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On December 22, 1962 in Jeffersonville, Indiana, just before 10:00 in the morning, William Branham said he saw a vision of Angels coming from the west in a pyramid-constellation. [[Image:Cloud-Large.jpg|370px|right|thumb|Page 112 of the May 1963 edition of Life Magazine]]Shortly after this vision (and a year after the death of his mother), William Branham moved his family to Tuscon, Arizona, where he said the vision was fulfilled, commissioning a series of sermons on [[ | On December 22, 1962 in Jeffersonville, Indiana, just before 10:00 in the morning, William Branham said he saw a vision of Angels coming from the west in a pyramid-constellation. [[Image:Cloud-Large.jpg|370px|right|thumb|Page 112 of the May 1963 edition of Life Magazine]]Shortly after this vision (and a year after the death of his mother), William Branham moved his family to Tuscon, Arizona, where he said the vision was fulfilled, commissioning a series of sermons on the [[Seven Seals]]. | ||
Was this the prophecy that foretold the appearance of the sign of the Cloud in the heavens? | Was this the prophecy that foretold the appearance of the sign of the Cloud in the heavens? | ||
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==Talking to his Son== | ==Talking to his Son== | ||
:Now, I have had many things to happen in my life, but I never had anything like that. I went into a trance. I don't know the interpretation. I've never had anything like it in my life. But before me, it seemingly that I realized that it was a vision, and I was in the vision. But I was talking to my son, Joseph which he was not in the room at the time. But somehow, just as it struck me, I was talking to Joseph. | :''Now, I have had many things to happen in my life, but I never had anything like that. I went into a trance. I don't know the interpretation. I've never had anything like it in my life. But before me, it seemingly that I realized that it was a vision, and I was in the vision. But I was talking to my son, Joseph which he was not in the room at the time. But somehow, just as it struck me, I was talking to Joseph.'' | ||
==Little Birds== | ==Little Birds== | ||
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==Near Tucson== | ==Near Tucson== | ||
:'And I was in the west, seemingly around Tucson, Arizona.' | :'And I was in the west, seemingly around Tucson, Arizona.'' | ||
==Larger Birds== | ==Larger Birds== | ||
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==The Cloud was not prophesied== | ==The Cloud was not prophesied== | ||
There is no mention in the vision of a cloud or any other sign in the heavens that would be seen by the general public. | |||
=The Vision Changes?= | =The Vision Changes?= | ||
One week later, William Branham spoke a sermon entitled [http://www.thefreeword.com/books/10162-L.pdf "Sirs, what is the time?" December 30, 1962] also spoken in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The remaining quotes are all taken from that sermon. | One week later, William Branham spoke a sermon entitled [http://www.thefreeword.com/books/10162-L.pdf "Sirs, what is the time?" December 30, 1962] also spoken in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The remaining quotes are all taken from that sermon. | ||
==Five or Seven Angels?== | ==Five or Seven Angels?== | ||
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==Why Did the Number of Angels Change?== | ==Why Did the Number of Angels Change?== | ||
The question must be asked: '''Why did the number of angels change over the period of a week?''' | |||
In his book, "The Twentieth Century Prophet", Lee Vayle | In his book, "The Twentieth Century Prophet", Lee Vayle writes that he met with William Branham on December 26, 1962 and speculated whether the vision could relate to an unveiling of the seven thunders of Revelation 10. | ||
Did William Brsnahm's discussion with Lee Vayle impact William Branham's recollection of the vision? Why did the number of angels change from clearly being five to being seven? | Did William Brsnahm's discussion with Lee Vayle impact William Branham's recollection of the vision? Why did the number of angels change from clearly being five to being seven? | ||