First Seal: Difference between revisions

William Branham taught that the seal was the antichrist spirit on a ''“white denominational horse to deceive the people,”'' yet was powerless to persecute anyone at the time.  William Branham taught that a horse represents a power, and white represents innocence.  Unlike the white horse rider in Revelation Chapter 19 whose name is called the Word of God, this rider does not have a name, and is the Spirit of the Antichrist impersonating Jesus Christ.   

Pointing clearly at the Pope and his papal crown, William Branham called the first rider a Nicolaitan spirit, which means "to conquer the laity" and occurs when you:  

:''“take the Holy Spirit out of the church and give it all to one holy man, let him be the boss of all of it...See, he first started an antichrist, the spirit; then he become a false prophet. Then later, when the devil is cast out, he's incarnate then with the devil. “Three stages: the first he's a devil to begin with, a spirit of the devil; then he becomes a false prophet, teacher of a false doctrine; next thing he comes as the very devil himself incarnate.”'' (William Branham, the First Seal)

While accusing the Catholics of following one man, William Branham then talks about his own role as Elijah because:

#He is a prophet,