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#[[Isaiah 9:6]]
#[[Isaiah 9:6]]
#[[Joel 2:25]] (misinterpreted - used by William Branham to point to himself)
#[[Joel 2:25]] (misinterpreted - used by William Branham to point to himself)
#[[Amos 3:3]]
#[[Amos 3:3]] (misinterpreted)
#[[Amos 3:7]]
#[[Amos 3:7]] (misinterpreted - used by William Branham to point to himself)
#[[Zechariah 14:7]]
#[[Zechariah 14:7]] (misinterpreted - used by William Branham to point to himself)
#[[The Fulfillment of Malachi 4:5|Malachi 4:5]]
#[[The Fulfillment of Malachi 4:5|Malachi 4:5]]
#[[Matthew 3:17]] (added words)
#[[Matthew 17:11]]
#[[Matthew 17:11]]
#[[Matthew 24:28]]
#[[Matthew 24:28]]
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:''So you see when the people shouted and spoke in tongues and so forth, and this nation has constantly called them a bunch of holy-rollers, and heretics, and everything else. You see why she’s ready for judgment. Now, the Bible says… Now, you Pentecostal people, the Bible says if you have a gift of speaking in tongues then when the unlearned comes in, and—and the first thing you know they all speak with tongues, they’ll say, “You’re all mad.” But '''if there be one among you that’s a prophet''' that will reveal the secrets of the heart, then they’ll fall down and say, “Truly, God’s with you.”<ref>William Branham, 61-0224 - Be Not Afraid, para. 46</ref>
:''So you see when the people shouted and spoke in tongues and so forth, and this nation has constantly called them a bunch of holy-rollers, and heretics, and everything else. You see why she’s ready for judgment. Now, the Bible says… Now, you Pentecostal people, the Bible says if you have a gift of speaking in tongues then when the unlearned comes in, and—and the first thing you know they all speak with tongues, they’ll say, “You’re all mad.” But '''if there be one among you that’s a prophet''' that will reveal the secrets of the heart, then they’ll fall down and say, “Truly, God’s with you.”<ref>William Branham, 61-0224 - Be Not Afraid, para. 46</ref>


99 And some of you people that wouldn’t believe it, this thing that makes these people cry, and shout, and speak in tongues, that’s the same Spirit. The Bi… Paul said, “If one comes among you and you all speak with tongues, they’ll say you’re crazy. '''But let one be a prophet''' and reveal the secrets of the heart, and then they will fall down saying, ‘God is with you.’”<ref>William Branham, 61-0428 - Getting In The Spirit, para. 99</ref>
:''And some of you people that wouldn’t believe it, this thing that makes these people cry, and shout, and speak in tongues, that’s the same Spirit. The Bi… Paul said, “If one comes among you and you all speak with tongues, they’ll say you’re crazy. '''But let one be a prophet''' and reveal the secrets of the heart, and then they will fall down saying, ‘God is with you.’”<ref>William Branham, 61-0428 - Getting In The Spirit, para. 99</ref>


William Branham clearly quote the passage as one person being the prophet.
William Branham clearly quote the passage as one person being the prophet.