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But is William Branham's interpretation correct? Is the Mormon interpretation of this passage, which is similar to William Branham's, also correct? | But is William Branham's interpretation correct? Is the Mormon interpretation of this passage, which is similar to William Branham's, also correct? | ||
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=What William Branham taught= | |||
William Branham believed he was a prophet and believed that God had to speak through him: | |||
:''Now, anyone knows that Amos 3:7 said that God promised that He would never do nothing until first He revealed it to His prophet. Through the church ages we’ve had reformers; but promised by Malachi 4 that there would be a prophet in the land in the last days (because it has to fit that pattern, see) before the end time come.<ref>William Branham, 65-1127B - Trying To Do God A Service Without It Being God's Will, para. 210</ref> | |||
:''If God sends anything, He says and promised in the Bible that '''He would do nothing upon the earth until first He revealed it to His servants the prophets.''' That’s Amos 3:7. He…and God cannot lie. He reveals It, that’s been His way of doing it all down through the ages. He’s never failed to do it.<ref>William Branham, 65-1206 - Modern Events Are Made Clear By Prophecy, para. 52</ref> | |||
But is this true in the New Testament? Has this held true for the last 2,000 years? | |||
=What the Bible says= | |||
Amos 3:7 is under the old covenant. We understand from Hebrews 8:13 that the old covenant is obsolete: | Amos 3:7 is under the old covenant. We understand from Hebrews 8:13 that the old covenant is obsolete: | ||
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There is nothing in the New Testament that states any similar principle. This was simply the case of William Branham simply pointing to himself, again. | There is nothing in the New Testament that states any similar principle. This was simply the case of William Branham simply pointing to himself, again. | ||
== | ==Comparing William Branham's teaching with the Bible== | ||
This verse should not be interpreted to mean that God will always have a prophet on earth. In Amos 3:7 we find God about to bring judgment against the Israelites because of their disobedience. This passage affirms that God had previously warned the Israelites that judgment would follow disobedience, but they had ignored the prophets (Amos 2:12). In context, then, Amos 3:7 simply points to God’s chosen pattern of not engaging in a major action '''with the Israelites''' (such as judgment) without first revealing it to the prophets. | This verse should not be interpreted to mean that God will always have a prophet on earth. In Amos 3:7 we find God about to bring judgment against the Israelites because of their disobedience. This passage affirms that God had previously warned the Israelites that judgment would follow disobedience, but they had ignored the prophets (Amos 2:12). In context, then, Amos 3:7 simply points to God’s chosen pattern of not engaging in a major action '''with the Israelites''' (such as judgment) without first revealing it to the prophets. | ||