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The underlying emotion is that of fear. It is interesting that in virtually all of the emails that we have received from message believers, fear is what they try to use to persuade us not to say anything. | The underlying emotion is that of fear. It is interesting that in virtually all of the emails that we have received from message believers, fear is what they try to use to persuade us not to say anything. | ||
=How do you disagree with an angel of God?= | |||
William Branham clearly used fear on those he preached to. As a result, his followers are afraid to question him. | |||
==William Branham claimed to be an "angel"== | |||
William Branham stated: | |||
:''...You said, "As it was in that day, so will it be in this day." God, You still have Angels. And we realize that Angel was manifested in human flesh, for soon He disappeared in the presence of Abraham, and Abraham called Him, " Elohim." God.<ref>60-1124 IT.IS.I_ SHREVEPORT.LA</ref> | |||
==William Branham claimed to have the true "message": | |||
:''... See? It'll be... But this message that I'm preaching is the true message of this day, and it's the last message.<ref>57-0120M THE.IMPERSONATION.OF.CHRISTIANITY_ JEFFERSONVILLE.IN</ref> | |||
==To question him is death== | |||
:''And you're on the basis of free moral agency. You can turn this down or you can accept it. To turn it down is to be lost and remain potash, and calcium, and petroleum.</ref>57-0120M THE.IMPERSONATION.OF.CHRISTIANITY_ JEFFERSONVILLE.IN</ref> | |||
=The opposite of fear= | =The opposite of fear= | ||
Scripture teaches that the opposite of fear is love. Why? The Bible states, | |||
:''There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.<ref>1 John 4:18–19 (ESV)</ref> | :''There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.<ref>1 John 4:18–19 (ESV)</ref> | ||