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Only two of Jesus' disciples were previously followers of John the Baptist. It was not a requirement to follow John in order to follow Jesus. Why should it be different now? | Only two of Jesus' disciples were previously followers of John the Baptist. It was not a requirement to follow John in order to follow Jesus. Why should it be different now? | ||
More importantly, Deuteronomy 18:22 can't be ignored. There are multiple failed visions - see [[The Municipal Bridge Vision | More importantly, Deuteronomy 18:22 can't be ignored. There are multiple failed visions - see, for example: | ||
*[[The Municipal Bridge Vision]] | |||
*[[The Brown Bear Vision]] | |||
*[[The Vision of the Meetings in South Africa]] | |||
*[[Prophecy of the Cloud]] | |||
*[[The Marilyn Monroe Vision]] | |||
Since we reject [[Portal:Controversies#The_Returned_Ministry_Sect|the doctrine of the Returned Ministry]], the only logical conclusion is that William Branham failed the true test of a prophet. We have not attempted to discredit his healing or discernment ministry but those are gifts that were promised to the church in 1 Corinthians 12. They do not make a person a prophet. | Since we reject [[Portal:Controversies#The_Returned_Ministry_Sect|the doctrine of the Returned Ministry]], the only logical conclusion is that William Branham failed the true test of a prophet. We have not attempted to discredit his healing or discernment ministry but those are gifts that were promised to the church in 1 Corinthians 12. They do not make a person a prophet. |