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In Congressman Upshaw's testimony, William Branham never speaks to him or even acknowledges him.  The message that he is healed is delivered by Brother Leroy Kopp.
In Congressman Upshaw's testimony, William Branham never speaks to him or even acknowledges him.  The message that he is healed is delivered by Brother Leroy Kopp.


William Branham's testimony (1951) is initially in basic agreement with that of the Congressman.  However, by 1954 it had changed to to the point that a microphone was given to the Congressman so that he could have a conversation with William Branham from the pulpit.
William Branham's testimony (1951) is initially in basic agreement with that of the Congressman.  However, by 1954 it had changed to to the point that there is a vision of a brown suit and a wired microphone is run back to the Congressman to allow him to have a conversation with William Branham from the pulpit. Leroy Kopp's part in the miracle is completely eliminated as William Branham himself told the Congressman over the pulpit -  "''THUS SAITH THE LORD, you're healed.''"


Why did William Branham change the story so significantly?  For dramatic effect?


Why did William Branham change the story so significantly?  For dramatic effect?
Why did a real miracle from God require embellishment?  


Why did a real miracle from God require embellishment? ...and in only a 3 year period?
The significance of the many changes to the story from the original must call into question ALL of the stories that William Branham tells. '''How can we tell the truth from fiction when this story is embellished in the extreme?'''


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