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William Branham believed that this passage taught if Christians did not walk in the light for their age, there was no forgiveness for sins. But is this what scripture really teaches? | William Branham believed that this passage taught if Christians did not walk in the light for their age, there was no forgiveness for sins. But is this what scripture really teaches? | ||
=The | =The message of the hour= | ||
'''The Bible does not contain the phrase - "the | '''The Bible does not contain the phrase - "the message of the hour".''' Neither does it refer to the "light of the hour", "light of the age", "word of the hour" or other similar expressions that were used by William Branham (see quotes below). These phrases that were so important to William Branham, in fact, have no basis in scripture. | ||
==Where did the concept come from"== | |||
We have proved that William Branham borrowed some of his teaching of the Seven Seals from Charles Taze Russell. It is interesting to note that Russell also used the phrase "the message of the hour": | |||
:''[Revelation] 3:4. BUT thou hast a few names [even] in Sardis which have not defiled their garments. — But have given due heed to the | |||
Message of the hour, the Ransom.<ref>Russell, Charles Taze, ''The Finished Mystery'', Edited by C. J. Woodworth and George H. Fisher, Peoples Pulpit Association, Brooklyn, N. Y., U. S. A., 1917</ref> | |||
=What does 1 John 1:7 mean?= | =What does 1 John 1:7 mean?= | ||