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 :''...I have never put Brother Branham's teachings above the Bible!  He told us that the Bible is our absolute and that is what I believe.
-While such people may think that they place the Bible above William Branham's teaching, this is in fact not the case.  In fact, the opposite is true.  William Branham's message ALWAYS trumps the Bible.  '''Why?  Because here is what they actually believe:'''
+While such people may think that they place the Bible above William Branham's teaching, is this, in fact, the case?  We would ask followers of William Branham to answer the following questions:
-#William Branham was '''one of the greatest prophets of all time''', if not the greatest.  Exactly how great he was may vary between message believers '''BUT''', at the very least, they will state that William Branham was one of the seven church age messengers and, therefore, at least the equal of Paul the Apostle.  In addition, they generally believe that his ministry as the [[Revelation 10:7|Seventh Angel]] puts him in a league '''above all the other church age messengers'''.
+#Do you believe that William Branham was '''one of the greatest prophets of all time'''?
-#As the seventh angel, '''William Branham could not make any significant doctrinal errors''' because the purpose of his ministry was to reveal all of the hidden mysteries of God.  As a result of this, '''a message believer does not have the option of disagreeing with William Branham''', except possibly in respect of a relatively few, small issues.
+#Do you believe that as the seventh angel, '''William Branham could not make any significant doctrinal errors''' because the purpose of his ministry was to reveal all of the hidden mysteries of God?
-#To the extent that you can prove that William Branham did make a significant error, they believe that '''God corrected him before he died'''.  This has resulted in the doctrine of [[Progressive Revelation]], which basically states that if William Branham taught different things about a subject, one should rely on his last teaching on the issue.
+#Is there anything that William Branham taught that disagreed with the Bible?
-#Message believers hold that '''the only true evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit is believing the Word for your hour'''.  This refers specifically to '''the teachings of William Branham'''.  As a result, if you think that William Branham's message has any significant errors, to a message believer this proves that you don't have the Holy Spirit.  But '''if you believe what William Branham taught, then you have the baptism of the Holy Spirit.'''
+#Do you believe (as William Branham taught) that '''the only true evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit is believing the Word for your hour'''?  This refers specifically to '''the teachings of William Branham'''.  As a result, if you think that William Branham's message has any significant errors, to a message believer this proves that you don't have the Holy Spirit.  But '''if you believe what William Branham taught, then you have the baptism of the Holy Spirit.'''
-#We have heard message believers state on many occasions that "'''''the message is Jesus Christ'''''".  This statement in and of itself is '''puts William Branham's message above the Bible'''.
+#Do you believe that "'''''the message is Jesus Christ'''''"?
-#That William Branham's teachings are above that of the Bible in the eyes of his followers is clear.  If presented with a clear teaching in the Bible that disagrees with William Branham, they will '''always accept William Branham's teaching''' and never that of the Bible.
-So the answer is '''"YES", the followers of William Branham hold his teachings above that of the Bible'''.
+'''If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you are actually putting William Branham's message above the Bible, whether you admit it or not.  How can we say that?'''
+#Virtually all message believers will state that William Branham was one of the seven church age messengers and, therefore, at least the equal of Paul the Apostle.  In addition, they generally believe that his ministry as the [[Revelation 10:7|Seventh Angel]] puts him in a league '''above all the other church age messengers'''.  This statement in and of itself is '''puts William Branham's message above the Bible'''.
+#'''A message believer does not have the option of disagreeing with William Branham''', except possibly in respect of a relatively few minor issues.
+#Some message followers believe that to the extent that William Branham did make any significant errors, '''God corrected him before he died'''.  This has resulted in the doctrine of [[Progressive Revelation]], which basically states that if William Branham taught different things about a subject, one should rely on his last teaching on the issue.  But almost all message believers would agree that William Branham did not make any doctrinal errors
+#If presented with a clear teaching in the Bible that disagrees with William Branham, message followers will '''always accept William Branham's teaching''' and never that of the Bible.
+'''As a result, it is clear that followers of William Branham hold his teachings above that of the Bible.'''
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