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The following list contains the articles on Believethesign of prophecies made by William Branham. Beside the prophecy is a short summary of an issue that calls into question the validity of the prophecy. Some of these prophecies may still come to pass, while others cannot because they are in the past. The unfortunate truth is it appears that William Branham was | The following list contains the articles on Believethesign of prophecies made by William Branham. Beside the prophecy is a short summary of an issue that calls into question the validity of the prophecy. Some of these prophecies may still come to pass, while others cannot because they are in the past. The unfortunate truth is it appears that William Branham was more “miss some" than "hit some” with his prophecies. | ||
'''Click on headings''' if you want to read detailed commentary on a particular issue. | '''Click on headings''' if you want to read detailed commentary on a particular issue. | ||
'''[[The Municipal Bridge Vision|Municipal Bridge]]''' | '''[[The Municipal Bridge Vision|Municipal Bridge]]''' | ||
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:The only source of this prophecy is William Branham. We have not found any third-party verification that this prophecy took place. | :The only source of this prophecy is William Branham. We have not found any third-party verification that this prophecy took place. | ||
'''[[ | '''[[The Houston Photograph]]''' | ||
:The Houston photograph appears to vindicate William Branham's statements in the 1940's that a "pillar of light" followed his ministry. However, the photographer's statement that it was a 'supernatural' light is based on William Branham's own recorded statement. | :The Houston photograph appears to vindicate William Branham's statements in the 1940's that a "pillar of light" followed his ministry. However, the photographer's statement that it was a 'supernatural' light is based on William Branham's own recorded statement. | ||
'''[[Kari Holma]]''' | '''[[Kari Holma]]''' | ||
:While this prophecy was not recorded on the tapes, a boy was raised from a critical/dead state based on the testimonies of people who accompanied William Branham in Finland. | :While this prophecy was not recorded on the tapes, a boy was raised from a critical/dead state based on the testimonies of people who accompanied William Branham in Finland. What is troubling is that William Branham's story differs from other eyewitnesses who published their stories. | ||
'''[[Rattlesnake Mesa]]''' | '''[[Rattlesnake Mesa]]''' | ||
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'''[[Destruction of Los Angeles]]''' | '''[[Destruction of Los Angeles]]''' | ||
:There were numerous prophecies of LA sinking in Pentecostal circles in the 1950s, | :There were numerous prophecies of LA sinking in Pentecostal circles in the 1950s, the April 1, 1957 issue of Time Magazine included an in-depth report on parts of L.A that had already sunk as much as 12 feet. William Branham did not give his prophecy until the 1960's. | ||
:William Branham also compared the sinking of Los Angeles to the sinking of Capernaum. However, Capernaum did not sink but was simply abandoned, and its ruins are still on the shore of the sea of Galilee to this day. | :William Branham also compared the sinking of Los Angeles to the sinking of Capernaum. However, Capernaum did not sink but was simply abandoned, and its ruins are still on the shore of the sea of Galilee to this day. | ||
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'''[[Destruction of the Vatican]]''' | '''[[Destruction of the Vatican]]''' | ||
:This prophecy appears to be an interpretation of the wording in the book of Revelation, as opposed to a formal prophecy. | :This prophecy appears to be an interpretation of the wording in the book of Revelation, as opposed to a formal prophecy. | ||
[[Proof of the Prophetic|'''Are There Any Real Prophecies???''']] | |||
:A serious problem is that there do not appear to be any clear prophecies that William Branham announced in a publicly recorded sermon that later were clearly fulfilled. If every prophecy that William Branham's followers point to as vindication of his prophetic office were, in fact, only announced as being fulfilled after the fact, how is that evidence of a truly prophetic ministry? With all of his recorded sermons, shouldn't there be some correct prophecies recorded on tape? We have been asking message believers for months to provide us with one single solitary ''unambiguous'' prophecy made by William Branham that was recorded publicly (i.e. we can verify on a tape) and that was later fulfilled in a clear manner. | |||
:To date, no one has been able to provide us with one prophecy that would meet this test. | |||
If William Branham was not accurate with even one of his prophecies, then this calls into question his authority as an infallible prophet. While some of these prophecies may still come to pass, other have definitely missed the mark. In the end his prophetic scorecard appears to be “you hit some, you miss some”, and not something you can trust. | If William Branham was not accurate with even one of his prophecies, then this calls into question his authority as an infallible prophet. While some of these prophecies may still come to pass, other have definitely missed the mark. In the end his prophetic scorecard appears to be “you hit some, you miss some”, and not something you can trust. | ||