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The scriptural test of a prophet is clear as outlined by Moses in Deuteronomy 18:20-22:
The scriptural test of a prophet is clear as outlined by Moses in Deuteronomy 18:20-22:


:''But if any prophet presumes to speak anything in my name that I have not authorized him to speak, or speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must die. Now if you say to yourselves, ‘How can we tell that a message is not from the LORD?’ — whenever a prophet speaks in my name and the prediction is not fulfilled, then I have not spoken it; the prophet has presumed to speak it, so you need not fear him.”<ref>Biblical Studies Press, The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Biblical Studies Press, 2005), Dt 18:20–22.</ref>
:''But if any prophet presumes to speak anything in my name that I have not authorized him to speak, or speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must die. Now if you say to yourselves, ‘How can we tell that a message is not from the LORD?’ — w'''henever a prophet speaks in my name and the prediction is not fulfilled, then I have not spoken it; the prophet has presumed to speak it, so you need not fear him.'''”<ref>Biblical Studies Press, The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Biblical Studies Press, 2005), Dt 18:20–22.</ref>


We have also indicated whether the prophecy was "before the fact" or "after the fact."  If the first telling of a prophecy or vision occurred after the prophecied event had taken place, this would be considered an '''"after the fact" prophecy'''.  In order to be classified as a true prophecy, the prophecy must be publicly recorded '''"before the fact", that is before the fulfillment of the prophecy occurs'''.
Below, we indicate whether a prophecy was "before the fact" or "after the fact."  If the first telling of a prophecy or vision occurred after the prophecied event had taken place, this would be considered an '''"after the fact" prophecy'''.  In order to be classified as a true prophecy, the prophecy must be publicly recorded '''"before the fact" (that is, before the fulfillment of the prophecy occurs)'''.


Even William Branham believed that prophecy must be judged to see if it was true:
Even William Branham believed that prophecy must be judged to see if it was true:


:''And the next morning, I went back fishing, I caught one great big bluegill, or—or what we call the red belly sun fish, the biggest I ever seen. Then when the men come to me, I said, "Now, sir, the Bible said, 'If there be one among you spiritual or the prophet, and if what he said comes to pass, then hear him, if it doesn't…'" And I took four outstanding prophecies of Jehovah Witness, and showed him that none of had come to pass. Every one of them failed.<ref>William Branham, 57-0623 - Believe From The Heart, para. 126</ref>
:''I said, "Now, sir, the Bible said, 'If there be one among you spiritual or the prophet, and if what he said comes to pass, then hear him, if it doesn't...'" And I took four outstanding prophecies of Jehovah Witness, and showed him that none of had come to pass. Every one of them failed.<ref>William Branham, 57-0623 - Believe From The Heart, para. 126</ref>


We invite you to study the prophecies and make your own decision as to whether William Branham was a true prophet or not.  If you click on the individual lines below, they will take you to a detailed explanation of each issue.
We invite you to study William Branham's prophecies and make your own decision as to whether William Branham was a true prophet or not.  If you click on the individual prophecies below, they will take you to a detailed explanation of each issue.
 
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|''And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, '''if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken''', but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.'' (Deuteronomy 18:21-22)
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=William Branham's <strike>Seven</strike>Ten Visions of 1933=
=William Branham's <strike>Seven</strike>Ten Visions of 1933=