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William Branham said ‘[[THUS SAITH THE LORD|Thus saith the Lord]]” almost 1600 times during his ministry. It is interesting that he actually realized he could completely destroy his legacy with a prophecy that was incorrect as to exact timing. As a result, he waffled on the date. | William Branham said ‘[[THUS SAITH THE LORD|Thus saith the Lord]]” almost 1600 times during his ministry. It is interesting that he actually realized he could completely destroy his legacy with a prophecy that was incorrect as to exact timing. As a result, he waffled on the date. | ||
He was nevertheless extremely irresponsible in quoting a date, given that he was aware of all of the people that revered him as a prophet. Prior to 1977, William Branham's followers were all fixated on 1977 as it approached. This resulted in a number of Doomsday cults such as Paulaseer Lowrie's Rapture cult in | He was nevertheless extremely irresponsible in quoting a date, given that he was aware of all of the people that revered him as a prophet. Prior to 1977, William Branham's followers were all fixated on 1977 as it approached. This resulted in a number of Doomsday cults such as Paulaseer Lowrie's Rapture cult in India, as well as [[Jim Jones]] cult in Guyana that committed mass suicide in 1978 (possibly during the 'tribulation' after they 'missed the rapture'). | ||
The ensuing failure of William Branham's prediction resulted in a number of his followers leaving [[The Message|the message]]. | The ensuing failure of William Branham's prediction resulted in a number of his followers leaving [[The Message|the message]]. | ||