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One of the most confusing teachings of William Branham was his concept of "the token". | One of the most confusing teachings of William Branham was his concept of "the token". | ||
==William Branham | ==What William Branham belileved== | ||
William Branham said the token is the seal, the Holy Spirit: | William Branham said the token is the seal, the Holy Spirit: | ||
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It's unfortunate that so many wonderful and sincere people are striving to follow the 'Branham laws' when the beautiful Grace of Jesus Christ is sufficient. | It's unfortunate that so many wonderful and sincere people are striving to follow the 'Branham laws' when the beautiful Grace of Jesus Christ is sufficient. | ||
==Detailed examples of William Branham's teaching== | |||
William Branham taught that the Token was the Holy Spirit: | |||
:''And the Token is the Holy Spirit.<ref>THE.VOICE.OF.THE.SIGN_ TULARE.CA V-22 N-12 FRIDAY_ 64-0214</ref> | |||
:'''''Now the token is not the Blood; it is the Life that was in the Blood, the Holy Spirit.''' And that's the... I don't care how religious you are; unless you've received the Holy Ghost, you'll perish. That's the only way. There is not another Scripture to do anything, only that alone. "Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God whereby you are sealed until the day of your redemption," Ephesians 4:30.<ref>JEHOVAH.JIREH.2_ LOUISVILLE.MS FRIDAY_ 64-0403</ref> | |||
But he also taught that the token was a few other things as well: | |||
:''The Token is '''Christ'''.<ref>DESPERATIONS_ JEFF.IN V-4 N-1 SUNDAY_ 63-0901E</ref> | |||
:''The Token is '''to identify Jesus Christ''', His resurrection. And here It is now identifying Him, doing the same that He did when He stood here in a corporal body. O Father God, may the people see and realize how all these Scriptures and things are perfectly fulfilled.<ref>THE.TOKEN_ BAKF.CA V-22 N-8 SATURDAY_ 64-0208</ref> | |||
:''And how can you deny that the Bible is true, part of It, and still say you have the Token, when the '''Token is the testimony of Jesus Christ'''?... | |||
:'''''The Token is the Word identified in you''', living Itself out. That's God being His Own interpreter. You don't have to say, "Well, now, you interpret my tongue." That ain't it. He interprets your life by the Word. When He takes your word, what you are, and identify His Word through there, there don't need any interpretation, it's already there. God does His Own interpretation, and we've had these promises for the day.<ref>THE.TOKEN_ DALLAS.TX V-19 N-12 SUNDAY_ 64-0308</ref> | |||
He also taught that the token was the seal of the Holy Spirit: | |||
:''He that gives us the Life, the Token, '''a seal of His promise'''. Ephesians 4:30, said, "Grieve not the blood"? No. "Grieve not the Holy Spirit, whereby ye are..." [Congregation says, "'Sealed.'"--Ed.] "Covenanted, put away." You are covenanted. You are. A Token, the Holy Spirit, will be the seal. When anything is sealed inside of a seal, you better not break it. Can't break it, you, not God's Seal. No. See? For you are... "Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed until the day of your redemption, when the body is raised up."<ref>TOKEN_ JEFF.IN V-2 N-19 SUNDAY_ 63-0901M</ref> | |||
:''The Token seal, of the Holy Ghost, is our promise. Ephesians 4:30, said, "Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby you're sealed until the day of your redemption."<ref>THE.TOKEN_ SHREVEPORT.LA V-17 N-6 THURSDAY_ 63-1128E</ref> | |||
:'' "I want the Seal. I want the Token in my life.THE.TOKEN_ SHREVEPORT.LA V-17 N-6 THURSDAY_ 63-1128E | |||
William Branham stated that for the token to be effective it had to be applied: | |||
:''The Blood is the Token, and the Token must be applied, see, or (it's not) even the covenant is not in effect.TOKEN_ JEFF.IN V-2 N-19 SUNDAY_ 63-0901M | |||
:''I'm talking about the applied Token. The Token agrees with every Word. See? It's got to, because It is the Word. It's the Life that was in the Word. "My Words are Spiritual; They are Life," said Jesus. See?<ref>TOKEN_ JEFF.IN V-2 N-19 SUNDAY_ 63-0901M</ref> | |||
And the token could be applied to a person's entire family: | |||
:''Believe, for safety. Then apply, see. Believe for... Here is what you want to believe for. See, you want your own safety. You believe for your safety, and then apply the Token for the whole family. See? You say, "How can I do that?" Claim It! If It worked on you, then you and the Word becomes one. Amen! Amen! See? See, It works for both of you. You and the Word are one, then apply It to your children, apply It to your loved ones. | |||
:''Like Rahab did, she applied the token to her father, she applied it to her mother, she applied it to her brothers and sisters, and got them all in. You apply It, say, "Lord, I'm going after my son. I'm going after my daughter. I claim her! 'Satan, you turn her loose!' I'm coming after her. I apply my Token, the Holy Spirit. O Holy Spirit, that lives within me, catch my daughter there. I'm going to her now, with Your anointing upon me." He'll do it. | |||
:''...Apply the Token, then walk with It. Claim your household. You must do it now. This is evening time. Now, you've been listening a long time, now this is the evening time. It's applying time now. The wrath will strike, one of these days, it might be too late then. See? Apply the Token, with confidence.<ref>TOKEN_ JEFF.IN V-2 N-19 SUNDAY_ 63-0901M</ref> | |||
The application of the token required you to clean up your life. It's all about works: | |||
:''Believe for self, and apply the Token also for the family, like they did in Egypt, and like they did at Jericho. Acts 16:31, we find out, Paul told the--the Roman to, "Be baptized, calling upon the Name of the Lord," him and his house could be saved by doing the same thing. | |||
:''...Move out! Some people wants to apply the Blood and stay in. You apply the Blood and kick all the trash out of the house, and '''have a housecleaning time'''. You women take off them shorts. You man throw away them cigarettes; and you women, too. '''Get all this old stuff out of the system here''', that's called the world. "If you love the world, or the things of the world, is because the love of God is not even in you." When you are ready to apply the Token, empty up and get ready for It. "You can't serve God and mammon at the same time." | |||
:''...Yes, clean out the cupboard, clean out this house, oh, we have a good old-fashion housecleaning! Let the Blood be applied, and then the Token will come in. Clean it out! Sanctify it! Then apply the Token in prayer, with confidence, when you've cleaned yourself up. You've got away from the thing of the world. You've dumped all the unbelief out. "I don't care what the people says. If the Word of God says it, and promised it, I believe it. If the Word says it, that settles it. I don't care what anybody else says." See? Then when you got all that done, you've applied the Blood and you believe every Word, then take your Token in prayer, be fully convinced. | |||
:''...We read in--in Ephesians, 2nd chapter and 12 verse, about what God said about it, when we applied this Token. Notice, '''"serving the living God," with living works,''' and with living signs, with a living Token. '''Not dead works, and carnal, not dead works.''' Hebrews 9:11-14, tells us again, the same thing. Not dead creeds; but a living Token! They, these creeds, deny that there is such a thing as the Token. They don't even believe there is such a thing as the Token, the baptism of the Holy Ghost. | |||
:''...How many people in here that knows, that '''the way you live, that you really haven't got that Token applied''', you know It isn't there? You believe It, you absolutely believe It; but you haven't got It, you know you haven't? Would you just raise you hand, say, "Pray for me, Brother Branham"? Let all heads be down. God bless you.<ref>THE.TOKEN_ BAKF.CA V-22 N-8 SATURDAY_ 64-0208</ref> | |||
:''When you apply the Token, know that you are cleaned up. | |||
:''...but any way you want to do it, it's alright, in your seat, at the altar, wherever it is. The only thing, apply That, a Token to you. '''Then look yourself over, and look what kind of life what's going on, see if It's been applied or not.''' If It hasn't, then lay ever what you got, aside, and come back, till the Token is applied.<ref>THE.TOKEN_ DALLAS.TX V-19 N-12 SUNDAY_ 64-0308</ref> | |||
William Branham also taught that believing his message was to apply the token: | |||
:''The evening-time Message, is to apply the Token.<ref>TOKEN_ JEFF.IN V-2 N-19 SUNDAY_ 63-0901M</ref> | |||
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