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:''"O my brethren, let none of you that fear God recommend such a writer any more; much less labor to make the deadly poison palatable, by sweetening it with all care! All his folly and nonsense we may excuse; but not his making God a liar; not his contradicting, in so open and flagrant a manner, the whole oracles of God! True, his tales are often exceeding lively, and as entertaining as the tales of...the fairies! But I dare not give up my Bible for them; and I must give up one or the other. If the preceding extracts are from God, then the Bible is only a fable! But if all Scriptures are given by inspiration of God, then let these dreams sink into the pit from whence they came."  <ref>~ Thoughts on the writings of Baron Swedenborg, by John Wesley, Wakefield, May 8, 1782.</ref>
:''"O my brethren, let none of you that fear God recommend such a writer any more; much less labor to make the deadly poison palatable, by sweetening it with all care! All his folly and nonsense we may excuse; but not his making God a liar; not his contradicting, in so open and flagrant a manner, the whole oracles of God! True, his tales are often exceeding lively, and as entertaining as the tales of...the fairies! But I dare not give up my Bible for them; and I must give up one or the other. If the preceding extracts are from God, then the Bible is only a fable! But if all Scriptures are given by inspiration of God, then let these dreams sink into the pit from whence they came."  <ref>~ Thoughts on the writings of Baron Swedenborg, by John Wesley, Wakefield, May 8, 1782.</ref>


=Problems with William Branham's interpretation=
=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.
 
=Other Problems with William Branham's interpretation=


There are a number of problems with William Branham's interpretation of the first three chapters of the Book of Revelation.  Here are a few of them which are dealt with below:
There are a number of problems with William Branham's interpretation of the first three chapters of the Book of Revelation.  Here are a few of them which are dealt with below:
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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?===
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