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William Branham told about a series of eight prophetic visions he experienced in June 1933.  In the first vision, Franklin D. Roosevelt picks on the Germans and leads the world into the Second World War.  William Branham stopped telling this part of the prophecy in 1961, but still maintained that there were seven major parts to the 1933 vision that were "Thus Saith The Lord".   
William Branham claimed he had a series of eight prophetic visions in June 1933.  In the first vision, Franklin D. Roosevelt picked on the Germans and started the Second World War.  William Branham stopped telling this part of the prophecy in 1961, but still maintained that there were seven other major parts to the 1933 vision that were "Thus Saith The Lord".   


[[Image:FDROK.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933]]
[[Image:FDROK.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933]]
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=Problems with the prophecy=
=Problems with the prophecy=
In the Laodicean Church Age book, William Branham says, “Now let me say this. Can anyone prove any of those visions wrong? Were they not all fulfilled?”  Almost 70 years after 1933, we now have the benefit of hindsight in our ability to confirm the accuracy of these prophecies.
In the Laodicean Church Age book, William Branham says, “Now let me say this. Can anyone prove any of those visions wrong? Were they not all fulfilled?”  Over 80 years after 1933, we now have the benefit of hindsight in our ability to confirm the accuracy of these prophecies.


===Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour===
====He forgot about Pearl Harbour====
The USA did not lead the world into WWII, as William Branham prophecied.  In fact, the United States stayed out of the conflict until 1941 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.  It is not clear how William Branham omitted this fact, as he preached about Pearl Harbour a number of times, condemning the soldiers for their revelry.
The USA did not lead the world into WWII, as William Branham prophecied.  In fact, the United States stayed out of the conflict until 1941 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.  It is not clear how William Branham omitted this fact, as he preached about Pearl Harbour a number of times, condemning the soldiers for their revelry.


There are some that say, "Oh but FDR wanted to go to war with the Germans.  He knew that the Pearl Harbor attack was coming and wanted it to happen, so that the US could go to war."  The problem with this reasoning is that the US '''did not enter the war until after the attack on Pearl Harbor.'''  Even if it was true (which only a few historians believe), the fact is that William Branham prophecied that the US would lead the world into World War 2, something that clearly did not happen.
William Branham must have realized his error, because when the Church Ages Book was published in 1965 it included the statement:


===William Branham didn't like FDR===
:''an Austrian by the name of Adolph Hitler would rise up as dictator over Germany, and that he would draw the world into war.'' <ref> Laodicean Church Age, Chapter 9</ref>
 
====William Branham didn't like FDR====
On December 4, 1960 William Branham said, ''"There it is on paper as the Holy Spirit said...America with this President Roosevelt will be the rascal of all of them." And that's right; he was."''  William Branham's earlier statements about FDR disclose that he thought his 4 term leadership was a "dictatorship" (May 1954), and he condemned him for bringing in Catholic holidays (December 1954).  
On December 4, 1960 William Branham said, ''"There it is on paper as the Holy Spirit said...America with this President Roosevelt will be the rascal of all of them." And that's right; he was."''  William Branham's earlier statements about FDR disclose that he thought his 4 term leadership was a "dictatorship" (May 1954), and he condemned him for bringing in Catholic holidays (December 1954).  


===Changes in the prophecy over time===
====Changes in the prophecy over time====
The prophecy was written down, so each retelling of it should have been consistent.  However, William Branham never mentions Roosevelt in connection with the 1933 prophecies until September 1958.  At first, FDR would run for four terms (Thus Saith The Lord).  By 1960, William Branham says the vision showed FDR picking on the Germans and starting WWII. Then, in December 1960 this changes so that FDR only "helped" the world go to war (with "Thus Saith The Lord").  In 1961 this changes back to the original version so that FDR runs for four terms, and then the prophecy disappears.  This is the only part in the series of 1933 visions that does not make it into the summary of the 1933 visions in the Church Ages Book.   
The prophecy was written down, so each retelling of it should have been consistent.  However, William Branham never mentions Roosevelt in connection with the 1933 prophecies until September 1958.  At first, FDR would run for four terms (Thus Saith The Lord).  By 1960, William Branham says the vision showed FDR picking on the Germans and starting WWII. Then, in December 1960 this changes so that FDR only "helped" the world go to war (with "Thus Saith The Lord").  In 1961 this changes back to the original version so that FDR runs for four terms, and then the prophecy disappears.  This is the only part in the series of 1933 visions that does not make it into the summary of the 1933 visions in the Church Ages Book.   


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=The explanation for the failed vision=
=The explanation for the failed vision=
We have received several comments that refer to secret Polish documents that purport to prove that President Roosevelt was secretly campaigning to incite war in Europe.  As proof, they point to a website that contains an article detailing the sordid details of Roosevelt's plot.  The problem is that the website that they refer to is well known as an antisemitic pseudo-scholarly body with links to neo-Nazi organizations.  Its primary purpose is to disseminate views denying key facts of Nazism.  It has been described as the "world's leading Holocaust denial organization."  This is evident by an article on the front page of the website in support of Rudolph Hess, a convicted war criminal.


[[Cognitive Dissonance|Cognitive dissonance]] requires that those that believe William Branham to be a prophet explain clearly why the vision was not fulfilled.
The fact is that this information is not only completely unproven, but also totally at odds with the work of reputable historical scholars.


We have received several comments that refer to secret Polish documents that purport to prove that President Roosevelt was secretly campaigning to incite war in Europe.  As proof, they point to a website that contains an article detailing the sordid details of Roosevelt's plot.  The problem is that the website that they refer to is well known as an antisemitic pseudo-scholarly body with links to neo-Nazi organizations.  Its primary purpose is to disseminate views denying key facts of Nazism.  It has been described as the "world's leading Holocaust denial organization." This is evident by an article on the front page of the website in support of Rudolph Hess, a convicted war criminal.
Why do we receive comments like this?  The reason is that people who believe that William Branham was a prophet become frustrated when confronted with a false statement by their beloved prophet.  This is known as [[Cognitive Dissonance|cognitive dissonance]], and often results in Message Believers grasping at straws, or conspiracy theories, in order to keep the status quo of their lives.  It is disturbing to think you are "a special elect" one minute, only to quires that those that believe William Branham to be a prophet explain clearly why the vision was not fulfilled.


The fact is that this information is not only completely unproven, but also totally at odds with the work of reputable historical scholars.  But dissonance reduction requires an explanation, so some followers of William Branham resort to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory conspiracy theory] to explain some of the failed prophecies.
  But dissonance reduction requires an explanation, so some followers of William Branham resort to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory conspiracy theory] to explain some of the failed prophecies.


='''References'''=
='''References'''=
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