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#As seen above, William Branham [[Plagiarism|plagiarized the concept of the seven church ages from Clarence Larkin]] (see link for detail or brief discussion below) | #As seen above, William Branham [[Plagiarism|plagiarized the concept of the seven church ages from Clarence Larkin]] (see link for detail or brief discussion below) | ||
#The Bible does not talk about church ages and this interpretation of Revelation 2 & 3 is clearly wrong on the basis of church history and current events. | #The Bible does not talk about church ages and this interpretation of Revelation 2 & 3 is clearly wrong on the basis of church history and current events. | ||
#William Branham's view of the messengers is inconsistent | #Less than 20% of evangelical Christians live in North America or Europe where lukewarm churches abound. Today, more evangelicals live in Asia than any other continent. 60% of evangelicals live in Asia or Africa. The churches in the third world… particularly in countries where the church is persecuted… are anything but lukewarm. | ||
#William Branham's view of the messengers is inconsistent. | |||
#The whole point of William Branham's interpretation was to [[William Branham's View of Himself|point to himself]]. | #The whole point of William Branham's interpretation was to [[William Branham's View of Himself|point to himself]]. | ||
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*[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Martin_Luther#Preface_to_the_Letter_of_St._Paul_to_the_Romans.2C_by_Martin_Luther.2C_1483-1546 Martin Luther's Preface to Romans], or | *[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Martin_Luther#Preface_to_the_Letter_of_St._Paul_to_the_Romans.2C_by_Martin_Luther.2C_1483-1546 Martin Luther's Preface to Romans], or | ||
*[[John Wesley on Money|John Wesley's sermon on Money]] | *[[John Wesley on Money|John Wesley's sermon on Money]] | ||
sit collecting dust on Message shelves... if they even get there in the first place. We challenge you to take a step and learn what these men had to say for yourself. | sit collecting dust on Message shelves... if they even get there in the first place. We challenge you to take a step and learn what these men had to say for yourself. | ||
=What is the proper interpretation?= | =What is the proper interpretation?= |