK. Later, the woman was dressed in purple. In one sermon this was to be followed immediately by the destruction of America. William Branham omitted JFK from the fulfillment of this prophecy after the President was assassinated in November 1963. | ||
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