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= | =Where did William Branham say he got his teaching from?= | ||
William Branham | |||
\''Now, then, when we got finished with the book of the revelation of the church, '''what God did to those seven churches''', which were then in their infancy, or their shadow, in Asia Minor. Then '''the Holy Spirit revealed and opened to us all the mysteries in There''', of how He has brought His Church through history. And if you don’t have The Seven Church Ages on tape, it would be good if you listened to them. And soon they’ll be in book form.<ref>William Branham, 64-0719M - The Feast Of The Trumpets, para. 38</ref> | |||
=Problems with William Branham's interpretation= | =Problems with William Branham's interpretation= | ||
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It is easy for people in the First World (North America, Europe, etc.) to look at the state of the church and to see the parallels between the modern church and the church of Laodicea in Revelation 3:14-22. However, this parallel does not hold true in third world countries and, is as far as one can get from the truth in countries where Christians are openly persecuted for their faith (for example, Islamic countries). | It is easy for people in the First World (North America, Europe, etc.) to look at the state of the church and to see the parallels between the modern church and the church of Laodicea in Revelation 3:14-22. However, this parallel does not hold true in third world countries and, is as far as one can get from the truth in countries where Christians are openly persecuted for their faith (for example, Islamic countries). | ||
=Did an Angel draw the Church Age diagram on the wall of the Branham Tabernacle?= | |||
William Branham stated that after he finished teaching on the Seven Church ages: | |||
:''...that Angel of the Lord, that Light, It come right in before three hundred people, moved Itself right over on the wall, and drawed with that round Light, just the way I drawed the churches, and showed exactly the same depths and everything, as it went through, while three hundred people screaming, and crying, and looking at It on the side of the wall. Why, It stood out here, and reflected Itself on the wall and made that same thing.<ref>William Branham, 61-0208 - Sirs, We Would See Jesus, para. 11</ref> | |||
If this had actually happened and could be corroborated, it would help to "vindicate" William Branham's teaching on the subject, at least to his followers. | |||
However, multiple sources who were present at the service said what they saw was the reflection of the headlights of a car coming through the window. The light went across the wall as the car turned. There were a couple of people who did scream in the back when it happened, as though it was something supernatural. But almost no one thought it drew the picture of the seven church ages at the time. Brother Branham and a few people just started to say it afterwards. | |||
===Where is Asia?=== | ===Where is Asia?=== | ||